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iopnomore Quyona Anderson and junior Raschree Parsad are among the rapt audience members listening to Reverend Jesse Jack
son’s speech in the EMU Ballroom Monday.
Jackson
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represents corporate powers that
only support a selective popula
tion.
“They threaten everything we’ve
gained in half a century,” he said.
“We must maintain the American
dream.”
Jim Edmunson, chair of Forward
Oregon, said Jackson is a successful
speaker because he reaches out to
everyone and doesn’t focus on spe
cial-interest groups.
“Rev. Jackson speaks to every per
son,” he said. “He speaks to people’s
souls.”
Jackson, who is also the presi
dent of the social justice organiza
tion National Rainbow Coalition,
especially commended Gore for
having the first Jewish Orthodox
running mate.
Despite a few critical comments
from Nader supporters, Jackson said
that Gore was not the lesser of two
evils, but a candidate whose team
supports a women’s right to choose,
affirmative action, Medicare, a
clean environment and education
opportunities for everyone.
Following the trend of many De
mocrats, Jackson intimated that
Nader’s campaign is misguided.
“You can use a vote to make a
point, or to make a president,” he
said. “We can turn to each other or
turn against each other.”
Jed McGuire, co-chair for College
Democrats, added that Jackson’s ex
tensive background in human
rights and passion in bringing unity
among different races and classes
makes him one of the most influen
tial speakers in America today.
“He’s, very accomplished in what
he’s done,” he said. “He carries a
very strong and positive message.”
Kawezya Hutchinson, a fresh
man biology major who was unde
cided on who to vote for before
hearing Jackson’s speech, said that
although his main points con
vinced her to vote for Gore, some of
his ideas were exaggerated.
“When he talked about who was
on Bush’s team, he named all the
bad guys,” she said. “And he left
out some of the reasons Bush and
Cheney voted on some of the issues
Jackson was against.”
Jackson also planned to speak in
Corvallis and Portland after his vis
it to Eugene. Edmunson said Jack
son chose to speak to college cam
puses in Oregon because of
students’ vital role in this year’s
election.
“The attention the nation has
turned to Oregon in this election is
nothing short of phenomenal,” he
said.
At a press conference before his
speech, Jackson emphasized the
hardships many people had to go
through before they could legally
vote. He said that on Nov. 7, every
one who is 18 years old should
honor that struggle.
“Take your souls to the polls and
use the power that you have,” he
said.
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Tom Patterson Emerald
Reverend Jesse Jackson supports Vice President Al Gore for president in part because he
believes Governor George W. Bush threatens the American dream.
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