# Rev. Al on Whitney Houston--WTF?? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805 "2012-02-14T11:02:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/101 "2012-02-15T23:31:29Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Al’s a good guy. I wouldn’t call him a race-baiter when he stands up against outrages like the Arizona Show Me Your Papers Law, or when he stands up against anti-Muslim bigotry, or when he stands up for women’s rights, or for unions, or for any number of progressive causes. So our resident Oreo thinks he’s a race-baiter. I’d take that as a compliment if I was him. If you can provoke outrage from that lot, good for Sharpton. Snerk. Al’s a Poverty Pimp, pure and simple. And if you value your life, don’t stand between him and a TV camera - he’ll trample your ass into the ground. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/102 "2012-02-16T00:06:28Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Snerk. > > Al’s a Poverty Pimp, pure and simple. And if you value your life, don’t stand between him and a TV camera - he’ll trample your ass into the ground. Man, **Clothy** , you and me’s in LOCK-STEP today!! Sharpton is just irreclaimable–even if he apologized abjectly for his part in the Tawana Brawley scandal, which he shows no sign of doing, BTW, I’d spit on him. “Too late, sucka. Had your chance, and you blew it. You’re a disgusting creep.” Now the difference between me and \*\*Clothy \*\*on this is that I actually agree with some of Al’s social commentary but I can’t tell Al not to think correctly on certain issues. I just refuse to endorse him, vote for him, support him, or praise him, ever. But he’s in my stopped-clock collection, and I can’t help him being right on some stuff. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/103 "2012-02-16T12:12:01Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > That’s very unfair to attention whores. Actually, in his younger days he bore a striking resemblance to Successful Troll. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/104 "2012-02-16T12:40:42Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Al’s a Poverty Pimp, pure and simple. And if you value your life, don’t stand between him and a TV camera - he’ll trample your ass into the ground. I’m writing that down. “Poverty…pimp…” It’s funny because it’s true. I’m sure Al has legitimate concerns about institutionalized racism but they do all seem to get overridden by his “gotta get me some of that righteous outrage action” gland. And I hadn’t realized he hadn’t paid up yet on the court case. Jeebus, what a dickhead. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/105 "2012-02-16T12:52:54Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And I hadn’t realized he hadn’t paid up yet on the court case. Jeebus, what a dickhead. According to [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton) the fine was paid for him by some businessmen, eventually. Still, a dickhead, I agree, ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/106 "2012-02-16T13:15:36Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > Actually, in his younger days he bore a striking resemblance to Successful Troll. Why you always wanna keep the black cats around just for Halloween? They need permanent homes, you know. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/107 "2012-02-16T13:21:40Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Snerk. > > Al’s a Poverty Pimp, pure and simple. And if you value your life, don’t stand between him and a TV camera - he’ll trample your ass into the ground. Maybe that’s why MSNBC gave him his very own camera. I can’t imagine any other reason. Actually I can…sorry about the lie I tried to perpetrate. ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805/108 "2012-02-17T17:25:02Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > Ummm, no. He really _is_ a race baiter. Did you see his comments when LeBrick decided to leave Cleveland? > > …And I’m more of a coconut. You’ve got giant brown nuts full of sweet white liquid? I understand Heidi Klum’s available. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rev-al-on-whitney-houston-wtf/612805.md?page=5)