Martin Luther King Jr.’s accomplishments include being one of the most revered civil rights leader in history. Al Sharpton’s accomplishments include dodging taxes and being really awful at reading a teleprompter.
But that didn’t stop Geraldo Rivera from comparing the two men on Bill O’Reilly’s show. O’Reilly had him on to discuss Fox poll numbers that suggest that, overall, Americans are not fond of the Rev.
“Al Sharpton’s constituency really likes him a lot. He is the man for the black civil rights movement right now,” Rivera replied.
“It’s sad that a shakedown artist tax cheat can be put in that category,” O’Reilly fired back.
Rivera proceeded to defend him by saying, “If you look at the contemporary press about the personality of Martin Luther King Jr. you see a man who was suspected of the same kinds of shenanigans as Al Sharpton. You have the FBI Director was all over Martin Luther King as an adulterer…”
“The fact of the matter is black people admire Al Sharpton.”
O’Reilly also took a few parting shots at Geraldo’s stint on Celebrity Apprentice.
Watch below:
(h/t Mediaite)
