Posted on 02/02/2013 2:29:28 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
The Rev Jesse Jackson has appealed to Barack Obama to "please come home" to Chicago and address the crisis in American urban life following the fatal shooting of a teenager less than a mile from Obama's house in the city.
"The president's voice is so urgently needed here," said Jackson, arguing that Obama's presence would help draw attention to the complexity of the economic and social problems affecting areas like Chicago that compound problems related to gun violence. "[That alone] would illuminate the condition."
At a press conference at his Rainbow/Push headquarters, Jackson insisted that the importation of guns and drugs from outside Chicago – and the export of jobs out – elevated any remedy beyond being simply a city problem that could be tackled by more aggressive or intensive policing.
"You cannot police poverty. You cannot police broken dreams, you cannot police aspirations," said Jackson. "This cannot be dealt with on just a citywide level. We have drugs and guns coming in, and jobs going out. In most of the areas where these shootings are taking place, the unemployment rate is between 45% and 55%."
Jackson led a march of around 100 people through the South Side of Chicago to the park where 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot earlier this week. In January alone, 43 people were shot dead in Chicago, Obama's hometown, making it the deadliest January in the city for more than a decade.
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Sounds like he is losing if they have to bring Obama in....
Illuminate the condition? Does this guy know how stupid he sounds?
Yeah, come home to roost, Barry- Revvum Jesse Assjack done calt y’all home.
The messiah tour, please come to chi town your voice is needed here
Gee, sounds like Chicago is turning into Detroit.
Reverend, calm down. Obama’s gonna legalize 11 plus million illegal hispanic aliens very, very soon.
So, don’t worry ...they’ll be out of the shadows and all will be well.
“Gee, sounds like Chicago is turning into Detroit.’
Given time, every Rat infested city will be like Detroit. Sadly, the more the Rats run them into ruin, the stronger the Rat voter base becomes.
Lets cut to the chase...the headline should read: Jesse Jackson urges president to come to Chicago and bring money....Lots of it!!
Now just what in the heck is Obamas voice going to do about gang banging baby daddies Rev Jessie ‘Baby Daddy’ Jackson? You have been a gang banging extortionist for years. You handle it sport!
The Democrat party created this problem. It serves their purpose. It’s working perfectly. Why in the hell would they want to fix it. Jesse Jackson made millions off the rotting inner cities.
Sorry Jesse, you are just another useful idiot that helped get the pimp re-elected. Now, you can just go away and STFU while you watch the pimp enjoy his next 4 years of the high life.
What does he expect Obama to do? Ban guns even ‘harder’ than they’re already banned in Chicago?
We’re looking at a text book case of a liberal looking at the plainly visible truth of a situation (strict gun control laws don’t work) and failing to grasp the simple logic underlying it.
There’s no hope for these people.
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