Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain
Monday, November 10, 2008
Vernon Jordan talks about how the power of words has helped Black Americans to assert their rights and pass on their culture -- and how Barack Obama fits into that tradition. Jordan served as chairman of the Clinton Presidential Transition Team in 1992 and is the author of the new book Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out.
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Comments [4]
Easy, people.
Change is a process, not a magic wand.
Mr. Lopate, I voted for Sen. Obama and his message in the election was change, now we see him appointing members of clinton's cabinet when his message against Sen. Clinton was change and not more of the same, how ironic?
Make it plain -Stand up speak out and answer the questions directly!! What a laugh.
A)Black people DO NOT have a leader
B) I didn't choose anyone to be my leader.
C) The difference is Sharpton and Jackson are/were both activists' Pres Elec Obama was/is NOT!
Jordan needs to stop dancing around the blankety blank questions!!
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