If he has so much money, why doesn't Sharpton pay off the judgement that Steven Pagones won against him for defamation of character in the Tawana Brawley hoax?crabcake said:
Cracker Barrell lawsuit......
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harleygirl
Working for the weekend
I watched the interview on Larry King.......... 
KING: Just to set it straight, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, Jesse Washington of that commission, says, "Mrs. Rock's complaint on the matter was finalized on August 7th, and is now being investigated." He said, "We get thousands of...
SHARPTON: She has not heard from them.
KING: I'm quoting here. SHARPTON: But Larry, she has not heard from them.
KING: Let me quote what he said.
SHARPTON: I understand that. But what I'm saying is -- OK.
KING: Let me quote. "We get thousands...
ROCK: But I never heard anything.
KING: I'm trying to tell you what he said. "We get thousands of charges coming through here in the course of a year. It's not out of line. The time frame on this is being investigated and we'll be in touch with her when we have a report."
You don't accept that?
SHARPTON: Well, obviously not. When she called me and she is here speaking for herself, she could not even get a return phone call from them. She could not get a return phone call from anyone.
So we said that clearly in four months you should have a number to your investigation and your complaint, clearly someone should have come out and done some preliminary interview. Cracker Barrel has not sent someone out.
Now all of a sudden we came into this matter and announced it yesterday, we're getting all kind of press releases and no one talking to her. And again, against a company who has already had to settle several lawsuits.
KING: Concerning that, we have a statement. "Cracker Barrel has in the past faced numerous lawsuits." This is from them. "And a federal inquiry, all the complaints refusing to serve black customers, discriminating against minority workers and firing gay employees. The company has taken steps to rebuild its folksy image and reach out to minorities."
Do you accept that, Al?
SHARPTON: I think that, again, when Mrs. Rock went public on her radio show down here and then went on my syndicated show on Syndication One, we've gotten scores of calls from people saying they suffered the similar problem.
We would not be talking about a lawsuit if we didn't think the pattern continued. And I think that Cracker Barrel should have released this information or at least had a conversation with her way before now. This happened in May. She never reached out to us until a week ago. I think that they're trying to do spin rather than really live up to the agreements they have made with the Justice Department.
KING: We have a statement from Cracker Barrel from Diana Wynne, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. It's a little empty, but let me get into it. Here are some key excerpts. "Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is committed to treating all people with courtesy and respect and our policies and procedures clearly outline that discrimination has no place in our company. Mrs. Rose Rock has been a regular visitor to our store over the years. We still consider her a valued guest. She herself said at her press conference this morning that she was surprised by this incident because she has always had good experiences at Cracker Barrel.
In regard to Mrs. Rock's recent visit, please know this was not a case of discrimination. Our preliminary investigation shows that she was simply an honest mistake in operations as we were getting ready for the dinner hour and shifting personnel. Her table was simply not reassigned.
We regret this mistake and have repeatedly tried to make amends. When the store manager realized there was a problem, he apologized, offered to personally expedite her order. She refused. Store management followed up within a week sending a formal letter of apology, a gift basket and passes for complimentary meals. We believe this demonstrates our deep commitment to good customer service."
KING: Why can't that put it away, Al?
KING: Rose, do you believe Cracker Barrel is racist?
ROCK: Yes, I do.
KING: As an organization?
ROCK: Yes, I certainly do.
KING: Do blacks work there?
ROCK: Excuse me?
KING: Do blacks work for them?
ROCK: There are a few there. They're not that many, but there are a few there.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/18/lkl.01.html
KING: Just to set it straight, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, Jesse Washington of that commission, says, "Mrs. Rock's complaint on the matter was finalized on August 7th, and is now being investigated." He said, "We get thousands of...
SHARPTON: She has not heard from them.
KING: I'm quoting here. SHARPTON: But Larry, she has not heard from them.
KING: Let me quote what he said.
SHARPTON: I understand that. But what I'm saying is -- OK.
KING: Let me quote. "We get thousands...
ROCK: But I never heard anything.
KING: I'm trying to tell you what he said. "We get thousands of charges coming through here in the course of a year. It's not out of line. The time frame on this is being investigated and we'll be in touch with her when we have a report."
You don't accept that?
SHARPTON: Well, obviously not. When she called me and she is here speaking for herself, she could not even get a return phone call from them. She could not get a return phone call from anyone.
So we said that clearly in four months you should have a number to your investigation and your complaint, clearly someone should have come out and done some preliminary interview. Cracker Barrel has not sent someone out.
Now all of a sudden we came into this matter and announced it yesterday, we're getting all kind of press releases and no one talking to her. And again, against a company who has already had to settle several lawsuits.
KING: Concerning that, we have a statement. "Cracker Barrel has in the past faced numerous lawsuits." This is from them. "And a federal inquiry, all the complaints refusing to serve black customers, discriminating against minority workers and firing gay employees. The company has taken steps to rebuild its folksy image and reach out to minorities."
Do you accept that, Al?
SHARPTON: I think that, again, when Mrs. Rock went public on her radio show down here and then went on my syndicated show on Syndication One, we've gotten scores of calls from people saying they suffered the similar problem.
We would not be talking about a lawsuit if we didn't think the pattern continued. And I think that Cracker Barrel should have released this information or at least had a conversation with her way before now. This happened in May. She never reached out to us until a week ago. I think that they're trying to do spin rather than really live up to the agreements they have made with the Justice Department.
KING: We have a statement from Cracker Barrel from Diana Wynne, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. It's a little empty, but let me get into it. Here are some key excerpts. "Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is committed to treating all people with courtesy and respect and our policies and procedures clearly outline that discrimination has no place in our company. Mrs. Rose Rock has been a regular visitor to our store over the years. We still consider her a valued guest. She herself said at her press conference this morning that she was surprised by this incident because she has always had good experiences at Cracker Barrel.
In regard to Mrs. Rock's recent visit, please know this was not a case of discrimination. Our preliminary investigation shows that she was simply an honest mistake in operations as we were getting ready for the dinner hour and shifting personnel. Her table was simply not reassigned.
We regret this mistake and have repeatedly tried to make amends. When the store manager realized there was a problem, he apologized, offered to personally expedite her order. She refused. Store management followed up within a week sending a formal letter of apology, a gift basket and passes for complimentary meals. We believe this demonstrates our deep commitment to good customer service."
KING: Why can't that put it away, Al?
KING: Rose, do you believe Cracker Barrel is racist?
ROCK: Yes, I do.
KING: As an organization?
ROCK: Yes, I certainly do.
KING: Do blacks work there?
ROCK: Excuse me?
KING: Do blacks work for them?
ROCK: There are a few there. They're not that many, but there are a few there.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/18/lkl.01.html
SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
harleygirl said:
I know who I believe. Sounds like CB went out of their way to kiss her arse.
LordStanley
I know nothing
Hell, thats better than what any of us get around here...... We've had poor service at a few places in the area. Never had a meal comp'd or a gift basket sent to my house.
I hate people like this. They walk around acting like they are owed something because of the color of their skin... Racism will never die, because people like her are the first to cry racism when stupid #### happens
SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
Al and Jesse (not involved yet but.....) are two big jokes. Just adding them to the mix makes this whole incident 
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I remember a few years back this poor little black girl was found beat and burned, left for dead. Childs mom said when word got out that Al and Jesse came a running. Yelling and screaming that were going to see this through and bring the perp to justice.
Well as it turned out the perp was found to be a black man. Mom never heard a word back from Al and Jesse, let alone all they had promised.
...I remember a few years back this poor little black girl was found beat and burned, left for dead. Childs mom said when word got out that Al and Jesse came a running. Yelling and screaming that were going to see this through and bring the perp to justice.
Well as it turned out the perp was found to be a black man. Mom never heard a word back from Al and Jesse, let alone all they had promised.
