Did Jesse Jackson have his press conference today?

[SharonRB]

Didn't someone out here yesterday say he was going to have a press conference at 2 p.m. today? Does anyone know anything about it?

[Miami Liberal]

1. I haven't seen or read anything about it. n/t

[Pam-Moby]

2. I have not heard anything on Jesse today....sorry

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. yesterday I saw a thread....

about one in Ohio, I'll see if I can track it down...

[madison2000]

4. I heard his radio show this morning which I believe was live

and he mentioned the rally in Ohio tomorrow. Did not mention a press conference.

[Clark2008]

5. I found this on his site

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Remains Committed To Investigation
and Recount Efforts in Ohio
Spurred by Tuesday’s announcement that state election officials in Ohio have completed the presidential recount, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. said today that he is even more committed to supporting the election challenge and to host Monday’s rally in Columbus aimed at exposing irregularities in the nation’s voting system.
Rev. Jackson questioned the recount when state and county election officials failed to examine votes in 97 percent of the state’s precincts and, in many cases, hand-picked the 3% of precincts where votes were recounted

http://www.rainbowpush.org/FMPro?-db=RPOfrontpage.fp5&-format=rainbowpush/frontpage/results.htm&-lay=front&constant=1&-find

[JoMama49]

6. I'm the one who posted the thread about the Press Conference

but I haven't heard anything either yet. I'll try to find out from the Ohio websites.

[SharonRB]

7. Thanks, JoMama

I wasn't sure who had posted it, but I knew I saw it. I tried doing a Google search and couldn't find anything.

[vas430]

8. not covered on TV?

[Clark2008]

9. Found this first-hand account on Clark's blog

January 2, 2005 CLEVELAND: PRESS CONFERENCE ON PRO DEMOCRACY - COUNT EVERY VOTE - VOTER IRREGULARITIES IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church

The meeting started a little after 2 PM with about a hundred in attendence. Rev. Jesse Jackson came past the front row to shake hands, so I got to shake his hand, too.
Reverand Otis Moss welcomed us all to his church for this very important meeting. WOIO CBS Ch. 19 was there with a camera and several print reporters/photographers were also in attendence, including the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Rev. Moss introduced U.S. House Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH CD 11) as the first speaker.

Rep. Tubbs Jones reminded us that much of the HAVA Act had not been implemented for this election and serious voting irregularities plagued Cuyahoga County and all of Ohio. She cited more numbers like >30% of provisional ballots were rejected ( >50% in some African-American neighborhoods), 600+ registered voters' ballots were discarded, yet still the vote was certified. She also reminded us of the rally on Monday at the Vernon Rife Center in Columbus, OH, the same site where SOS Blackwell had issued his various "directives" like the 80 lb. paper for registration, etc. Rev. Jesse Jackson was introduced to a standing ovation.

Rev. Jackson recalled that it was here, in this very church, that he visited in 1965 with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (immediately after Selma and Chicago) to begin an unprecedented voter registration drive, culminating with the election of Carl B. Stokes as Mayor of Cleveland (Mayor Stokes was the first African-American to lead a major U.S. city). He explained that the same people who were against the Voting Rights Act of 1965 have only changed parties, but not stripes. He described the November 2, 2004 election as a "train wreck of the Underground Railroad", with even more irregularities in Ohio this time than in Florida 2000. He said over 30,000 names have been removed from the voter rolls. Blackwell, as chair of B/C in Ohio is the Katherine Harris of 2004. He wants us all to email or call our senators now, before this Thursday, starting with John Kerry! He listed Sen. Clinton, Sen. Boxer and Sen. Reid as well. He is demanding a thorough investigation of the machinery and wondered aloud how we, as a society, could have possibly allowed our voting machines to be from highly partisan companies like Diebold, ES&S and Triad.

http://richsezclark4prez.forclark.com/story/2005/1/2/201138/8054

[Clark2008]

10. Kick because people really need to read this

:kick:

[BigBearJohn]

12. Wow. That is strong. Very effective.

Would make a great bumper sticker.

[Clark2008]

13. Actually, I was talking about the post regarding Jackson's

press conference.

But I'm glad you like the bumper sticker. :)

I'll take it off - it seems to confuse people. ;)

[Clark2008]

11. More from above article

"REMINDERS:

The bus for Columbus leaves from CLE OH Monday at 10 AM from 3250 Euclid Ave. UAW Hall. Those interested in going can ride the bus or caravan behind.

Call those US Senators: 202-224-3121, John Kerry FIRST!

Expect more than one Senator to stand up this time. This will only happen if we do our part to express our concerns."