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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson


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August 2008: 'In the Democratic primary campaign, Mr. Obama’s supporters at several occasions accused the Clinton campaign of using racially charged tactics, particularly after Mr. Clinton equated Mr. Obama’s victory in the South Carolina primary with the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s victory in the nominating contest there in 1988. Mr. Clinton himself then complained in a radio interview in April that the Obama campaign had “played the race card on me.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/us/politics/01campaign.html

July 2008: 'WASHINGTON — The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized on Wednesday for critical and crude comments he made about Senator Barack Obama, remarks in which he accused Mr. Obama of “talking down to black people.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/us/politics/10jackson.html

March 2008: "Before his switch, Lewis came under strong pressure from Obama allies in the Congressional Black Caucus, including Reps. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (Ill.) and Artur Davis (Ala.), and from a burgeoning movement of black bloggers and activists who believe that some of their elders -- even a legend like Lewis -- have grown too comfortable and out of touch. He also drew a primary challenge from the Rev. Markel Hutchins, an Atlanta activist who attacked Lewis for going against the will of his constituents."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/02/AR2008030202434.html

December 2007: "Earlier this fall, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, an Obama supporter who ran for president twice, was quoted by a reporter as saying Mr. Obama “needs to stop acting like he’s white” (words that Mr. Jackson has variously said that he would never say and that were taken out of context)."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/us/politics/29obama.html

December 2007: 'When presidential candidate Jesse Jackson failed to distance himself from anti-Semitic remarks made by Louis Farrakhan in 1983, his campaign suffered.'

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1204/p02s02-usgn.html

February 2003: Prominent African-American civil rights and political leader.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32429-2003Feb19.html

January 2001: Jesse Jackson joins the club of powerful men whose private transgressions are inevitably exposed -- but at least he handles it with a little class. Whatever else there is to say about the Rev. Jesse Jackson's admission that he fathered a child with a Rainbow Coalition staffer, Jackson set a new standard for the way public figures should admit to, and apologize for, their private transgressions when they're finally and predictably exposed.

http://salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/19/scandal/index.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Member of (past or present) Democratic Party / Democratic National Committee (DNC) Organization
Founder/Co-Founder of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (RPC) Organization Aug 19, 2005
Advised by (past or present) Ronald "Ron" H. Brown Esq. Person Sep 4, 2006
Supported by (past or present) Melanie Campbell Person Nov 1, 2006
Possible/Unclear Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan Person Dec 8, 2007
Family Member Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. Person Jan 8, 2006
Family Member Yusef Jackson Person Aug 19, 2005
Supporter of (past or present) Pres. Barack Hussein Obama Esq. Person Jan 6, 2008

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Nov 28, 2010 Leaked Cables Offer Raw Look at U.S. Diplomacy

QUOTE: A cache of a quarter-million confidential American diplomatic cables, most of them from the past three years, provides an unprecedented look at back-room bargaining by embassies around the world, brutally candid views of foreign leaders and frank assessments of nuclear and terrorist threats.

 New York Times
Aug 01, 2008 McCain Camp Says Obama Is Playing ‘Race Card’

QUOTE: Senator John McCain’s campaign accused Senator Barack Obama on Thursday of playing “the race card,” citing his remarks that Republicans would try to scare voters by pointing out that he “doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.”

 New York Times
Jul 15, 2008 Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke

QUOTE: One issue that clearly has some impact on writing jokes about Mr. Obama is a consistency among the big late-night shows. Not only are all the hosts white, the vast majority of their audiences are white. “I think white audiences get a little self-conscious if race comes up,” Mr. Sweeney of Mr. O’Brien’s show said. Things might be somewhat different if even one late-night host was black. Black comics are not having any trouble joking about Mr. Obama, said David Alan Grier, a comedian who, starting in October, will have a satirical news magazine show on Comedy Central, “Chocolate News.”

 New York Times
Jul 10, 2008 Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Remarks on Obama

QUOTE: The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized on Wednesday for critical and crude comments he made about Senator Barack Obama, remarks in which he accused Mr. Obama of “talking down to black people.” Mr. Jackson, before an interview with a Fox News anchor on a different topic, sharply criticized Mr. Obama for how he has been referring to African-Americans. He specifically took issue with how Mr. Obama had singled out black men in recent speeches for failing to uphold their responsibility as fathers.

 New York Times
Mar 03, 2008 For Black Superdelegates, Pressure to Back Obama

QUOTE: [Barack Obama's candidacy]...has driven a wedge through the black political establishment, exposing a rift between a new generation, whose members see their political horizons as limitless, and their predecessors, who have struggled to establish a following outside of heavily African American areas.

 Washington Post
Dec 29, 2007 A Biracial Candidate Walks His Own Fine Line

QUOTE: Much of Mr. Obama’s success as a politician has come from walking a fine line — as an independent Democrat and a progressive in a state dominated by the party organization and the political machine, and as a biracial American whose political ambitions require that he appeal to whites while still satisfying the hopes and expectations of blacks.

 New York Times
Dec 04, 2007 Does U.S. tolerate anti-Muslim speech? The latest flap: Radio-show host says Muslims should be deported, sparking a backlash.

QUOTE: But the comments by host Michael Savage in October – and previous anti-Muslim speech – have not created the furor that knocked radio icon Don Imus off of MSNBC and CBS Radio after he denigrated a black women's basketball team. That leaves many Muslims-Americans – and non-Muslims like Mr. Gronseth – suspicious that Americans have a double standard when it comes to Islam.

 Christian Science Monitor
Aug 03, 2006 Lieberman Assails Lamont Over Supporter's Blog Post

QUOTE: The bitter Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut erupted in fresh controversy Wednesday over a doctored photo of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) in blackface that was posted by a blogger who has been an influential promoter of challenger Ned Lamont.

 Washington Post
Sep 06, 2005 Influx of Relief Workers Spurs Tension Over Housing Priorities

QUOTE: Each worker the Federal Emergency Management Agency brings in creates more competition for housing and other basic necessities for victims of the hurricane...."I just don't understand it. How can they have air-conditioned tents and trailers so quickly for themselves and nothing for us?"...

 Washington Post
Sep 02, 2005 Katrina revives debate about race in America

QUOTE: While no group is monolithic in opinion or emotion, many blacks are outraged that so many of their own were left behind in New Orleans with no evacuation plan and no urgent effort to rescue them....No one questions that whites have been moved by the suffering of blacks, and vice versa. But amid images of black looters, some sympathy threatens to give way to anger and disdain.

 San Jose Mercury News
Jul 22, 2005 Chicago Mayor's Popularity Dips as Associates Are Indicted

QUOTE: Mayor Richard M. Daley has suffered bad news aplenty since soaring into his fifth term with 79 percent of the vote, but none as troublesome as this week's federal corruption indictment of two close associates, including the leader of the City Hall patronage operation.

 Washington Post
Mar 29, 2005 Too many schools flunk fairness test

QUOTE: Only one-third of the colleges in the NCAA tournament graduated 50 percent or more of their African-American basketball student-athletes. The disparity between white and black athletes was stark -- with two-thirds of the schools graduating half or more of their white athletes.

 Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 29, 2004 'African-American' Becomes a Term for Debate

QUOTE: ...the growing number of foreign-born blacks in this Washington suburb and elsewhere inspires a quiet debate over who can claim the term "African-American," which has rapidly replaced "black" in much of the nation's political and cultural discourse.

 New York Times
Jan 29, 2004 Car Deals You Can't Afford

QUOTE: If you're looking for a new or used car and you're going to use dealer-arranged financing....You may pay more for that loan than necessary, especially if you're black or Hispanic.

Washington Post
Feb 20, 2003 Chicago's Black Leaders Back Club: Politicians, Activists With Ties to Owner Urge Fairness in Stampede Case

QUOTE: ...as this week's statements of support have shown, many are unwilling to immediately cast aside a prominent black business -- in a city that is 37 percent black --before all the facts are in.

 Washington Post
Aug 10, 2001 Toyota Earmarks {$8} Billion for Diversification Efforts

QUOTE: ...Toyota (news/quote) said today that it would commit nearly $8 billion over the next decade to diversify its work force and reach out to more minority suppliers and customers.

 New York Times
Jan 24, 2001 Let Leaders Lead

QUOTE: Why can't we accept the fact that great men conduct lives of indiscretion and excess?

 Salon
Jan 19, 2001 Aphrodisiac of Power

QUOTE: Jesse Jackson joins the club of powerful men whose private transgressions are inevitably exposed...handles it with a little class.

 Salon