[isom35]

"a shakedown artist negotiates a hostage release"...is this the plot of a martin lawrence or chris rock movie?

[MamaLucci]

Isn't there a risk that they will nab The "Rev." Jackson, and hold HIM hostage......but, hey, who are we to stop him....;)

[TonyM]

This is really dumb. He could easily become a hostage too. Oh wait...never mind.

[Robert Drobot]

Seems to me there's a statute forbidding American Citizens from independently interfering in the foreign relations of our country.

Are you aware of this prohibition?

[A CA Guy]

Jesse is about Jesse. Isn't it illegal to go negotiate hostages as a private party during a war?

Also, he won't get within a mile of the hostage takers. Look for him going to go-betweens or by a phone because he is a coward I think.

[nuconvert]

who says he can do that???

[Caipirabob]

I'm sending him one of these for the trip. It will prevent sunburn. Maybe.

[Jmouse007]

This mess is turning into President Bush's “Iran Hostage” debacle ala Carter. America is not fighting to win in Iraq, we should have decimated the terrorists in Fallujah et al. The enemy continues to kill our citizens and members of the military as well as shoot down our helos. What are we doing? Instead of setting our troops free do their job we have placed them into a never-ending "holding pattern" waiting for the terrorists and Muslims to "play nice" and by the Marques of Queensbury rules.

Our military has lost the initiative due to the President playing PC politics with the "Religion of Peace". He says he does not care about poles or public opinion, if that were the case, he wouldn't be sweating the taking of a few hostages, we would have pressed forward with the attack and won. Now it is turning into Iran in the 70's we sit around weeping and hanging up yellow ribbons while JESSIE JACKSON negotiates. Frankly, I am sick of this and don't tell me "the president knows what he is doing and more than we do".

The president looks weak and to have Jessie jHACKson "negotiating" only makes him look weaker.

The media isn't helping either, making a big deal over the taking of a few people and the death of one and reporting as "Breaking News" one rocket hitting the Sheraton Hotel! We are at war and this stuff has happened in every conflict. We have to stop fretting and weeping and wailing over minor casualties and fight to win this thing or we are going to have done it all for nothing. The Muslim clerics/terrorists are bidding their time and the President has told them how long they have to wait... After June 30, 04 they will take over, because we have not dealt with/killed them and in ten years they will be taking their oil revenue and turning out more terrorists!

I don't want this to happen but it will if the president doesn’t stop playing around and get serious about fighting to win.

[Las Vegas Dave]

The terrorist golden opportunity to grab a well know American, but would anyone notice?

[hgro]

If we get lucky, they will let the hostages go and put Jesse in the slammer.

[TommyDale]

Is there any way we can convince Jesse to meet with Hamas leaders, while the Israelis are pissed off?

[Ruth A.]

How can he negotiate for the United States? Not a good idea. From the latest OBL tape it is obvious that they listen to the Demo arguments. I wouldn't put it past the terrorist slime to realize that "seriously" entertaining Je$$e would embarrass President Bush. BTW, Je$$e looks awfully bloated in that picture.

[Bismarck]

OK... what about exchanging the hostages for WACKO JACKO? It would be a win-win situation for everybody if the JACKO stayed with his comrades in Iraq.

[Clara Lou]

I hope that al Sadr shoots him in the butt with a peashooter. That's about all that Jackson is worth.

[EGPWS]

FOX just said Jesse Jackson would be trying his hand at negotiating the release of Thomas Hamill as well as other U.S. hostages.

Has there been a press release from the state department as of yet stating that his actions are not sanctioned by the U.S. government?

[Husker24]

If he can do this, more power to him. We should be happy he is actually doing something good for a change, it not like he has the power to offer the terrorists anything in return.

[broadsword]

Oh, puleeeeeeze! Gag me with a steam shovel!

Can't this lowlife, adulterous, extorting, race-baiting, camera-hogging poverty-pimp just frikkin DROP DEAD already?

[Nebr FAL owner]

Maybe we will get lucky & they will grab jesse for use as a hostage too!

[Centurion2000]

If I was a black 'christian' preacher. I would not be going anywhere NEAR radical islamics that think it is ok to take slaves and kill christians on sight.

But then JJ is just stupid.

[Libertina]

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