Way to stick it to The Ma-- hang on
Oh, that wacky Darmon Thornton.
Jesse Jackson doesn't speak for all black Americans, and many blacks (including myself) are fed up with his fraudulence.A new group is kicking it up a notch by suing him.
This new group he speaks of "includes a former head of the Kentucky Republican Party," and the suit was actually "filed on behalf of the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny."
BOND's statements about themselves:
BOND Mission Statement
“Rebuilding the Family By Rebuilding the Man”BOND Vision Statement
To Help Men and their Families, Particularly in Major Urban Areas find Spiritual and Personal Freedom through our Personal Development Programs and Community Outreach and Renewal Efforts.
And here I thought I got wacky with the random caps. Silly me.
Anyone wants to translate those into English, please feel free.
Oh, and that new group? They call themselves "African Americans Against Exploitation." Again, I cannot satirize material like this. It's like kicking a puppy.
BOND, according to their FAQs page, isn't new:
Q: How long has BOND been around?A: Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, the Founder and President of the organization, started BOND twelve years ago. At that time, the purpose of the organization was to help black men, as they have had disproportionate problems since giving up their position as leaders in their families years ago. However, all races and both sexes were drawn to BOND as the problems encountered by the black man were and are common to all people. Now the organization is open to men and women of all races and ages.
Uh-huh. And the last white guy to get shot by the NYPD because they mistook a wallet for a gun would have been. . . sorry. Couldn't resist.
Darmon's post, incidentally, was titled, "Hit Him Where It Hurts."
And here I thought I was immature and needlessly hostile. Silly me.
Bonus Round: Daniel T. Griswold on Immigration Politics on National Review Online:
Second, Hispanics are "up for grabs" politically. Despite their Democratic leanings, they are not monolithic the way black voters unfortunately are.
I'm certain Darmon sent a note informing Mr. Griswold and the editors of the National Review of black Americans' un-monolithicness.
Bonus Round (extended): From the July 9, 2002 O'Reilly Factor transcript linked in Darmon's entry:
WALTER FIELDS, THENORTHSTARNETWORK.COM: Well, I think the lawsuit's a little silly. It's akin to me suing the Christian Coalition, that, as a Christian, I don't believe they represent my views. So I think the lawsuit on face value is a little silly.On the larger question of credibility of black leadership, perception is everything in politics. Jesse Jackson is perceived to be a leader, not just a black leader, mind you. Jesse Jackson got 30 percent of the vote in 1988 in the Democratic primary. So there's a question of whether or not Jesse Jackson has ever described himself as a black leader.
Clearly, if this group has issues with Reverend Jackson's leadership, it has every right certainly to criticize Reverend Jackson, but to file a lawsuit on this basis, in my opinion, is very frivolous.
Darn. Guess I don't have to satirize this particular piece of stupidity after all.
Update: edit for clarity. Where "clarity" means "so it maybe makes sense this time."
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as they have had disproportionate problems since giving up their position as leaders in their families years ago.
Is this "giving up" like they (err, we, err, I) gave it away to someone or something else or is it "giving up" like "this sounds like too much work, a nigga cain't have a job?"
or am I just confused?
Again.
Posted by: Jason | November 22, 2002 1:29 PM
I think it ties into the emasculation thing, and the hemi-demi-semi-matriarchal structure of Black families going back to slavery.
Or something.
Posted by: Aaron | November 22, 2002 1:36 PM
"fraudulence"?
just because a word is theoretically possible, doesn't mean it should be allowed to exist. for a second there, i thought he was trying to say jesse had a problem with gas.
jesse certainly has scored a lot of hate points over the years from all four directions, but i think it's no more than any political/public figure [especially an african-american one] would experience for sticking their neck out as far as he does. i find it interesting that various people, of various colors, are disappointed by his seeming opportunism and grandstanding, when that's his job. "that's what he does! THAT'S ALL HE DOES!!" [--reese, "terminator"] as for the much-debated "H" word thing...well, it did put me off i admit, but then i have heard far worse from the other side of the volleyball net. i can see how some people had to stop listening to him after that, but the fact remains he kept on having worthwhile things to say that no one else was saying. [after all, i still read jack kerouac, and he went and used the "F" word in several drunken interviews...]
also, i have a soft spot in my heart for the happy-go-lucky days of the rainbow coalition. remember those days? remember when we all started thinking for a few minutes that we might be able to move forward together? before the empire struck back and it was, like, the 1950's again?
or maybe it's worse than the 50's now. at least it seems like it on my bad days. anyway, i don't look to jesse for leadership any more, but i think he's slightly more substantial than a mere "celebrity don't".
Posted by: fertile_jim aka r@d@r | November 22, 2002 2:51 PM
Theoretically possible?
Not to be pedantic, but, ehm. Fraudulence is listed in the dictionary and all.
Or am I missing the point that you just think it's a stupid word?
Posted by: VASpider | November 22, 2002 3:23 PM
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has numbers on Jesse's standing in the black community. Without the PDF open in front of me, I can remember that tn 2000 their poll pegged his standing at 83 percent positive standing vs. about 9 percent negative. From the numbers (around 850 African-Americans surveyed between mid-September and mid-October 2002), it's down to about 59 percent positive vs. 25 percent negative. Of course, he polled far less popularly among the general population, with his positives/negatives above water in '00, but upside down by '02.
The extramarital-affair flap, "Shakedown"-mania and the "Barbershop" flap have all been factors, but they don't appear to have a majority of black folks kicking Jesse to the curb yet.
Fo' shizzle, my nizzle.
Posted by: George | November 22, 2002 7:21 PM
I truly believe dat I speaks fo evry brotha out there when I says, Kill da white man! I know it will not be admitted to here in this forum but, you all know! Deep down in your hearts, who is it you feel the MOST hatred toward? mmmmm....whitey? Of course ma fellow negros! Stand up and be proud of your thoughts and feelings! Be proud of who you are and don't waste your lifetime pretending to be Whitey's uppity-negro! Our day is coming! It even says so in the Bible if you can read between the lines. It says plain and simply, dat a swarm of locusts shall descend upon the Earth and eat whitey's ass up! (Revelations 9:3-7).
I sure do hates whitey...jus like God do. I feel good in my hatred of da white mans. An I knows it is what God wants for all us brothas.
Now you go and git whitey! Go on! Beat him down and make him pay! I'm gonna go and gits me a white woman tonight and you can reach me down at the crack house on 3rd and Beauregard around 5pm. Until next time ma brothas...
Rev. Git Whitey
Posted by: Kill Whitey | January 31, 2003 11:56 AM
I like pie. Especially peach pie.
Posted by: hanne | January 31, 2003 12:51 PM
I really like chocolate pie and butterscotch pie too. Oh and apple.
I'm *so* with you Hanne.
Posted by: Michelle | January 31, 2003 1:58 PM
Oooh, butterscotch pie!
Posted by: hanne | January 31, 2003 2:06 PM
I'm going to have to take a controversial position here and state that I also like cake.
Specifically, chocolate drippy cake. I need to steal that recipie from my mom.
Posted by: VASpider | January 31, 2003 5:50 PM
There are also things to be said for both chocolate mousse and bread pudding with bourbon sauce.
Many of them should be said at Scarlet Letters.
Posted by: garrity | January 31, 2003 7:05 PM
Garrity, if you come on over-a-my-house, I'll give you a bread pudding and bourbon sauce massage.
And then I'll lick it off.
But don't worry, I'll share.
Posted by: hanne | January 31, 2003 8:13 PM
Hanne, love, after four days of having my brains squeezed by boring elder statesmen of academe, I'm terribly sorry and embarassed to say that if you did so, all you'd get for our trouble is a lot of sugary dessert topping . . . I'd probably fall asleep, assuming you allowed me to remain horizontal.
After a few years of sleep, I'll come back to that offer to give it the lustful attention it rightfully deserves.
Or perhaps you could simply tie me upright.
(Ooooh -- lookie! The trolls are touching themselves!)
Posted by: garrity | February 4, 2003 8:26 PM