Tell me if anyone saw the exerpt from the Fox interview with Jesse Jackson. Apparently, he was a little too anxious for the commercial break, thinking his mic was off, he said the most hateful, inappropriate thing about Sen. Obama. He said, "I'd like to cut his nuts off". What type of crap is that? It makes me ashamed to be a member of Operation Push/Rainbow Coalition. We tend to overlook/forgive the indiscretions of our political "leaders". But this one takes the cake. At least for me it does. Does this mean, I don't mind infidelity, NO. It's sad to say but cheating has been far more commonplace than hateful rhetoric. Words can last a lifetime. In saying what he said, Rev. Jesse Jackson brings back to mind, all the other BS he's been caught up in. The same thing goes for former President Bill Clinton. In the wake of his wife's campaign trail, and controversial activities within her camp, Bill returned to stirring up a little more controvery himself. Now, even though no one can ever forget his statement, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman", his recent choices blemishes his credibility even more. On the flip side, they are all only human. We have standards, set forth in this country, of which these people have "earned" the title "leader", that
NO ONE follows.
We are blindly walking into a world of hedonism and complacency. In saying all this, we have to remember where we stand in this country, in this digital era. We truly have the power to make a change. We spend time flirting and playing games online. Why not take a moment to address the real issues. Remember, the pen (in this case, the keyboard) is mightier than the sword. Don't be scared. I'm not.
