Obama Responds To 'Jesse Jackson' Remark

As many of you now know, former President Bill Clinton courted controversy yesterday after blowing off Barack Obama's popularity in South Carolina by comparing him to "Jesse Jackson," which is a racial code phrase for, "Go! Secede! Attack Fort Sumter this very minute!" George Stephanopoulos gave Obama a chance to respond this morning, and surprisingly, Obama refused to mention Jackson's opponents in 1984 and 1988, Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis, which are racial code phrases for "LULZ! Yr gonna lose to McCain, jerkwad!"

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[nellie]

What does Fort Sumter have to do with anything. This is a very strange post.

Good solid response from Obama, however. I'm glad he managed to be generous and respectful, while pushing his message. That's the way to handle a smear. Don't take the bait. Set the record straight.

[coonce]

It’s amazing how a presidential candidate coming from 20-30 points behind in all the polls, being up against two of the most popular figures in our nation’s history, can end up getting within the margin of error or even beat those two historical figures, in a primary or caucus; but he’s done it. Barack Obama not only won in South Carolina, he won by a wide margin, something like 27 points. He won in large part because of getting 81% of the black votes (male and female), but he also got a health three way share of the white men/women, all age voters. In other words, he slaughtered Bill and Hillary Clinton in their (own) territory.

He’s experienced months of ‘Republican’ like attacks from two highly regarded members of his own Party (The Clinton’s). He’s also gone up against the Democratic Party establishment, who’s supporting Hillary. He’s heard flat out lies about his religion, his belief that the war in Iraq was wrong and his campaign being somewhat like a fairy tale. Because he pointed out Reagan’s ability to get a broad range of voters to his side, Democrats, Independents and Republicans, he was accused of somehow praising Reagan’s Republican policies.

In other words, Barack Obama’s faced the beginnings of a General Election and is still winning.

All during this unprecedented experience, Obama continues to believe we are not a blue State or a red State, a white or black nation or a Republican/Democrat/Independent nation – we are One Nation. We need to work together to solve the health, immigration, energy and environment issues. He also strongly believes that we need to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home, as safely and quickly as possible.

In my opinion, the war is a success. We’ve removed Saddam’s regime and rebuilt Iraq’s security and governmental forces. It’s time Iraqi’s stood up and we stood down.

I wrote a year ago that I thought Barack Obama would be the best choice to heal America. I continue to believe this.

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[naijaman]

Bill Clinton has lost so much respect in less than 3 weeks...what a shame.

[Sacsile]

Obama is a class act. I hope he never responds to this issue again! You are on the right track Obama! The People Love you! His website crashed last evening because there was a FLOOD of new traffic and record breaking donations!!!!!!!YAYYYYY!!!!!! Went by Hillary's site...and I think I saw a few tumbleweeds.....lol REALLY!!! and her site is like that whenever I sneak a peek over there---which is rare btw. Poor thing!

[xrayman]

039ujldgih[r@$%%&*^^***)_ Which is code for "Your post makes no sense."

[xrayman]

I can't figure out what Linkins is saying. LULZ? jerkwad? who said that? What?

[godlessclif]

Bill was being nice. He could have called Obama the Al Sharpton or the Alan Keyes of 2008.

I voted for Jesse Jackson in 1988.
He had a much better chance of being elected
than Mike Dukakis.

Obama better stay away from Tank rides.

[metamorphosis]

What the hell are you trying to say here, Jason? I don't get it.

Obama, once again, took the high road as a Clinton tried to drag him into the muck. Don't tell me Bill is that stupid. I don't buy it. He knew exactly what he was doing - trying to minimize Obama's pummeling of Hillary and position him as the Black Candidate. I don't blame Bill. That's all he knows, corporate tactics for winning at all costs.

Obama didn't rise to the bait. This is why he will CRUSH McCain in November. We are DONE with the Rovian bullshit. That goes for the Clintons in the Primary AND the republicans in the General.

McCain can play that race shit all he wants, as can the press. Most Americans are fed up and see right through it. No more dividing us in order to conquer.

[brueso]

with so many eyes on him during this primary campaign, Bill probably hasn't been able to attend to the "hobbies" that used to keep him more even-tempered, so it stands to reason he has to get his ya-ya's out someway...

[zreeb]

Way to go Bill.