Comments on: Jax is Bax, but O’Reilly’s Coy

By: Lem

Lem — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:14:11 +0000

It’s been noted that Obama talks down to all sorts of different groupings and classifications of Americans.

That is an exellent point.

By: Roderick Reilly

Roderick Reilly — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:46:57 +0000

I’m baffled that very few people missed the most important significance of Jackson’s remarks:

He complained that Obama talks down to Black people. It’s been noted that Obama talks down to all sorts of different groupings and classifications of Americans, with the exception (so far) of ninny-nanny-state elitist pricks like himself.

Why the hell should this incident be a “Sistah Soljah” moment for Obama? Why are Obama opponents so stupid that they can’t exploit the Jesse Jackson incident as another weapon against Obama? Do you really think that Jackson was only speaking for himself? Has it not occurred to anyone that all sorts of people have noticed what an insufferably superior attitude BOTH Obamas have? Do you not notice that many African-Americans may be turned off by this elitism as well, and hence be a source of the resentment expressed by Jesse Jackson? Jackson was pretty dammed pissed, and NOT just for himself as so many deluded fools seem to think. He apparently (at least to me, who is paying attention) is speaking for many.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:44:13 +0000

The reason this remark is so vile is because castration routinely followed the lynching of black men.

By: srlucado

srlucado — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:27:20 +0000

Barack needn’t worry, anyway:

http://tinyurl.com/66meq8

By: Lem

Lem — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:03:01 +0000

Also, I don’t recall Rev Jesse getting upset with Bill Cosby for essentially the same message Obama had on one speech. Bill Cosby has been (I don’t think I’m exagerating) on a crusade about absent black fathers for years.

To the contrary, I did a little search and found Jesse defending Cosby because, according to the reverend “Cosby has paid his dues. He has earned the privilege of having and expressing an opinion about the plight of Africans in America.”

http://www.blacknews.com/pr/cosby-harsh101.html

Maybe that’s the message – How dare newcomer Obama?

BTW – Could the Clintons have anything to do with this?

By: Lem

Lem — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:37:23 +0000

Rev. Jesse was a secondary player in the Don Imus snafu. If you remember Rev Al took the lead on that one.
This apparent dissent could have the effect of restoring his bonafide as ‘the’ black leader in spite of Obama having the nomination. A declaration of independence.

Obama gave him an opening and Jesse took it. Maybe Rev Jesse resented not getting a heads up on Obama’s “talking down to black people” speech. Who knows?

BTW – did you all notice how the main proponent of the change to “african american” does not use it himself.

By: vnjagvet

vnjagvet — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:47:01 +0000

I’m with you, LSD. This has all the earmarks of a put up job. I guess I’m too cynical as I get older.

By: Mark Van Wagoner

Mark Van Wagoner — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:21:16 +0000

Fox is holding the remainder of the tape hostage, against the chance that the Rev will ever again say something bad about the network.

By: LSD

LSD — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:10:51 +0000

Jackson apologizes, and then says a lot more stuff… The news outlets get a hot story, and Jesse gets the microphone. All this illustrates the intensity of the interplay within the black community; which underscores the importance of ‘this moment’ in civil rights history. His human nature betrays his righteous indignation (it’s understandable.) Obama looks like he is making big and expensive compromises. Jesse looks like the champion of the black community.

I doubt it was a mistake.

By: plainslow

plainslow — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:42:42 +0000

Who was the guy he was telling it to? He did’nt seem to mind, or disagree.