Well… Al finally met the the Mormon church in Utah, 2 weeks after Sharpton told a debate crowd that people who worship the real God will never vote for Romney. He was in Utah making nice with Mormon elders after his remarks and then Mitt Romney (rightly) calling him a bigot.
After dining with M. Russell Ballard, one of the Mormon Church’s “Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,” Sharpton was full of praise for the Latter-day Saints. He did not mention the Mormon record on race – the subject of his most pointed comments last week when he noted the church did not start accepting black people as equals until 1978.
“I wanted to discuss some of my historic concerns privately,” he said later.
I think that’s fair. Bigotry and polygamy are stains that will likely forever haunt the latter day saints and it’s perfectly fair to talk about those concerns. It seems more helpful and less inflammatory to talk privately when you have audience with decision-makers.
