Pushing the Wrong Issue

GGReporter · 11-16-2007, 06:15 AM

Jesse Jackson just made a trip to Newark, New Jersey, where he laid out another of his calls for more gun control. This time Jesse wants a ban on semi-automatic rifles, as if that would make a difference in crime.

But while Jackson was using the brutal slayings of three young Newark residents to further his political agenda, he completly ignored discussing the alleged killers, at least one of whom was in this country illegally and had a criminal record.

If you're interested in talking about reducing violent crime, it seems pretty stupid to ignore the violent criminals. Nobody has ever accused Jackson of being an idiot, so maybe there's another reason Jackson didn't bring up the criminals accused of these brutal murders.

Maybe it's not about reducing violent crime for Jackson. Maybe it's just about using whatever tragedy is available to get himself back in front of the cameras, offering another flippant distraction to a very serious problem.

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11-16-2007, 06:15 AM	#1
GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 717	Pushing the Wrong Issue Jesse Jackson just made a trip to Newark, New Jersey, where he laid out another of his calls for more gun control. This time Jesse wants a ban on semi-automatic rifles, as if that would make a difference in crime. But while Jackson was using the brutal slayings of three young Newark residents to further his political agenda, he completly ignored discussing the alleged killers, at least one of whom was in this country illegally and had a criminal record. If you're interested in talking about reducing violent crime, it seems pretty stupid to ignore the violent criminals. Nobody has ever accused Jackson of being an idiot, so maybe there's another reason Jackson didn't bring up the criminals accused of these brutal murders. Maybe it's not about reducing violent crime for Jackson. Maybe it's just about using whatever tragedy is available to get himself back in front of the cameras, offering another flippant distraction to a very serious problem. More...