reuters v cnn

Look at the difference between the two stories of the rally in New Orleans for the upcoming election. The major players there are Jackson, Sharpton and Cosby.
First look at the story by CNN:

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- Hundreds of protesters led by the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton rallied Saturday, saying the city's election plans will disenfranchise voters displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

The system of mail-in voting set up for the April 22 election for mayor and other positions in the largely black city will make it difficult for voters living elsewhere to cast a ballot, Jackson and other activists said.

"We want the Voting Rights Act," Jackson said at a news conference before the rally. Black leaders have argued city elections could violate the landmark 1965 law designed to ensure voter equality.

The city election could have a broad effect nationwide, Sharpton said: "What happens in New Orleans will affect voting rights all over the United States."

Then the version by Reuters

Bill Cosby tells New Orleans blacks to reject crime
By Russell McCulley
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Entertainer Bill Cosby urged New Orleans' black population on Saturday to cleanse itself of a culture of crime as it rebuilds from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina last year.

Cosby, whose criticism of some aspects of modern African-American culture has stirred controversy in recent years, told a rally headed by black leaders that the city needed to look at the "wound" it had before Katrina struck.

"It's painful, but we can't cleanse ourselves unless we look at the wound," Cosby told the rally of about 2,000 people in front of the city's convention center.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you had the highest murder rate, unto each other. You were dealing drugs to each other. You were impregnating our 13-, 12-, 11-year-old children," he said.

"What kind of a village is that?"

Of course I'll go with Cosby because he is actually progressive and seeks a change to improve the African American life in the US. He may scold people, but he has made his bones. No disrespect to either Jackson or Sharpton, they take care of that on thier own, but they would rather complain that tell it like it is or needs to be done in the real world.

But I'll really support you if you approve of the Voter ID Act. Not only was this one of the most corrupt states in politics, but now a chance to manipulate the votes. What if someone votes who has no desire to move back, that is a disinfranchisement of the those laft behind or are eager new residents.