Jackson questioned why Bush has not named blacks to top positions in the federal response to the disaster, particularly when the majority of victims remaining stranded in New Orleans are black: "How can blacks be locked out of the leadership, and trapped in the suffering?"We thought Jesse would be there.He goes wherever a camera is.But,could we have guessed President Bush being bashed for blacks "locked out of leadership" positions,in the middle of a flood disaster?
"It is that lack of sensitivity and compassion that represents a kind of incompetence."
Friday, September 02, 2005
Jesse Jackson Blasts Bush Over Katrina Aid
Newsday reports that Jesse Jackson has criticized President Bush: