| Breaking from Newsmax.com D'Amato: Stop 'Sharpton' for NY Attorney General By Alfonse D'Amato The Rev. Al Sharpton, our next attorney general. As hard as it may be to believe, that’s what New York State Sen. Eric Schneiderman, the Democrat running for state attorney general, would have you believe. Schneiderman vowed that, if he’s elected in November, the “Rev.” Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and the House of Justice, its Harlem headquarters, “will have an annex in Albany for the first time in state history.” God help us. Politicians have been known to do a lot of pandering to get elected, but this is an all-time low. It gets even worse. Schneiderman’s remarks came before the Democratic primary, after Sharpton had endorsed him over his Democratic opponents. Schneiderman called Sharpton’s endorsement the “Good Housekeeping seal of approval from the man from the House of Justice.” In fact, while standing with Sharpton on the steps of city hall, Schneiderman was so enamored that he said he would follow in Sharpton’s footsteps in pursuing justice for New Yorkers. In response, Schneiderman’s Republican challenger, Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, said it was “very telling of the type of administration state Senayor Schneiderman would use.” Donovan is right. To prostitute the office of attorney general for Sharpton’s support is shocking, appalling, and should automatically disqualify Schneiderman from this important office. To say that you would follow in Sharpton’s footsteps is frightening. How soon we forget the case of Tawana Brawley. The National Action Network (NAN) is the biggest nonprofit scam in this country. It collects millions in so-called donations from some of America’s largest corporations. Why would Anheuser-Busch, for example, donate hundreds of thousands annually to Shartpon’s NAN? Simple. Major corporations would rather play nice with Sharpton than run the risk of NAN’s public attacks or rallies outside their corporate offices. NAN has managed to rake in millions annually in contributions, yet it can’t manage to pay their tax bill. At one point, the group owed $1.5 million in back taxes. It has made poor financial decisions, but fortunately, Sharpton has never been elected to public office. Would you vote for someone who uses Al Shartpon as his beacon of justice? To elect Schneiderman would be to give Sharpton an office in Albany. Like Sharpton, Schneiderman also thinks he’s above the law. In July, he left the scene of an auto accident that caused $3,000 in damage without so much as leaving a note. It was only after someone fingered him that he spoke up. New York State law says that, when there’s an accident and the owner of the other vehicle damaged isn’t present, it still needs to be reported to the police. We can’t in good conscience elect someone who uses poor legal judgment when it comes to his own conduct as our top law enforcement officer. Schneiderman has been a state senator entrenched in Albany politics for 12 years. To me, he represents everything that’s wrong with our state government. He has tight ties to powerful teachers and health care workers’ unions and counts the Working Families Party as one of his biggest supporters. Schneiderman touts comprehensive ethics reform as one of his major legislative accomplishments, yet he forgets to mention that he voted for a compromise bill that included a provision to exempt lawmakers who are lawyers like himself from disclosing their client list. It’s said that you can judge a man by the company he keeps. Schneiderman supported and helped ensure that his colleague, Sen. Pedro Espada, remained in his leadership post after he was indicted. So much for comprehensive ethics reform. An attorney general needs good judgment if he’s going to decide what cases to prosecute. Espada is now under indictment and being investigated by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. If elected, will Schneiderman continue this investigation? Now that Espada is out of office, perhaps Schneiderman can find a new job for him in the Albany annex of NAN. Schneiderman’s favorable statements regarding Al Sharpton and NAN are deplorable and should disqualify him from being our state’s top attorney. This isn’t partisan politics. Regardless of whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, this vote is about common sense and good judgment. Next month, a vote for Schneiderman is essentially a vote for Al Sharpton and his cronies to have undue influence on the office of Attorney General of the State of New York. I say: Say no! Editor's Notes: 5 Secrets They Don't Teach Doctors, But You Must Know Doctor: Stop Chronic Joint Pain Before It Stops You! Special: Obama's Secret Czar Power Revealed | 
