In a surreal segment on MSNBC last night, host Al Sharpton staged a dramatic reading of "The Great Mittsby," an theatrical interpretation of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Hamptons fundraisers.

 Sharpton kicked off the segment by paying homage to F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," reading direct quotes from the book. Then things got really weird.

Sharpton had four actors on stage read aloud particularly loaded quotes overheard by reporters at the weekend events, interjecting his own commentary after each line.

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