Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton

elSicomoro · 12-28-2002, 02:06 PM

As I noted here, Sharpton seems to be toning down the rhetoric. As far as Jesse, he earned massive brownie points IMO for helping to get those POW's out of Yugoslavia. But I don't think Jesse will run for political office again; his best chance was probably '92...I think his son (currently a Congressman from South Chicago) is ready to take the mantle. I think he's still very relevant in the departments of civil rights and working for unity; however, I also think that he needs to pick and choose his battles better (e.g. the students that were suspended in Decatur, IL a few years back).

Saddam, with all due respect to Allah, you might need to call the Vatican.

12-28-2002, 02:06 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	As I noted here, Sharpton seems to be toning down the rhetoric. As far as Jesse, he earned massive brownie points IMO for helping to get those POW's out of Yugoslavia. But I don't think Jesse will run for political office again; his best chance was probably '92...I think his son (currently a Congressman from South Chicago) is ready to take the mantle. I think he's still very relevant in the departments of civil rights and working for unity; however, I also think that he needs to pick and choose his battles better (e.g. the students that were suspended in Decatur, IL a few years back). Saddam, with all due respect to Allah, you might need to call the Vatican.

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