Hey guys, guess what?
Al Sharpton was an FBI informant (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rev-al-sharpton-worked-fbi-informant-80s-report-article-1.1748744)!
Looks like Sharpton is trying to alter the record of what he actually did and paint himself in a more flattering light, which may explain why this story has come out yet again. "Al Sharpton battles the mob" is far nicer than "Al Sharpton got caught laundering coke money, flipped for the FBI and snitched on Muhammed Ali, among others.
Al Sharpton?!
Next you'll tell me something bad about Oliver North.
Also yes, thread is needed. There's one or two of these a week where people try and re-write history to be more suitable to their current attitudes and audience.