HATERS from Another Planet
A group called the "Voices of Morality" led a demonstration outside the Rainbow-PUSH convention "against Jesse Jackson." They accuse the Reverend Jesse Jackson of selling out the black community by allowing automotive giant Daimler Chrysler help underwrite the cost of the Rainbow/PUSH convention. [more] and [more] One of the ministers present said that the "media has invented our worst nightmare in the black community. Jesse Jackson has never done anything beneficial for our people," [more]
- Voices of Morality is a Republican and registered lobbyist group [more] whose claim to fame has been to protest Jesse Jackson [more] and make appearances on the O'Reilly Factor [more]. They have led several protests againt him since Bush's election--once in 2002 they did 3 protests in one month! [more]
- Nevertheless, protesters raise the legitimate issue of Rainbow-PUSH's involvement with DaimlerChrysler, a corporation that has been the subject of various lawsuits alleging racial discrimination against Blacks [more] and [more]. DaimlerChrysler has also been sued for profiteering from Apartheied [more] and [more].