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panzwami 0
QuoteHEY JESSE! AL! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?
Several listeners emailed this question, so I thought I would pass it on. Has anyone heard from Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton? Have any of these great and exalted black "leaders" issued a statement asking for their brothers in New Orleans to stop the violence? Just asking. If you've said anything, I haven't hear it ... and I'm pretty much glued to the media on this one.
billvon 2,471
Oh, I think quite a lot of republicans love him in the same way democrats loved Nixon - as an easy target.
Gawain 0
QuoteThat man never stops amusing me. Here's your jacket Jessee. I'll be right behind you.
Can anyone think of one time the race pimp had has his ass really hanging out there to try and help another human being?
I can't, but then again I'm only 32.
I'm not a fan of Jesse Jackson, but in 1990/1991 he did secure the release of several western hostages from Saddam Hussein prior to Operation Desert Storm.
In retrospect, his good deed was diluted when he opened his mouth in Germany where the hostages were flown with his diatribe of 25 minutes.
While I don't like the man, Jesse Jackson's actions, many good, are offset by his words. It's too bad too, because he never reached his potential. Instead, he helped to politicize the single most important social issue of our time, Civil Rights.
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!
panzwami 0
QuoteIt's too bad too, because he never reached his potential. Instead, he helped to politicize the single most important social issue of our time, Civil Rights.
I think there are those that would argue that his success doing just that is the single cause of his influence. What better way to advance one's issue than by making those in power (politicians) so deathly afraid of it that they would rather shit their pants and slap their mothers than get anywhere close to it?
dbattman 0
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I'm not a fan of Jesse Jackson, but in 1990/1991 he did secure the release of several western hostages from Saddam Hussein prior to Operation Desert Storm.
In retrospect, his good deed was diluted when he opened his mouth in Germany where the hostages were flown with his diatribe of 25 minutes.
While I don't like the man, Jesse Jackson's actions, many good, are offset by his words. It's too bad too, because he never reached his potential. Instead, he helped to politicize the single most important social issue of our time, Civil Rights.
I think I remember that (vaguely- I was only 17). I always thought that was a little more of a setup to make Bush Sr look bad. But then again, I was just a kid back then. Gotta wonder though, what happened to turn him into what he is today?
I still find the original thread subject disturbing. No one has any business going in there until the Guard can back them up. Doing otherwise would just make things worse as they need to start rescue ops for the rescue workers.
JohnRich 4
QuoteQuoteI just heard this asshole on CNN. He says that the rescue workers should go in despite the snipers because "In Iraq we put on flack jackets and go in anyway".
I wish he would, for once, realize he NEVER helps the situation.
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What is wrong with his statement?
If the soldiers shot back to protect themselves, Jesse would be the first one on the scene to jump in front of a camera and bitch about the use of "excessive" force.
Jesse should quit kissing Chavez's ass down in Venezuela, come home, and walk point into the thug-filled neighborhoods in New Orleans himself.
I'll bet Rainbow Push (Jesse's money machine) hasn't donated a dollar to the rescue. They spend all of their money paying for Jesse's illegitiment children from him bawling his interns.
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