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November 20, 2006
Rev. Al, repair your wobbly bully pulpit
NY Daily News
By Andrea Batista Schlesinger
An opinion piece considering what could be better about Reverend Al Sharpton mentions his support for Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards plan:
Instead of going a mile wide, speaking nationally on everything from conservatives and the black church to the NFL's plans to introduce a cable football channel, Sharpton needs to go deep.
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On the economic front lines, Sharpton could fight for policy to ensure that higher-quality jobs are created by the development projects he favors, like Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.
NoLandGrab: In November, 2005, Daily News sports columnist Michael O'Keeffe revealed a key fact about Rev. Al's ties to Ratner, "Forest City Ratner has contributed thousands of dollars to Sharpton’s National Action Network. Forest City Ratner spokesman Joe DePlasco acknowledged Ratner’s development company provided financial support last year and this year but declined to say how much money FCR has contributed to the National Action Network’s coffers."
Posted by lumi at November 20, 2006 9:31 AM