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Friday, January 17, 2003

Quote of the Day by spald

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[DWSUWF]

"..."At the beginning of the [20th] century, before we had the right to vote, all these [economic] territories were given away - automobile territories, fast food franchise territories, federal licenses, Homestead Act land grants, universities, all of this was given as largess," he said..."

"Territories"?

What in Hell is this loon talking about?

Normally Jackson restricts himself to a buffoonish, illiterate misinterpretation of American history... Thoroughly wrongheaded but vaguely recognizable.

The statement above suggests that Jackson has either abandoned even a pretense of accuracy in his recitation of his people's history, or that he has genuinely lost the ability to remember what little he ever knew of it.

'Reparations'?

We'll get that check in the mail the day after your people reimburse us for the failed 'Great Society' and the 'War on Poverty'. Jacko.

And, given that this settling of accounts will leave us net-ahead of you, we're looking forward to the exchange.

[Captain Shady]

I guess New York will have to lower its state flag now.

[RLK]

Administration Officials Call Jackson's Conference
'Wonderful,' 'Marvelous'

[Pharmboy]

The history of New York City is a hobby (I do not claim to be an expert--I just read a fair amount about it.)

Jesse is right about some things:
Black slaves did indeed build the wall on Wall Street for the Dutch
The Dutch however did allow Africans to own their own land until the slave revolt/uprising in 1641 in Niew Amsterdam (the original New York) and then stripped them of the privilege
The original slave market was where Wall St meets the East River
New York--by far--had the most slaves of any northern colony
Slavery was legal in NY State until 1827

IMHO, African Americans do not get nearly enough credit, in general, for what they brought to this country physically and culturally (this is NOT a call for reparations however.

[Destructor]

"Jesse Jackson declared yesterday that Wall Street was built on an "African burial ground" and derived its prosperity "on the backs of African people," reports CNSNews.com."

So, the "Reverend" Jackson has dropped the pretense of using the term "African-American." Interesting.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Perhaps reparations are in order?? After all, everything good this country has achieved was apparently built "on the backs of Africans"....

[yoe]

Selling racism and Snake Oil does not give a person "moral authority."

Jessie Jackson is the epitome of the flimflam artist who is selling his race for profit. The Consummate Racist and shakedown artist, Jessie Jackson has no shame and no Moral Authority.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

Just like bank robbers, Jessie Jackass knows to go "where the money is."

[Joe Brower]

"Wall Street is built on the backs of African people."

What a load of absolute tripe. Jack-ass-son's career is what's "built on the backs of black people", and this race-baiting problem-profiteer knows it.

[FairWitness]

"In 1840, there was more Africans enslaved in New York than there was in Charleston, S.C.," he said.

According to U.S. Census Records, in 1840 there were only 4 (four) slaves in the whole state of New York (and 50,027 "free colored"). In the same 1840 census there were 327,038 slaves and 8276 free colored in South Carolina. The highest reported number of slaves in New York, in census reports, was 25,333 in 1810; in that same 1810 census South Carolina reported 196,335 slaves. I am not going to bother trying to look up data for the cities of New York and Charleston, but Jesse is clearly wrong for 1840 and probably wrong for any year you would choose.

[Prodigal Son]

Jesse is stark raving mad. I'm serious, his family should consider signing the papers to get him committed so he can get some help.