Comments on: New Jesse Jackson Controversy: Jackson Steps In It Again

By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:35 +0000

Krit11,
Re”Society does well to reject the extremes on both sides— as represented by Helms and Jackson”

I agree, but at the same time, i don't agree to dismissing both as if they were the same thing. Helms, and racism, was the cause, while Jackson, and the fight for equality, was the effect. That's an important distiction NOT to forget.

By: jackson jesse sr

jackson jesse sr — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:24 +0000

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By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:30:31 +0000

“I don't refrain from dismissing the older idiots as you do, for they demonstrate the failed policies of the past “

I agreee. Slavery, Jim Crow laws and 2nd class citizenship certainly were failed policies.

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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:42:47 +0000

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By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:09:32 +0000

“I resent the patronizing tone of the 'different generation' argument.”

I don't refrain from dismissing the older idiots as you do, for they demonstrate the failed policies of the past (which Americans rejected in the 1980 elections and again in 1994). Who cares about failed Dim Dinosaurs?

The real problem with the “new generation” argument is that it's laughably, ridiculously false and dishonest in Obama's case — Obama is a Baby Boomer, not the “post-Boomer” so many fools and liars say — and it is an exhibition by many of their naivete' and dupish Messiah-like faith in Obama that makes the “Obama voters” stereotype so comical and derisory.

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:00:24 +0000

Just what Obama needs, an example of “change” (for the better)…

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:18:54 +0000

Society does well to reject the extremes on both sides— as represented by Helms and Jackson. Their narrow ideologies are not representative of the majority of Americans.

MLK, a former cohort of Jackson, would be ashamed of race-card player that he has become, and Helms was a throwback to the segregationist Southern past that is a stain upon our country's long-standing reputation for fairness of opportunity.

By: New Trends » Blog Archive » jesse jackson

New Trends » Blog Archive » jesse jackson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:31:23 +0000

[...] New Jesse Jackson Controversy: Jackson Steps In It AgainIf you made a movie about the latest controversy involving a shoot-from-the-lip Jesse Jackson making what he thought was an off-mike, crude verbal blast about Democratic presumptive party nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s comments to some in … – [...]

By: christoofar

christoofar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:28:24 +0000

Mr. Jackson has a history of “mis-speaking”. Perhaps he should just stay out of areas known to have microphones in them, and especially Fox news reporters. heh
Seems a bit strange, him taking Obama to task after he'd chastised black men about shirking their duties as husbands & fathers, didn't Rev. Jackson father an out of wedlock child himself?

By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:56:08 +0000

I resent the patronizing tone of the 'different generation' argument. It dismisses the older generation of civil rights workers as, somehow, unffit for current consumption. While I agree that Obama's post-racism approach is the only workable stance in America today, that reflects America's unwillingness to face up to its past and current deficiencies.. more than anything else.

What Jackson said is deplorable, divisive and inpolitic. The passion and history that gave rise to the remarks is perfectly understandable.
Defining a person, any person, by what he/she says in an unguarded moment
is the current modus operendi of commentarators, and it allows shallow reactions to pose as meaningful analyses.

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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:16:30 +0000

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By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:13:51 +0000

As politics go, there is no reason to hyperventilate over Jesse Jackson.
Helms was just lauded for his contribution to conservatism, in spite of his overt racism and bigotry. He was every bit as outrageous as Jackson, yet he gets chance after chance, even posthumously.

Jackson is no worse than Helms ever was. The uneven and biased distribution of outrage is outrageous.

By: sh0ter

sh0ter — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:52:05 +0000

Austin,

You haven't started yet? I”d imagine Jesse is feeling just a little bit green.

By: AustinRoth

AustinRoth — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:16:30 +0000

How many chances does this man get? How many more times does he have to show his true colors before we just ignore him?