Jesse Jackson Speech, Tendley Baptist, Phili PA Jan 16, 1984

[thecreep44]

just love a good speaker ! but not one word for Jesus good rev. !!

[vechorik]

Jesse Jackson has added former Chicago Democrat

Congressman Mel to Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's payroll.

Reynolds was among the 176 criminals excused

in President Clinton's last-minute forgiveness spree.

Reynolds received a commutation of his six-and-a-half-year

federal sentence for 15 convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud,

and lies to the Federal Election Commission. He is more notorious, however, for concurrently serving

five years for sleeping with an underage campaign volunteer.

[TheJohhnyParsonShow]

This attention seeking monkey is going to die on Bill Waggoner's order. The BWC shall cleanse the American population of the african baboon.

[PhiloAmericana]

He is my hero.

[catchfree84]

lol why do white people hate jesse jackson

[ebonics4everyone]

Jesse smokes poles. He founded the Rainbow Coalition. Friggin homo.

[b2tama]

Obama makes me long for a real leader like Rev. Jackson. It's a damn shame that we once had the opportunity to elect someone like Jackson. Now all we have are a dozen or so corporate monkeys.

[KNJ3]

@b2tama Well if Baracks a monkey then Justme Jackson is King Fucking Kong! Do your homework, this motherfucker used the El Rukn Gang led by John Fort in Chicago to do business. The father he speaks of is his stepfather, his natural father bounced, I cant blame him in the least. Anyone that would follow this porch monkey blindly needs an ass whippin. He never even earned the title Reverend.

[FreedomInAmerica]

Jesse Jackson Calls for 'Radical Reordering' of American Economy is a socialist, like Hilter. watch?v=E_vCLQnebX0

Jesse Jackson should start by giving up his $10 million (from celebrity net worth com) before asking others to give up there money. President Obama who also wants to spread the wealth has $5 million. watch?v=Sj4yIE9Dd90 & watch?v=PUvwKVvp3-o

[gogitta25]

the reason he didnt win was because whites were scared..obama appeals to whites..hell he's half white

[JOSUE1987]

My car got stolen by two black guys,are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson going to buy me a new one?

[jazzzco]

@JOSUE1987 Ask them,I bet they will.

[grandmachristine42]

I can't believe the disrespect either. Who has worked as long and as consistantly as Jesse? I am a white woman and I was better represented, and better respected, by the Jackson campaigns than by any other before or since. Jesse made the debates so good that They had to change the procedure for all time!

[morningatsea]

In 2005, Jackson spoke at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. In a post-speech interview with reporters, this was his assessment of those black rioters who beat white truck driver Reginald Denny nearly to death in the early 1990s:

“They were reacting to being victims of racism. They were driven by race. To be a racist you have to have power. One cannot equate black fugitives from slavery fighting their slave masters as racists.”

Justifying racism is immoral.

[GaiasBatweasel]

-.- If we elected Jesse for this election. We would have some shit done quicker and faster and without the butt kissing to rooskies

[wildetaube]

Very Holy Reverend Jackson, open your anointed mouth, if you are not busy producing another love child at the moment, and keep playing the race card until nobody on the planet listens anymore nor has any respect left for you...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[CARLSMITH508]

@commandyou shut your filthy mouth about Jesse Jackson..America would'a been a whole lot better than it is now..

[scorpionJB]

Jesse Jackson would have been an amazing president, I was 16 years old when he ran in 1988, and he gave the greatest convention speech ever, nobody is close, but the powers that be don't want the world to know this.......he would have been real, OBAMA incorporated many of JESSE'S campaign thems for his 2008 run.....many people dont know that one either...

[nullins]

@scorpionJB

My father. ( A police officer ) Tackled a black kid apparently causing an uproar at Eisenhower ( A trashy school. )

Jesse Jackson actually came to Decatur, IL and caused trouble, expecting free food, trespassing on forbidden property, and crossing a police line at Eisenhower.

( I am not lying, look it up. 1999 November )

[troydtroy711]

That was a great speech

[TheCawley]

no problem he is a gifted speeker. u know any more from him

[ns0710]

Wow. Outstanding speech!

[MrMacspaunday]

This is one of the greatest political speaches ever. What a legend. We need more people like him today.

[cjjaxxon]

Man that speech made me wanna kick some butt!

[jmkeuning]

I get tired of removing comments, should I just leave them?

[cornishiron]

racist chimp an interesting oxymoron.. ......with the emphasis on moron

[scuba270]

i live in Philadelphia and i am ashamed that he was ever here.

[sovereigninhabitant]

Jesse Jackson is a Freemason.....

Researching Freemason is the most important thing you will ever do with your life.

[hiiamrick]

Not more important than researching the Rothchilds and the internatioal banking system.

[uzijohn]

I know Jesse Jackson's a CFR member,

they must be hard-up for members!

[bigderekkeene]

hope he really was trying not to win,cos this is no kind of way to win an election race!!! in fact this wouldnt even win a public speaking contest

[hiiamrick]

On a bad day Jessie can out speak and think, Bushit on his best day.

[uzijohn]

hiiamrick,

Jacksons a babbling idiot, nowadays he's almost incoherent, I watch him just for laughs

[hiiamrick]

Speaking of just for laughs. I find Failin Palin funnier than even Bushit. God, Republicans take her seriously, that is the best they can do? Hell she even sold out the people of Alaska just to make her a few bucks.

[uzijohn]

hiiamrick,

Palin governed a small state for only 2 years,

I agree she wasn't qualified to be VP or Pres.

But then I have problems with McCain and Biden for staying too long in Washington, you see my duty is to the truth, not a political party

[hiiamrick]

Dude if the people of McCain and Biden states keep electing them then they stay.

I have a huge problem with lobbyist one that McCain in 2000 pointed it out.

I just wonder how much lobby money it takes to buy a Congressional vote these days.

[uzijohn]

hiiamrick,

Unfortunately it takes big money to get elected,

Longer a politician stays in DC the more powerful and well financed they become, soon you can't pry them out!

So far as Congressional vote buying goes, it's been there from the beginning, only now the stakes are higher, for a few modest contributions they'll attach provisions to bills costing tax payers billions,

I'm for politicians putting the name of they're main sponsors on they're backs, just like

Little Leaguers do

[fubball2k6]

I would argue that Jesse Jackson never really was trying to win. Many people are voicing arguments about how the speeches content is not unifying. This speech however like some of his others is targeted to help minorities (specifically in this speech) on the importance of voting and voicing your opinion.

Not going to win an election, but definitely can affect the outcome of one maybe 24 years later.

[PaleBlueDotCitizen]

He may have been the best candiate at the time, but he's still an utter child-brain. I really hope America can raise the quality of it's public discourse and get the rest of the civillized world back on side before it's too late. Right now you are laughed at, christian child-brains.

[bravesfanforever31]

He is right about the power shift. Bush shifted the power to the small towns. Obama may shift power back to the bigger cities.

[VinceTheTexan]

this was back when Jesse was changing the world.

[jimmbo13]

haha, he would have borrowed from stepehen hawking by inauguration

[shahideurope]

If EVERY person in America in 1984 was African American, there is a SMALL chance that he MAY, just MAY have come SECOND.

[fubball2k6]

that's pretty funny.

[Irishmobster15]

reagan was the best thing that happened to this country since FDR so calm down. hes the reason the USSR seizes to exist. stfu jackson.

[thirtyworld]

Hopefully, Reagan is burning in hell where he belongs. The USA simply outspent the USSR. How well is 'Star Wars' working out?

I give Reagan credit, though. He DID take on powerful enemies like um...Nicaragua...oh yeah, and Grenada. WHAT A BAD-ASS!

[johnlaw63]

Yes, and he put millions back to work, got the hostages out of Iran, ended the cold wat, lowered inflation an dinterest rates and restored America's pride. - But to a dumbass lefty loser - I guess that never matters.

[thirtyworld]

Fuck Reagan. Reaganomics is what is causing this global recression. I bet you regret that he's not alive today so you can't suck him off personally. Your little hero was a fraud.

[johnlaw63]

Wrong again asshole. Regan took us from the misery of that loser Carter when our country was falling apart and restored us to greatness.

Take a look at the 1984 election results you stupid prick - THATS a mandate - not your fucking idiot Obama's measly 52% - fuck you and Obama- the fucking commie chicago punk asshole.

[thirtyworld]

Nobody said anything about Obama! Sounds like you have a sexual hangup on the man. You are just another one of those ignorant little pricks who thinks he has big balls on the internet. Loser.

By the way, the Sandinistas are back in power in Nicaragua. That worked out real well, didn'[t it? To repeat: fuck you and fuck Reagan. You are the problem with America.

[johnlaw63]

Sounds like you're defending your boy you dip shit.

You're the one flaming people tough guy - I defended my country - did you you little snotty prick? - Nope probably home complaining to mommy how tough your day is - with your Ipod being broken and all.

To repeat - 1984 - election results - everyone in the country disagrees with your analysis of Ronald Reagan - other than of few of you ungrateful fucks who blow smoke out your ass and have no idea of civics or economics.

Now fuck off .

[thirtyworld]

Your ability to be a completely ingorant fuckwit is astounding. I didn't bring up Obama and I don't own an Ipod. Listen to Sean Hannity for a few more days to get some new material then come back. You're not even on my level.

Civics and economics, eh? Get a god damn clue.

"Now fuck off". TOUGH GUY!

[johnlaw63]

Your a proven fraud with no knowledge of facts or economics - a stupid liberal fuckwad.

Screw little boy

[thirtyworld]

You're outnumbered. Have fun with your little militia games, dipshit.

[johnlaw63]

See you in 2013 asshole.....when you'll have to get a job again douchbag.

[csi5000]

fuck u u mother fucken asshole black power bitch

[johnlaw63]

Very well said - how's that GED working out for you?

[bravesfanforever31]

The USSR did itself in and Reagan had nothing to do with it. Socialism and communism doesn't last long economically, so economically the USSR went down.

[cremefresche]

He had the ugliest guttural speaking voice!! :@

[Starsky5000]

This speech would scare away alot of people! This is not how you win a presidential election.

[Starsky5000]

With a tone like this no wonder he never became president!

[Cosmictalk]

This type of speech does not unite everyone and that was the problem with Rev Right, Al Sharpton and jesse,Farrakhan and the great Malcolm X. See, blame, accusation and the victim role never works! Matter of fact Obama sort of won using Dr. Kings principles...he Never got angry or lashed out at McCain, just made his points on why he is better for America.

[Budma30k]

101 On how not to give a speech to scared white people.Uh no J ill just vote for the white devil he makes me feel better.

[redbonegal]

I can't believe the disrespect Jesse gets after all the dedicated work all these years he has done for the Black community! Himself, as well as others like Shirley Chisholm opened doors so that Senator Obama could have a chance. He has opened many doors. Too bad he was the wrong color, or he would have gotten much father. Whites tend to make a lot of excuses.

[1bulma1]

jesse did a lot of good work,great work infact but he wants black power he once bashed obama becos obama siad everyone should be responsible for themselves including blacks which to me is true

jesse wants favortism

[Zeddtar]

Don't just person by his/her color. Didn't Martin Luther King say not to do that?

[redbonegal]

That's sounds great, but there has not been a Black president since this country was founded. If whites cared so much about fairness it would not have taken so long. Jesse didn't win nor stand a chance because he was Black-period. No old, rich white man gives a damn about what happens to Black people. The President and the governing body should be a true reflection of the people. Or is the overall "concept" of America a lie, just like Santa Claus and Bigfoot? I can't seem to find them either.

[strong8action]

@redbonegal "Whites tend to make a lot of excuses" Oh do we? Well I think blacks tend to play the race card when all else fails -- as evinced by your prior comment.

[redbonegal]

@strong8action replying to a comment from 2 years ago? The race card is a figment of white people's imagination, just like Santa Clause,UFO's and the Tea Party. They don't exist. And how can you "play" something imaginary? Very strange indeed.

[strong8action]

@redbonegal replying to a comment...? Last I checked there's no statute of limitations. I'm just pondering why you sound like a bitter black racist who blames whites for your failures? There is no Country in the world where blacks enjoy the wealth, health and security that blacks get here. The race card ABSOLUTELY exists! Sharpton used it when he claimed to have witnessed video of someone saying nigger at a tea party rally. Come to find out there is no said tape!

[redbonegal]

@strong8action -you are very bitter. Responding to a 2 year old post. Despite your belief, the race card isn't real. And black people enjoyed the water hoses, segregation and kkk crossburnings and lynchings that you "loving" white people have done over the years. And I don't care about what Al Sharpton does or says. You need to call him if you care so much.

[LitleWhiteClown]

@strong8action I agree with you.

[insightllc]

@redbonegal He was clicked up with Jesse Helms. Liar Bitches. Illegal and Immoral Enlightenment Ritual of Rev. Jesse Jackson a 33rd Degree Freemason shown that the 33rd degree secret is Tesla Earthquake No. 333 and was initiated with a predicted seismic event appearing divine at the time to an “idiot of the 33rd degree” -Mark Twain (Freemason)

[KNJ3]

@redbonegal Jesse said the President should have his balls cutoff, misappropriated millions of dollars thru his Push Organizations, he and his brother are associated with the El Rukn Gang, claims he held Dr. King as he was dying and by no means did he, never finished his reverendship, charges a $100,000 appearance fee, has a child out of wedlock. To my knowledge Congresswoman Chisolm never did any of these things. Never compare a saint to a demon.

[itachi705]

@redbonegal No more excuses than your race, bro.

[ParadigmShift302]

No where near a Jackson fan and would never had voted for him if I were of voting age in 84. But this clip is pretty cool. From 5:06-5:14 I wonder what he was lookin' at LOL

[daveyork0]

I think I know what it is. He's looking at the ceiling fan and thinking "what number should I pull out of my arse next?".

[biffington]

I am not a religious man.

But he is an inspiration. he can change the world for the better, maybe his recent comments and actions are somewhat questionable; BUT, if this same thought process, still lurks in his mind (which i have no doubt it does)this man could change the world for the better.

if it of any interest, and this should not in any way affect your opinion of my comment, i am white; he is not a man of the minorities (or majorities as shown in the video)

he is a man of the people.

[novembertalespinner]

It certainly attributed to the end of his bid, but the DNC is not without their hands in putting an end to it as well.

[robynleigh29]

He's crazy now, but what an amazing speech. Watched this is speech class (and majority of class consists of African Americans) and we were all moaning about watching a Jesse Jackson speech. At the end, we were all speechless.

[ndesai256]

electoral landslide...default...right

[ndesai256]

what an idiot

[mcmiraclevalley]

We know who this man is but Obama.......WHO???

[FroopieLoopies]

Rocks, just laying around! That was brilliant!!

[daveyork0]

"Rocks .. just layin' around".

[thirtyworld]

Remember the Melle Mel song 'Jesse'? What a great song, better than "I Got A Crush on Obama". Anyway,if we could go back to 84 and get Jesse in, imagine how awesome this country would be now, the different trajectory we could have taken. Those rocks got crushed under the Reagan machine.

[novembertalespinner]

Regan is not solely to blame for the crush. The DNC had a hand in squashing Jesse's bid for office. Even though he was holding his own in the primaries. The DNC did not believe that they could win with Jackson heading their 84 ticket.

[thirtyworld]

Fair enough. See also: John Edwards,2008, although probably for different reasons.

[novembertalespinner]

Okay, I will check out your recommendation. I'm sure there will be some interesting information there.

[scj16]

Just plain poetic. You notice how he shot those numbers off of the top of his head?

[daveyork0]

Made 'em up, did'n he?

[smooth1nz]

did people know he was a fraud back then?

[FroopieLoopies]

LOL!! I think he was the real thing then but surely his soul has been posioned by money and p***y!

[Frazynut]

That was from 1988. 1984 Speech was possibly even better. "Sunny Side/Slummy Side" speech. These were released on VHS but are hard to track down.

[phillylistens]

The correct name of the church is Tindley Temple United Methodist church

[Busolishi]

wow, he was nice looking and also articulate. now he's pretty old.

[jeffhegarty]

We all get welcomed to that hell in time

[HeathenRage]

I wish I could find the speech he gave at the "88" convention....that was his best.

[TheCawley]

its up if u search for it its there

[HeathenRage]

I found it, and favorited it months and months ago....But thank you anyway.