Senator John Kerry turned to the Bible on
Thursday to go after President Bush, warning a black Baptist audience
here to "beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's
clothing." "For four years, George W. Bush may have talked about
compassion, but he's walked right by," Mr. Kerry, the Democratic
presidential nominee, said, comparing Mr. Bush to the passer-by who
ignored a desperate man in the New Testament parable of the good
Samaritan. "He's seen people in need, but he's crossed over to the
other side of the street." In a speech to thousands of cheering,
swaying members of the National Baptist Convention, laden equally with
Scripture and slogans, Mr. Kerry made a blunt appeal for black votes.
American cities, he said, "are being torn apart by forces just as
divisive and destructive as Jim Crow." With the Rev. Jesse Jackson at
his side, Mr. Kerry lamented "a million African-American votes not
counted" in the 2000 election; spoke of dire unemployment, poverty and
dropout rates among minorities; and noted that the Supreme Court had
upheld affirmative action by just one vote. [more ]
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