Amongst those who be being heading south to Venezuela to bid a final farewell to dictator Hugo Chavez, there will also be a group of some very sad American leftists. One member of that little delegation will be none other that one of America's foremost faux preachers, Jesse 'The Extortionist' Jackson. Not sure if he's be taking his son, disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. along, but Sr. confirmed his attendance via Twitter. He reportedly arrived Thursday night in Venezuela and will lead a delegation organized by his little scam organization referred to as the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. I'm sure old Hugo will be looking up from Hell and waving.
Jackson told Fox News he knew the Venezuelan president "in a direct and personal way" and says he is "deeply saddened by his passing." Chavez presented Jackson with the Liberator's Award in 2005. On Friday morning, Jackson took to Facebook and posted the following: "I extend my deepest condolences to his family and along with people around the globe, am deeply saddened by his passing. During this sad and difficult moment in the lives of all those affected by this unfortunate news, we most always remember that God is our refuge and strength. I join the people of Venezuela, especially the family and friends of President Chavez, in mourning this global leader."
We can use this little gathering as a way of gauging the number of despots, dictators and tyrants that we actually have in this world because, really, who else would attend such an event the sole purpose of which is to honor a character as vile as Chavez? It has been reported that there will be more than 30 heads of various governments who are currently scheduled to attend the funeral, all, I'm quite sure, socialist or communist in their style of governance. Of course there will also be among those in attendance at least one member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks from New York, a Democrat of course, and former Rep. William Delahunt from Massachusetts.
Personally I was quite surprised to hear that Barry wasn't planning on attending. I thought for sure that he'd be wanting to take advantage of an opportunity that would have allowed him hobnob with some of his fellow socialists, maybe even compare stories. I mean, he's not running for reelection again, so what's he got to lose? He might even have picked up a few pointers. And he could have taken the opportunity to brag a bit about the fact that he's now able to send drones across America to pick off potential 'terrorists' even if they happen to be U.S. citizens. But, I guess, he thought he would just mourn in private. After all, I'm sure he feels like he's lost a kindred spirit, of sorts.
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