Word: jessee
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The contrast between his highly effective speaking style and his occasional giddy lapses is curious in a politician who thinks of himself as "grounded" in both his psyche and his message. All his Democratic competitors save Jesse Jackson seem bland by comparison, technocrats who emphasize specific programs and highlight their...
A study in chutzpah when performing extemporaneously, Biden continues to generate needless friction with careless remarks. Asked last week whether he would consider Jesse Jackson as a running mate, Biden could have ducked the question. Instead, he said that Jackson lacks experience in elective office. The next day he backed...
It is coming to an end for Ronald Reagan as it must for all Presidents, and, as is so often the case, the last act is a welter of charges and countercharges, scandal and disillusion. Still, Reagan is fighting, smiling. His standing with his people is edging up a bit...
"He wanted to be the great Black leader, a kindof messiah," Alexis said. "But Jesse Jackson wasway out in front of the traditional civil rightmovement," so Loury turned to a conservativephilosophy, added Alexis, who said he was alongtime friend of Loury.
The divestment movement had capitalized on this spring fever for many years. In 1985, activists were able to assemble over 5000 students in Tercentenary Theatre to hear Jesse Jackson and other pro-divestment speakers. In 1986, the South African Solidarity Committee (SASC) mobilized a group of students and assembled a...