NEW YORK – In 2011, in a move to build a reputation for diversity and equality, Msnbc placed civil rights activist and opportunist Al Sharpton at the helm of his own news show. In a surprising moment of candor last week, MSNBC president Phil Griffin confirmed that Mr. Sharpton,  host of the MSNBC Sunday news program, PoliticsNation, is illiterate. “We are proud to have, not just an illiterate, but an illiterate black man,” Griffin said in a teleconference with reporters. “What other network can claim a distinction of that caliber? The only way we could top that is if he were a Muslim quadriplegic transsexual who’d been date raped at an Ivy League school.” During his appearance yesterday on the Maury Povich Show, Reverend Sharpton shared his feelings about his position at MSNBC. MAURY POVICH:  Reverend Sharpton, how’s it feel to be a big time successful newscaster? AL SHARPTON:  In all actuality and in all seriousness, I’m not a newscaster as much as I’m a news commentatanor. But there are those in the Republican party that would not have it that way, Maury. MAURY POVICH:  You think Republicans don’t want you, or someone like you in general. AL SHARPTON:  Generals […]