December 24, 2004
DOESN'T THE STORY SUGGEST YOU CAN RISE ABOVE YOUR HOMELESSNESS?:
Jesse Jackson: Bush Would Have Left Jesus Homeless (Newsmax, 12/24/04)
President Bush has implemented economic policies that resemble those of the Roman Empire, which forced the baby Jesus into homelessness on the night of his birth, former civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson said in a pre-Christmas rant late Thursday."In the last [Bush] budget, we cut housing again, and that was Jesus' dilemma."
The lack of public housing? Posted by Orrin Judd at December 24, 2004 11:24 AM
Interesting that they describe him as the "former" civil rights leader.
Posted by: Twn at December 24, 2004 11:38 AMJe$$e - reread your Bible, good Reverend. Jesus' (sic) dilemma was saving the lost.
Posted by: John Resnick at December 24, 2004 11:44 AMActually, the Gospels say Jesus was born "homeless" only because there was no room for the Holy Family at the inn. One could argue, therefore, that the problem wasn't a lack of public housing, but rather insufficient incentives to support travel and tourism within downtown Bethlehem.
Posted by: Mr. Math at December 24, 2004 11:55 AMActually wasn't Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem because Caesar Augustus had ordered a census, probably to raise TAXES, which I like to think of as a Democratic Party type thing.
Hence using the Revvverend Jackson's approach of tying the the Christmas story into current events, he should be calling for an end to taxes.
Posted by: h-man at December 24, 2004 12:22 PMBig government mandated that all citizens go to the place of their birth to register.
Unfortunately, as with most government mandates, little thought was given to difficulties these mandates would inflict on law abiding citizens and it wasn't big government that provided a warm place for the baby Jesus' birth.
The inn keeper had no rooms available because of the crush and kindly suggested his manger as a viable alternative. In other words, the charity of the individual was at work then as it is now and the baby was born in a safe place.
Moral of story. Keep big government off our backs and we'll muddle through somehow.
Posted by: erp at December 24, 2004 12:25 PMGolly, I'm surprised Jesse wasn't blaming Bush earlier this week for the lack of motel space in rural Indiana when that big snowstorm left people stranded at truck stops along the interstates.
Posted by: John at December 24, 2004 1:35 PMJesse Jackson is ALWAYS looking out for #1...himself! Besides, why bother w/facts and context when you want to rant and rave about something.
Posted by: Dave W. at December 24, 2004 5:06 PMWould the baby be homeless if the mother chose to terminate the pregnency? I believe the Re. Jackson believes that abortionis an acceptable method of keeping mothers and children from suffering the hardships of poverty.In the Revs world nothing is more unjustm, after all, than not being able to afford as much stuff as the mean Republican on the other side of town.
Posted by: Tom C., Stamford, Ct. at December 27, 2004 7:49 AM