Sharpton v. Obama...Where's The Love?

Can't we all just get along?
It started out smooth enough back in late January when Rev. Al Sharpton headed to D.C. for a chat. The two even posed together in front of a portrait of Thurgood Marshall.

Here's AP's report from that day:
"The civil rights activist spent the day on Capitol Hill, meeting with the four Democratic senators who are pursuing the presidency - Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Joe Biden of Delaware, Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. Each met privately with Sharpton in their office. "I'm not making any endorsements today," Sharpton, who ran in 2004, told reporters at the end of his meeting with Obama. Obama said the two talked about their shared agenda of fighting for the dispossessed. "I assured him that I not only want to hear his views and thoughts and policy recommendations, but publicly any of us who step into this fight for the nomination have to be held accountable and speak to these issues," he said.

Fast forward to March 4...both are again in the same place - Selma, Alabama. But this time Barack is not just the junior senator from Illinois - he is a full-fledged presidential candidate with a s!@#load of cash rolling in. While everyone focused on the much-hyped sermon showdown between senators Obama and Clinton, it was easy to miss the distinct chill between Obama and Sharpton. There would be no photo ops together on this day - and Sharpton saved his most laudatory remarks for Hillary.

Then, a week later, the lid blew off.
The New York Post put it on blast:
















The article severely complicated a relationship that was already touchy at best and opened a floodgate of accusations, counter-accusations and name-calling.
A panelist on NPR called Sharpton a Black "buffoon". (seriously Michael Meyers of the NY Civil Rights Coalition actually said it)
Another roundtable guest pointed the finger at Camp Hillary for planting the story - while Sharpton himself says it was Team Obama that blindsided him with the 'jealousy' charge.

The game is always divide and conquer guys.
Figure it out. Move forward.