Reverend Jackson wants to "cut Obama’s n*ts off"

Civil rights activist and friend of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson made a blunder on Sunday when he said something he shouldn't have... on Fox News. He didn't realise the cameras were rolling when he leant over to his neighbour to tell him, regarding Obama, "I wanna cut his nuts off".

The Reverend Jesse Jackson was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. He was appearing on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Sunday when he insists that he didn't know his microphone was turned on. His comments wouldn't be so surprising if he had not publicly announced his support for Barack Obama's candidacy. He has since apologised and been forgiven by the Illinois senator.

Video posted on YouTube by jbranstetter04

Fox didn't release the video until Wednesday.

"Jesse Jackson's political agenda is centred on ethnicity"

Wayne Phillips, one of our Observers following the race to the White House, is a supporter of Obama.

Jesse Jackson wants Obama to concentrate on African-American problems - wage inequality, black schools and college, etc. His political agenda is centred on ethnicity. But Barack Obama has to look at a wider range of issues, on both national and international levels. He keeps saying, and I think he's got a point, that African-American problems will only be solved with global solutions that affect all communities. For example, we shouldn't focus on problems with the education of only black people, but reform the entire education system. Obama has always said that the problems the black community suffers from are the same ones that underprivileged white people do too.

Jackson was really annoyed about the comments Obama made about black fathers, saying that they're often not present in the family. Jackson said that it was condescending to black dads. But I think Obama was right. The state has to assume its responsibilities, but so do African-Americans. It is true that black fathers are often not around. Barack knows that well - his own father abandoned him.

Over 80% of the black electorate supports Obama but it takes their leaders longer to trust him. For example, when John Lewis's constituency voted in the primaries, 90% of them were for Obama, while the deputy supported Clinton. It wasn't until after that he switched sides."

Comments

JJ and Obama

Submitted by Sites préférés (not verified) on Wed, 16/07/2008 - 23:32.

Jesse Jackson is a clever guy. But I can't understand his way of thinking.
Why to say foolery and after it express regret

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Why Would He Say This

Submitted by buses for sale (not verified) on Tue, 15/07/2008 - 21:02.

In this day and age, why the heck would Mr. Jackson say this? I have no idea what he would have against Obama, but the fact remains that to make threats like this, for whatever reason, is very unprofessional in politics.

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I can only imagine the

Submitted by Unregistered user (not verified) on Tue, 15/07/2008 - 18:21.

I can only imagine the backlash if the commnent had been made by a white person. The crazy left, with Jack-ass-on and Sharpton at the helm, would have DEMANDED that the white's "nuts" to be cut in public. Those hypochrites.

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Faudless Elections For America

Submitted by Musaubee (not verified) on Sun, 13/07/2008 - 00:32.

To the American Demacrats, if you are who you say you are. We have bigger problems than the mud slinging by the American media and operation chaos founder Rush Limgauge.Over Jesse Jackson's deadbeat guilt! Jesse Jr. has already answered that cry!As you know, we as the so called freeist nation of the world, America. And we never got a chance to revote and even bigger election fraud than Zimbabwe our 2000 Bush-vs-Gore. The American Supreme Court ruled we were not free enough to challenge such intimidation in this country. Now get this, thy released this major issue into the hands of a die hard republican advocate, Katherine Harris! You all rememher that. This is my concern right now. I know that once again if he vote is not there for republican party, they will some how make it be there. We should demand our election watched by UN appointtees, guns in hand! THIS IS NECESSARY! We need to have our party focus on this the down side of our elections.Let's not play into the republicans's hands wasting precioiius time bickering until it's to late.

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Obama and Jesse

Submitted by Sam Deakins (not verified) on Sat, 12/07/2008 - 22:35.

Both are liars and frauds...that's why they can't get along.

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Perhaps Stage Craft

Submitted by Frederick Fe... on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 22:38.

This has to be stage craft. I simply can't believe Jesse Jackson is that stupid. And it was the perfect way for Obama to distinguish himself from Reverend Jackson in the eyes of middle class white swing voters.