2-J’s has passed.
Reverend Jesse Jackson, aged 84, died Tuesday morning according to his family:
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.” {link}
Jackson is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, whom he married in 1962, and six children. Jackson ran for president twice, both times as a Democrat, placing third for the party’s nomination in 1984 and second in 1988, marking the most successful presidential runs of any Black candidate prior to Barack Obama’s two decades later.
Wow. I had an interaction with that man in the 1970’s that I will never forget and I thought I wouldn’t say anything the day of – just the comments here nail who he was.
Another in a long line of race baiters.
Don’t wish death on anyone, but impossible to not note that with his passing our country is demonstrably less corrupt
Made a lot of money creating hate.
Jesse did not like Barack Obama, apparently. One of the nicest things that I can say about him.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Vote2008/story?id=5346657&page=1
Only because Obama was what he was _trying_ to become, and robbed JJ of his “rightful” due… I’ll never forget Rush Limbaugh’s parody song, Barack the Magic Negro…
RIP Rush.
Today marks 5 years since his death.
Thanks for that noted date. ‘el Rushbo’, the one and only.
Thank you. Rush is greatly missed. My brother, who just passed, redpilled me in my early twenties, encouraged me to listen to him. A fond memory of both men!
And don’t forget Rush’s parody of Sharpton and Jackson, “The Justice Brothers” selling broadcast insurance. “We back you up if you run off at the mouth.”
Sung by “Revrend” Al….with the ever present bull horn.
The only thing I will remember fondly about Jessie Jackson would be for his 1984 pres campaign bumper sticker that said: “Run Jesse Run.” The campaign strategy back-fired when everyone was putting them on the front bumper of their vehicles!
There was a joke about a question asked of Jessie in the early 80’s when Lebanon was a pit of vipers.
A reporter asked him about Beirut and Jessies’ response was……
“He was a petty good ball player, but I think Hank Aaron was better.”
He could shake them down better anyone.
I remember when he warned…
“Stay away from the Bushes. Don’t go near the Bushes!”
It was funny and true!
America, stay out the Bushes!
He made big bank on grifting off Wall St by threatening sundry actions. He wasn’t as bad as Sharpton who now thinks he is King of All Blacks.
Sharpton is the worst of the worst. Makes Jesse look like a saint, and we know that ain’t gonna happen.
My favorite Black American Presidential candidate along with Dr Ben Carson.
My favorite Black American woman Vice Presidential candidate Ezola Foster
Many will say Lord, Lord!…fake Rev but real race hustler!
You nailed it. I don’t believe for one (1) second that man is in heaven.
To quote Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar and his remark about the funeral of a political rival:
“I will not attend it, but of course I approve.”
My favorite is “he was a self made man, and he worshiped his creator.”
My Mother had to deal with this extortionist face-to-face in the Cleveland Field Office of the FBI. She despised him, having proclaimed himself important because he happened to be near Martin Luther King when James Earl Ray a**a**inated him.
She told me he made Her cringe when he gave Her his Stink Eye and declaring: “ I watn my Thivil Righth.
If James Earl Ray did it. I lean slightly to patsy on that one.
Jesse Jackson is dead.
I’m having some coffee, and a big ol slice o pie.
I live in North Carolina. I met a retired Greensboro policeman. He told me that one of the highlights of his career was arresting Jesse Jackson and other students from North Carolina A&T University for conducting sit ins at city Council meetings in the 1960’s.
It’s still brought a smile to his face all these decades later, remembering it.
A retired FBI agent who began his career under J Edgar Hoover’s leadership told about a meeting with Jesse Jackson in the 1980’s. Jackson had been complaining about racism in federal law enforcement.
The FBI leadership spoke at length with Jackson about his concerns. They briefed him about all the initiatives the agency had underway to make sure that the FBI was fair and impartial in its enforcement of the law, regardless of race.
He said Jackson seemed very impressed, very cordial, asked intelligent questions and seemed to satisfied with the answers he received.
After the meeting concluded, Jackson left the building and spoke to a throng of reporters. He ranted and raved and repeated his complaints, and blasted the FBI. He didn’t say anything about what had been discussed in the meeting. It was as if it never happened at all.
The agent said, it was then he knew exactly what sort of a man Jesse Jackson really was.
I don’t recall the title of the book, but I think it might have been “a G man’s journal“ by Buck Revelle
Good riddance to this race hustler piece of trash.
“Fresh out of high school, I was invited to go to Chicago and help with the freedom schools there…one of them. It was a powerful time with Martin Luther King and his cohorts in the city. Jesse Jackson was working in the city doing his own program called Operation Bread Basket. His name was on everyone’s lips. I stayed with a bunch of white volunteers down in the middle of it all, and such was the atmosphere that we felt protected at all times. The point of the visitation and the non-violent marches was to show America the issue of blacks walking into white neighborhoods and demanding their rights to move into better housing than they were allowed on the blocks reserved for black people.
I only signed up to teach in a storefront school, which was very enlightening, but I got pressured to attend at least one march… not my thing. But I went, and it turned out to be the worst. The friend who had invited me lost her car to fire, and we could have lost our lives as bricks, rocks, and Molotov cocktails flew through the air. We were arm in arm, about seven abreast, going down the middle of the street. Those things started flying, and I ducked. A lady next to me pulled me back up and said not to do that. I told her she was crazy. The nice thing that happened was that gang members jumped up and knocked those things out of the way as much as they could.
Martin Luther King said that it was far worse than anything he had experienced in the South.
It was far worse than anything I had experienced in any place in the black neighborhood. We were even required to go to the homes where the children were and talk to their parents. No animosity or anger there. My point in all this is that I saw and met a lot of black leaders, but I never saw Jesse Jackson, and we all knew who he was and didn’t think much of his political distancing—end of the story. But thank you, Sundance, for posting this here. He sure tried to break through the barriers, and there’s always a lot more going on with an individual man than meets the eye.”
Hell is such a bad place for eternity, I didn’t care much for him, but at this point it is sad to know another human being will be spending forever in torment. It is his choice he chose it. still sad!
He did his job. He cultivated hatred as much as he could in his lifetime. And now Old Scratch has called him home.
Jesse Jackson was an accessory in MLK’s murder.
I’ve also heard that from some good Black friends!! Jesse was one of the group who set MLK up on the porch in the right position to be shot!
Izakly!
how did the assassin (whoever it was) get so lucky to be in the right position at the right time to take the shot?
(JFK’s motorcade route was published in the paper the day before, so plausible acceptance for Oswald’s position – which led to numerous commentators wondering who changed the motorcade route. For many years, I didn’t understand why that was significant until I visited Dealey Plaza, stood on the corner of Main and Houston, OF COURSE! the motorcade SHOULD have continued STRAIGHT on Main – howinhell does a Presidential motorcade make such stupid out-of-the-way turns? I’ve wondered if JFK’s last thought was, “WTF is with these turns? “)
Whta was JJ’s reward? Inherit MLK’s mantle of leadership. Note how the FBI left JJ alone, hmmm
Now saying what I just did, if you read that 20 years ago you would’a thought I was a kooky wing nut – but you’re not saying that now – are you?!
forgot to add: it’s been known forever after, MLK’s room was switched — just like the motorcade route
I couldn’t understand more than 50% of what he said. His accent plus his poor diction made him unintelligible a lot of the time.
He was a shakedown artist. And he was a bigger phony preacher than Elmer Gantry.
Jackson (Rainbow Coalition) was the biz model for the CFPB, which we all know is a giant shakedown slushfund.
If I remember correctly, JJ was the one who pushed the divisive term “African-American” on us in the 70s.
Read through a number of posts….there seems to be a theme here.
Just sayin
POS in my opion
Jesse Jackson praises Trump in 1998 for his cooperation with and commitment to African-Americans, esp in his construction-companies (3 minutes video).
I heard Jesse Jackson speak to a class of 20-30 students at Metro State College in Denver, Co in the late 70s or early 80s. He thought that the test to become a fireman was unfair because an insufficient number of blacks were able to pass it. I said that blacks, whites and Hispanics had all been able to pass the test so maybe the ones who passed just studied harder than the blacks (whites & Hispanics) who were unable to pass it. His response to me was to call me a racist!
An inveterate liar and race baiter. Most legacy media from the 70s and 80s cut their bones shilling for him…
The Reverend Jack-snnnnnnn.
Nil nisi bonum….about race hustlers.
He was a powerful speaker in his early days, preaching dignity, self respect, and reliance. He was a man one took note of.
Unfortunately, Mr. Jackson went the way of a long list of crusaders before him, who started out with what seemed a righteous and noble cause, but succumbed to the greed and avarice of a universally deceitful enterprise. After his runs for president ended, he became know for providing his “Rent a Riot” business, which he eventually moved on from to establish the Rainbow Coalition.
Wille Nelson: Started out with dreams and the plans of a wise man, ended up with the heartaches of a fool.
There, but for the grace of God, we all go.
I believe Jesse was altruistic when he started out but like so many before him, he was swallowed by the beast.
RIP Mr. Jackson