Jesse Jackson is reportedly on a form of life support at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Praying for Jesse. I don’t for a minute agree with his politics and race baiting, but I’m sorry to hear about his medical issues.

At least Jesse acted like a grifter, he never pretended to be anything he wasn't, unlike Uncle Al.

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A form of life support

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Is that a common phrase. What other forms are there?

Hard to say something nice about a grifter like Jackson, regardless

Meh...whatevs.

That life support system was invented by the white mans as a means to keep black folks down.

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Prayers for JJ and his family. I practically never agree with him on anything, but he has my prayers.

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this is the right answer. disagree with whatever politics, i hope we all live to be 100 and when that day comes for all of us, i hope it's peaceful

It would be interesting to say the least if some teachers called Jesse a piece of shite and celebrated his death on social media in the next few days.

During Jesse Jackson’s 1988 Presidential bid, Jackson met with then Alabama Governor George Wallace to discuss a possible endorsement. Even at that late period of his long political career, Wallace was a force in Southern Politics.

By 1982, Wallace had renounced his former segregationist past and won an upset victory in a runoff race against then Lt. Governor George McMillan for the Democratic slot on the ticket. Wallace‘s comeback was much of a surprise since Wallace went on to win an overwhelming majority of black votes in his bid to return to the Governor’s Mansion.

Wallace wisely aligning with the reigning black legislative caucus in Montgomery helped the wheel-chair bound and nearly deaf Wallace defeat McMillan, a young energetic “New South” Democrat in the mold of Bill Clinton. The lesson here is politics often produces strange bedfellows.