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September 28, 2003

Appearing tonight: The Dalai Lama and Rev. Al Sharpton

I do wonder what the posters advertising this looked like. . .

From Sharpton Keeps Dalai Lama Waiting, Then Charms the Crowd, a probably-registration-required NYTimes article:

"As I grew older," Mr. Sharpton said as he began his remarks, "I began to understand that we are programmed to think that those with money and those with the power to execute violence are those that we should look up to. But as I got older and began to understand that Dr. King — using the love effort, using the power of forgiveness, using the power of sacrificing oneself for a great calling — did more to change America for people like me than anybody who had money or military power. Yet we don't talk about that."

That was his first big round of applause. The audience was wide awake now, and paying attention, not quite like the Sunday church audiences that usually holler back as Mr. Sharpton preaches, but getting close.

The Dalai Lama is ending a 20-day trip to the United States. He has met with politicians and community leaders and has greeted the public at workshops and seminars. He spent yesterday at Town Hall holding a series of dialogues aimed at promoting what he calls an "ethical revolution."

In his remarks, he told the audience he thinks that Americans sometimes behave childishly, "especially politicians making empty slogans."

Then, with a shrug and a golly-gee smile, he said, "Sorry."

But that was before Mr. Sharpton spoke. By the time he was done (and had told the crowd that he had made mistakes and had changed, that he was carrying on the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that he was offering a moral vision for the future), the Dalai Lama smiled broadly, put his hands together in a prayer position at his forehead and gave Mr. Sharpton a deep bow. The crowd nearly rose from their chairs.

Found at Negrophile, which I have gots to stop mining for stuff at some point.

Did a search at Google News, and this was the only article on the event that came up.

Sharpton wasn't the only Democratic hopeful in attendance -- Kucinich was there too -- and it's not like the Dalai Lama drops by the states that often.

So one wonders why the event seems to be getting so little coverage.

Yep. Why on Earth could that be?

If you're worried that it portrays Sharpton in a flattering light, don't worry. There's a quote at the end bringing up Tawana Brawley, just in case you'd forgotten about that.

Say, did Andy Rooney ever apologize for. . . no, never mind. Forget I mentioned it.

Shouldn't be hard. It's rarely brought up, after all.

Nope, no double standard here, boy. None at all.

I got your "golly-gee smile" right here, mickey fickey. . .

Posted by Aaron at September 28, 2003 10:59 PM

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