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At the end of 1987 the National Alliance toric ties between Jesse and myself, be- . cause | am committed to see that his vision of a just society be brought about today.” : While admittedly clever, the above explanation is essentially a dishonest misrepresentation of the facts, designed to confuse the issue and suggest a connection where none exists. The confusion over support from Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition is exacerbated by how the New Alliance Party describes itself. The February 13, 1987 edi- tion of the National Alliance newspaper contained a centerfold spread with the multi-color slogan “The Real Rainbow” spanning the two pages. A letter on New Alliance Party stationery to gay ac- tivists on the west coast had the slogan “The Party of the Rainbow.” A petition calling for an inde- pendent Black Presidential campaign was titled “An Open Letter To Reverend Jesse Jackson.” Ironically, in a 1983 issue of the Newmanite theoretical journal Practice, Newman attacked Jesse Jackson and Jackson's progressive sup- porters in strong terms: The U.S. ultra-Left has traditionally suffered very badly from a mental disor- der perhaps best identified as premature past few years, been a positive attempt by some to rectify this problem (called by some friendly left critics ‘wrecktification’) the symptoms of the disease by essential- ly helping the ‘client’ to feel more com- fortable masturbating. Hence, some of the rectified ultra-left— for example sup- porters of ‘Jesse Jackson, Democrat'-- are smilingly convincing themselves these days that it is alright to unite with Jackson's ‘progressive aspects’. Many have raised questions as to which part of Jackson's political anatomy embodies Washington, D.C. which supports impor- tant legislation that affects civil, human, voting and democratic rights at home and abroad. For more information on the Lobby, please contact Nancy Ross at 236 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Suite 409, Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 543-8324. The Rainbow Lobby, Inc. is an inde- pendent lobby, not affiliated with the Rainbow Coalition, Inc. The disclaimer began appearing during the same time period that NAP launched the cam- paign of Lenora Fulani for President. During 1987 the NAP began to publicly attack the Rainbow Coalition and in the National Alliance Lenora Fulani was quoted as saying “With all duc respect to Brother Jesse Jackson, almost everyone knows he hasn’t built a real Rainbow. He might have in- corporated something called tbe National Rain- bow Coalition, Inc., but he hasn't built a Rainbow. We've built a real Rainbow.” Despite the criticisms and disclaimers, there is still much public confusion concerning the relationship of NAP to the Rainbow Coalition, and Jackson’s Presidential candidacy. This con- fusion is not alleviated by NAP public statements. For instance in the November 20, 1967 issue of the National Allience, William Pleasant attacks the Rainbow Coalition as “the Democratic Party's phony \eft wing”, but thes writes that “Fulani, under her ‘Two Roads Are Better Than One’ plan, backs Reverend Jesse Jackson in the Democratic Party primaries. But she has doe everything pos- sible to ensure that the progressive Rainbow agen- da will be carried through to the gencral election in November...” Smearing Critics Among the most persistent critics of the New Alliance Party are freelance writer Dennis King of New York, the author of this study, Chip Beriet (and other members of the Public Eye Network), and two researchers who often work closely hiner which Rade . Stern of Ilinois. In 1985 Ken Lawrence and Dan Stern provided on NAP to Charles The Rainbow Lobby is an inde- Tisdale, publisher of the Jackson Advocate pendent citizens’ lobby based in newspaper in Mississippi. Tisdale ran a series of ” Clouds Blur the Rainbow - 11 ee enter Tae