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Jesse Jackson: Trump's inauguration speech was 'full of hope and inclusion'
WPXI-TV ^ | January 21, 2017 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Posted on 01/22/2017 2:11:56 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Not long after President Donald Trump was sworn in, we happened to run into the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the street. He gave a thumbs-up to Trump’s inauguration speech but said the new commander in chief has much work to do in order to unify a nation riven by a divisive campaign.

“The speech was full of hope and inclusion and he reached out to cities in a way they’ve not been reached out to for a long time,” he said. “But with that must come a target, a timetable and a budget.”

Trump’s speech hit many of the populist chords he refined on the campaign trail, portraying Washington as full of elite insiders indifferent to the common man....

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: africanamericans; blacks; bluezones; inguration; jessejackson; poverty; speech; trump; trump45; trumpinaugural; urban
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To: poconopundit

Did they actually solve anything?
Or was an exercise in urban “deck chair re-arranging” followed by cutting Jesse a big check?


61 posted on 01/23/2017 5:19:26 PM PST by Reily
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To: advertising guy

Jesse is just desperately trying to get any (and I mean ANY) publicity so he can attempt to remain relevant, when in truth he is a washed up ghetto grifter!!


62 posted on 01/23/2017 5:19:41 PM PST by MagUSNRET
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To: Recon Dad

Post of the year, ( so far )


63 posted on 01/23/2017 5:22:03 PM PST by advertising guy (I cannot wait for the book KILLING O'REILLY)
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To: Mr. K

uhm, Valerie had no use for JJ


64 posted on 01/23/2017 5:25:13 PM PST by advertising guy (I cannot wait for the book KILLING O'REILLY)
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To: MagUSNRET

Jesse still has a 1000 miles on those ole nailed on horse shoes, I say ride him til the interCities are fixed then sell him for BBQ meat, there is presidence, FRIED GREEN TOMATOS


65 posted on 01/23/2017 5:31:54 PM PST by advertising guy (I cannot wait for the book KILLING O'REILLY)
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To: Reily

Good question. I don’t know. But there’s a video out there on YouTube about this. I don’t think Trump would do something that didn’t make a difference...


66 posted on 01/23/2017 6:29:32 PM PST by poconopundit (Trust thyself, every heart vibrates to that iron string. Emerson)
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