What can I, or anyone else, possibly add to this? Sure, Jesse Jackson is jealous but I also look at it as further confirmation that Barack Obama is exceedingly arrogant. Jesse just can’t take it anymore:
In a vulgar tirade caught on tape by Fox News, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he wanted to “cut his [Barack Obama's] nuts out” and he accused the fellow Chicagoan of “talking down to black folks” by giving moral lectures to African-Americans, source said Jackson’s shocking quotes were picked up by a hot mic before an interview on health care in Fox’s Chicago studio last Sunday
Fox planned to air the recording on Bill O’Reilly’s “The Factor” show.
In an effort to blunt the controversy, Jackson issued an apology.
“For any harm or hurt that this hot mic conversation may have caused, I apologize,” Jackson said in a statement.
Obama’s nuts may be safe, for now, but Jesse is in hot water – with his son:
Jackson’s son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois — co-chair of Obama’s presidential campaign — publicly blasted his father’s comments Wednesday.
“I’m deeply outraged and disappointed in Rev. Jackson’s reckless statements about Sen. Barack Obama,” the younger Jackson said. “His divisive and demeaning comments about the presumptive Democratic nominee — and I believe the next president of the United States — contradict his inspiring and courageous career.”
I don’t know, this might be the most inspiring things Jesse has ever done. Well, maybe not inspiring, but it’s definitely the funniest. It’s even funnier than the infamous “Hymietown” incident which unfortunately lost humor points for being so unbelievably anti-semitic.
Note to Don Imus: Have you considered the “hot mic” excuse? It’s worked every time for Jesse.
Others Blogging:
Michelle Malkin
But, you know, it’s us meanie conservatives who are responsible for all the race-based smears.
Alex Koppleman
To be politically crude about it, it’s hard to imagine that Barack Obama, whose African-American support is rock-solid, is going to be hurt by an off-the-record complaint by Jesse Jackson that he’s being too morally demanding, particularly as reported by Fox News.
Scared Monkeys
Think Jesse Jackson wants to give up his spot at the head of the black activist Jesse_jackson_changetable? Not a chance. Think there is not some deep seeded resentment that Jackson never got the chance to be the first black President? Think people ever learn not to talk into a live mike? And now for something completely different. Obama supporter, Jesse Jackson, trashes Barack Obama … From the lips of Jesse Jackson, there is some change we can believe in.
Hot Air
Let’s not forget that Jackson attacked Obama before on race — in terms very similar to that of Nader. Last September, Jackson made headlines for accusing Obama of “acting like he’s white”. That came in response to Obama’s seeming disinterest in Jackson’s race-baiting cause du jour, the Jena 6. Apparently, Jesse still has that same criticism.
Sister Toldjah
Heheheh. I love it. It’s about time the tables were turned where this race hustler who usually turns up the heat on everyone else is having it turned on him.
The Moderate Voice
Obama represents a NEW generation, as does Jesse Jackson, Jr. That explains some of the resentment of Jackson, Sr. and the reaction of his son to Jackson, Sr.’s comments about Obama.
Riehl World View
Finally, the man can’t stand up to Jesse Jackson and he’d have us believe he’s up to confronting the most despotic of world leaders by simply talking with them? Yeah, right. Maybe he should have sent his wife out to take on Jackson. Come to think of it, she may have actually achieved what Jackson threatened over their years of married life!
Tim Blair
Barack Obama warned us that people would say bad things about him—but I don’t think he expected this.
The Sundries Shack
Is this the hot blue on blue action that has been boiling below the surface in this campaign? After all, the Obamessiah has been walking the tightrope between a ravenous bunch of grievance-mongers and race-baiters that he’s recently ticked off when he threw his dear racist friend Jeremiah Wright under the Obama Express and the vast lily white Democratic pundit class who like black politicians but only when they’re spouting the time-honored progressive claptrap.
Andrew Sullivan
Obama gets his Sistah Souljah moment handed to him on a plate … by Bill O’Reilly.
Don Surber
Guess what, white people? Not every black person likes every black person. And not every liberal likes every liberal. And old men tend to resent young men.
Spin Cycle
“Do you think that this is Obama’s ‘Sister Souljah’ moment (where he doesn’t even have to say anything)? Some may reasonably conclude: if Obama’s getting ‘trashed’ by Jackson, he can’t be all that bad. If Obama’s elected, this may be seen the turning point.” Definite possibility.
No More Mister Nice Blog
So I figure this will all blow over in about eighteen hours — although the right-wing media will try to keep it going by saying Obama has offended yet another liberal. (New Fox drinking game: Everybody take a sip when you hear the phrase “under the bus.”)
Daimnation!
The election of an African-American President would be a tremendous step forward for American blacks…and a catastrophe for the likes of Jesse Jackson, which is why this doesn’t surprise me in the least.
Waveflux
If you stop to listen for a moment, you can just hear the delicate sighs of fainting news editors and reporters across this republic, the rattle of pearls suddenly clutched, all in response to Jesse Jackson’s insufficiently-sotto-voced remarks about Barack Obama’s blast-to-the-left then sail-to-the-right campaign. To be upfront: Jackson didn’t say anything about Obama that I haven’t thought twice a day, every day – though not in so many words – for a while now.
Jeff Ellis
So, no, Jackson’s comments should not be considered surprising. Jackson has, of course, apologized and his own son has condemned the remarks. One will probably not hear much more about Jackson’s comments though Lord knows that if Pat Robertson or James Dobson (or, for that matter, Ron Paul) had been caught saying they wanted to turn a presidential nominee into a eunuch, the story would probably lead every newscast from today until December.
Update 7/16/2008:
TVNewser: Jesse Jackson’s Hot Fox News Mic Reveals Another “N” Word
20 Responses
Readers are solely responsible for the comments they post. Comments do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of Blogs of War or John Little.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:06 am
All this time Rev. Jackson’s fighting for nothing. I guess he realized Obama is just white mans puppet. Jackson has now been silenced! If Rev. Jackson was a true civil rights activist he would of spoke out no matter who is running for president, RIGHT? What would his ancestors say? (It’s all right to be scared? Just do what the white man tells you, especially if it’s a black man standing in front of the white man.)
Truth: The Democratic Party was the Confederate Party. During the Civil War Slaves were not killed because they were black; they were killed because they would vote Republican, the party that abolished SLAVERY. Abraham Lincoln was killed and replaced by a Southern General. Stupid White People who were afraid of black slaves taking their jobs decided to create the KKK (A small form of Government); the smarter White fearing Americans who were afraid the economy would collapse decided to change their political agenda so the Democrats would gain power. The Democratic Party created free well fair to make sure black people did not become a competition. In order to keep your free well fair you must have a low paying job. The Democrats thought receiving free well fair would satisfy African Americans; (Government, or Communism?). If the White Man controls America then he controls the Government, right? As long as the Democratic Party makes African Americans feel like they are the victims and the rich White people feel guilty then they are more likely to believe government (the White Man government) is the solution, and then minorities will not become a threat but only a political tool to push the democratic agenda.
Rev. Jackson believes Obama should do more for the black community, but now he has been silenced by his own party. Is this surprising?
July 10th, 2008 at 1:13 am
Jesse Jackson threatens to neuter Barack Obama cartoon-
http://faithmouse.blogspot.com/2008/07/jesse-jackson-threatens-to-neuter.html
July 10th, 2008 at 4:07 am
Lets treat him the same way he treated Don Imus for his remarks. Deplorable behaviour!
July 10th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Maybe Jesse Jackson forgot making these comments:
“Less than my best is a sin…Down with dope. Up with
hope.” And finally: “Nobody can save us…from us…for
us…but us!”
“We keep saying Johnny can’t read because he’s
deprived, because he’s hungry, because he’s
discriminated against, because his daddy’s not in the
home,” Jackson says. “Well, Johnny learns to play
basketball without Daddy. We do best what we do most—
and for many of our children, that is playing ball.
Three or four hours a night, without TV, without radio.
One of the reasons Johnny doesn’t read well,” he
continues, “is that Johnny doesn’t practice reading.
You can have soul without effort—but you can’t have
excellence without effort.”
“Guess what!” Jackson shouts at parents. “Nobody, but
nobody is too poor to turn off the TV two hours a
night!”
Perhaps the self-proclaimed president of “Black America” envies a canditate that wants to represent all Americans.
Shame on you Jesse Jackson!
I found Jesse’s comments at: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20073357,00.html
July 10th, 2008 at 6:44 am
What I can’t understand is why Jesse Jackson Sr. thinks that it is okay to say things off mike that he wouldn’t say if he thought the mike was on. All of his apologies seem to say — I didn’t know it was live — I thought it was a private conversation. Really? Does that give him room to be this disgusting person who is two-faced and seriously past any leadership role that he used to have? He should just retire and speak privately with his friends in his disgusting ways and leave leadership to his son and others. Regretably is an understatement for these gross and ugly comments.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:10 am
So Jesse Jackson is in hot water with the black community? The Rev has a habit of hacking people off with his less than complimentary comments.
Frankly, I don’t care one way or the other, though I doubt the Rev could cut Obama’s nuts off – because he doesn’t have any!
Some posters call Jesse two-faced and they’ve hit the nail squarely on the head. He’s two-faced, a liar, an adulterer, a racist, and egomaniacal. The only person JJ really cares about is himself. Everybody else is a very, very distant second. The Rev is nothing if not supremely centered on himself because he’s never met a mirror he doesn’t like.
IMHO, Jesse Jackson and his cohort, Al Sharpton, have done more harm to the black community than any number of white supremacists.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Rev. Jackson has apologized for making a comment, then accused the media and it’s listeners that it was taken out of context! Is this not what “The Rev. J.J” and “The Rev. A. Sharpton have made a living on for the last 30 years???? Taking sound bytes from others and twisting the context to make a headline for themselves. Why should he get away with this when he has taken so much from others by purposely taking comments out of context and running them up the flag pole to see the ratings he can get. Let him eat the cake he’s baked, and I hope he chokes on it with Mr. Sharpton too.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Why isn’t he being arrested for making threats to a candidate for US president? The secret service should be busting down his door as we speak.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Once again Jackson proves what a moron he is. Does this idiot not realize that he has done more damage to the African American community than he has ever helped it? The man is supposed to be a minister. He has an affair, or if the truth were to come out, probably multiple affairs. He makes crude comments about a presidential candidate and is “sorry.” Sorry he got caught, that is, not that he made them in the first place.
This is someone who should sit back and shut up until he has something intelligent to say. Going with his track record, that will be a looooong while.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
ALOHA LITTLE KAHONIES
We should all chip in to buy Jesse a small pair of clippers … after which, he’d have a couple of little items to raffle off in the next Obama fund raiser.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Castration and other mutilation was frequently a part of the lynching of black men for a wide variety of real or alleged offenses. Rape was not the most frequent excuse, some of which were petty, insignificant and seem incredible. People were lynched for “crimes” such as registering to vote, arguing with a white man, disrespect to a white woman, shoplifting, drunkenness, elopement, insults and refusing to give evidence.
In A Festival of Violence: An Analysis of Southern Lynchings, 1882-1930, authors Stewart Tolnay and E.M. Beck list 75 recorded reasons why blacks were lynched, including “being obnoxious, disorderly conduct, indolence, suing white man, trying to vote, vagrancy and unpopularity”
So the Rev. Jackson’s sotto voce urge to castrate Obama’s for “talking down to black folks” has a long tradition among southern white racists.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Being a man of the cloth, I’m sure the Right Reverend Jackson must be thoroughly familiar with the words of Jesus in Matthew 10:27:
“What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.”
As well as the words of Paul in Galatians 5:12:
“As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!”
July 10th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
L O L – I applaud Mr. Obama for standing up and saying what needs to be said. All Rev. Jackson, Sharpton and crew have to say is ‘It’s everyone else’s fault and point the camera over here’. Personal responsibility is everyone’s responsibility – the blame game has gone on long enough. I think it’s high time that we call out the Black religious leadership for their self-serving bs.
If you’ve ever seen Rev. Jackson in public you will notice that he is pretty disingenuous and really a deplorable human being. Righteous my ass. Racism lives in this guy.
Put away the denial and lets move forward together.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Obama is called by some an elitist and more likely to appease then to stand and hell no. Example is relationship with Senator Hillary who had compared their relationship to Fred and Ginger…if he can take it from her why not listen to another who knows him a little longer.
There are tones in the conversation with Senator Obama when he is speaking to members of his race as hostile and elitist. The opinion expressed by Jackson and others should to be something Obama should learn from …after all Senator Obama is willing to make peace with Hillary …if he is a good friend to any one then Senator Obama should understand the frustration of a friend that was not happy with his speeches to the African American community. I say give this man peace for Jackson is somebody and therefore relevant
I love Jackson for he had placed himself and his family in the line of danger for the sake of social justice… if we are to heal as a nation the people need to hear all voices on the issues of social injustice and racism etc… Let Obama remember he is here by the grace of God and therefore is given stewardship over this nation …so listen to all lessons a people would love to share with him.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I also believe Jackson intended to say what he obviously said, apology aside…I would love to hear the rest of the conversation. Bill O’Reilly’s “The Factor” nor any other Fox News programs played the entire comment(s).
Even though O’Reilly did say there was more said, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch is an Obama supporter and I am convinced he has squelched much of the Obamainiac / Liberal investigative reporting. Sad!!!
July 10th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I personally dont care what Rev. Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton have to say. Seriously, who is Jesse Jackson, he has proven through out his career to put his foot in his mouth. He always makes these comments about groups of people or his people (I am a African-American female by the way). Then his adultery hits front pages, please this man has no moral standing with himself. I havent found myself listening to him or hearing what he has to say. I think this man is just jealous, envious. Point blank Obama is the Democratic nominee to be President of the United States. Jacksons campaign never went this far. Its a shame that personally this man probably despises Obama. Jesse has proven that he resents Obama because he wasnt smart enough to get that far.
July 10th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
This is the same crab in the pot mentality that has affected the black community. I detect a little envy from a guy who is so 80′s Jesse need to take a step back. Fortunately his remarks will not harm Sen. Obama instead they will help. Sen. Obama isn’t running for the President of the Black United States but all of America. Nobody admonished Bill Cosby for airing our “dirty laundry” when he talked of responsibility.
I applaud Sen. Obama for moving his point of views to the center. This mentality that Jesse has is the same one from the slave days of the house slave and the field slave.
Finally a candidate worthy of running for the White House whom just so happen to be Black. Now all the old activist are a little mad because Sen. Obama is riding the road they actually paved. Shame on you Jesse! Don’t you have another corporation to shake down?
July 10th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I have to comment more because I’m troubled by Jesse Jackson’s remark about emasculating a gentleman running for President of the United States. After the infidelity’s and affairs I’m surprised Jesse’s wife didn’t lop off his testicles. I hope Sen. Obama go one step further and start addressing the high recidivism rate that is affecting the black community and the high incident of teenage pregnancy. I hope Sen. Obama wins and make Jesse the Ambassador to Zimbabwe as Mr. Mugabe and this shakedown artist deserve one another. I remember Jesse and his 80′s rhetoric “not nuclear freeze but govment cheese.” “Down with dope, up with hope”. Now we have a guy whom is an eloquent speaker whom knows what the terms “proliferation and “bi-lateral agreements” mean. Run Obama Run because you can win. Oh and Jesse you better hope Obama let you say grace over the Fried Chicken at some State dinner in the future.
July 11th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Himeytown all over again. What is wrong with Jesse?
http://www.zookersradio.com
Zookers Radio Program
July 11th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Does this mean Mr. Himeytown will not be in BHO’s cabinet?