As an Omega, let me state that I am EXTREMELY disappointed in my Frat Brother. Although Jesse is just a man, we don't expect GREAT men to make the mistakes of lesser souls. As I have gotten older, I have agreed with Jesse less and less and sometimes I wish that he would be more selective in picking and choosing his fights, but he is still my man. I have personal knowledge of Jesse and he was one of my inspirations in seeking Omega. I met him during both of his campaigns and was a student coordinator for his presidential campaign. My chapter acted as his escort and bodyguards when he came to our campus to campaign and speak. He regaled us with tales of his undergraduate days and his love of our Fraternity. I met him again in 1997, ironically, with this woman whom he has the child with. He was working on his Wall Street Project. Again, I along with two other Omegas spent time with him in his hospitality suite with Al Sharpton. Jesse was relaxed, throwin' up the hooks, barking, just being real. Him and Al were cracking jokes on each other. This hurts because it hurts our community. Like it or not, Jesse got things done. The power structure may not have feared him, but they respected him and did not want to get on his bad side. Corporate America always feared his economic boycotts and ability to shame them. Now he has compromised that moral authority. His individual poor judgement has effected us collectively. I won't judge his behavior because I know his marriage has been one of convenience for the longest time. His wife knows he's been tipping and his family has known of the child before it was born. It was not a shock to them. I am just sad for what it means for all of us who will be losing his powerful advocacy in the face of the Bushes, Ashcrofts, Connerly's, and biased corporations of these United States.
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