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‘Colbert Report’: Being Al Sharpton

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After calling Stephen Colbert the startling nickname of “Steyoncé,” the Rev. Al Sharpton hunkers down for a more serious discussion about his latest priority: education. “Education is a civil right,” Sharpton says, describing his project with Newt Gingrich (!) in this clip from Tuesday’s “Colbert Report.” —KA

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By TFT, April 7, 2010 at 10:23 am Link to this comment
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You do know that Colbert himself called hisself
Steyonce in a prior bit, right? Sharpton, the school
re-segregationist, was just making reference to the
prior bit.

Sharpton still said that underprivileged kids need more
teacher discipline and longer days. You know, black
and brown kids are just not pulling their weight and
need to be punished! Nice, asshole!

Sharpton, the college dropout, is a moron.

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