Word: farrakhan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jackson got ready to return to Havana on Thursday, he knew he had scored what many would consider a smashing personal success. But the Farrakhan matter was now threatening to dominate the news. "Jackson's silence stuns the heart and diminishes his noble cause," wrote Timothy Hagan, co-chairman of Mondale's campaign in Ohio, in the Washington Post. "Jackson may have lost his moral compass ... A campaign for the presidency that apparently cannot distinguish between good and evil cannot command the respect it seeks." Wrote Columnist Jimmy Breslin: "All Jackson has to do is to condemn Farrakhan...
...Managua, Jackson finally sensed the dangers. He telephoned Washington, D.C., Congressional Delegate Walter Fauntroy and the two crafted his anti-Farrakhan statement. Said Jackson to reporters: "Farrakhan has not campaigned on my behalf in more than four months. We agreed to that. His statements are independent of me." In a statement, Jackson promised, "I will not permit Minister Farrakhan's words, wittingly or unwittingly, to divide the Democratic Party." He called Farrakhan's comments "reprehensible and morally indefensible...
...Steed. Mondale Campaign Chairman James Johnson noted, "I don't think a single statement will eliminate all the anxiety about Reverend Jackson. But it's a major step in the right direction." Mondale praised Jackson, declaring, "I commend the Rev. Jackson for making it clear that Mr. Farrakhan has no part in his campaign...
Jewish leaders were also pleased, although somewhat more guarded on whether Jackson had laid the Farrakhan matter to rest. Said Hyman Bookbinder, Washington director of the American Jewish Committee: "This is a very, very happy development. I hope this can close [the issue] out." Still, Jackson's pro-Arab views on Middle East issues continue to bother many Jewish leaders. Nathan Perlmutter, national director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, noted that "Jesse Jackson's problem with Jews is bigger than Mr. Farrakhan." Indeed, on Saturday when Jackson addressed Operation PUSH...
...Scoop never stopped speaking out against anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union," said Reagan. "And he was never afraid to speak out against anti-Semitism at home. Scoop Jackson just would not be bullied." Let the people contemplate the Democrats' anguish over Jesse Jackson and his supporter Louis Farrakhan, who said that "the present state called Israel is an outlaw...