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Obama: Globalization of Joy

Diane Francis | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago's Grant Park was filled to the brim with half a million happy, cheering Americans from every socio-economic slice of America's multicultural society.

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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leaders Speak Of Obama With Awe

The Daily Beast | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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"I've been able to see our nation get better," the Rev. Jesse Jackson muses, in joyful anticipation of Barack Obama's impending presidential victory. ...

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Jesse's Obama Hit -- A Blessing in Disguise

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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Obama is a moderate centrist Democrat who has gotten to the threshold of snatching the White House by being everything that Jackson isn't.

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Friends Of Israel? Two McCain Aides Are Recent Saudi Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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On Wednesday, John McCain's campaign used Jesse Jackon's latest politically ill-advised remarks to hammer Barack Obama as insensitive or worse to the ...

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Jackson Pushes Back: I've Never Advised Obama On Israel

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Reverend Jesse Jackson claimed that his words were distorted by a biased reporter on Wednesday after it was reported that he had told a foreign audien...

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Jesse Jackson Released From Hospital

AP | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital, two days after he was admitted for severe stomach pains. A spokeswo...

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Obama, You Got Me

Jermaine Dupri | Posted 10.13.2008 | Entertainment

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Obama's movement is about us, and what we can do to shake things up. That's why older people who've held their spot forever -- the John McCains and Jesse Jacksons of this world -- find him a threat.

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Obama Needs Bill Clinton

William Bradley | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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I'm told by Clinton associates that the former president does not have any foreign travel planned between now and the election. I think that, if Obama is to win, Clinton needs to play a very crucial role.

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If You Believe This, I Have a Bridge I Want to Sell You

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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The following is from a long and interesting piece in Friday's Chicago Tribune --it starts on the front page under the headline, "Jackson eclipsed in...

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Hey Dems: What About the Graying Civil RIghts Soldiers?

Hermene Hartman | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

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The 2008 Democratic Convention begins. How exciting. But there are some major players that have made it historically possible, and their voices are missing. Their voices are hushed.

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Obama's Promised Land?

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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As a fellow fighter who stood with Dr. King in the last moments before his death, I feel blessed to know that what will happen the night of Aug. 28, 2008, would make him very proud.

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Is Jesse Too Messy for the Convention?

Bob Starks | Posted 09.25.2008 | Chicago

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Politically and personally, the Billary team did more to hurt Obama in the primaries than anyone. Yet both of them have been given major speaking roles in the convention. Thus many ask, why not Rev. Jackson?

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Nigga, Please

Hermene Hartman | Posted 09.21.2008 | Style

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If there is a black person living in America who has not uttered the word, they should stand tall and receive the NAACP Image Award.

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Memo to Obama: Let the Floor Vote Roll

Shireen Mitchell and Adele M. Stan | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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By allowing the roll call to take place, Obama would honor not just what Hillary Clinton achieved with her 18 million votes, but the promise of even greater accomplishments by Democratic women in the future.

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Jesse Jackson's 'Post-Racial' Legacy for the Democratic Party, By Lanny J. Davis

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Whether one agrees with his politics or not, all Americans should respect this legacy -- and Mr. Jackson's good works over the years.

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One WASP's take on The N Word

Roderick Spencer | Posted 08.12.2008 | Media

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As a white man in a black family, I can say with some authority, the word "n****r" has a lot of different meanings, and context is crucial to understanding why it persists in our language.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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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...

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

Huffington Post | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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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, ...

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Obama Should Stop Lecturing African Americans

Ben Cohen | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Bill O'Reilly Jokes About Waterboarding His Staff

Huffington Post | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media

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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...

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Jesse Jackson Used N-Word In Controversial Fox News Tape

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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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...

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

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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

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

Tom Alderman | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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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...

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

Julia Gorin | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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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...

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