SHARPTON ON THE ROPES

HBO has discovered a 1983 video in which Al Sharpton is discussing a drug deal with an undercover FBI agent. Anyone who cares at all about the condition of African-Americans should pray that Big Al goes down. His plan to run for President, will play right into the hands of those who want to keep on ignoring the pressing issues of aid to urban schools, a dysfunctional drug policy, and the perverse effect of racial gerrymanding that should be at the top of the African-American agenda. These critical issues need forward-thinking coaltion builders, not outdated provacateurs.