[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 27982]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON, OUR CAPTAIN

  (Mr. CLEAVER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, back during the time when I played football 
in high school and college, I ended up on the corner. And it was at 
that time that most teams ran what was called ``student body right'' 
and ``student body left,'' which meant that there would be a sweep 
around the end and you would have a pulling guard, a pulling tackle, a 
wide receiver who was in motion, a fullback all leading a running back. 
The only people who could play that position were those who were 
willing to run into this interference. Now, the person who ran into the 
interference would rarely ever make a tackle, and only people who 
understood football would understand the job that this cornerback 
played. So playing that position, I never led my team in tackles, but 
my team elected me as its captain. They understood football.
  And so, on the 25th anniversary of the Presidential run of the 
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Mr. Speaker, I nominate him as our captain. He 
is our captain because he was willing to go in and knock down the 
interference so that somebody else would make the tackle and get the 
recognition.

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