Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson

by Kenneth R. Timmerman

Book Overview

In the first critical biography of Jesse Jackson, a reporter with more than two decades of experience claims Jackson has defrauded the federal government, details his shocking private life, and claims... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895261081
• ISBN13: 9780895261083
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 501 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

While I can't say objective - the facts speak for themselves

What an eye opener! This books seems to be very factual. The events and circumstances surrounding the Reverend Jackson, excuse me so called Reverend Jackson, are appalling. This book shows a sad fact in America today. That the corporations, the press and even the average white person are petrified by the thought of being accused of racism against an African-American. And Jesse Jackson has taken full advantage of that to enrich himself and his family. This book is a must read for anyone who would like to see some of the details of the stories we have been seeing on the news. Adding credibility, in my opinion, to the facts presented in this book is the fact that this book has been reviewed on many news programs and talk shows and Jesse has refused to make any appearances rebutting the facts. Those that have attempted to defend him on these shows have reverted to pointing out the good he has done (I'm sure there are good things). This book presents information on the bad things he has done, with indepth information that does not appear on the evening news. This will not be the last book I read on the subject but I feel that it is a very important book for anyone to read that is interested in the man, the history and the smoke screen that Jesse has created.

AT LONG LAST:THANK YOU MR. TIMMERMAN

At long last we see the REAL Jesse Jackson. The nerve of this man to equate himself with the poor and down and out. I remember well his boo hooing about Senator Glenn " In space while I was down here scrapping for dimes" SICK,SICK,SICKMr Timmerman pulls back the curtainon this charlatan for all of us to see.His "Reverend" title and how he got it,his dealings with a cult like street gang,the blackmail tactics he uses on corporations for personal gain instead of helping the poor.His racist attitudes towards Jews. His tactic of using race as the reason for "being persecuted" when he cannot squirm his way out of a scandal such as his half brother(Noah Robinson)who has had indictments of various felonies.His connections with African dictators who are nothing but thugs and butchers. He has a fifteen room house in Chicago and fourteen-room mansion near Howard University. Yeah he's is soooo poor.Mr. Timmerman also details how his [followers] fleeced the american tax payer becasue of the gutless politicians who cower in the faceof this modern-day snake oil salesman. To those who may say all theses thing are lies, then all the"good Reverend" needs to do is sue Mr.Timmerman otherwise he,his [followers] and the poeple who continue to send this man money, must accept the truth.This book should be read in social studies classes in our schools to show how human nature takes an ugly turn.This book is explosive,well researched,well presented and an extensive bibliography to cross check the sources.Mr Jackson will have a hard time explaining away this book. Once again,thank you Mr. Timmerman.

Finally, someone has the guts to tell the truth about Jesse!

In this book, Timmerman meticulously documents Jackson's rise to become the de facto power broker for his race. It starts with his involvement with Chicago gangs, then went on to the way he forced his way into Martin Luther King's organization (King did not trust Jesse and for good reason!). It goes on to document how the press gave Jesse his title of "Reverend" when he was not ordained by any church (he never corrected them) and of the sleazy shortcuts he used to finally get the title years later.It details the start of his PUSH organization and how he used his political connections to avoid the required audits which would have exposed the organization for what it really is. It tells how he learned to use corporations and U.S. & state & city governments to bankroll his high living style and that of his family and cronies. It tells how he routinely refuses to help any downtrodden blacks unless they put up the cash first. Probably the most shameful (and least known) thing he did was connect himself with the dictators in Africa, cashing in on millions from them, at the expense of the race he pretends to protect. The way he wasted millions of dollars as President Clinton's "special envoy" will make you physically ill. It is high time that the facts about "Reverend" Jesse Jackson become known. The only complaint might be that it makes for rather dry reading in some places, because Timmerman so carefully documents every detail. Also, he barely touched on Jesse's many extramarital affairs (but that would probably fill another entire book)! I thought I knew of most of Jesse's scandals, but I was wrong--I was astounded at the shear volume of criminal things this guy has been able to get by with! Thank you Kenneth Timmerman

Documenting a sad waste of promise and talent.

Growing up in Chicago, Jesse Jackson's home base, one always heard the whispers and innuendo about Jesse Jackson--and not just from his enemies and detractors "on the right". This is a man who has always walked a fine line. Jesse has been controversial within the civil rights community, where many believe Jackson had greatly exaggerated and manipulated the truth about the scope and nature of his relationship with Martin Luther King, Jr., pushed other spokespersons aside to assure the spotlight stayed firmly on Jesse himself, talked one game while playing another with his various operations-particularly Operation Push and his relationships with various corporations, and so on. There were always rumors about his personal life. And, most interestingly, rumors within the religious community, where many wondered how anyone could take "Reverend" Jackson seriously given he had no actual, visible religious life to speak of.Of course, the "powers that be" in Chicago didn't always-heck, lets be honest, virtually never-dealt with Jackson and his fellow travelers with much integrity, honesty or respect. That rumors and innuendo surrounded Jesse was no real surprise-they surrounded the perceived enemies of the Chicago power structure in all cases regardless of race, creed or nationality. So, one heard all this but remained skeptical-it was what you expected. Nonetheless, one always had a bit of a queasy feeling about Jesse-something just didn't jive there.Apparently there was a reason for that. Kenneth R. Timmerman's book raises question by the boatload. Well, actually, it makes allegations and accuses Jesse of great improprieties by the boatload. Does Timmerman have an obvious agenda? You bet he does-this is no fan by any stretch of the imagination. Should we therefore dismiss what he says here?No objective observer can do that. I was pretty ambivalent about the man generally but this book is, if nothing else, a "smoking gun" with a vengeance. Given many of the recent revelations that even Jackson himself has had to make in recent months and years, the case Timmerman makes is both thorough and impressive. Is all of it true? Who knows? That's not the main point. If even a substantial portion of it is true, the best you can say is that sleaze seems to be a core component of Jackson's personality and worldview.There will be those who have a knee jerk reaction to defend Jackson and attack Timmerman. Of course, there are still people who say Nixon was railroaded. The hardcore Jackson supporter/hater will be swayed by nothing written here. The objective observer will have grave doubts about this man---and his legitimacy as a spokesperson for racial, social and economic justice.The real shame is it's guy's like Jesse who crowd out those who have a genuine desire to do social good. The real crime of his life isn't the corporations and organizations he's shaken down, it's that in that process he represses by his actions those who would genuinel