TexasTiger 12,956 Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 NEW YORK (CNN) -- Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who led the charge to have radio host Don Imus fired for making racially insensitive remarks, is now under fire for a comment about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith.During a debate on religion and politics at the New York Public Library with atheist author Christopher Hitchens, Sharpton said, "As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don't worry about that. That's a temporary situation." On the campaign trail in Iowa Wednesday, Romney fired back, calling Sharpton's comment "terribly misguided." (Watch Sharpton's comment and the controversey that followed ) "It shows that bigotry still exists in some corners," Romney said. "I thought it was a most unfortunate comment to make." http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/sha...mney/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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