The Day Jesse Jackson Came to Town

As I watched the aftermath of the Michael Richards "saga" unfold I could help but notice the press conference Jesse Jackson held about the use of the dreaded "N" word. As I watched Jackson talk of a boycott of this word I started to think back a few years ago when Jackson came to the high school I was teaching at. Then like now, Jackson just did not seem to have a grasp of the key issues facing the school. What was even more shocking and depressing was the fact that it didn't seem like he wanted to know the key issues.