Kudos to Mitt Romney for standing up to one of America’s two biggest race pimps.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney yesterday turned the tables on the Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday, lambasting him as an example of “bigotry in America” after the controversial cleric insulted Mormonism by saying Romney’s White House bid will be defeated by voters who “really believe in God.”

Romney responded to the remark with uncharacteristic anger, firing off a series of heated statements accusing Sharpton of perpetuating the bigotry he so often rails against. Sharpton most recently led the charge to fire radio host Don Imus for racist remarks.

Apparently Sharpton made the inflammatory remarks in a debate with Christopher Hitchens.  Is it just me, or does it seem unfair to have Hitchens, who has been named as one of the top 100 public intellectuals, debate Sharpton, who specializes in crafting slogans?  It seems a bit like Milton Friedman debating John Goodman.

You can listen to the debate here.

Update (5/10/07 - 21:44): I listened to the debate and Hitchens mopped the floor with Sharpton as expected.  It was a very lively and entertaining debate with a rather excessive number of references to genitalia.

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