Sharpie’s Speech

Can someone explain to me why it is so hard for the major anchors to get basic facts right? Tom Brokaw just gave a big dissertation about how the campaign has to be careful that Sharpton not be perceived the way Buchanan was for his aggressive speech in San Diego when he ran against Bob Dole in 1996.

Gosh, if he does it really shouldn’t be a problem because Buchanan’s speech was actually in Houston in 1992 when he ran against Bush Sr.

The fact is that Buchanan’s speech was just one of many red meat speeches in prime time in 1992. And, one of the reasons why Buchanan’s speech was taken so seriously is because he had almost WON the New Hampshire primary that year and represented an ascendant movement within the GOP at the time. I don’t know if Sharpton even won five percent of the vote anywhere he ran.

People understand who Sharpton is. He’s a red meat speaker but he represents nothing more than entertainment. He has no influence in the party.

Update: Embarrassing mistakes which I shall not reveal corrected in the above.