March 12, 2007
Small favors
THE Rev. Al Sharpton has launched a "big-time" effort to tear down Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as a candidate for president, The Post has learned.Posted by Karol at March 12, 2007 03:19 PM | TrackBack"He's saying that Obama never did anything for the community, never worked with anybody from the community, that nobody knows the people around him, that he's a candidate driven by white leadership," said a prominent black Democratic activist who knows Sharpton.
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Obama, a polished Harvard-educated lawyer, puts forth a drastically different image from the street-smart high-school grad Sharpton.
"It's driving Al crazy that Obama is as impressive and popular as he is, and he's not happy about it," said another black Democratic activist. "Sharpton is just terrified of being overshadowed by someone of Obama's class and character."
Sharpton also has a personal ax to grind, a source close to him said.
"Al had wanted to run again for president in 2008," the source said, "but now that Obama is a serious candidate in the race, that has become impossible."
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