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Jackson gathers tech leaders for frank conversation about diversity
Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | 12/10/14 | Julia Love,

Posted on 12/10/2014 6:04:44 PM PST by artichokegrower

Delegates from some of the valley’s most powerful companies gathered Wednesday with the Rev. Jesse Jackson to tackle a problem far more nuanced than battery life, traffic growth or user engagement: the lack of diversity in their ranks.

(Excerpt) Read more at santacruzsentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: diversity; jessejackson; techindustry
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“Beyond slavery, segregation and the right to vote, we need the fourth stage: access to capital, industry, technology, deal flow and relationships.”

The crowd continued, following Jackson’s lead: “It is cruel to ask someone to swim in — or worse, to dive into — the capital pool without capital.”


You could not pay me enough to sit and listen to this drivel let alone repeat it.

1 posted on 12/10/2014 6:04:44 PM PST by artichokegrower
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JACKSON is a synonym for crooked scam-artist...

Stinking creep

2 posted on 12/10/2014 6:06:34 PM PST by ptsal (Repubicans swallowing more kool-aide from Rove & Kristol)
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This shakedown artist has them eating out of his hand - and they are supposed to be the smart ones?

His mindless doggerel is treated as profound or even poetic by these simpletons.


3 posted on 12/10/2014 6:06:51 PM PST by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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Another Jackson shakedown special. Give him a million bucks. He’ll go away.


4 posted on 12/10/2014 6:10:21 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (DemocRATS! The Party of Treason!)
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The lack of “diversity” in their ranks is because they can’t find qualified blacks—they are too busy looting or protesting.

There are plenty of Asians,including Indians.employed in the tech world.

I doubt that they have the guts to tell Jackson that,though.

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5 posted on 12/10/2014 6:10:44 PM PST by Mears
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I guess they could hire Jesse’s son. Oh wait he is in jail. I guess they could hire Jesse’s love child daughter. Oh wait he abandoned her in LA.


6 posted on 12/10/2014 6:13:19 PM PST by artichokegrower
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Jackson has personally set back race relations 20 years.


7 posted on 12/10/2014 6:14:36 PM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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To: Mears
The lack of “diversity” in their ranks is because they can’t find qualified blacks—they are too busy looting or protesting.

They're looting liquor stores, electronic stores, and shoe stores. But you never see them looting book stores. Now if Asians were to riot, they'd loot the book store first.

8 posted on 12/10/2014 6:17:00 PM PST by roadcat
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Jackson gathers tech leaders for frank conversation about diversity deliver his list of demands.
9 posted on 12/10/2014 6:21:16 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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listen stooopid... why aren't you begging money from all the non-diverse ballers out there and see how fast they want to throw away their money on this bullcrap???
10 posted on 12/10/2014 6:23:53 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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someone once said of Reverand Jackscum...."all jesse know how to run is his MOUF!"


11 posted on 12/10/2014 6:26:50 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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Shouldn’t that be a “Travon” discussion? “Frank” is so racis’.


12 posted on 12/10/2014 6:28:42 PM PST by Paladin2
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The crowd continued, following Jackson’s lead: “It is cruel to ask someone to swim in — or worse, to dive into — the capital pool without capital.”

It sure wouldn't be the deep end of that pool.

13 posted on 12/10/2014 6:31:39 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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Dear NBA it is time for you to do something about the lack of diversity in your ranks.


14 posted on 12/10/2014 6:34:42 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Jackson: “Gib me some money or you too could be labeled a racist!”


15 posted on 12/10/2014 6:37:34 PM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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The high tech people will listen. But most blacks can’t cut it there.

IQ average for American blacks is 85 versus 105 for Asians, 101 for whites.

With a disadvantage like that, the black should plan on a vocation, or runnin, jumpin or rappin.


16 posted on 12/10/2014 6:38:34 PM PST by truth_seeker
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Jackson was probably trying to shake them down for some quick cash.

also, just what is “deal flow?”


17 posted on 12/10/2014 6:39:08 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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Some Pakistani can come from literal dirt to this country, work his butt off, and start a thriving business with no help from anyone. Blacks who pisten to Jerkson are sent to liberal schools then shipped to liberal black collegeswhere they learn they can’t succeed in anything but get an African studies degree. You ain’t helpin much Jerkson.


18 posted on 12/10/2014 8:11:53 PM PST by Organic Panic
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I can hear his words ...”Nooow, Ah would hate to see youse companies, any of youse companies, suffer from bad press because some foo makin’ some ugly remarks about your company’s lack of nee grows. Nooow, if’n yall could help me with a trainin’ program, say $2 million from each of youse companies, I’ll see if we can’t clear this all up.”


19 posted on 12/10/2014 8:21:17 PM PST by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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T.J. Rodgers called Je$$ie on his shakedown scam back in 2009.

http://www.cypress.com/?rID=34973

I’m guessing no one from Cypress Semiconductor were present for the Reverend Jackson’s little talk.


20 posted on 12/10/2014 8:21:21 PM PST by ExNewsExSpook
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