...before I would believe this slander of Mel!

Just cuz he's a punter is no reason to let him off the hook---

So what's your point?  That whatever Mel is, and says, is OK?  Well, it is not.  Mel, like a lot of other clods, is a basher and a bully.  They always attack what they perceice to be the easiest target that won't fight back.  So one day it will be jews, and on other days it will be women, blacks, Chinese, gays, providers, and maybe hobbyists.  Anyway, "Rev. Jesse Jackson," it's good to know where you stand.  By the way - using an alias is one thing.  Appropriating someone else's name is another.

I do believe that this was 'Jesse's' idea of a joke.  I'm sure many of you remember the Rev. Jackson's famous 'slip of the tongue' when he referred to NYC as 'Hymietown' and Jewish people as 'Hymies' in 1984 when he was running for President.
It does make an interesting point that Rev. Jackson was able to rehabilitate his image by public apologies and public support of Jewish causes.  He hasn't bashed Israel since then which he was prone to do beforehand.