How Sharpton gets paid to not cry ‘racism’ at corporations

Want to influence a casino bid? Polish your corporate image? Not be labeled a racist?

Then you need to pay Al Sharpton.

For more than a decade, corporations have shelled out thousands of dollars in donations and consulting fees to Sharpton’s National Action Network. What they get in return is the reverend’s supposed sway in the black community or, more often, his silence.

Here's a list of companies that paid Sharpton off:

• Sony
• AEG
• AT&T
• Verizon
• McDonald
• Wal Mart
• Macy
• Pfizer
• General Motors
• Honda
• Chrysler
• Pepsi

How do you feel about doing business with companies that support this racist shake-down artist?