Back Taxes of Al Sharpton
by Jesse J. Lewis, Sr.
Fox News is having a celebration. They are saying he should have a television show, or make public speeches for a fee. I am in favor of him working hard, making more money so he can pay his taxes. He admits that he owes the taxes and is paying on them.
The MSNBC host said in a press conference Wednesday that the $4.5 million was the original figure to pay back in 2008, but that he has been making regular payments since then and the amount is now less.
The Times reported that Sharpton is still liable for personal federal tax liens of more than $3 million, and state tax liens of $777,657. His for-profit companies owe another $717,329 on state and federal tax liens.
Sharpton said, ” Every time there is a Sean Bell, or a Ferguson, or a Trayvon Martin, we go through my taxes. It’s the same thing we announced in 2009. It’s the same thing we have been paying every month.”
I’m in no way justifying he should not pay taxes. What he should do is join the Republican Party and help them abolish the IRS, then he won’t owe any taxes.
How Many Republicans will Run for President in 2016
Peter King, U. S. Representative of New York; Michael Kinlaw, Conservative and Tea Party supporter; Josue LaRose, political organizer in Florida and Brian Russell, entrepreneur have already declared they are running.
At this point, almost every Republican Governor and U. S. Representative or Senator are potential candidates. Rick Perry the Texan governor, is most infamous for when he forgot the final federal agency he’d nix if he became president. Perry acknowledged the fact that his 2012 failures will shadow his political future, but he said he believes Americans would give him another chance if he decides to run again.
There’s Ben Carson, the Black physician, who believes that the smartest people in America are Jewish and white; with the dumbest being Blacks and Hispanics. My question to the Doctor is to which group does he belong?
Lindsey Graham, U. S. Senator from South Carolina; Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska, Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey; Jon Huntsman, Former Governor of Utah; Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Rand Paul, U. S. Senator from Kentucky; Paul Ryan, U S. Representative from Wisconsin; Scott Brown, Former U. S. Senator from Massachusetts; Rick Santorum, Former U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania; Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida; Ted Cruz, U. S. Senator from Texas: Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida, Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State, Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin and Mitt Romney, Former Governor of Massachusetts are some of your better known potential candidates who have not yet declared their candidacy.
My guess would be Mitt Romney will lead the pack. It will comes down to Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton. If the Democrats had any sense, which has been proven they do not, they will go to a back room with all who want to run and select someone. Let the Republicans go throughout the primaries, killing off each other. Then the election will be a cinch for the Democrats to win.
The List Keeps Growing
According to the latest report, it is now up to 22 women. The stories of Cosby’s crimes have been around for about a decade. In late October, Hannibal Burress bluntly attacked what he perceived as Cosby’s ‘smuggest old Black man public persona’ by saying, “Yeah, but you rape women, Bill Cosby, so turn the crazy down a couple of notches.”
Cosby has been mostly mum. A lawyer for Cosby has called the increasing number of claims of sexual assault against the legendary comedian ‘ridiculous’ and said the media should stop airing “unsubstantiated, fantastical stories.”
The accusations have taken their toll on Cosby’s earning and reputation. Netflix postponed a stand-up comedy special. NBC also decided against moving forward with a Cosby project. Finally, TV Land, quietly removed “The Cosby Show” from their lineup, and deleted the sitcom page from its website.
There are a few women saying if they knew Cosby was that potent they would like to be on his rape list. Here is what’s amazing about this story. One woman said when she went into Cosby’s private dressing room, he gave her two pills and she does not remember what else happened. She also said she went back on three different occasions, took some of those same two pills and she still doesn’t know what happened.
There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the right side and the wrong side. I think that most sensible people would agree that of all these women everybody is not lying. But on the other side of the coin, most people would ask the question, why did you wait so long and where is the evidence? Why aren’t there police reports?
As much money as Bill Cosby has, and with his connections with lawyers and public relations folks, and all these people saying Bill Cosby raped them, it is clear whatever you have done in the past will come to light. You also have to be careful of coming to the forefront and accusing Bill Cosby of rape.
One Blogger wrote: Your reporting that at his performance he got a standing ovation from a predominately Black female audience. I don’t know exactly what to make of that however, I find it interesting that most of his victims seem to be white females. Disturbing in many ways.
I believe he can still draw a crowd.
email: jjlewis@birminghamtimes.com
