Back in March 2000, then Rep. Joe Scarborough authored this blistering resolution “condemning the racist and anti-Semitic views of the Reverend Al Sharpton.”
Here’s the opener:
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton has referred to members of the Jewish faith as ‘‘bloodsucking [J]ews’’, and ‘‘Jew bastards’’;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton has referred to members of the Jewish faith as ‘‘white interlopers’’ and ‘‘diamond merchants’’;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton was found guilty of defamation by a jury in a New York court arising from the false accusation that former Assistant District Attorney Steven Pagones, who is white, raped and assaulted a fifteen year-old black girl;
But things quickly went off the rails during a hearing today in the House when Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz asked Sharpton of his now-colleague’s words from that resolution. Have a watch:
WATCH: Exchange between @RepMattGaetz and @TheRevAl.
Full video here: https://t.co/Os6QuMZQOL pic.twitter.com/LWdPsLh7yu
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 19, 2019
FWIW, Scarborough says he’s “buried the hatchet” with Sharpton:
Joe Scarborough Says He’s Buried Hatchet with Al Sharpton After Once Calling Him Racist and Anti-Semitic in House Resolution https://t.co/5THh6UsaHC
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 30, 2019
So now Rep. Gaetz can’t ask about it?
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