When Jackson visited the Nuwaubian compound he cried out because county officials, including the sheriff, had shut down an illegal nightclub on the property didn't meet zoning codes.
Not long after Jackson's visit to the compound, though, the E2 Nightclub stampede in Chicago happened.
"But Jackson and other ministers who supported the club, as well as a bartender who worked there, said they had no idea there was a court order prohibiting use of the second floor. They accused the city of shirking its enforcement responsibilities and said officials should have known the club was operating because of widespread advertisement of its events, continued police activity and neighbors' complaints."
So in one case, Jackson is on the side of "white officials need to leave this poor black man alone and let him operate his club" and in the Chicago case, after the crisis, Jackson wants to know why the code officials didn't enforce the codes.
When Jackson visited the Nuwaubian compound, York was not there. York's brother spoke to the crowd, and the typical white-hate espoused by the Nuwaubians wasn't on display (FOX News was also there covering Jackson).
But when Sharpton visited the Nuwaubian compound, the bigotry and hatred was freely aired. York spoke prior to Sharpton, and in his speech he said whites should "go back to Europe" and referred to whites as "white devils."
Sharpton's rhetoric was a little more polished, but he stood there with York on the stage, spoke after York and didn't offer any of the outrage he's expressed over Imus.
I know this comes as no surprise to anyone on FR that there's a lesser known example of the hypocrisy of Jackson and Sharpton, but I don't want them to be able to completely run from their support of Malachi York.
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Ah.......memories.......
Wouldnt it be great if the feds hired Sherriff Sills and started an investigation into the finances of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
How does Al pay his way around the country when he states he doesnt even own his own suit, his church owns it. How does Jesse manage to pay for his love child from his Rainbow Colaition. How much money have Jesse and Al extorted from American business by threatening them with boycotts.
The race card is old and worn , torn at the edges, over used,but it still trumps every other card in the deck and it is thrown out by the same old players time after time.