Quote: the G-man said: Perhaps their evidence came from this report in theNew York Times, which reported on Gore meeting with Sharpton in order to "solidify his support among black New Yorkers."
But as the National Review also states, Gore was the "slowest of all to pay homage to Sharpton". The meeting only came after Sharpton made the comment that it would be "strange" if Gore didn't "show respect to the community".
It almost sounds like a threat.
I'm not trying to say Gore was a victim there or anything, but it doesn't sound like he was beating down Sharpton's door, either.
Quote: And Salon reported in 1999 on Hillary's efforts to court Shaprton during her NYS Senate run:
There is little doubt Sharpton will have some role in the campaign....Clinton's kowtowing began last month, when she invited the reverend to a White House reception for the World Series champion New York Yankees....
And as that article notes, inviting Sharpton was, in part, an attempt to unite African Americans and Jews in New York(an issue that was slowly growing in relevance after the Crown Heights tragedy). Hence an invitiation also being extended to William Rapfogel, director of the New York Metropolitan Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty.
