Sharpton Evades Police for 9 Miles

Could there be a more entertaining title than that?

Sadly, the actual story isn't quite that literal, but it still reads like something straight out of the sort of situation comedies that networks don't make anymore:

A driver for "the Revrund" Al Sharpton led Ellis County sheriff's deputies on a nine-mile chase at speeds up to 110 mph before state troopers stopped the car, authorities said.

The driver was rushing Sharpton to the airport after his visit with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Sunday at her camp outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford....

The car ignored deputies' attempts to stop it and continued speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before it was stopped, [Lieutenant Danny] Williams said.

What was Sharpton's infernal hurry?

Calls Monday to Sharpton's spokeswoman were not immediately returned. A spokesman for his attorney, Michael Hardy, referred inquiries to the spokeswoman.

Ah, the perfect circle of evasion. Maybe Revrund Al just didn't want to be recognized, which would be a first. Personally I picture the scene from the Jetsons where George takes his dog, Astro, on this dog-walk treadmill and it gets set on "overdrive" and as he's desperately trying to maintain his footing by running like a maniac he bellows, "Jane, stop this crazy thing!!!"

Dunno if the former Democrat presidential aspirant said that, but the story does add this:

Williams said his officers offered Sharpton and the other, unidentified passengers a ride to a hotel across the highway, but they declined and walked there instead.

Cue laughtrack....