Careless Whispers - Rev. Jackson Castrates Obama

1. The Black community has the same issues as all of America. High unemployment, housing foreclosure, pain at the pump and love ones fighting over in Iraq to name a few. The future President should focus on dealing with these very important issues and not on the state of Black fathers. Let's leave that task for our social leaders. Obama will make a great President and I support his campaign 100%, I just feel that if he is going to critcize our community are you going to also criticize the other communities?

voter at 11:18AM on Jul 10th 2008

2. I think Jesse Jackson is a hater, and jealous he didn't do better when he was running for president it's really sad. Obama is such a classy man he is above anything petty thanks Jesse you & people like you are going to help Obama become president people are sick of all of this petty crap. The only thing you did right was raise and intelligent son. I hope that one was legitimate. You are such a loser and keep hope alive.

MzChea at 11:18AM on Jul 10th 2008

3. Its clear Jesse purpose on earth is in the sunset position, as he speaks with a fork tongue. With his negative statements of the past/present; in moral behavior, Jesse needs to crawl under a rock and stay there. Yes, Jesse may have done things for the betterment of color people and people in general. But, im sure he profited from our misery. His careless whisper conversation is clear "we are our own worest enemy."

Marc at 11:26AM on Jul 10th 2008

4. I find it distressing that the news media and those who have nothing else to do, must cannablize every little bleep and bit of gossip the republican party distributes here and there. Rev. Jackson made a mistake and apologized for it. But that was not enough for the news media vultures. What ever happened to "RESPECT" for yourself and others. There is no excuse for how this was treated by the news media. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY !!!!

Carolyn Greene at 11:34AM on Jul 10th 2008

5. His bitterness about Barack's upswing has finally come to light! You would think that with his son working on his campaign, he would keep his big ass mouth in check. But oh no! He has to draw attention to himself! And conveniently on fox news no less!

Misterite at 11:41AM on Jul 10th 2008

6. Let me first say I am a Barack Obama supporter. Having said that I want to add that I support him because I believe he is our best hope of fixing the economic mess we are in by ending the Iraq war and using the financial resources being spent there for more domestic accomplishments. But, I know his presidency ,if it occurs, will not be the end of ills against the black community. After all he will not be the black peoples president but the whole countrys president and we would do well to remember this. About Mr Jacksons comments which I believe were made becuse of his perception of Mr. Obama talking down to the black community. Yes our community has its problems. But, crime, aids,welfare, and deadbeat dads are not exclusive to our community and anyone who buys into or contributes to such rhetoric does our community a disservice. Of course you would not know this by watching our media in this country. Let us not forget that Mr. Jackson was an activist during a time when he and others could have been and were beaten or killed for ,standing up for their rights. the rights we have today, and nothing would have been done about it. Is he angry? Perhaps so. But I say who would not be angry if they thought the greatness of our people or their accomplishments was being belittled. After all it has taken hundreds of years after the end of slavery for the rest of our country to realize what the black community already knew. And that was a black man or woman is juat as capable as a caucasion man or woman of holding high office whether it be in the private or government sector. Talent and character have no color. Our community has its problems and we must address them but our community is not the only one who needs to fix its problems but , our society as a whole. I will end my comments by saying their is a differences between assimulating and coexisting. With one you stand the chance of losing your culture and beliefs and are never truly accepted for who you really are. With the other we exist in a society of mutual respect of the differences that exist between us and are not judged simply on your surface appearance but on your character.We as a country would do well to chose and achieve the latter.

Darrell at 11:48AM on Jul 10th 2008

7. Ouch! The thought of removing someone’s testicles hurts. Jesse Jackson obviously thought the same thing and decided against it, but only after realizing the crude comments he had made to a fellow guest about cutting off Barack Obama's n*** were caught on a hot mike and aired on Fox's O'Reilly Factor. Now, as oppose to a removal Jesse Jackson is kissing ass. You got to love politics. This isn't the first time Jackson has put his foot in his mouth and it probably won't be the last.

Why was Jackson looking to castrate Obama? It is over a matter which has been brewing for quiet sometime in the African American community. Some feel Obama has been talking down to African Americans when he discusses the need for social responsibility in the community. Lately, he has been lauding faith based programs as a possible panacea to quell some of the social issues in the African American community, as opposed to handouts from the government?

Who better to deliver this message of "social responsibility" and using faith based programs than Barack Obama? So many others have tried to deliver similar message and have been rebuked. Think Bill Cosby, who was lampooned and called an “Uncle Tom” for his harsh (and rightfully so) criticism of certain elements of a wayward African American community. The issues of black on black crime, high school drop-outs, drugs, teenage pregnancy, single-parent homes, misogynous music and the list goes on will not go away until confronted directly in the African American community and by the African American community. After all, who best knows the community?

Surely by now all should know Barack Obama will hold the black community responsible for what ails it and will not sweep the issues under the proverbial rug. It is up to the community to seek out and create social programs and identify good sound realistic role models for young people. Strange as it is, the role models chosen today are those with stains on their clothes and greed in their minds. Tossed aside are the educators, communicators and scientist for the favoring of rock stars, ball players, rappers, etc. Granted, these too can be models, but what's it all about when an honest profession of a stay at home mom or blue collar dad is looked down upon for the lack of glitz and glamour? What's it all about, when those chosen to be idolized are often promoters of violence and carefree attitudes, who promote a faux culture of ghetto fabulousness with blood stained hands wearing a diamond pinkie ring? Good judgment is in order to redirect the young minds on obtainable role models.

The days of old blaming the "White Man" and “racism” are over. It is time to look in the mirror and blame your self. Better yet check the front door for the message is “the buck stops here!” No more of the race card being played or money being paid to keep the threats of protest away. Self responsibility and determination is on the agenda for the day.

As Obama’s campaign slogan says, “Change You Can Believe In.”
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RJ at 12:21PM on Jul 10th 2008

8. Jesse should know better than anybody else that "loose lips sink ships." He of all people should know what happens when you run your mouth around a microphone, whether its on or off. Just when you think it's off, oops, it's on. Remember how his own candidacy for president was sunk when he made some callous remarks about Jews, which got overheard and were reported to the World. By the time Jews got through with Jesse he was kosher pork chops. Like the saying goes "loose lips sink ships." It's hard to come to the realization that he, along with Andy Young, and some other once stellar Black leaders are now in the category of "old farts." No longer stars, not wise sages who help us retain a sense of stability and continuity. Just Old farts.

Geep at 12:29PM on Jul 10th 2008

9. It's true enough that other communities have the same problems of those cited by Sen. Obama, but that's their problem. Obama, being a Black man brought focus on an issue in the Black community, which is my/our problem. I'm glad he brought it up, just as I was glad when Bill Cosby brought it up. As far as I'm concerned, Obama, Cosby, and everybody else who really cares about our issues and concerns should be speaking out about deadbeat dads, drugs,
Black-on-Black crime, education (or lack thereof), etc... If the shoe doesn't fit, it shouldn't bother you. If it does then you should do the right thing. By the way, in case anybody forgot, a few years ago, Jesse Jackson fathered a child out of wedlock, and initially tried to deny it.

Gene at 12:39PM on Jul 10th 2008

10. That was so cruel of a comment that Jesse Jackson made of Obama. Why is he downing the first black man to be running for president of our country? We do need a change and comments like that will never get us no where as long as we have our black men downing other black men that is doing something for theirselves. He owes him a big apology. National TV apology.

Tianna at 1:04PM on Jul 10th 2008

11. Apparently, Rev. Jackson wanted to touch on the same character flaws in Sen. Obama that ended my support for his campaign for president. The back-stabbing of Dr. Wright, leaving his church to snob the courageous white priest Father Pfleger, whom I consider a modern day Rev. John Brown, the sickening cowtowing to wealthy Jewish lobbyists at the AIPAC, where Obama declared Jerusalem must be the undivided capital of Israel, snicking by night hat in hand in a most niggerdly manner to beg Sen. Clinton's support, and to top it all off bad mouthing all black fathers on his Father's Day sermon was the coup de grace for my support for Obama, which had even including financial support. Regretably, I was caught up in the Obama hysteria. Unfortunately, Rev. Jackson has not gone far enough and taken a decisive stand to highlight Sen. Obama's character flaws that include the willingness to sell his soul to the devil to be Presidnt. Sen. Obama's lack of dignity in attacking the great man Dr. Wright and his shallow sensitivity towards others in society ought to raise alarm in many more black Americans like myself. I predict that black Americans caught up in the emotion to elect Sen. Obama president will be in for a great awakening if he becomes president. Black Americans deaf, dumb, blind, and numb to the truth about Sen. Obama will rush to attack me as they are rushing to condemn Rev. Jackson's legitimate concerns about the man. Joining in the attack frenzy will be the white Obama backers whom many I call closet racists who see in Sen. Obama a potential black president who they can relate to. There is really nothing new about the relationship. There have always been the "white folks nigger", its just that for the first time there may be one who arises to the Presidency. I am resigned to sitting this election out.

Analyst at 1:15PM on Jul 10th 2008

12. Okay folks lets take time to think about it. Jesse just won Obama the election. MSNBC figured it out this morning - if Jesse is against Barack then the "Reagan" democrats and a lot of other white voters are voting OBAMA !!

Sometimes we got to look at the BIG picture.

Maestro at 1:56PM on Jul 10th 2008

13. I really had to take my time and think about this with a clear mind. I had to really want to be open minded before I posted my comment… When I heard this story July 9, 2008 immediately I was thinking (kill this bastard)

What black person can honestly say they have benefited from anything this man has done? I don’t know any.

Then I got myself together and said to be completely honest he’s not even worth it.
He’s a jealous bastard with very little moral fiber.
That fact that he wants blacks to believe he’s been representing us over the years I find that more ridiculous than anything. Jesse has been representing Jesse rainbow coalition (ha-ha) what the hell is this? What does it do? Who does it help?

Jesse needs to know exactly how the black community feels about him and so I decided that I would be the one to him. We don’t give a damn, we don’t even like you, we don’t trust you, and we don’t’ half shit for you just like you don’t have shit for us.
This isn’t to say that everything that comes from Mr.Obama we all must agree with or act as if we are puppets or Mr. Obama is Jesus yes this man is human however he’s represents a fine speciman of a man.

I don’t agree that Mr.Obama was talking down to black folks. We as black people knows his message was straight and forward it was needed and yes he represents exactly what the black community needs. He’s a man that a true husband and a father figure unlike you. You are an adulterer, a liar and whoremonger along with some other things I have failed to mention I don’t want to waste space.
So from us to you go sit down and STFU.

You don’t have any space in your mouth to ever speak against Mr. OBAMA, if anyone nuts, should have been cut off, I would think it would have been yours that what your wife should have done after fathering a child with your mistress (damn adulterer).

We try to put up with you because MLK but your time has come and you have done us all a favor with your big mouth.

Blacklace101 at 2:08PM on Jul 10th 2008

14. This is just one more example of how divisive black people are towards one another. When will we learn that together we stand and divided we fall...and boy oh boy are we still falling. It's like the abyss - unwed pregnancies bring children into this world who grow up without fathers and become criminals, black- on-everyone crime because we want to take instead of earn, lagging college graduates, etc. I applaud Cosby and anyone else out here who not only sees the evil, but speaks of it. If you're embarrassed by your folk, let's start doing a better job raising all the babies in our village so they will not commit acts that make others still look at us as savages who only know violence and overs@xualization! Anyone who subscribes to JJ's rhetoric needs his/her head examined pronto!!!

shell at 2:10PM on Jul 10th 2008

15. To the white press, Jesse is not a spokesperson for the black race. I agree he is a hater and the folks at FOX news knew they would get a sound bite from him. They intentional left that mike open. Thanks alot Jesse, they played you.

antony burwell at 2:28PM on Jul 10th 2008