Jesse Jackson

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Time for New Black Leaders

Kevin Powell | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

Alice Singleton | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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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?

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FOX News, and the Media, Get Their Macaca Moment

Amanda Michel | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

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

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

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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

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Obama Vows To Keep Talking About Absent Black Fathers

Washington Post | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Jesse Jackson Should Retire from Public Life

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Random Thoughts

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

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To the Stock Market: enough already.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Why Jesse Really Attacked Obama

Najee Ali | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

Christopher Ingram | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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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.

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(Liberal) Fear of a Black President

John Ridley | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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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.

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HuffPost Editor Proves You CAN Say "Nuts" On Television

Huffington Post | Posted 07.19.2008 | Media

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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...

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How Jesse Jackson's Comments Almost Slipped By

LA Times | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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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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Fox News Almost Missed Jesse Jackson's Comment, Held Back Only His "Trash Talk"

Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 07.19.2008 | Media

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

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On Countdown Last Night I Asked: Did Fox Help Obama in Airing Jackson Tape?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.19.2008 | Media

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Had some fun with Rachel Maddow last night, on Fox "going nuts" and airing that Jesse Jackson tape. Why did they do it? Why did they hold it for O'Reilly instead of treating as hot news?

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Cable news anchors choking on Jesse Jackson's "nuts"

236.com | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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When Jesse Jackson's comments about Barack Obama broke yesterday evening, the true attraction for us wasn't the story itself, but the beautiful awkwar...

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I'm Just Sayin': The Nasty Nut Job

Phil Trounstine | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Every couple of decades, it seems, Jesse Jackson's inner malevolence rears its ugly head -- usually when the reverend thinks no one is listening or th...

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What is it That Jesse Jackson Wants to Cut Off?

Joan Garry | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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From what I am able to gather, Jesse got really, really mad at Senator Obama about something. He wants something cut off from the Senator: N _ _ S.

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Obama's Nuts Speak Out On Jackson and FISA

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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In a hastily arranged news conference, the pair at the center of two top political stories have their say.

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

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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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.

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Hush, Jesse, Hush

Trey Ellis | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Look, I'm a fan of the reverend and was a volunteer for his presidential bid, but the more he talks the more I'm convinced that he is hopelessly old school.

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Media Trolls

Joan Blades | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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Rev. Jackson thought he was off the air and speaking privately when he made those remarks about Obama. In a world with responsible media this would not have been the top story of the day.

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What Jesse Jackson Said Was A-OK

Dan Sweeney | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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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.

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