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Jackson backpedals on Obama

2007-09-20

The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Sen. Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized earlier in the week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in Louisiana.

Jackson said in an interview Wednesday that "acting white" isn't a phrase he uses regularly, and that it doesn't accurately represent his feelings about Obama.

Jackson said in an interview Wednesday that "acting white" isn't a phrase he uses regularly, and that it doesn't accurately represent his feelings about Obama, the Illinois Democratic senator whom Jackson supports for their party's presidential nomination.

Obama, meanwhile, sought to take Jackson's comments out of a racial context, saying he thinks the discussion about the case isn't "a matter of black and white," but rather "a matter of right and wrong."

"We should stand as one nation in opposition to this and any injustice," Obama said, not so subtly adding that his previous remarks on the Jena case were advised in part by Jackson's son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.)

Posted by:Fred

#14 what are you going to do when it turns out Binny's head on a platter doesn't solve the basic problems caused by the joint Pakistani/Saudi nuclear program? Or the Iranian one?

Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2007-09-20 22:57

#13 Frank- IP addy: Chicago, Illinois.

Ego obviously bigger than the city, hence may be elsewhere.

Posted by: Pappy 2007-09-20 22:49

#12 Take your blinders off Frank G, the Republicans are toast next November

If Hillary and Obama are any indication of where the democratic party is headed, then there are evenif not betterchances that neither of them will be sitting in the Oval Office in 2009. The two of them are both incompetent and thoroughly dangerous to the safety and national security of America.

Republicans still haven't shown the least inclination to point up this fact to the American people. Much like Bush they have a near-fatal inability to properly articulate the enormous threat presented by Islam. Some of them are coming around but it is long past tea to throw down the gauntlet and demand from the democrats some plainspoken positions on Islamic terrorism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how shari'a law represents nothing more than a massive violation of human rights.

If the republicans cannot find the courage to do this, only then are they "toast".

Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-20 19:07

#11 And yes, I do leave my thoughts at Rainbow/Push!

Posted by: smn 2007-09-20 17:39

#10 Mike N, My 'reach' into the internet, not withstanding the www is so vast and deep, that I have to drop 'breadcrumbs' to find my way back to Rantburg! 'Piling on' me, how does that affect Jesse's backpedaling of Obama? He may have read an opin such as mine that swayed his thoughts on the retraction!

Posted by: smn 2007-09-20 17:35

#9 Judging from the negative numbers Billery has, and congress' approval numbers, the dhimocrats have a very long fight ahead of them and the odds don't look good.

However, that being said, we are still some 14 months from the actual election. The entire political landscape will change several times before then. Don't bet on a horse to win when the starting bell just buzzed to open the gate.

Posted by: DarthVader 2007-09-20 17:26

#8 smn, you might want to stop getting your news from wherever it is that you're getting it.

Posted by: Mike N. 2007-09-20 16:20

#7 non-answer as expected. Pappy can confirm via ISP

Posted by: Frank G on the road 2007-09-20 16:11

#6 Take your blinders off Frank G, the Republicans are toast next November, the obstinance of "W" will be the Republicans undoing (atleast at the presidential level)! The only thing I can't see however is whether the electorate will give the next Democratic President 4 years alone or with coattails, to remedy the problem. If Bush was smart, he'd move those 160,000 troops to Afghanistan, and bring home Binny's head on that platter, like he promised me!

Posted by: smn 2007-09-20 15:54

#5 as usual, smn, you post utter crap, not understanding Americans, yet professing total knowledge. Wasn't it you who said W would be "kicked out" Nov 8th?. I would support several blacks that I can name off the top of my head, starting with Steele. Nice try. You're not an American, are you?

Posted by: Frank G on the road 2007-09-20 15:36

#4 Jesse needs to cool it with Obama, He should realize by know, that deep, deep down inside, when whites get to the voting booth, like Chris Rock said, will NOT vote for a black man to lead America. The vestiges of the slavery years will not sooth their 'plantation mentality' fears which are greater than the fears they have of 20 million Mexican illegal aliens bombarding 'white' America, and draining it's system resources! A no brainer for Jesse if he just think this thing through and keeping his trap shut until the primaries are over.

Posted by: smn 2007-09-20 15:26

#3 "..he be actin' like he be gray or sumpin. anyting bu' white...."
"CO'mon man, hep a brother out..."

Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-09-20 14:43

#2 As always, tu3031 makes a beeline for Snark O' the Day.

Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-20 12:07

#1 What did Obama do? Send him a case of Colt .45 and a carton of Newports?

Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-20 11:45

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