Quote Originally Posted by chefcraig View Post
I just find it odd that while no one has ever been able to exactly pin down just what it is that Jackson and Sharpton do for a paycheck, they are always capable of affording to hop on a plane in order to make their usual speeches and rabble-rousing nonsense, acting as advocates for what allegedly passes for modern black morality.
In legal terms it's called extortion.

Take for example his shakedown of Toyota. He claimed there weren't enough minorities working in their factories and he threatened to shut them down and make them look bad in the press and Toyota buckled, as part of the deal they diverted part of a $300 million bond offering to his supporters. Toyota claims the bond offering was merely a "coincidence," unrelated to its agreement with Jackson to boost minority participation at the company. Yeah, right.

How about when his sons received beer distribution franchises from one of the nation's largest breweries after threats of a huge boycott?

The man is nothing but a criminal operating as a self proclaimed minister. The difference between him and Anthony Soprano is that he only puts a FIGURATIVE gun to your head.