So why is Jackson proposing the U.N. get involved? Because he knows that even if it means nothing in reality, it will make headlines. And a case like Zimmerman’s is perfect for a hustler like Jackson. He can put his ignorance on display without any consequences — as he did Sunday when he said Martin was denied a jury of his “peers” – and he gets a chance to make the name Jesse Jackson matter again, however briefly, outside the hometown he shares with Barack Obama. Like the segment of the Voting Rights Act the Supreme Court struck in June – which relied 40-year-old voting registration numbers – Jackson is an artifact whose time as past
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:08:15 +0000
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