Re: Cornel West

[H2O Man]

40. Interesting.

My daughter said that she was surprised that there were actually many empty seats there, when she saw him. I would expect that more often, tickets can be hard to get.

Your story reminded me of sometime from long ago. Rev. Jesse Jackson was speaking at SUCO in Oneonta. Myself and three political associates made the drive. On the way, one person was saying that Jesse was a con man, and another agreed with him. I said that he was, like each and every one of us, sad and weakly human -- but that at that time, he was doing God's work. The two then made fun of me. So I said, balancing the utmost seriousness while holding my tongue in cheek: "We will see a sign tonight."

There was a long line at the Student Union building. When we eventually were "next in line," the couple ahead of us learned that there was only one ticket left. She bought it. gave it a second thought, and then gave the ticket to me. She politely refused my offer to pay for it.

As I had drove, my three associates had no choice but to wait for me. They opted to watch Jesse's presentation on a screen in the next building. And, on the ride home, the pair who had been so negative had changed their opinion of Rev. Jackson.