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<!--webbot bot="HTMLMarkup" endspan --> </p> <div align="left" style="width: 586; height: 1809"> <div align="center"> <p> </p> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><b><font size="5">Defending Jesse: Why is everybody always picking on him</font></b> <p>By Mario Giardiello<a href="mailto:mario@politicalusa.com"><br> mario@politicalusa.com</a></p> <p>2/16/2001</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font lang="0" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" size="2" PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SCRIPT" BACK="#ffffff"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;background:white"><o:p> </span></font> </p> </div> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="73%" valign="top">The big news is, once again, the personal life of Rev. Jesse Jackson. And once again, it is a supermarket tabloid breaking the "news" that Jackson has had an affair outside his marriage. <p>Now, I'm not ready to cast stones at Jesse Jackson, but I'm not saying he is a good husband or Christian either. What I do know is he is one of the leading figures in this country in defending and promoting black rights and the rights of the disadvantaged.. </p> <p>And who is it that is bashing this great civil right leader? The National Enquirer which offered $25,000 for the story. All of a sudden the National Enquirer has become the voice of reason. The only people who now apparently view them as reputable are the right wing attack squads. These rich white men of the conservative movement are only looking to undermine the liberal ideals of this Democratic nation. </p> <p>And why don't we hear about Conservative infidelities? It is not because there are too few examples. One only need look to Newt Gingrich or Bob Livingston to understand this party's hypocrisy. They were certainly not paragons of family values. </p> <p>It is time for the Republican Party to grow up, get out of our bedrooms, and start focusing on the issues. But it's the same old story from the Grand Old Party. When you are losing on the issues, get personal.</p> <p>As the founder of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), Jesse Jackson has done more to empower blacks than any other figure in today's political arena. </p> <p>He works with high achieving students to persuade them to volunteer. He has been involved with churches to get them involved in their communities. He has initiated programs in the community to foster economic growth. And his is the leading defender of affirmative action. </p> <p>Without people like Jesse there would be thousands more babies and children living without sufficient food and clothing in the most economically advanced society to ever exist. </p> <p>Shouldn't Conservatives be supporting economic growth for all communities? Or are they too afraid of their lily white world fading into the abyss of diversity. </p> <p>Jesse Jackson has also played a role in international affairs. Jesse has been the common voice to which other nations have been willing to listen. He has traveled the globe, negotiated with foreign leaders, and made progress where others have failed. </p> <p>Let God be the ultimate judge of his personal actions and his character. 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