Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother

by kingsbridge77, Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 09:49:53 PM EST

Barack Obama's hypocrisy knows no limits.

As you may remember, Obama yesterday chastised his own grandmother for being afraid of blacks:

   

I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.

Guess what. The Daily Howler has unearthed a 1993 article in the New York Times quoting Jesse Jackson expressing comments identical to those of Obama's grandmother. Jackson, ladies and gentlemen, was afraid of blacks and relieved when a white person walked by:

Bob Herbert, 12-12-1993:

   

Jesse Jackson is traveling the country with a tough anti-crime message that he is delivering to inner-city youngsters. In Chicago he said, "There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery -- then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved.

Yet Obama chose to blame his own defenseless grandmother rather than taking the bold step of taking Jackson to task, even though the latter is an influential figure in the nation, unlike Barry's granny.

Barack Obama's hypocrisy has been on display for a while now.

This is just one more example.
Will he condemn Jackson?




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Re: Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother (2.00 / 1)

Frickin amazing.


by Fleaflicker on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 09:53:33 PM EST

Re: Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother (2.00 / 1)

the whole concept of saying that every body who is afraid to be alone in the street with a black is racist and according to this shame his grand mother for the whole world is very disgusting and to use this a credentials for being a president and a uniter is stupid  


by awayer on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 10:10:27 PM EST

Re: Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother (2.00 / 1)

I guess the white Grandmother who brought him up and made it possible for him to have everything he has today, makes a better target then Jesse Jackson........


The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson
by pollbuster on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 10:10:51 PM EST

LOL (2.00 / 0)

Oh my god, Jesse Jackson hates black people! Racist! Will Obama denounce and reject?
Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:00:28 PM EST

What goes through your mind when you write this? (none / 0)

Honestly, what a remarkable useless diary. You think that rather then share a personal anecdote about how bias permeates our society, he should condemn jj for an obscure remark that's similar ( I think there is a legitimate distinction between just black men and footsteps behind you) that he made 15 YEARS AGO? What drivel!!!!!


by wil5013 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:16:02 PM EST

Obama's the one who thought his white (2.00 / 0)

grandmother was fair game in a political speech where he neglected the obvious humanity-- the need to apologize for his preacher's remarks about his opponent in particular.

And wow, the Audacity of Using your grandmother like that.

Sorry if Obama's hypocrisy is useless to you.  But Obama has you.  He needed Independents and Republicans and those are the people he's lost.  Not to mention many, many Democrats.


by chieflytrue on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:39:34 PM EST
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Re: Obama's the one who thought his white (none / 0)

Obama didn't have to apologize for anything Wright said, he needed to make it clear that he strongly disagreed. which he did.

And this idea that he threw his Gma under the bus is absurd, My grandfather is amazing, everything good about me i can see comes from him but he has said some truly outdated minorities. The power of Obama's speech came from his willingness to expose the entire landscape of racial issues in our country and to do that he got personal and it was moving not calous.

Also you didn't prove hypocrisy, you made an attack on his character fine but not the origonal point about JJ vs Gma

And as far as "Obama has you" i can only assume is a tired refrain of the whole "cult thing" that is such a ridiculous argument to use against a candidate who has received more votes, delegates, money, elected endorsements etc. and its frankly insulting to our intelligence. He did not sweet talk us into lining up behind him, i made a decision that i thought obama was more electable, better for the party and has the capacity to be a far better president and thats why i support him.


by wil5013 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:48:21 PM EST
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Re: Obama's the one who thought his white (none / 0)

edit --Truly outdated things about minorities---


by wil5013 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:49:25 PM EST
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Re: What goes through your mind when you write thi (none / 0)

I'm inclined to agree.  This seems a little silly to me.


No Way. No How. No McCain.
by Denny Crane on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 12:10:53 AM EST
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Re: Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother (2.00 / 0)

Interesting that Karl Rove mentioned the grandmother issue on Greta's show tonight.  The idea of "throwing your grandmother under the bus" is something the public can easily understand and makes Obama look small, cynical, and politically opportunistic.  And that's the way the R's will spin it when the time is right for them.  Personally, I think it shows a level of immaturity, a tit for tat playground attitude...not the attitude of a great leader.


by MidwestTracker on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:18:40 PM EST

Re: Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother (none / 0)

So, Obama is a bad person because he was being brutally honest about mentioning his grandmother's fear of blacks. Or that there were racist feelings or remarks in his family? I must be a bad person too, because my white minister that married my wife and I and baptized four of my children, said to me once that he feared that white people were becoming the minority in America and he feared for America's future. That was over 20 years ago. My parents and older members of my family used racist remarks and told racist jokes when I was a child. I didn't care for that and I've tried to live a more respectful life. I'm sure all of you have had relatives or friends make racist remarks at times. Especially older generations. If not, you're not being honest. It's time to put this issue to rest and move on to solve the problems that plague this nation.


by victoryfordems on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:52:06 PM EST
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Obama's in trouble--- he hasn't done (2.00 / 0)

much, he really hasn't done much on a national stage....so he kind of had to be about the speech gimmick.

Since his own words condemn the Imus, but not the Wright (or the Jesse Jackson III) he's unelectable in a General Election.  

All he can do is pretend to be about hope one day, and then try to tear down his opponents' substantial accomplishments the next.

That's really all he has left.  Promises, and character assassinations.  That is the definition of a hypocrite-- so it's going to be a LOSING combo.


by chieflytrue on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:43:41 PM EST

Re: Obama's in trouble--- he hasn't done (none / 0)

So what did you think when you watched and listened to the speech?


by victoryfordems on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:54:12 PM EST
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Re: Obama's in trouble--- he hasn't done (none / 0)

Ah yes the old where did he come down on Imus/Wright/JJ3 electability question, cuz you know thats a real thing right?  

Your certainly right about not accomplishing much at the national level I mean he hasn't authorized one foreign policy disaster has he? i guess he dosent have the foreign policy chops to go up against ol' man mcCain, but the larger issue is the presidency is about your vision for america, he has more national expericance than:

Bush 2, Clinton, reagan, Carter, FDR, Lincon, etc.


by wil5013 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:56:12 PM EST
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Re: Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother (none / 0)

As a woman, I have to make the point that if you are alone and ANY man you are unfamiliar with appears, you feel a bit nervous. Not because you think they will attack you and you should run for your life, but because ANY man could. And you never know. This does not mean women are living in fear, but most women certainly are aware.


by monstergrrl on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 12:15:43 AM EST


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