[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        THOUGHTS ON AL SHARPTON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Coble) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, the recent rumors circulating 
around Capitol Hill suggest that President Obama may seek advice and 
counsel from Al Sharpton regarding the identity of our next Attorney 
General. I hope this is only a rumor.
  Al Sharpton seeks out matters that involve conflict, turmoil, and 
violence. I do not recall Al Sharpton appearing at an event where 
racial harmony was promoted and encouraged. Permit me to compare Al 
Sharpton with Loretta Lynch, President Obama's recent nominee to become 
our next Attorney General.
  Mr. Speaker, I was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and decades 
later, Loretta Lynch was born in Greensboro. I am about to insert oars 
into unknown waters to me, that is, Senatorial waters involving 
judicial nominees. What I know about Loretta Lynch, Mr. Speaker, is 
limited, but what I do know about her is favorable, and she has been 
twice confirmed by the United States Senate.
  Some have compared Al Sharpton with Dr. Martin Luther King, not a 
good comparison.
  Dr. King was a unifier, a promoter of racial harmony. The good news 
is Al Sharpton does not measure up to Dr. Martin Luther King. More good 
news: Loretta Lynch is no Al Sharpton.

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