STROM THURMOND’S RELATIVES CANCEL TRIP TO MEET AL SHARPTON

Relatives of the late Senator Strom Thurmond who recently discovered their forebears had owned the Reverend Al Sharpton’s great grandfather, have canceled their plans to meet Sharpton in New York as a result of the N-word ban. “Since we can’t use ‘nigger’ now, I just wouldn’t feel comfortable,” said Essie Mae Washington-Williams, Thurmond’s illegitimate daughter. “What would we say if he got us riled up? I think under the circumstances, it’s best if we’re just pen pals.”