The tactic of going on a hunger strike has been used by protestors around the world for 100 years to call attention to injustice and oppression. But Al Sharpton and his crew of so-called civil rights activists have taken the honorable and courageous tactic of denying oneself sustenance – to personally suffer for a cause – and thrown it in the gutter. Sharpton, et al. are upset that the Senate is taking so long to confirm Attorney General Eric Holder's replacement, Loretta Lynch.  To speed up the process, the activists are planning a fake "hunger strike" where no one goes hungry or suffers much more than an inconvenience. Politico: The advocacy group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, along with female civil-rights leaders, are planning the hunger strike, in which groups of fasters will alternate days abstaining from food until Lynch is confirmed to replace Eric Holder at the Justice Department. Dubbed “Confirm Loretta Lynch Fast,”...(Read Full Post)