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Friday, July 11, 2008 --- 40 days ago http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/u-s-politics-issues/76620-jesse-jackson-barak-o
| *JESSE JACKSON SAYS HE WANTS TO CUT OBAMA'S 'NUTS OFF'* WASHINGTON - In a vulgar tirade caught on tape by Fox News, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he wanted to "cut his [Barack Obama's] nuts off" and he accused the fellow Chicagoan of "talking down to black folks" by giving moral lectures to African-Americans, source said. Jackson's shocking quotes were picked up by a hot mic before an interview on health care in Fox's Chicago studio last Sunday. Fox planned to air the recording on Bill O'Reilly's "The Factor" show. In an effort to blunt the controversy, Jackson issued an apology. "For any harm or hurt that this hot mic conversation may have caused, I apologize," Jackson said in a statement. Jackson said he couldn't recall everything he'd said in the studio but couched the remarks as part of a discussion about Obama speaking to black churchgoers. In such settings, Obama has urged greater emphasis on fatherhood, advised parents to choose reading books over playing video games and most recently told young students to stick with school and forget about a career as a rap star or professional basketball player. Jackson said that in doing so Obama was hurting his relationship with black voters, "that the senator was cutting off his you-know-whats with the black people and black churches." Jackson told CNN that he called the Obama campaign to apologize and reiterated his support for the campaign of the first black nominee of a major party. "My ... |
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