Reverend Jessie Jack*ss

How can I leave it be. Jessie Jackson has felt the need to insert himself into the Lebron situation and owner Dan Gilbert's response. The Reverend Jessie Jackson. He managed to draw in an analogy to a slave and his master. Only Jessie Jackson (well not actually just Jessie, prepare for Al Sharpton as we have not heard his attempt at capitalizing on this yet) could find a dispute between player and owner (of a basketball team) to be tied to a tragic and unfortunate 100 plus year old piece of American history.


I am pretty sure everyone who reads this understands the gravity and morally bankrupt policy which was perpetuated in this country before 1865, and quite frankly not fully addressed (and some would argue still not fully addressed today) as regards slavery and the "owning of a human being". I also think that "owning" a basketball team is not even in the same category. Gilbert is a passionate owner. He has a responsibility to his fans (and don't anyone out there say that they have not been on the other side of the coin here, ready to pillory an owner who has shown a propensity to be cheap, ignoring the fans' desire for a winning team). Gilbert reacted to a very poorly handled situation by a player. His team's leader and might I add a high schooler (in educational value). A man, who's maturity is clearly in question which may be a result of his growing up on the basketball court instead of fully developing in a classroom (sure, we can argue whether college is necessary for all, but clearly Lebron did not learn any humility at whatever level of education he did complete). He behaved poorly. He gave his owner no time to prepare for a "game changing" situation. Sure, his owner's motivation is also financial. He lost his "goose that was laying the golden egg". That said, he also saw his loyalty to a player paid well and treated like a king in his city tossed aside in a spectacle that deserves all the "derision" it has received.

So, where does Jessie Jackson get off inserting himself in this process. Doesn't he have some high profile gala cum fundraiser cum other self-promotion that needs more attention? Does he really need that much attention. After all, he has been awfully quiet of late, dwarfed by real African American role models who have achieved positions and success of real importance (Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and despite my dislike for his politics, Obama). Jessie's time has past. let's put him out to pasture. Better yet, let's send him to Miami, as tall as he thinks he is, maybe he can play center with Bosh, Wade and Lebron.