Larry says:
I strongly feel that Jesse Jackson is one of the, if not the, largest
bigot in America today. He's a reverse racist, a black who hates
whites. Louis Farrakhan is another one right up there with Jackson.
The KKK's hatred probably pales in comparison.

Having lived most of my life in the Chicagoland area I learned a
dislike for JJ early on. He is about the most self serving person you
can imagine. So it's especially hard to defend him but in this case I
guess I will.

His statement about his feeling safer if a white person was walking
behind him instead of a black person was not exclusive. I doubt he
lost any following because of it because the feeling is shared by many
black people. Just look at the statistics concerning who does the
crime in black neighborhoods and, then of course, it's obvious.

There was more to that JJ speech which had a lot to do with his
disappointment with the way blacks treated blacks, which was the point
of his statement. I believe this is one of the few things I can agree
with in his agenda. Not an overt racist like Louis Farrakhan who would
like to destroy all white people, but instead a politician who doesn't
care if his votes are black or white. He's actually pretty careful not
to antagonize most of the time.

dennis
in nca