No. Jesse Jackson's visit was to investigate and publicize the harrassment of blacks and Haitians in Dade county who,
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Jesse and Kweisi
"Just hours after the nation's eyes turned to Florida's up-for-grabs presidential vote early Wednesday, Democratic operatives like Jesse Jackson and the NAACP's Kweisi Mfume suddenly transformed themselves into small-d democrats — interested wholly, they said, in 'fairness' and the integrity of the democratic process. Top Stories
"Yeah, right," New York Post columnist Michael Meyers writes, observing that Mr. Jackson was on the streets of Florida "whipping up racial discord" over the initial count and recount.
"That's what a loyal, big-D black Democrat does best during this crisis: Rev up the emotions of the whiners and the discontented, demand federal probes and call for recounts and revotes," Mr. Meyers said.
The columnist said Mr. Jackson, in addition to being "a race grievant," has become an inside player at the Clinton White House.
"If Bush gets into the White House, Jackson is evicted — back to being just another guy who rants for a living.
"Worse still, some other blacks move in — and into real jobs: Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice, blacks who have real resumes and have actually worked for a living, not just in public service but in private industry, too."
Mr. Meyers added: "Let's get one thing perfectly clear — neither Jesse Jackson nor Kweisi Mfume really cares about democracy, which is always a little imperfect. No, it's: How can Mfume spend $12 million [helping Al Gore] and lose? How can Jackson give up the White House for the outhouse?"
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