LOUISIANA: Caught In The ADAM CLAYTON POWELL SYNDROME?
clitteigh
another instance of the Adam Clayton Powell Syndrome (ACPS) in
politics. (It also plays in jurisprudence and social behavior.)
By casting their votes for a man whose home freezer held some $90,000
in alleged bribe money, the nation's "black community" has again
demonstrated both a dim collective intelligence and an aversion to
eshewing spiteful but self-hurtful actions that are obviously aimed at
"stickin' it to whitey."
Of course, Powell, an African American, was the longtime U.S.
representative from New York City who was repeatedly reelected, gaining
a larger vote share the more both his personal and political lives
resembled those of craven crooks. The syndrome named after the
politician who seemed never able to pass up a bribe, a babe, or a bar
rears its sorry head every couple of years or so.
And it makes international headlines!
Louisiana this time.
* The acquittal of O.J. Simpson? Chalk it up to the ACPS.
* Acquittal of Michael Jackson? ACPS.
* Reelection of Jefferson? ACPS.
* Reelection of Marion Barry? ACPS.
* Reelection, since 1993, impeached "Judge" Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
(D-Fla.)? ACPS.
* Setting fire to and otherwise destroying their OWN homes and
neighborhoods during "race" riots? ACPS.
* "Forgiving," again and again serial philandering "men of the cloth"
like Jesse Jackson? ACPS.
The list goes on, but you get the picture.
Voting for, supporting, and participating in what rational minds would
consider persons and actions that are harmful to the "sponsors"' own
self-interests are all indicative of the ACPS and its ill- and
misinformed rationale and the mindset that embraces it.
Numerous Louisiana voters interviewed after Jefferson's reelection
rhetorically asked, "When do we stop committing acts that hold us up to
national embarrassment?"
How about, "Never!"
But please, everybody, tell me why Jefferson, whose indictment is
reported to be just weeks away (two co-conspirators have already
pleaded guilty to similar charges of bribery), will be of any REAL USE
to the fools who voted for him? Again ...
Joe S.
"clitteigh" <clit...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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You left out several:
-- Re-election of Tom DeLay? ACPS.
-- Re-selection of GWBush? ACPS.
-- Re-election of Jeb Bush? ACPS.
-- Re-election of Duke Cunningham? ACPS.
-- Re-election of Rudy Giuliani? ACPS.