A Gift from Jesse

Senator Obama responded GRACEFULLY when he accepted Jesse Jackson's apology. Jesse Jackson, before you put Reverend in front of your name, shouldn't you consider whether your remarks are likewise stated gracefully? If you're having a hard time choosing between politician or preacher, may the suggestion be made that you follow your son's advice and keep your mouth shut ?!

Senator Obama has gracefully let Mr. Jackson off the hook. Senator Obama is not playing "politics as usual." Thank goodness for that! It is about time we move past the politics of the schoolyard that is so very gaffe driven. This might have gained Senator Obama political "points", but it wouldn't help him govern one iota. We need to move past the gaffes and start focusing on the issues-- we have a real mess to fix and focusing on the gaffes people make will not help us fix that mess.

Jesse Jacksons son made these comments about his father today: Jackson's remarks also drew a strong rebuke from his own son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. This is from The Chicago Tribune!!

"I'm deeply outraged and disappointed in Rev. Jackson's reckless statements about Sen. Barack Obama. His divisive and demeaning comments about the presumptive Democratic nominee -- and I believe the next president of the United States -- contradict his inspiring and courageous career," he said in a statement.

"Revered Jackson is my dad and I'll always love him," he continued. "He should know how hard that I've worked for the last year and a half as a national co-chair of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. So, I thoroughly reject and repudiate his ugly rhetoric. He should keep hope alive and any personal attacks and insults to himself."

The congressman's unusually cold statement may represent an attempt to create a distance between himself and his father after years in which he felt it difficult to seek a higher political office due to controversy surrounding Rev. Jackson. Recently, the congressman acknowledged he discarded a potential run for the U.S. Senate seat Obama won in 2004 in part because of his father. This is from the Chicago Tribune!!

Jacksons son is also good friens with Obama!!

Jackson is a stupid *** I really like Obama but I am sick of the Jacksons and Sharptons!

Jackson, what a stupid *** yes that is he and yes I am white and will say it again he is a stupid ***. Always has been and always will be. I am not racist in fact I like what I see in Obama but I honestly can say Jackson makes me sick just like Sharpton and Farakon.

no need to revert to schoolyard insults . just because someone agrees with you not does not make them or their ideas "assinine".

why do the obama supportere always degrade down to insults and emotional responses?

putoff: i cannot begin to list the ways. but I just tried to explain: see post previous to this one.

He would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids. Ah well, there were a number of other things he could have said to get the same effect: http://www.236.com/news/2008/07/10/jesse_jackson_wants_to_slice_o_1_7645.php

obama will never be perceived as centrist he is an obvious middle left if not left candidate. his recent pand......oops excuse me shift towards center is an attempt to win over the majority of americans who do not share his values.

this guy has morphed so far away from what he started as; its amazing he still has the support of his base. Well it does seem that the specifics of things are lost to his supporters as well as his morphing behavior. Are any of your principles important? are there any principles? first there was unconditional pullout from iraq, then unconditional talks with all crazy dictators. this has of course changed as it was never practical and nothing but rhetoric.


I have a feeling that both candidates will becon=me indistinguishable come election time save for the core or so called "wedge issues" this is how voters will decide. obama your veiws on these are in the minority.

draw your own conclusions but base them in reality.

It's stupid if not irresponsible to think that jackson's comments were planned by Obama. I find it incredible, if not an insult to the average person's intelligence when people find such silly reasons to support racist if not vindictive views to express themselves. I suggest that the bigots who post really get past their fear and begin to look at people as PEOPLE. When will we ever learn. Judging from the hateful and fearful replies that's sure to follow after this post, I'm not sure we ever will. I wisj Mr. Obama well.

What kind of language (I wanna cut his nuts off) is that for a reverend? It proves to me that he doesn't see himself as a spiritual leader any longer. I sense a little, or maybe a lot of, jealousy going on there!

Sylvia McGuire, Sandy, UT

I believe this was probably planned by the Obama campaign, in order to show the White Folks that Obama is not catering to Jesse/Al. What better way to get some fence-sitters to tumble toward Obama than have a disagreement with the leader of the black racist culture?

Im on Obamas side. He needs to speak to all of US.

Im on Obamas side. He needs to speak to all of US.

Maybe Jesse would prefer that Obama address black people in ebonics? Or it could be that it's hard to tell people you cannot succeed if the most powerful man in America is half black. Wonder how much his and Al's incime would drop?