#98QBKiller Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Genealogists: Thurmond's family owned Sharpton's kin NEW YORK (AP) -- The Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendant of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond -- a discovery the civil rights activist called "shocking" on Sunday. Sharpton learned of his connection to Thurmond, once a prominent defender of segregation, last week through the Daily News, which asked genealogists to trace his roots. "It was probably the most shocking thing in my life," Sharpton said at a news conference Sunday, the same day the tabloid revealed the story. Some of Thurmond's relatives said the nexus also came as a surprise to them. Doris Strom Costner, a distant cousin who said she knew the late senator all her life, said Sunday she "never heard of such a thing." Click Link for full article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/25/sharpton.thurmond.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Sharpton must have a dull life..."most shocking" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Heck, maybe they're related. (OK, really bad taste.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Heck, maybe they're related. (OK, really bad taste.) It happens,I'm living proof ...never know what's gonna turn up when you trace your ancestors. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Heck, maybe they're related. (OK, really bad taste.) Not even close to being a stretch :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Not even close to being a stretch :laugh: They share the pompous, self-righteous, blowhard gene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelarkascend1ng Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 oh strommy. Not even close to being a stretch :laugh: bahahah. your signature is awesome by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 They share the pompous, self-righteous, blowhard gene. I tend to agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thats funny. Wonder if Sharpton will go after his mule and 40 acres or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thurmown3d. (I know, I know. Sorry.) :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thats funny. Wonder if Sharpton will go after his mule and 40 acres or not. You know he will after he loses the Democratic nomination to run for President again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thats funny. Wonder if Sharpton will go after his mule and 40 acres or not. He'll want it for reparations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 They share the pompous, self-righteous, blowhard gene. And they're both racists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Heck, maybe they're related. (OK, really bad taste.) CNN did report a common ancestor. "a blood relative". If I heard them correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I think CNN should demand DNA samples from both people. The public has a Right To Know. (I wonder which one would fight the DNA testing harder.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I think CNN should demand DNA samples from both people. The public has a Right To Know. (I wonder which one would fight the DNA testing harder.) I don't imagine Strom would put up much of a fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 I don't imagine Strom would put up much of a fight :laugh: This thread is going downhill fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 "All politics is local." (And, apparently, familial.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 And they're both racists. Not when it came to woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Not when it came to woman. Hahaha! Touche` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thurmown3d.(I know, I know. Sorry.) :doh: that's pretty clever! :laugh: so what's the big deal? sharpton thought he was a pure blooded? i hope he doesn't want anything from thurmond's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I smell a WB sitcom based on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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