Jesse Jackson is an idiot for his comment on Obama acting white

[bigdarryl]

He claims he's still voting for him. if i were Obama i would tell Jackson to stick his vote up his ass. WHAT A STUPID STATEMENT

[democratsin08]

1. yep

obama doesnt need that kind of help, lol

[Ninja Jordan]

3. lol agreed, it probably helps Obama

[daninthemoon]

2. I don't see any quote. What exactly did he say? Need some

context to be sure his statement is as absurd as it seems.

[ariesgem]

4. Where in Jackson's speech did he say "Obama is acting white"?

So far, all I've been reading is reporters' knee-jerk interpretations of what he said.


Show me where Jackson mouthed the exact words "Obama is acting white".

[AlCzervik]

5. can we get a non Drudge link with some info about said statement?

[maximusveritas]

9. Here

http://www.thestate.com/local/v-print/story/177514.html

[ContraBass Black]

15. I cannot find the quote in context.

Where is the rest of that sentence? I only see "acting like he's white" in quotation marks.

[robcon]

6. Not the first time he's been an idiot.

Hymietown, anyone?

[Catchawave]

7. Jackson has since apologized for that.

Google News time :D

[robcon]

8. He'll probably apologize for the racist statement about Obama, too.

But that doesn't preclude the conclusion that Jackson is an idiot.

[maximusveritas]

10. He didn't really apologize; he said he did not recall making the statement n/t

[goodgd_yall]

11. and maybe he didn't

I haven't read one good news source that has the phrase in context. So, I'm a skeptic.

[killbotfactory]

12. It's probably misinformation

it's an old tactic to turn people against each other.

[Kelly Rupert]

16. So are you suggesting Jackson didn't actually say that? n/t

[killbotfactory]

20. His son helped Obama craft his statement on the Jena Six

So, no, I don't think he would then call Obama's statement "too white", unless in jest.

[AZ Criminal JD]

17. If he didn't say it he would deny it

He wouldn't say "I don't recall" like everyone does when they are before a Congressional committee.

[NaturalHigh]

13. You don't need to convince me that Jackson is an idiot.

I've known that for a long time.

[illinoisprogressive]

14. Jackson's son wrote the Jena 6 response Obama gave before.

[Hieronymus]

18. Jackson has always been an idiot.

[Steve_in_California]

19. At the heart of every racial reformer there lies a racist.

Jackson has always suffered from the self-loathing that causes some black people to demand conformity with cultural stereotypes.

[Odin2005]

21. Obama doesn't play Identity Politics, and that pisses Jackson off royally.

Slowly but surely racism is becoming more and more a minor nuisance, not a major issue, folks who think otherwise are stuck in the 70s or believe in BS peudo-sociology about the US being an "inherently racist society" or some such garbage. I've read that something like 94% of folks under 30 have no problem with inter-racial marriages, compared to 70-something % for Boomers.

[gorekerrydreamticket]

22. Bingo! n/m

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