Obama Nuts

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

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Nuts for Nuts, Part II

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media


The reluctance to pronounce the word "nuts" reached cartoonish new heights last night on "NBC Nightly News," where the word was not only not spoken, b...

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...

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

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.10.2008 | Media


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.