We’re not used to actual honesty instead of demagoguery and race-baiting from the irreverend Jesse Jackson, but he was surprisingly candid about the role Democrats played in blocking civil rights legislation in the 1960s:
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JFK was a cautious, pragmatic and stylish politician. He was a moderate in temperament and politics.
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) November 19, 2013
When Kennedy became president, Southern Democrats dominated committee chairs in both houses of Congress, blocking any civil rights moves.
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) November 20, 2013
Wow. What’s next? Admitting that progressive policies are destroying the black community instead of helping it? Nah … that much honesty would probably make him implode.
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