Tucker Carlson: A moral arbiter for our age, Rev. Al Sharpton

(By Tucker Carlson, The Daily Caller) - You can bet that one of the first calls Harry Reid made after his “Negro dialect” comments surfaced was to Al Sharpton. Who knows what sort of deal the two worked out, but Sharpton quickly came to Reid’s aid, dismissing the majority leader’s gaffe as a minor blemish on an otherwise pristine record of support for civil rights.

In the days since, Sharpton has used his considerable PR skills to Reid’s benefit on various talk shows. Sharpton’s quotes wound up in countless news stories.

To some extent, the strategy has worked: If Al Sharpton says you’re not a racist, then what’s the problem?