Jesse Jackson Obama Remark

Sharpton Defends Jackson On Obama Comments: "We Have All Made Mistakes"

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

KENNER, La. — The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday defended the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has come under fire for his recent crude off-air criticism of...

Jesse Jackson On The N-Word Before Getting Caught: "Not Aware" If I Used It, "Unacceptable" If I Did

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

In an interview with "Inside Edition" filmed between the first airing of his infamous "cut his nuts off" hot mic tape and the revelation that he did, ...

Jesse Jackson and Bill Clinton: Two Angry Men of a Certain Age

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Felsenthal

Neither Clinton nor Jackson is likely to have a key role in the general election. But if they don't tone down their antics, they risk moving dangerously close to parody.

John McCain's Been Talkin' Down to White People

Paul Hipp | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Hipp

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Jesse Jackson (With a Little Help From James Dobson) Just Handed the White House to Obama

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Frank Schaeffer

If Obama becomes President both Jackson and Dobson (and many like them) will be out of luck -- post-racial and post-culture wars, America will have little patience with the professional dividers.

"Nuts" Case: How Media Handled Jackson's "Crude" Word

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

When a major political figure or celebrity utters a newsmaking, off-color, remark it is always interesting to observe how different news outlets handle the offending word or words.

Aw Nuts, Jesse Jackson, You Can't Say That On Television!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Is America strong enough to handle the violent wishes of Jesse Jackson toward Barack Obama's pair? Probably -- last I checked, "nuts" wasn't one of George Carlin's 7 words.

Aww, Grandpa Jackson's Off His Meds

Taii K. Austin | Posted 05.25.2011

Taii K. Austin

Unless Obama cheats on his wife and fathers a secret child with his mistress like you've done, you are way out of line to suggest that his talks on repairing the black family are anything less than necessary.

What Jesse Jackson Said Was A-OK

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Sweeney

What Jackson said really wasn't that vulgar for political circles. Any of you ever have a chance to talk with deeply political animals totally off the record? It is stunning.