Black History Month: "The Project" Day 16 (706 hits)
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We salute you Jesse Jackson...
When you think about it, there can be no better way to describe civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson as nothing more than a modern-day Jesse James of 19th-century fame. Whereas Jesse James made his fortune by robbing banks and was seen by some as America's Robin Hood, Jesse Jackson on the other hand, lines his organization's pockets by squeezing corporate America with threats of a boycott. This man is not very smart, and neither is corporate America - or so it seems.
One company to bow before the altar of Jackson is Toyota Motor Corporation USA, which announced a multi-billion dollar commitment to enhancing its in-house diversity programs. Do not get me wrong; I believe that diversity is good and even desirable in the workplace. It allows us to appreciate and celebrate the differences between us. But to threaten a boycott against a company the likes of Toyota for not kowtowing to a man that has clearly demonstrated he has no interests other than his own, is unacceptable - and there is no other way to describe it.
Jackson it seems, likes to shake down corporate America and has succeeded in getting bones thrown to him here and there from American automakers as well as from Wall Street and other organizations that Jackson has threatened to have the black community boycott over the years. The amounts have ranged from $20,000 or so to about $100,000. This one is by far the largest to date to his organization.
A while back, I got an e-mail that had a link to a site called "I'm A Bad American". In it was listed a number of truths its author realized and statements he made. One of them said: "I want to know in which church the Rev. Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution."
The black community comprises a portion of America's population that deserves our respect and every consideration. However, Jackson, as well as agitators within the "black community" such as Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan and a few minor players here and there are in fact guilty of holding back and limiting the potential of these fine people.
What doesn't make sense about Toyota buckling in to Jesse Jackson is the fact that Jackson and his organizations have been increasingly viewed as using boycotts as a means of shaking down targeted companies. Besides, what good would a boycott of Toyota by Black America accomplish? The overwhelming majority of black Americans I see and know drive domestics cars manufactured by the Big three - GM, Ford and Chrysler. I'm sure if Toyota were to release demographics regarding sales in the USA, you'd find the majority of their buyers were either White or of Asian descent.
What's more, Jackson seems to have a hard time keeping his own house in order. If you will remember, there was the disclosure within the past that Jackson had fathered a child with a mistress he had been having on the side for a couple of years, and that he spent $40,000 from organizational coffers to pay for her relocation to California. Maybe that's the real reason he squeezed Toyota - to recoup the money he spent moving his now ex-mistress back home. I remember the media having a field day with that. There was even a MasterCard® photo ad made that circulated on the Internet regarding that. Granted, it was a spoof, but it was very funny in many regards.
As for Jackson's spending $40,000 to relocate his mistress, all I can ask is this: For a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, you have to wonder about the legality of that move. Plus, if he's pulled that one off, what other ones has he done that we don't know about?
It seems to me that now would be a good time for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to do a deep audit of any and all organizations connected with Jesse Jackson and determine whether or not they are violating the rules pertaining to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. If they are in violation of the rules and privileges afforded them, then the officers of these outfits - including Jackson, should be put on trial and if convicted, punished to the fullest extent of the law. At that point, Jesse could be like his good buddy Al Sharpton, who spent 90 days in jail for his role in the protest at Vieques, Puerto Rico back in the spring.
For those who think Jackson is a leader, think again. Leaders inspire their followers to greater heights within themselves they never before realized. Jackson, like Sharpton and Farrakhan, seek to keep people down in order to hold them under their collective thumb. Regardless of how you look at it, Jackson is a bottom feeder in every sense of the word. He is in it only for himself, despite his protests and statements to the contrary. The sooner Black America realizes that, the better off it will be.
Here's hoping that all of America - and not just the African-American element of the population will wise up to the true colors of Jesse Jackson and cast him out as the pariah he has shown himself to be. As far as I'm concerned, the sooner, the better.
Thank you, Jesse Jackson, for giving the black community a good name.
It's not easy finding a mugshot for Jesse Jackson, or is it?
Mugshot time...
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Submitted by digdug (user info) at 2006-02-23 11:17:49 EST (#)
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I've shaken hands with Jesse Jackson. He's a douche. His central theme is that for "200 years the black man was made a slave therefore the Congress of today needs to give the black man some o' that dolla dolla bill."
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-02-23 11:14:37 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2006-02-23 10:56:30 (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-02-23 08:52:30 (#)
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There is no way the IRS would go after Jesse Jackson, or his organization.
Too much fucking politics.
Sort of like why the police would never go after the VP after he shoots a man?
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I am pretty sure anyone on that ranch would have gotten away with it. It seems pretty high end, and as long as nobody was killed or presses charges I think the sheriff would have stayed out of it.
For the record I am sure cheney was loaded.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2006-02-23 10:56:30 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-02-23 08:52:30 (#)
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There is no way the IRS would go after Jesse Jackson, or his organization.
Too much fucking politics.
Sort of like why the police would never go after the VP after he shoots a man?
Submitted by FATMANTPK (user info) at 2006-02-23 09:12:45 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-02-23 08:52:30 (#)
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There is no way the IRS would go after Jesse Jackson, or his organization.
Too much fucking politics.
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Sad but true
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-02-23 08:52:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
There is no way the IRS would go after Jesse Jackson, or his organization.
Too much fucking politics.