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From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: RE: Jackson and the Democrats
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Date: Wed, 4-Jan-84 13:55:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  4 13:55:41 1984
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You hit on the reason why Jesse got our pilot out of Syria
when others couldn`t - his race + politics.  Heck, if some
foreign country who doesn`t like our politics wants to make
some news for an underdog and maybe embarrass our President,
the Syrians sure did a very good job.

I agree totally with your opinion about Jackson`s "looking
out for himself" type of attitude.  Many whites AND blacks
don`t like Jesse.  I`ll be darned if I`ll ever vote for him.
We don`t need a screamer leading this country, we need a
controlled person with EXPERIENCE.  We need someone with
charisma and character that could make Americans feel good
and proud, like the late John Kennedy did.  What kind of experience
does Jackson have with international relations, as well as
many national problems.  He saw Harold Washington pull off
an upset over Jane Byrne (He can thank Rich Daley for
that) and figured "Hey, if a black man can be mayor, how
about President?!  A local Chicago columnist punned that
we should`ve traded Jackson for the pilot.

But let`s be realistic.  Jackson will NOT win the nomination.
If he tries a John Anderson (what ever happened to him?)
and goes independent, he will NOT win.  I really feel a little
scared for him.  There are enough kooks running around
that would gun Jackson down before he had a chance to step
into the Presidency.  Jesse, be a realist.  Give up now!

Tom O`Connor
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