Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Jesse Jackson and The Emergency Manager Law

For the first time in his personal history, the Reverand Jesse Jackson is taking an interest in Michigan municipalities.  The Reverand is convinced that the Michigan Emergency Manager law is racist because it targets municipalities that may be governed by Blacks.  No municipality, whether it be ruled by Blacks, Whites or little cheese eating men from the Moon, is immune from fiscal problems.  When the fiscal problems become chronic, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY of the state government to step in and do something about its delinquent subdivision.  The rest of Michigan cannot afford to allow cities, school districts, and other taxing jurisdictions to run amok and act as if they were islands instead of a constitutional subdivisions of the State of Michigan.  If Detroit goes into bankruptcy, it will have implications for every citizen of the state, be they Red, Black, Brown, White, or little cheese eating men from the Moon.  Why wouldn't the Rev be slightly concerned with the economic plight of Blacks across the state, say, in Kalamazoo?  The last time he was in Michigan, he attended a "green jobs" rally sponsored by the UAW.  The Rev was so committed to the cause of "green jobs" that he attended in his fuel gulping Escalade.  This was the same phony who counseled President Clinton during his difficulties, stopping only briefly to knock up a staffer.  A lot of Catholic priests have paid the price for such despicable behavior, but good ol' Jesse just keeps rolling along. God sure must have a sense of humor.
This is simply one more tragic character who has been passed up and passed over by time.  As the population of our nation grows darker in its composition, Rev. Jackson will continue to lose relevancy, if he isn't totally irrelevant already.  One of these days when he slaps the race card on the table, some brave soul is going to tell him to try looking in the mirror.
Of course, some of us will never forget "Hymie Town".

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