Jackson apologizes for Obama remarks

How long till Obama says his now standard line, "This is not the Jesse Jackson I know"?

Jackson should not say stuff, then have to apologize. Not a very smart move. It must really mean it or he would not have made the comments. Jesse is a leach anyway, living off other people that make good. He and Sharpton are both the same. Do nothings, but always ready to attack and march.

Sounds like Jesse the Jester is going through a phase of serious jealousy.
If Obama gets elected, Jesse will be even more irrelevant than he is now. If that's possible.

What a lame, non-apology.

We need the media to keep publishing junk like this. Whatever happened to the war? The Vegas paper burys in on pg 12. Our congress and senate roll over for whatever Bush wants and there is no protest. Like every government before this one, when the people get hungry, it will be gone.

Not quite up to the level of "Hymetown," but pretty good! Will the real Jesse Jetstream please stand up. I'm amazed by how much black on black self-hatred (and crime) there is within the "black community."

It is NOT his crude remarks that are most concerning - it is attempt to justify them (not quoted here but some ridiculous yadda yadda yadda about the evil "policies" responsible for the bad choices made by some minority individuals - as if the government can make individual decisions for people) - what we need to take from this is the bigger picture - and jesse jackson and those who think like him have caused more harm than good for the past twenty years and essentially set back the gains made in the 60's in a terrible way - this is especially a shame since jackson was actually a positive influence in the 70's when he was more minister and less activist - everything is NOT the government's fault and by the way, if you are a US citizen you are the boss of your government and NOT the other way around - certain aspects of liberalism have failed miserably as have certain aspects of conservatism - no matter who is the next president, we will have to face the fact that the day of the demagogues like jackson must be over or our nation will continue it's downhill slide into economic and moral decay - the truth is that ACCOUNTABILITY actually IS the single most important issue of the next decade - and this is on an individual and a governmental level - ACCOUNTABILITY ***** IS MORE ****** IMPORTANT ***** THAN GLOBAL WARMING, THE WAR IN IRAQ, AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COMBINED - CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THE SPENDING OF TAX DOLLARS AND THE SELLING OF INFLUENCE (BOTH PARTIES) AND INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT HOLDING THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE IN TERMS OF SPENDING, EATING, SEX AND OTHER VICES WHICH ACTUALLY DO CARRY CONSIDERABLE CONSEQUENCES NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE DENY IT (AND THIS DOES INCLUDE TEENAGER BEHAVIOR !!!!!) AND WHAT DO WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR ALL OF THIS ?????????? RECORD BANKRUPTCIES / A TRILLION DOLLAR NATIONAL DEBT / A DIABETES AND OBESITY EPIDIMIC / THE SICKEST GENERATION OF AMERICANS SINCE THE DISCOVERY OF PENICILLIN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLIO VACCINE / EPIDEMICS OF STD'S/ TOTALLY INCOHERENT NATIONAL POLICIES ON ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION AND ECONOMICS AND HEALTH AND NATIONAL SECURITY !!! (YES - ALL FIVE - AND IT IS THE FAULT OF BOTH PARTIES) / EPIDEMICS OF OUT OF WEDLOCK PREGNANCY / SPOILED BRAT KIDS WHO DO NOT WANT TO WORK OR EXERCISE OR STUDY / INCREASING ILLITERACY RATES / RAMPANT LAWSUIT ABUSE AND CLOGGED UP COURT SYSTEMS AND OVERCROWDED JAILS / OUT OF CONTROL DRUG ABUSE ---- AND ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE GOVERNMENT WAS SPENDING IT'S ASS OFF ON "PROGRAMS" ----------- NO JESSE, EVEN WITHOUT YOUR CRUDE REMARKS, YOU ARE A DINOSAUR AND WE DO NOT NEED TO LOOK TO THE GOVERNMENT TO CREATE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO FIX EVERYTHING - WHAT WE DO NEED IS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TOWARDS THAT EFFORT, JESSE JACKSON IS A PART OF THE PROBLEM - HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO BEING A MINISTER THAT ENCOURAGES ACCOUNTABILITY INSTEAD OF AN ACTIVIST THAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF ACCOUNTABILITY ---- for anyone to suggest that a presidential nominee needs to be as equally focused on blaming the government for a lack of policies and inadequate spending on special interest programs as they are on getting the current generation to become more accountable is even more ridiculous than can be described in words - before birth control was invented, teen pregnancies were lower - why ??? there is only ONE answer ....... diabetes and obesity used to be rare conditions in elementary schools until 20 years ago and now both are common - why ??? OUR BEHAVIOR, DUH - AIDS cases are increasing among those groups who know the most about what activities are highest risk - WHY ?? because they are IGNORING the risks !
and soon the cost of paying for entitlements (earned and unearned) combined with the cost of paying the interest on the national debt will excede the taxable income of all americans who work for a living and what are we doing about it ????? as far as I can see from jesse, NOTHING but WHINING

How is it that an accomplished African American such as Obama and Bill Cosby come off as "condescending" to those who still like to play the racial "victims" and who disavow any accountability about their community's plight? When rappers "tell it like it is" about the "glory" of gang warfare and calling women "ho"'s and extolled as heroes and people like Obama and Cosby are crucified for showing tough love (and truth) you know there's a mindset that hard to understand. Can someone explain to me why that is?

Great to know that the "Reverend Jackson" has such a foul mouth. People should put him where he belongs, in the trash, where he belongs. What a hipocrite!!!

who cares what was said. Far too many people get offended by the slightest word or comment. What matters in this race is the economy, illegal aliens, the war, and for 2% the mortgage crisis. After that, what one says about a candidate should not matter at all unless it is about the topics that matter. Time for everyone to develop thicker skin and practice what your religion preaches - tolerance.

I'm a white man from North Dakota. I am a Republican. I am going to vote for Obama because I believe that electing a black man says more about how great this country is than anything good or bad either candidate could do to help or harm the USA.

Mr. Jackson (I am too ashamed to honor him with the revered title of Reverend) is a "has been" politician who once ran for President of the United States. I strongly believe that he is a crab-in-the-barrel who is jealous of the political success of Senator Obama--and even the success of his own son, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., a very close confidant of Senator Obama. Mr. Jackson, of all people, should be absolutely silent about criticizing any needed commentary that will help enhance the moral and ethical well being of our society, especially given that he has compromised his own moral integrity and national opinions by producing a child with a very young lover while married to his long time wife! Shame on you Mr. Jackson for allowing the media to pit you against Senator Obama, whether it happened with or without your blessing! The speeches that Senator Obama has been making in those African American churches which targeted America's young men WERE ALSO FOR YOU!

The Reverend Jesse Jackson supports abortion which is the killing of innocent human fetuses. I will not listen to any Christian Reverend of any race who supports abortion.

The Swamp spin is interesting, to focus on Jackson's "apology" and not his statement itself. When will we get some straight reporting from the Tribune Washington staff?

OOO! Jesse is jealous!!!!

My what green eyes the reverend has.

JUST WAITING FOR THE APOLOGY FROM HIM AND AL SHARPTON TO THE DUKE LACROSSE PLAYERS....I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH.

It's really pathetic that Jesse Jackson would rip Barrack Obama, but this is oddly resonate of Ralph Nader, another hero of THE PAST, trying to get attention in the media that has moved on. Ralph and Jesse are yesterday. SAD.

When is he going to apologize for his HymieTown comment, that ultimately led to death?

Jackson, you have no shot at a cabinet spot. Move on.

Jessie must have really said something bad about Obama since the press has decided to keep the actual words a secret. Gee, I wonder if the media would have done the same thing if Jessie had been criticizing McClain?

Nothing changes with Jackson,Sharpton et. al.. Keep the "victimhood" boloney going and never hold anybody accountable for their own actions.

Every crackpot around, will have his ten minutes of notoriety, making a statement about or concerning Sen Obama.

Get lost Jesse, we don't want you around anyway!

How long till Obama says his now standard line, "This is not the Jesse Jackson I know"?

Posted by: Bruce | July 9, 2008 7:03 PM

You mean like the line the Bush administration used on Scott McClellan?
I don't think so Brucie, Obama has more class than you neocon knuckledraggers do.

I'm not at all in the habit of agreeing with Jesse Jackson, but I will say that I agree with the gist of what he says about Senator Obama. In his quest to attract white votes, Obama has failed to speak up for the urban poor---the same criticism levelled by Ralph Nader:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/25/nader-critical-of-obama-for-trying-to-talk-white/

If he were honest, Obama's words would match his deeds as the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate.

But he's not at all honest, because he wants to be elected. He knows that if he had championed issues of the urban poor, he'd have been tagged as "the angry black candidate" (as Jackson was in 1984), and he never would have won the nomination.

Instead, he has followed a brilliant (if entirely deceitful and Macchiavellian) strategy of portraying himself as a "good black"---palatable and even desirable to White America. A cross between Sidney Poitier and Mike Brady of the Brady Bunch, with an occasional oratorical dash of MLK thrown in, to excite the college kids and make the pale ladies swoon. And that's why Obama has the audacity to go before black audiences and talk down to them---because White America eats it up. It's even more entertaining than watching Bill Cosby lecture black men on failing to be good fathers. And it has worked thus far. White America loves the act and is buying it. Only question---how does Senator Obama sleep at night?

My opinion-
Don't think Jackson has any use for Obama, but if Obama is elected president Jackson will use him like he did Clinton-

I guess Rush Limbaugh is going to have an easy job for the next couple of weeks. Starting January 20th, it could be very well be for the next four years.

OMG...Jesse again...

Obama stole his thunder and he can't get over it!!!!

Whazuhmatter - Jessie, isn't he 'black' enough for you? Should he be talk'n in Hebonics to your core constituency?
Whazammter - Jessie, angry it's not you and that a half-white 'black' man is going to be the next President, and that there won't be a place in his administration for the like of audulterers like you?
Give it a rest...the not so Rev'd Jackson & Co.

Well, I guess it was a not-very-nice thing to say, but it's not like he meant to say it in a public forum. And about the fact that he said that Obama was "talking down to Black people"; it's kinda true, if you think about it. Can you imagine Obama going into a rich, white neighborhood and telling them that they specifically have to stop buying SUVs or that white people specifically have to stop doing something? It's racist to act as if a minority group has a claim to a specific moral problem, and no one seems to be willing to call Obama on it, except Jackson. And I guess he's not even willing to do it in public.

So called supporters of Obama: Rev Wright, Phleger, Sharpton, and now Jesse Jackson have done nothing but sabotage Obama's campaign with their divisive comments. Let's face it, if Obama is Preseident these guys lose all of their power. Who are they going to blame in Washington? How can they play the victim card when Obama is in the White House?

Mr. Jackson's comment has done more to help Senator Obama than his endorsement ever could. Relish the irony.

I would encourage everyone to read "Shakedown"the story of Jesse.I don`t need to say more

... and JJ claims to be a follower of Jesus? How so? His vicious comments reveal a hard, mean heart, certainly not a heart of loving even one's enemies. JJ needs to repent,and give up his quest for self-exaltation. His title "Rev" is not only arrogant but also a farce. Come clean, JJ, about how lost you are.

My O My if this was a white person who said this ol' "jesse I stick my nose where it does not belong" Jackson would be up in arms. Hey Jesse, worry about what is happening on the South Side of Chicago. Everyone is getting killed. Where have you been??? In hiding?? You disgust me.

Jesse. Not accustomed to being in front of a microphone.

Why does Jesse Jackson get any sort of media airtime anyway?

He is not making any news, its more like noise.

Jesse ... stay out of politics and back to your pulpit.

Don't you just love this guy? Reverend? What? He must have bought that title somewhere. Remember this clown is the same one who fathered an illegitimate kid in an affair. What a cool guy! Has an affair. Talks about cutting a guy's nuts off. Let's face it. He is no more a man of the cloth than O J Simpson. What a dufus....I can understand JJ Jr. distancing himself from his old man. His old man is a dufus!

So he had an opinion. Big Deal..No news here...Besides Obama does have a way of talking down with his words...Course so does his wife..Again..No news here............

Irreverent reverend irrelevant.

Was this before or after he cut his "nuggets" off for talking down to black folks?

Lies, lies, lies. What we're not being told is Jesse Jackson is being secretly paid by Bush - Cheney - Rumsfeld - McCain in an effort to undermine Obama's campaign. We need to impeach these 4 Texans as soon as possible before they undermine Obama's campaign anymore. They have already done that here by what they paid Jesse to say.

Never would have apologized to a white guy. Racist to the core.

Jesse Jackson new what he was saying, and everyone should agree with him. Obama is just trying to win the election. If he has to talk down he will.

And it has worked thus far. White America loves the act and is buying it. Only question---how does Senator Obama sleep at night?

Posted by: Tim1979 | July 9, 2008 9:39 PM

Gee thanks Timmy, thanks for setting us straight on what racism is and how a black guy like Obama is some how racist against poor little white wingnuts you. Why am I not surprised that from your position as a pasty white doughy Republican, you would know all about racism and the racist GOP code words that your party uses these days to exploit it.

Man, democrats can get so testy...uh, check that. Man, democrats can get so touchy at times.

This is the party of "hope", "change", inclusion, diversity, love, understanding, sensitivity, capitulation, and never no energy. Well, just a little faux pas. Jesse just needs a little refresher training so that the "healing" may begin.

I love my democrat brethren. Peace, dawg, neutered or un-neutered. Whatever.

Of course Fox isn't trying to smear Jesse Jackson. He's not running for president. Faux News is working overtime to smear Barack Obama, because they are committed to getting Gramps McCane into the White House, whether he knows he's there or not. He may not know Sunni from Shia, he may not know economics from a hole in the ground, but he's a Republican and to Fake News, that's all that ever mattered.

I'm amazed at how easily Al forgives Jesse. If Don Imus made that comment, we'd be hearing about it until election day.

I didn't understand till recently, why the black community seems to be outwardly and virulently against Obama.

Then someone said, "those are the people, [Jesse Jackson and the Reverend], that make money off the current black plight. They don't welcome the change."

That blows my mind that I didn't think of that first.

It is amazing that during such a tightly contested political season, quite possibly the most important election in US history that Jackson would resort to trying to push such an agenda:

http://www.socoolaz.com/article.cfm?articleID=30224

Jesse better realize that Obama is not Emil Jones brief case carrier anymore.

...and Jesse is an ordained minister?...........shameful

It's amazing how the worst enemy an African-American politician can have is the African-American community. Rev. Wright and Jackson and two very visible people and they've one nothing but endanger Obama's campaign. Maybe we'll finally see Jackson's reign as "leader" of the black community come to an end.

Why do blacks always get a free ride? Just tell us what Jackson said. You sure didn't shy away from playing Imus's comments for weeks and weeks. It's like crime reporting in the press...if they don't say the perb was black, you just automatically know it is.

Jesse Jackson has proven in the end the true character of his leadership for America. Thank God someone has finally come along to "cut Jesse's nuts off". I praise Barack Obama! What an *sshole JJ has finally shown himself to be! Congratulations Jesse, at last you are being honest with the American people! Now, get back to fathering that love child of yours with all that Budweiser cash you have laying about!

Good going Jesse Jackson It's almost unbeleivable, going against your own kind? Jessie and Obama belong together!!

This is the latest example of a campaign that has sunk to new lows. I have voted almost every election , federal state and local since 1968. However I am seriously considering sitting this one out. Or perhaps voting for Nader since he seems to be the most consistent.

Jackson and Clinton have a lot in common. They're both philanderers. Jesse got caught redhanded. How can anyone serious about representing America as President be involved with a such a fool

I guess "Bills monsters of the ID" must have taken over Jessie mouth.

VJ Machiavelli
http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com

Fox News can't spell "nuts"? Is nuts one of those words you can't say on TV? Is there anyone who reads N-ts and doesn't know what that means? Oh, oh, we are protecting the children under 5, who will look up at their parents and ask, nuts?

If Saturday Night Live had done this is would be really funny. I think we are going to see a whole lot less of Jesse Jackson between now and November. Can you imagine him trying to make small talk with Michelle. Mrs. Jackson must be dying of shame.

David, maybe you should take a page out of Reverend King's book and judge your politicians - and all men - by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. If you take a hard look at Obama, and especially Jackson, you'll find both of their characters wanting.

Jesse Jackson's saying that Obama is talking down to black people is an insult to black people. Obama is an intelligent, powerful, and articulate communicator. Does Jesse mean that "black people" are too dumb to understand Obama? Jesse's statement did not rhyme...how uncharacteristic! Let's see if Jesse has all of his male anatomy to tell the truth i.e. "I meant what I said. Didn’t think anyone heard me though. I did not have a chance in hell to have a viable fight for the presidency so I'm "a hater” - a Monday morning quarterback…What a crab in the barrel kind of mind. Instead of defaming Jackson more than he has already done to himself, Obama being the gentleman that he is, will help Jesse save face.

It's hard to say where this falls in Jesse Jerkson's hit list of disgraceful acts, but it's near the top. Not as disgraceful as (1) "Hymietown"; (2) the phony MLK's blood on Jesse's shirt back in 1968; or (3) selling stolen towels, pictures, etc. from a Miami hotel to finance the 1972 Democratic convention trip. This guy has been a bogus, race-baiting, shakedown artist since day one. He has never had any redeeming value at all. He has made a living by mafia type tactics against business people and government officials. But these types of events and his lame excuses and non-apologies afterward never seem to stop him from being a social and political fixture. When is the IRS finally going to seriously investigate Jesse and his organization whatever its current name - Operation Breadbasket, then Operation PUSH, the PUSH for Excellence, blah, blah, blah.

Jesse Jackson is a pig without a purpose. He has made a career of the backs of African_americans under the guise of working on behalf of civil rights.

He has lined his pockets for decades and could not care less about anybody's agenda other than his own. His own so came down on him regarding this Obama incident very hard. People are tired of this old hack and his bull$hit.

Watch out Jesse, Obama is getting ready to throw you under the bus too!
You will be joining his white grandma and Wright!

It's really ashame when your fellow men can not be civil and keep their mouths shut. Jesse is obviously feeling burned because he has not been as successful as Obama but come on, how ignorant was Jackson to say what he said. I argue that Obama wasn't speaking down to anyone but that he was speaking as an educated man and if people don't understand him or feel as though he might be speaking down to them its only because America has not risen to the occasion to educate our fellow countrymen.

This is going to help Obama with more whites than when Jackson helped out Clinton in 1992 when he criticized the candidate for his Sistah Soldier remarks. Cynical view: this was a staged event to pivot Obama even more to the middle.

Negro PLEEEEEEZE

McCain doesn't have to work too hard to discredit Obama. Obama's friends will take care of that!
It's like a comedy show!

Jesse is up to his old tricks.. he is so full of xxxx.. his a bigot.. a racist and only looks out for one person JJ.. he blackmailed Budweiser into giving his family a distributorship in the Chicago area.. saying.. give it to me.. or I will tell the black folks not to drink you beer.. OMG Jesse.. just get out of the limelight.. you are a piece of human excriment..

See, in Jesse's world he needs African Americans to stay where they're at, keep the status quoe. It's what keeps him in any sort of power. Now here's a guy that's telling them to get off their rears and take responsibility for themselves, to make better lives for themselves and their families. And Jesse feels threatened. Well, watch out Jesse! Your world is about to be rocked!

Some of these old warriors of the Civil Right Movement ironically find it hard to swallow the message of unity and hope of Obama. Some of them would have him blacker, indeed all black or just a copy of their own alter ego. Obama is not all that, and that is hard for them. Obama embodies what the world is longing for in the new millennium. Some of the old African-American warriors find it even harder to see how Obama transcends NOT RACE but the binary thinking of nineteenth century racism. Those of them who, unlike John Lewis, endorsed Hilary Clinton cannot understand how to build “a more perfect Union”. The binary thinking of “black-white” propelled them to national prominence. Dr. Luther King would be with Obama all the way. That is the difference between these people and Dr. Luther King. A politics or a politician who embodies the aspiration of just one ethnic group can never win the presidency in America. Dr. King would appreciate that in a way Rev. Jackson and his likes refuse to discern and accept. Rev. Jackson must ask himself why he failed two times miserably to win the Democratic nomination. He should listen to his son and learn from John Lewis for some lessons in “realism” – or keep his big mouth shut. This time he has to overcome his addiction to seeing himself in front and in the media. Sadly, proclivity for drawing attention to himself makes it hard for him to concede that space to his own son, Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. The Rev. Jackson would rather see himself as the national co-chairman of Mr. Obama’s presidential campaign. Did the Reverend know his father? No! How many African-American fathers have simply run away from their children and wives? How many African-Women have to raise their children as single parents? Indeed, many, many African-American fathers have failed “to recognize that responsibility doesn’t just end at conception.” Obama knows how hard it is to grow up without a father, and Obama is downright honest. Jesse Jackson’s therapy and recommendations have not emptied the American prisons of black males. Obama speaks “down to black people”? No sir, Mr Jackson! Bill Cosby has been preaching the same message to African-American fathers for decades before Obama. Obama has often reiterated the terrible legacies of racism and Jim Crow schools and continued structural injustices inherent in the American system. However, wisdom leads him to also discern how many, many African-American fathers have terribly failed by running away from their parental responsibilities. “Blacks” must not forget how Jews for more than 2000 years have suffered and yet have triumphed over the negative forces. Their guiding principle has been thus: sticking together and the importance of the family, especially the role of the father and hope. This is the message of Obama.

Why do people in power have to be "caught" saying what they really think? Instead of apologizing Jackson should've taken this oppotunity to stand up as a leader and a man and explain in depth his comments. He may have a valid point! Now more than ever we need honesty from everyone in order to regain what we have lost to those who just say what they need to in order to become elected.

Far more serious than this drivel is how Obama has backtracted on Iraq and domestic spying. How do you explain this away...Obama freaks? By change does he mean he changes his opinion as the wind blows?

Wright's comments hurt Obama. Jackson's are the counterweight that will actually help him. That's politics.

Don Imus got fired for making comment about African-Americans

Anyone who thinks jj didn't know EXACTLY what he was doing is beyond naive. He was taking a page from President Josiah Bartlet - "a .22 caliber mind in a .357 caliber world" - old school politics updated.

The odious phrase "separate but equal" from the 50s and early 60s has been reversed to "equal but separate" and that is the stage we are at in our national evolution.

This is 2 things - a turf battle and a shot across the bow. jj's priorities have always been jj - first last and ALWAYS. He is (thankfully) one of the last (and one of the greatest) players of the race card, and that is because the race card is the only card he has. When he is gone we can move on.

Just when you thought the Left can't get any nuttier, comes this bit of hysteria:

Lies, lies, lies. What we're not being told is Jesse Jackson is being secretly paid by Bush - Cheney - Rumsfeld - McCain in an effort to undermine Obama's campaign. We need to impeach these 4 Texans as soon as possible before they undermine Obama's campaign anymore. They have already done that here by what they paid Jesse to say.

Posted by: Moore | July 9, 2008 11:13 PM

Yes, the Bush administration is in cahoots with Jesse Jackson, Rev. Wright, Rev. Pflegler, Michelle Obama, and even Barack Obama when he goofs up to sabotage himself!!

David, maybe you should take a page out of Reverend King's book and judge your politicians - and all men - by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. If you take a hard look at Obama, and especially Jackson, you'll find both of their characters wanting. posted by: Jeff | July 10, 2008 12:43 AM

I KNOW - that is not a REPUBLICAN talking about morals and character. Not Mr. lets lie to America and start a war to avenge my daddy's honor. Scott McClellan is laughing his rich behind off.

Watch out Jesse, Obama is getting ready to throw you under the bus too!
You will be joining his white grandma and Wright! Posted by: Pat_M | July 10, 2008 2:55 AM

PAT, that is what you do when someone is just flat out wrong. GRANDMA was WRONG, WRIGHT was WRONG, and yes - JESSE is WRONG! Under the bus they go. And tell Hillary we said hi.

www.notwrightforamerica.com nailed this one--this looks like a cynical ploy to make Obama look more moderate. Check out their post today. They're right--Obama is not WRIGHT for America!

Dr. Jesse Kally-Williams | July 10, 2008 6:30 AM

A good post! It is a matter of ERA with Jackson and Obama. Dr. King would be proud of and definitely in favor of Barack Obama. He would consider Obama the culmination of his dream.

Holly Cow.....well, THOSE CHICKENS SURE CAME HOME TO ROOST, didn't they.

I think that jealously is common place with anyone who watches a young-un pass you up in a position, it's part of getting older. That's just nature.

Obama has been preaching to whites as well.

Jackson made his carreer based on HATE and victim mentality.

I don't believe that is all that Jesse doesn't appreciate. I think we are all trying to view someone who was very close to their pastor, who up until very recently had a southern twang to his preachy speeches and we ask ourselves if we want to elect someone as a PRESIDENT who PREACHES all our ills to us. We have to ask ourselves if we will enjoy a lot of Govt run programs that address all the ills he sees in us all. Are we ready for that kind of TAX COMMITMENT.

I read some in the blog where NOW some want to change the subject and talk about the WAR ha ha. Sorry, this is the subject of the day. The war is going well, remember, no one is talking about that.

I will say this and move on. NEVER have we had such serious dialogue. Its VERY healthy for this nation. Jesus would say in modern day vernacular "mind your own business". And for white people that would be to deal with racism and greed. And for black people that would be to deal with their self-hatred and excuses.

Jesse Jackson has some huge problems of his own to deal with and has no place judging Obama. The average person does. I like Bill Cosby, but he like many others in power and leadership need to learn to accentuate the possitve and stay away from topics they don't know anything about PERSONALLY. That is part of Obama's appeal. See Obama could go to a southside church and make that speech because he actually LIVES on the southside - in the city - and knows what he is talking about FIRST HAND. Not something he saw on Fake-FOX- NEWS. And he has the LIFE to back up what he is asking others to do. Jesse and others like him need to be quiet on moral issues. Bill Cosby needs to continue to do the great things he is doing and accentuate them and talk about CALIFORNIA - where he lives.

Jackson, despite a carefully maintained appearance of civil rights leader and minister, has embarrassed himself many times with stupid remarks of this nature.

What we have here is a man of mediocre abilities displaying his jealosy of another man of exceptional abilities.

I think Obama should use the words "I'm sorry" occasionally. As for Jackson, never liked him, never will, Obama, ditto
Obama , Jackson and Sharpton are not the blueprint for Black Americans.
Obama is not for:Truth, Justice but he is for the American Way. After all, he's not running as a black candidate but as a Politician. Wise up swooners.

I think it's rather obvious that news reporters routinely leave the mike on and walk away to give the illusion of privacy in hopes of catching something juicy to air or leak. ESPECIALLY Fox news looking for dirt on the Democrats.

Would that the latter would get wise to it.

Why are people saying this will help Obama? Jesse Jackson is in Chicago thats were Obama is from, it shows that even the black community in Chicago is against Obama. Even the black community is starting to turn against Obama.

To Katt

your observation of accountability as a neccessity is great. you unfortunately have exempted yourself from that process. people can not alighn themselves to your perspective without first acknowledging what they dont understand. you have hindered this process by presenting your ideas in a way which the reader can accept the authority of the ideaology you are constructing without addressing the lack of definitional content. I was going to say more but i think you get the picture HOPE everyone else will too.

To Tony

I don't think referencing rap music is an appropriate context for addressing accountability in the black community. As I see it doing that would invest us in coversation about the progression of black america's adoption of agression as conflict resolution (amougst other things) and its origins the roots of which I doubt we are prepared fully acknowledge.
As to the question you implied I think it has to do with making choices that will be reinforced by preceived consiquence. When Obama is president his ability to tend the intentions and aspirations of the people his relationship to innvokes innitiative from will provide more accredidation to righteousness and legitamacy in institutionalized forms of outreach.

P.S. thanks W. Root

to "tony" - you said "i think you get the picture" in your analysis of how I "hindered" my own message .... sorry, maybe I'm just dense but I did not at all understand what you meant by "exempting yourself" from accountability (meaning me) - I do admit I was a ranting for the sake of ranting but my bottom line message is that our nation HAS lost it's way in large part by rev. jesse style of thinking - his justification of the "off-mike" remarks is basically a platitude about how personal responsibility is not more important than government policies (when the opposite is true) except he wrapped the statement in gobblygook verbiage - I wish I had the quote (it was with me yesterday and I should have quoted him then) - the truth is that personal acountability is much more important than government "policies" - "rev" jackson wants to perpetuate the false thinking that you can readily blame other institutions for your own bad choices - that kind of thinking has gotten our country into a very bad place (at least in terms of direction) and the problems cross party lines and racial lines dramatically - unfortunately, deep inside many think like the good reverend on that concept - I also readily admit in my personal life room for improvement - so, for the record I do not "exempt" myself from accountability - trust me - one day we will wake up to realize that worrying more about the "greenhouse effect" and government apologies for things that happened a hundred years ago and other PC issues while ignoring the physical conditioning and intellectual and moral education of our children was a monumental mistake on a scale that reaches beyond ludicrous !

Maybe Barack Obama take on men not raising their children is a personal one. His father did abandon him. He yalked about his mother being on welfare and how he got picked on in school for having to wear hand me downs because money was tight I feel what he is saying as a man that was raised by a single mother myself. I have noted that baby being born out of wedlock has doubled since the 70 and Barck was addressing that issue. However the the larger picture is that we all have problem our lack of morals is apalling to say the least. Yes babies born to unwed mothers has doubvled in the black community and tripled in the white community. Per capita does not mean there are more single black mothers than white mothers. Also consider the fact that white women have abortion at a higher rate than black women and you will understand that America as a whole has a problem. So please sweep your own front porch before attemting to sweep mine. Sincerly trur patriot.

All black people dont listen to rap music just as all white people dont listen to country western. And sinc eyou have not listen to all of Jesse Jasksons speeches you should not comment. The truth is he has spoken of self impowerment many times. But I know I can convince you of that fact the true is they were saying Jesse, MLK and alll civil rights leaders were race baiting even during jim crow. Hell during slavery the called the abolishionist troble makers that wre stirring up racial trouble seriously during slavery be careful were you get your talking point from people. Those who fail to recognize the past are doomed to repeat it.I am 39 jim crow ended 40 years ago. Within my life time and your saying that all black people should have their stuff together in 40 years after 300 years slavery and 150 years of jim crow laws. that is stupid. But with that said if racism was a gun I wouldnt put bullets in it the bullets of dropping out of school, breaking the law , or having babies out of wedlock. Dont give those that mean you harm ammunition to hurt you.

Katt, I was not trying to come across as questioning your moral integrity. I was suggesting you lend your statements more credibility. For example, you say the truth is that accountability is much more important than government policies, but you haven't explained to me what makes that statement valid. If you provide a quantifiable example as support this will lend more context to what you mean by "more important." also you talk about what other people are thinking and feeling ie. "Jackson wants" or "many think" yet you provide no context to legitamize your inferrance. it seems like you have something important to say I would rather it didn't get hung up on logical fallacy and whatever the buck and a quarter word for not accepting anything but what your sure about is.