‘Unity amidst diversity’ [or Jesse Jackson gets "Freeped"]

The State News (Michigan State student newspaper) ^ | Sept. 16, 2002 | Tara May

[Pagey]

Jackson, a civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Inc., was greeted with a standing ovation..."

That's supposed to say "Jesse Jackball, a true Civil Rights MIS-LEADER".Let's keep the facts straight now, O.K.?

[End The Hypocrisy]

According to the Washington Times, Jackson's event was poorly attended:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020916-78725174.htm

"EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson yesterday told about 600 Michigan State University students that America's democracy was 37 years old, not 225... [snip] The event here was poorly attended after student organizers predicted a crowd of 6,000. The group provided 2,000 free tickets to students and booked the arena area of the center, which has a capacity of 15,000."

[Steve_Seattle]

It is frightening that people like Justin Ko-moron-i are entering the communications world. The guy is pathetic. I saw Jesse Jackson speak at Seattle University about 30 years ago, and the idea I would set my children on my knee to talk about that is ludicrous.

[eureka!]

Understood. Je$$e is a disgrace. Oh well, at least he isn't what he was...

[Ciexyz]

Only 600 attendees? Yuk, yuk, that's damn pathetic. Cheers to the other students who exercised their famous MSU brainpower and stayed away.

[stainlessbanner]

“Jackson is a left-wing extremist who took money to advance civil rights but used it to pay for his illegitimate child

Somebody got it right!

[stainlessbanner]

Finance sophomore Christina Davis said Jackson’s personal life should be kept completely separate from his politics.
“It has nothing to do with the issues,” she said.

Dear young Ms. Davis - ones personal life is a reflection of character!

[spintreebob]

Re: "Unity and diversity" Indira Pierce said she had planned to put Jackson’s advice into practice sooner rather than later, since she was just elected vice president of Mason Hall Black Caucus. “We want to gather ideas and information on how to make black America better for students,” the communication freshman said.

How does this advance either unity or diversity? Why not ALL America for EVERYONE? If I were a racist bigot, wouldn't she want to make me better?

[NorCoGOP]

“It has nothing to do with the issues,” she said. “Just because you are on TV doesn’t mean that everyone should know your personal life.”

So, a "man of the cloth"'s personal life has nothing to do with his "issues"?

Do you REALLY believe leaders who entire public life versus his private life can be stated "Do as I say, not as I do?"

Is that what you want from a "leader"?

Things like "character", "integrity", and "values" have nothing to do with leadership then. Gee, was I brought up wrong....

[mafree]

Jackson ended his presentation with a message for students to take home. He led a chant, saying: “Give peace a chance. Keep hope alive.”

Jesse was really saying "Keep the hope alive that some coed here will give me a piece." (Somebody on this thread had to do it)

[What Is Ain't]

LOL! Well done.

Why doesn't Jesse bring some honesty to his spiel?

"Keep Hate Alive" more accurately represents Jesse's modern day view.