-Caveat Lector- [Geeze. Not that I condone his shit (cuz I DON'T, and I ain't no hyprocrit), ...but REALLY, "today," shouldn't he be granted the same "sanctions," or, "allowances" as would any in the "Lime Light," circa, 2001? I mean, CommON!?! --MS} <http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/26/politics/26JACK.html?searchpv=nytToday> March 26, 2001 Despite Emboldened Critics, Jesse Jackson Isn't Yielding By PAM BELLUCK, and Steve Kagan The New York Times CHICAGO, March 25 ó The Rev. Jesse Jackson could not have picked a better place to make his point. It was a high school basketball championship game at the United Center, the huge arena where the Chicago Bulls usually play, and it was packed to the rafters. When Mr. Jackson arrived unannounced to take a courtside seat, the crowd's reaction was explosive. There was thunderous applause, scattered standing ovations, teenagers squealing and whooping. Throughout the game, people embraced him, slapped his back or asked for autographs. "Do you see people reacting to me adversely tonight?" Mr. Jackson asked. "Do you see how the people are responding?" Mr. Jackson's point was obvious: that despite his recent round of troubles ó from the disclosure in January that he had fathered a child during an extramarital affair to questions about the way he raises money for his nonprofit groups ó his popularity was as strong as ever. But while Mr. Jackson's fans and allies here and elsewhere clearly remain committed, it is equally clear that he is enduring the rockiest episode of his four decades in public life. Longtime conservative opponents have been energized, filing complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission over the financial practices of Mr. Jackson's organizations. Ambitious members of the black clergy have begun suggesting publicly that Mr. Jackson's role as the nation's pre-eminent African-American figure is on the wane and that the time is right for a new generation of leadership. And a spate of newspaper articles and columns, concentrating mostly on the fact that Mr. Jackson's groups accept money from corporations he criticizes, have forced him to spend time defending his operation. "He's going through, without a doubt, the deepest valley he has gone through," said Marshall Frady, the author of several biographies, including one of Mr. Jackson. "Among the conventional power estate, I assume a number who have kind of accommodated him, indulged him and abided him will see this as a marvelous opportunity to get him out of their hair," Mr. Frady said. The disclosures come at a time of great paradox for Mr. Jackson, 59. In some ways he is now a more respected member of the establishment than ever before. When Bill Clinton was president, he was a special envoy to Africa and persuaded Mr. Clinton and others to sign on to his antipoverty campaign. Mr. Jackson was also a high-profile counselor to Mr. Clinton when the president's affair with a White House intern became public and led to his impeachment. And for the last several years, Mr. Jackson has been holding conventions on Wall Street to persuade hundreds of business leaders to invest in minority businesses. Yet at the same time, Mr. Jackson's political luster has dimmed considerably from 1984 and 1988, when he made bids for the presidency. At last summer's Democratic National Convention, he was sidelined during the prime-time events. Among blacks, the attitudes toward Mr. Jackson seem just as contradictory, if not more so. Some civil rights leaders, like the Rev. Al Sharpton, suggest he has become too caught up in the political mainstream, while some black ministers believe he is still too much of an outsider. Even before Mr. Jackson's recent troubles, a group of 20 lesser-known black ministers, veering away from Mr. Jackson's drumbeat of criticism of President Bush, wrote to Mr. Bush to congratulate him on his victory. Last week the same group embraced Mr. Bush's proposal to give religious organizations more access to federal money. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! 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