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September 19, 2005
It's not hard to out-smart Rev. Al
Rev. Calvin Otis Butts III, pastor of Harlem's world-famous Abyssinian Baptist Church, is a bit smarter than my friend Al Sharpton. Not only is Butts more deeply respected as a black civic and political leader, Butts also is far shrewder politically. Rev. Al travels by limousine and stays at the Four Seasons. Rev. Butts says that a trip to Central Park counts as a vacation. Rev. Al debates which Democrat sure-to-be-loser to endorse in the Democratic primary, while Rev. Butts waited until recently to endorse Republican Mayor Bloomberg. Guess who will have more influence at City Hall next year.
People who don't look like they live in Harlem but are interested in hearing Butts speak can (1) queue up with the tourist throngs outside Abyssinian on Sunday morning and hope to get in, or (2) listen online. I suggest the latter. Online listening also includes the choir's music.
Posted by adrianjo at September 19, 2005 09:57 PM