I had no idea Jesse Jackson could backpedal so quickly

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OrangeEmpire said:
The senior leadership of the democratic party.

Dean, Pelosi...
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I thought we were talking about Jesse Jackson.

I don't have much say over Pelosi or Dean's positions within the Dem Party. Seems there are much more capable leaders, however.
 
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#28
This statement from Jackson about wanting to cut Obama's NipS off, shows his utter disdain for areolas everywhere.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
They make more sense when your realize that Jesse is envious that some other black man is on the verge of achieving what he couldn't do, on the verge of having another black man have a greater spotlight than him, and on the verge of having another black man crumble his race baiting/racial victimization arguments in one motion.
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So I'm in the downtown Durham Y this morning, and a I (a white guy) overhear a conversation about JJackson from a group of about 6 black men. They railed JJ. One of them told him to "go somewhere, sit down and shut up."

White people aren't the only ones fed up with JJ's tactics.
 
#30
#30
JJ should be fired for his comments.

Oh wait, you'd need an actual job huh?
 
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#32
Agreed, but Don Imus or Rush Limbaugh will say something stupid in the next few months and remind us why Jesse and Al have a platform in the first place.
 
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Now....for those of you (LG) that recognize no media bias, if this were a republican slip there would one of two headlines:
1. Fundamental Rift in Policy Divides Party Leader from Candidate
2. Is (Insert favorite Rep. name here) really sorry for threatening Obama's sack?

While I agree this is all much ado about nothing, I am curious to know what Obama really believes.

I am not a black man, so I don't pretend to know the answer. But these are two very different approaches to healing the problems in the black community. Shouldn't at least one media outlet bring this to the forefront and let Obama and Jesse duke it out?

They would never ever let the GOP slip a fundamental difference like this under the table. It would be all over the front pages ala James Dobson.
 
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wellway16 said:
Agreed, but Don Imus or Rush Limbaugh will say something stupid in the next few months and remind us why Jesse and Al have a platform in the first place.
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Jesse has no real platform any more. After he was exposed as a shakedown artist (among other things) he has no real credibility left.
 
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UT IE 95 said:
Mark one down for Obama. Very good move.
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Actually you'd be marking number two down for him. That set up where Wright went off at the NPC and then Obama distanced himself from him was a good gimmick. It helped to make up for the sorry job Obama did in trying to distance himself from Wright the first time.
 
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allvol123 said:
Actually you'd be marking number two down for him. That set up where Wright went off at the NPC and then Obama distanced himself from him was a good gimmick. It helped to make up for the sorry job Obama did in trying to distance himself from Wright the first time.
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Very true. I'm sure there will be more "convenient" situations for Obama to capitalize on in the coming months.
 
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TennNC said:
Looks like Jesse pulled the trigger and hit his own foot.
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Haven't heard it and don't care to. How badly does this damage Jessie Jackson and what if any response do you think Obama will have?
 
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KB5252 said:
Haven't heard it and don't care to. How badly does this damage Jessie Jackson and what if any response do you think Obama will have?
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Well...I mean seriously! How many people actually liked Jesse Jackson to begin with?!?

His advisers will come up with something nice to say.
 
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KB5252 said:
Haven't heard it and don't care to. How badly does this damage Jessie Jackson and what if any response do you think Obama will have?
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To answer both yours and 85's questions, I think Jesse was damaged once Obama became "the man." He's just showing how jealous and weak and desperate for power he really is. If he truly cared about the well-being of African-Americans, he'd realize what a historic achievement this election is and do nothing but keep up the momentum. But he obviously puts himself first and these other interests a distant second - now it's hard for even his former supporters to ignore that.

As I said in a previous post, I've overheard numerous black people here in Durham mock JJ since his "nuts" comment - including this by local columnist Barry Saunders:

newsobserver.com | Jackson is just jealous

They're way over him. That's a tiny sample, but I think most black Americans see Obama's potential presidency as a major shift. Think about it. The next generation of blacks born into this country could have a US president who actually looks like them. I know it may be hard for white people (esp white males) to understand since every president is also a white male, but that is a huge change for about 14% of our population.

As for Obama's response, I guess he'll use it to say, "let's get beyond this type of fear, this type of bickering, etc." - or he won't address it much at all.
 
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