Oh, Jesse

July 9th, 2008 Posted in Obama

Update: Ok, I get it. This one’s equivalent to Nader’s Obama’s-not-talking-black outburst. Obama isn’t willing to show the balls it takes to be a Jesse Jackson type firebrand who defines himself as the black candidate focused on black problems.

I don’t know exactly what he means since Obama has overwhelming enthusiasm among African Americans; but I do know it is much ado about nothing:

So far I have only been told by a producer that Jackson criticizes Obama’s proposed faith-based programs for “talking down to black people.”

And (A warning here to younger or more sensitive readers) Jackson also says something about how the senator was “going to get his (twin objects of male anatomy) cut off.”

Jackson, who recalled his remark as, “The senator is cutting off his you-know-what with black people,” expressed deep regrets for saying it, even in what he thought was a “private conversation.”

“I want to be clear,” Jackson said. “My support for Barack Obama is unequivocal. I apologize to Barack and the Obama campaign for my crude and hurtful comments.

Source: Jackson to Obama: Sorry!: The Swamp