This is crazy. Apparently left-wing hatemonger Al Sharpton was summoned to a meeting at the White House and asked to help Obama create a plan to work with the newly empowered Republicans. No wonder President Obama seems to do everything wrong. If this is the sort of advisor he is asking for help from, it is a sure bet that Obama is getting the worst guidance possible.
Even the normally left-leaning Mediaite thought this was a senseless move on the President’s part.
As he’s enjoyed mentioning in the past, Sharpton has a direct line to the White House. He’s visited numerous times, trades daily emails with Ms. Jarrett. So when the Democrats went down in flames three days ago, guess who President Obama met with the next day? Not Mitch McConnell, not John Boehner, not DNC Chairwoman (for now) Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Instead, it’s was MSNBC’s ratings — challenged 6:00 p.m. host (along with other civil rights leaders), a White House official had confirmed. On the docket–because Sharpton is obviously an expert in all of these things — was Obamacare implementation, education and criminal justice. Speaking of criminal (in)justice, just what is Tawana Brawley up to these days?
Per the White House communication team: “The President also highlighted how we are looking forward to working with the leaders over the next two years to advance these and other crucial issues facing the country.”
This is like asking cats how to deal with dogs, isn’t it?