I was leaning toward Jackson, but although he has a lot more credibility among white people, I'm not sure who black people respect more. I wouldn't be surprised if Sharpton's confrontationality(?) doesn't carry more weight than Jackson's occasional appeals for forgiveness.
Neither is a priest, so they don't have the power to forgive!
Now, if I had to choose which would bless or pray for me?
Jackson, easily.
I don't think he got the credit he deserved from the Conservative/Pro-life community when he went down to be with the Schindler family during the Terri Schiavo starving. He did this despite it being vastly unpopular with Liberals and all the media coverage was intensely unfavorable to any on her family's side. Yet, he did it anyway. The hugs he shared with them and the emotion on his face when he was with them were as real and genuine as anything I've ever seen and I'll never forget it.
I think that if a white person wants to participate in the race debate, he should have interacted socially (not by playing sports, however) with a regular (i.e. non-law grad or similar) black person, 1 on 1, for at least 1 hour...at some point in his life. I doubt if Imus has done this.
It's instructive to compare the Imus story, getting so much attention in the media, with another story, that doesn't appear to be as popular as it was a year ago when it was getting Imus levels of attention for some mysterious reason.
I've heard several people close to the situations say Jackson is superior / inspired in a pastoral role. Maybe he sold out his true calling for the pottage of money and race power.
My recollection is that the Rev. Jesse was a pretty positive force in the 1970s, when he concentrated on preaching black self-improvement: stay in school, don't do drugs, that kind of thing.
My favorite Rev. Al story is that civil rights leaders sent the very young Rev. to meet with James Brown, Soul Brother Number One, to persuade the singer to give up his straightened hair-do and switch to an Afro. Instead, the Hardest Working Man in Showbiz wowed the young Al, who ever since has had a processed conk in tribute.
Jesse Jackson's powers are definitely stronger; after all, he is the emperor of all black people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with rast. Sharpton's powers cannot possibly compare to those of the Supreme Ultimate Rainbow Warrior.
ReplyDeleteI was leaning toward Jackson, but although he has a lot more credibility among white people, I'm not sure who black people respect more. I wouldn't be surprised if Sharpton's confrontationality(?) doesn't carry more weight than Jackson's occasional appeals for forgiveness.
ReplyDeleteNeither is a priest, so they don't have the power to forgive!
ReplyDeleteNow, if I had to choose which would bless or pray for me?
Jackson, easily.
I don't think he got the credit he deserved from the Conservative/Pro-life community when he went down to be with the Schindler family during the Terri Schiavo starving. He did this despite it being vastly unpopular with Liberals and all the media coverage was intensely unfavorable to any on her family's side. Yet, he did it anyway. The hugs he shared with them and the emotion on his face when he was with them were as real and genuine as anything I've ever seen and I'll never forget it.
Forget absolution, your son should be asking for an Anheuser Busch distribution deal! You gotta go to Jackson for that one.
ReplyDeleteWhat if Michael Jackson is willing to forgive you?
ReplyDeleteDon't blaspheme: only the MLK above can forgive sins.
ReplyDeleteJackson rushing to get in front of a bunch of cameras, yeah he must have really felt the goodness stir inside him, Luke.
ReplyDeleteJesus, you are gullible.
Walter Williams' forgiveness is all I need.
ReplyDeleteThe Messiah of the Windy City may be the only true source of absolution in this crazy, mixed-up world of ours.
ReplyDeleteI think that if a white person wants to participate in the race debate, he should have interacted socially (not by playing sports, however) with a regular (i.e. non-law grad or similar) black person, 1 on 1, for at least 1 hour...at some point in his life. I doubt if Imus has done this.
ReplyDeleteHell, anonymous, I screwed several black women. One was a secretary, another a lawyer, ande another... hell I don't even know.
ReplyDeleteDoes that qualify me, dimwit?
A reader wrote about Mr. Walter E. Williams forgiveness.
ReplyDeleteHere it is:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/gift.html
It's instructive to compare the Imus story, getting so much attention in the media, with another story, that doesn't appear to be as popular as it was a year ago when it was getting Imus levels of attention for some mysterious reason.
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I've heard several people close to the situations say Jackson is superior / inspired in a pastoral role. Maybe he sold out his true calling for the pottage of money and race power.
ReplyDeleteHow sad, if so.
My recollection is that the Rev. Jesse was a pretty positive force in the 1970s, when he concentrated on preaching black self-improvement: stay in school, don't do drugs, that kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Rev. Al story is that civil rights leaders sent the very young Rev. to meet with James Brown, Soul Brother Number One, to persuade the singer to give up his straightened hair-do and switch to an Afro. Instead, the Hardest Working Man in Showbiz wowed the young Al, who ever since has had a processed conk in tribute.