Here’s another one for the “you just can’t make this up file.” The Rev. Jesse Jackson is planning a special celebration to honor the now disgraced Jackie Robinson West Little League from his hometown of Chicago (or wherever it is these kids really live):
Rev. Jesse Jackson plans 'Reaffirmation of Championship" for Jackie Robinson West at Rainbow PUSH at 9:30 a.m. Sat http://t.co/gtCLFBHYKs
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) February 11, 2015
How’s that for a lesson? Get caught cheating and embarrassing the entire community and country? Pfft — it’s time to party!
@Suntimes – OK, so let me get this straight. He is basically acknowledging they cheated and that it is OK?
— Aloha Mr Hand ?⬇️ (@_AlohaMrHand) February 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/dahm_david/status/565545635638947840
@Suntimes What a despicable, attention-whore clown
— Max Power (@Max_Power10) February 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/jiltfast/status/565545958323146752
@Suntimes not surprising as jesse has achieved by bending rules and flat out extortion
— Patrick Patel (@HotRodBlago30) February 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/Penman1500/status/565546171326660610
Details of the party from the Chicago Sun-Times:
Rev. Jesse Jackson said Wednesday he is planning to celebrate the team at a “Reaffirmation of Championship” celebration on Saturday.
The event will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Rainbow PUSH Coalition, 930 E. 50th St.“I was upset to the point of tears this morning,” Jackson said, adding that he already had spoken to some of the parents of the players and was distressed to learn they had heard the news through the media.
Their children already have been harassed over the controversy, Jackson said, and “it’s not like the children are cheating.”
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Actually, we’re talking about 12-year-olds here. They’re old enough to know that they were breaking the rules and certainly a “Reaffirmation of Championship” is the last thing that should be done to further reward these cheaters.
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