Jesse Jackson Jr. The son's atonement for the father's "sins" (Clarence Thomas, high school)

[golfgod]

I've heard many knowledgeable people over the years say that J. Jackson Jr. is "nothing like his father", in terms of personal integrity, political outlook, and all around "aboveboardness". Some of that may be coming to fruition as WLS-ABC TV in Chicago is reporting that JJJr. may have been reporting back to the AUSA since at least last summer.

Also they're saying that some of his reporting back may go back to the summer of 2006 when he took a meeting with Blago fundraiser Rezko.

Great, now the race haters who have been painting the son as just another "poverty pimp" like his Dad, can go after him for being a "rat".

If this is true it'll be great to see the right wing stumble all over themselves trying to decide how to play this. It will be really funny if the two "cleanest" pols in Chicago turn out to a couple of brothers!

golfgod

[linicx]

Their will always be race haters and race baiters. JJJ appears to be a smart, young, black man who is above reproach. As this plays out on national television, we will soon find out if this is true. I am always hopeful for the best for our country.

[Moth]

He was a great football player in high school (St Albans). My school played his and he tore us up.

[zman0]

I don't understand how this is a problem for the right wing. Could you please clarify?

From what I see, Jesse Jackson Jr. is a smart young man who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Chicago politics have been crooked for years, and it looks like he is one of the few who ends up caught.

It's akin to the Nixon controversy: he did little different than previous administrations, but he's the one who got caught.

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Why do you choose to ass-u-me that right wingers are going to make it a point to find fault with a black man who may be "above board"?

That's the kind of thinking that strikes at the heart of what's wrong with America and politics. People ASSuming that the other political party devotes themselves to hate.

I can remember the left wing's attack on a prominent black judge up for nomination to the US Supreme Court and the lies that were used against him. How come left wingers don't take some accountability for that?

[backfist]

Originally Posted by Moth

He was a great football player in high school (St Albans). My school played his and he tore us up.

He's also a pretty good martial artist.

[Moth]

Originally Posted by backfist

He's also a pretty good martial artist.

Really? Glad I did not challenge him after he whupped our tails.

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by BLAZER PROPHET

Why do you choose to ass-u-me that right wingers are going to make it a point to find fault with a black man who may be "above board"?

That's the kind of thinking that strikes at the heart of what's wrong with America and politics. People ASSuming that the other political party devotes themselves to hate.

I can remember the left wing's attack on a prominent black judge up for nomination to the US Supreme Court and the lies that were used against him. How come left wingers don't take some accountability for that?

Clarence Thomas was a black judge, but he was hardly prominent. He had very little experience on the bench. He was nominated for the Supreme Court on ideological grounds alone. The "left," as you assert, had qualms against him on ideological, judicial and personal grounds.

[golfgod]

blazer prophet wrote;

I can remember the left wing's attack on a prominent black judge up for nomination to the US Supreme Court and the lies that were used against him.

I'll take issue with much of this sentence, since I'm guessing you're talking about Clarence Thomas.

1. He was not a "prominent" judge.

2. Define "lies". The two biggest "charges" against him were a "she said, he said" which is never going to proved/disproved, and the "porno rental" which was PROVEN, but after the Senate had confirmed him.

In anwer to the question posed about why I think the right is going to play this either way is because that is what they do. Any more than casual reading/listening to of the right wing pundits make this painfully obvious, except to those who swallow their line.

golfgod