Sharpton – a Leader?
David Broder says Al Sharpton is the only real leader among the nine dwarfs:
But there was one thing I found revealing about their [the nine dwarfs’] performance, and it had nothing to do with the way they dealt with Iraq, Israel, the economy, health care — or each other.I was riveted by their reactions when backers of Lyndon LaRouche, the leader of a fringe political faction and chronic candidate for the Democratic nomination, repeatedly interrupted proceedings at the Congressional Black Caucus debate with loud complaints about LaRouche’s exclusion.
The only candidate who knew how to deal with this unprogrammed event — the only one who figured out how to profit from it — was, believe it or not, Al Sharpton. That doesn’t erase the many liabilities he brings into the contest, but it does show he has a quality people crave in a president — the ability to take charge of a situation. Democrats must wonder how to graft that leadership gene onto the others.
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