I had heard allegations of his racism tossed around when he was going after Don Imus, but my mind moved on to other things and so I didn't think about it much.
Then, I read a bit more about it - this article is a fair representation, though it's the National Review so you get some conservative crankery along with the useful commentary - and I find myself deeply disturbed that A) legitimate Democrats are willing to be seen with this guy B) Anyone would place their trust in Al Sharpton to represent them.
It was a sad day when the Republicans slipped an online gambling ban into a bill on port security (of all things!) last year. The legislation was never designed to serve any public interest - only to protect gambling monopolies of a few rich, Republican-oriented businesses (such as horse-race betting, which was curiously exempted from the ban).
Well, now poker players are making their voices heard at both the grassroots and lobbying level, and thanks to liberal heavyweights like Barney Frank and Al D'Amato we'll hopefully see this ban reversed before too long. The gears are already in motion.
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