Essay 1341

Another comment added to the responses (see Essays 1337 and 1332) to the AdAge story presented in Essay 1326…

> To the Beaverton, OR writer — RIGHT ON! Isn’t Jesse supposed to be a minister? What gives him the right to butt in on every industry’s existence (Coca-Cola, for example)? By the way, shouldn’t people/firms be hired simply for their merits? I don’t care if you are purple or blue, if your qualifications and talents are better than a white person’s, you’re hired. Why does he think minority firms need to be “empowered”? How about just saying, “Do a good job and you’ll succeed.” The fact that your skin color is not in the majority, does not give you the right to receive preferential treatment (or better test scores when trying to get into college over in the state of Michigan). He drives me crazy. It’s amazing he makes so much money doing crap like this. Why does he even have any credibility? He counseled Bill Clinton, for crying out loud. A lying, cheating, President of the United States. That anyone ever listens to Jesse Jackson is completely beyond me. — Schaumburg, IL