Jesse Jackson

Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

I Long for The Good Ol' Days

Kevin Marousek | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home


Kevin Marousek

Instead of hearing about the substance of the campaigns, we have to sit through countless political analysts and pundits weighing in on trivial remarks

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

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


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, ...

Obama Should Stop Lecturing African Americans

Ben Cohen | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Ben Cohen

Lecturing the black community is the perfect way to avoid alienating white voters. However, Obama does not share the same history as the African American community he is speaking to.

Bill O'Reilly Jokes About Waterboarding His Staff

Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media


Bill O'Reilly discussed with Shepard Smith today why he held back the full tape of Rev. Jesse Jackson caught by Fox News on a hot mic. "I'm not in t...

Jesse Jackson Used N-Word In Controversial Fox News Tape

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox N...

Forget Apologizing to Obama, Jackson Should Apologize to Blacks for His N Word Hypocrisy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jackson should immediately apologize to blacks for not only trashing them, but also apologize for his hypocrisy. But that's not all.

McCain: You've Got Authenticity -- It's Time for Something Else

Tom Alderman | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Tom Alderman

We value authentic individuality. It's part of our national DNA -- which is why McCain has been so front-and-center all these years. He's nailed authentic -- and it isn't enough.

Jesse Jackson Disparages Barack Obama: Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


UPDATE JULY 16 9:00 PM EASTERN TVNewser reports that Jesse Jackson did use the n-word in his controversial remarks about Barack Obama, but he did no...

Humor: Why Jesse Jackson Took Obama's Construcive Criticism so Personally

Julia Gorin | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Julia Gorin

Jesse Jackson has a very personal reason which fueled his widely circulated remark that he wants to "cut Obama's nuts off" for "speaking down" to blac...

Obama and McCain Coverage: "Nuts" or a "Disgrace"?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Rev. Jackson's comments that he wanted to cut off Obama's "nuts" was a huge event for the press. But when McCain said that Social Security is a "disgrace," his proclamation was mostly passed over as being irrelevant.

Time for New Black Leaders

Kevin Powell | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Kevin Powell

I acknowledge what the Civil Righters have done, but younger African Americans are saying now, the jig is up and it is time for you to go, especially if you have not created hope for our communities.

Dear Jesse, Thanks for the Ride. Here's Where You Get Off.

Alice Singleton | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Alice Singleton

Now you've gone and relegated yourself to the civil rights kiddy table, along with the others in search of that mythical cultural Viagra to make them as relevant with "our" people as they used to be.

Jesse's Obama Problem: He Needs Barack More Than Barack Needs Him

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Eric Deggans

If tradition civil rights leaders are stuck on the outside when Obama gets elected president, what does that mean for them and for the struggle to free black folks from oppression?

FOX News, and the Media, Get Their Macaca Moment

Amanda Michel | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home


Amanda Michel

FOX got lucky because Jackson slipped inside their recording studio, a place so intimately familiar to broadcast journalists that even ambiguous conventions go unchecked.

"Real Americans" Are Stupid! Obama vs. Mitt Romney and Jesse Jackson

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

So now we have it: good grades and responsible fatherhood are "white," and speaking foreign languages is suspiciously "European."

Obama Vows To Keep Talking About Absent Black Fathers

Washington Post | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama said he would continue to chastise absentee black fathers and deliver tough love speeches to the black community, even if the Rev. J...

Jesse Jackson Should Retire from Public Life

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


Ray Hanania

I can understand Jesse Jackson's jealousy at watching a young, smart black man like Barack Obama do what he has tried and failed to do his entire career.

Random Thoughts

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

To the Stock Market: enough already.

Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

Why Jesse Really Attacked Obama

Najee Ali | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Najee Ali

Rev. Jackson, your vulgar tirade caught on tape by Fox News is simply the last straw for me and a growing number of African-Americans. At this point, you are hurting Black America and Obama.

Jackson's Threat to Obama Must be Investigated by Secret Service

Christopher Ingram | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Christopher Ingram

While I am not a prosecutor or law enforcement officer, I believe the threat "Reverend" Jackson made towards Obama was a violation of the law and should be investigated by the Secret Service.

(Liberal) Fear of a Black President

John Ridley | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


John Ridley

While it's never a shock when operatives of the far, far right have trouble with a person of color achieving stature, what a long strange trip this campaign season has been watching so-called liberals fumble the hot potato that is Barack Obama.

HuffPost Editor Proves You CAN Say "Nuts" On Television

Huffington Post | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media


When it came to reporting Jesse Jackson's comments about Barack Obama, the media tied itself in knots, trying to find ways to avoid saying a simple wo...

How Jesse Jackson's Comments Almost Slipped By

LA Times | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


The news that the Rev. Jesse Jackson took a crude swipe at Sen. Barack Obama this week put renewed scrutiny on the relationship between the veteran ci...


 

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