Ann Coulter And Al Sharpton Debate Michael Steele’s Race Politics

Professional provocateurs and political pundits Al Sharpton and Ann Coulter were invited on Geraldo At Large last night, to debate whether or not RNC Chair Michael Steele played the “race card” when he agreed with a question he received from George Stephanopoulos that he has a “slimmer margin” for error because, like President Obama, he is African-American. Coulter and Sharpton talking race politics? What could go wrong!

To sum up Ann Coulter’s take: She love Michael Steele so much, and claims that the reason he’s being attacked by so many things is because he’s effective. In Coulter’s esteem “he’s attacked for the same reason Rush Limbaugh is, Sarah Palin is, I am, it’s because he is so great. He is is being held to a different standard by Democrats because they are trying to trick republicans into dumping the black head of the RNC who is doing a magnificent job.”

To sum up Al Sharpton’s take: He doesn’t see Steele being held to a different standard by Republicans or Americans because he’s black. He did not like Steele saying that Obama is being held to a different standard either. But, Sharpton added that “it is a social reality that you have a slimmer margin of error.”

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