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Recently Jesse Jackson created a major firestorm with his stated desire to mutilate parts of Barack Obama's anatomy. Fox News held back other remarks that Jackson made, which have now been reported by TVNewser. Jackson called black people "niggers."
The TVNewser reports that they have received a partial transcript of remarks made at the same time as Jesse Jackson made his other disparaging remarks about Barack Obama's anatomy. They say they have received confirmation from Fox News Channel representatives saying the transcript is authentic.
The portion shown in the original video was where Jackson had said that Barack Obama was "talking down to black people". What wasn't shown was the remark made after that.
The full remark was, "Barack...he's talking down to black people...telling niggers how to behave."
Bill O'Reilly, went on Shep Smith's show, The Fox Report, and stated that a “weasel" leaked it to the internet, so he will address the topic on his show tonight on O'Reilly's show. He claims they left it out of the original report because the "trashtalk" wasn't aimed at Obama, so they made an editing choice to only include the portion that was aimed at Obama.
This brings back up a situation in 2006 when Michael Richard's, who played Kramer on the popular Seinfeld television comedy show, called members of his audience at a stand up routine, niggers, and Jesse Jackson was very high profile in insisting that the word not be used publicly or privately due to the offensive nature of the word.
In fact, Jackson called for a boycott of all entertainment media that used the word.
Jackson also asked the public not to buy a DVD box set of the seventh season of the TV show “Seinfeld” that was released last week. Richards played wacky neighbor “Kramer” on the show, although Jerry Seinfeld would be hardest hit by a boycott of the DVD.
“Yeah, but he is a Jew,” Jackson said.
Jackson also called on a boycott of all entertainment media that uses the “n-word.” Among the items on Jackson’s blacklist are:
* The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, which includes the character Nigger Jim, a runaway slave
* Blazing Saddles, which featured prominent use of the “n-word”
* Magnum P.I., starring Tom Selleck, a Republican, and featuring John Hillerman, who also appeared in Blazing Saddles
* Redd Fox Uncensored, which included the routine “Colored People”
* Bicentennial Nigger by Richard Pryor, which includes the routine “Mudbone Goes To Hollywood”
Richard's also appeared on Jesse Jackson's radio show "Keep Hope Alive" and apologized as well as made many other appearances and many other apologies. On that program, after Richard apologized, Jackson went on to say, "A simple apology does not deal with the depth of the trauma. The first step is to acknowledge you're wrong. The second step is to be contrite about it, not arrogant. The third is, it takes time to regain or earn trust, and that's where the healing process begins."
Jesse Jackson used the incident with Richard to call on the entertainment industry to ban the n-word, including rap artists that use it in the lyrics, actors and major television and movie studios.
This campaign, led by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton was felt in cities around the country, with s New York city council banning the use of the word in an attempt to eradicate it. The resolution they passed didn't even include the word, they simply referred to it as the "N-Word". From New York straight to Texas, where a Mayor proposed making the punishment for using the word a crime equal to disturbing the peace and punishable by a fine of up to $500.
This brought about tremendous criticism, with Chris Rock, a black comedian telling Reuters in an interview, "What, is there a fine? Am I going to get a ticket? Do judges say, 'Ten years, nigger!' "
Jesse Jackson made this as high profile as possible back in 2006, which brings up the question of hypocrisy.
Is it hypocritical for Jackson to have tried to get movies, books and the entertainment industry, as well as the general public, to ban the use of a word that he, himself, utilizes?
Some suggest it is.
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Jesse Jackson is a hypocrite, in my opinion, yes, but I wouldn't limit that to just him using the "n" word in my feelings about him, even though the shoe does fit for it.
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Thanks for an answer to the question. In the video Shep Smith does mention that Jackson has been on television enough to know that the microphones are never turned of while they are wearing them.
I find that interesting as well.
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@ Susan Duclos
Thanks for an answer to the question. In the video Shep Smith does mention that Jackson has been on television enough to know that the microphones are never turned of while they are wearing them.
I find that interesting as well.
Isn't it? Sounds staged, to me. -
It makes you think. Jackson isn't a stupid man, he knows how television interviews go. He must have had an ulterior motive. Even Huffington Post is ripping into him for this.
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Jessie Is a Hypocrite.. but for so many ways and using the N word is a minor reason .. He is a hypocrite primarily for keeping his Race issue alive wether they exist or not just to Fatten his wallett and increase his political base !
Good article Sue!
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@ redhawk
Jessie Is a Hypocrite.. but for so many ways and using the N word is a minor reason .. He is a hypocrite primarily for keeping his Race issue alive wether they exist or not just to Fatten his wallett and increase his political base !
Good article Sue!
Thanks Red! -
I don't think it is....but then again, I don't take offense to being called a honkey or whitey or ghost or cracker either (all of which I have been labeled by both blacks and hispanics NUMEROUS times). Therefore, my lack of being disturbed by name calling of another group may skew my opinion.
I am a whitey and a cracker. Not sure what the hell a honkey is but hey, if it makes someone feel better, say it. So if jackson wants to call HIS people niggers and berate bammy slammer for saying it, doesn't offend moi!
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Jesse J is a hypocrite in so many ways it means little to enumerate them. Mostly though jesse j is a hypocrite in my book because it has always appeared he does what he does only to make a living, not because he believes in what he does.
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@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
I don't think it is....but then again, I don't take offense to being called a honkey or whitey or ghost or cracker either (all of which I have been labeled by both blacks and hispanics NUMEROUS times). Therefore, my lack of being disturbed by name calling of another group may skew my opinion.
I am a whitey and a cracker. Not sure what the hell a honkey is but hey, if it makes someone feel better, say it. So if jackson wants to call HIS people niggers and berate bammy slammer for saying it, doesn't offend moi!
KB, I understand it doesn't offend you, but do you see his word as hypocritical of him considering the stink he has made in the past about it?
@ Gar Swaffar
Jesse J is a hypocrite in so many ways it means little to enumerate them. Mostly though jesse j is a hypocrite in my book because it has always appeared he does what he does only to make a living, not because he believes in what he does.
I can see your point there. Do you really believe he doesn't truly believe what he says? (Other than the word in question because he just showed that he didn't mean it when he said everyone should stop using the word publicly or privately) -
Answering your question, yes it is hypocritical. If he that freely used the word nigger than I would think it is a part of his vocabulary. Then to tell people to boycott certain entertainment media because of the usage of the word nigger.
That's like me acting all shocked when someone uses the b word. Evil grin like I never use it. ;))
I thought at the time I heard Jackson whispering that he had an agenda and knew what he was doing and I still think that.
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@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
Answering your question, yes it is hypocritical. If he that freely used the word nigger than I would think it is a part of his vocabulary. Then to tell people to boycott certain entertainment media because of the usage of the word nigger.
That's like me acting all shocked when someone uses the b word. Evil grin like I never use it. ;))
I thought at the time I heard Jackson whispering that he had an agenda and knew what he was doing and I still think that.
Thanks Picasso, I have to agree to both your statements. It was hypocritical and I think he wanted to get a "message" across to Obama. -
Hmm. I gotta hear the clip myself before I weigh in on whether Jesse Jackson is a hypocrite or not.
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@ pbrite
Hmm. I gotta hear the clip myself before I weigh in on whether Jesse Jackson is a hypocrite or not.
Now that the transcript is out and O'Reilly has been on two different shows defending why he didn't originally report it, it shouldn't be long before the whole video is released. -
Do you really believe he doesn't truly believe what he says?
Jesse J (sounds more Rap Star) is a media whore willing to do whatever it takes to maintain his and his mistresses lifestyle. period. What does he believe? Does even Jesse J know that anymore? -
I agree that Jackson is a hypocrite on this issue and many others. However, it's also indicative of the double standard that exists in many subcultures or minority groups.
Black "performers" can use the N-word in their lyrics or common speech, where white persons can't. Gay people call each other queen and other names, but heavens forefend that a straight person does so as he or she would be b*tch-slapped. The B-word is fairly common between women and in modern lyrics, but a man using it is grounds for divorce or castration.
The difficulty is that Jackson is held up as an example of how a better, progressive, more modern African-American is to conduct him- or herself. As an aside, I don't think it's particularly good language to hear from a pastor.
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@ Sykos Masters As an aside, I don't think it's particularly good language to hear from a pastor.
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Jessie Jackson is not just a hypocrite, he's a criminal - at least by New York and Texas laws. What a piece of work. Wonder why he hates Barak. Could it be because Barak is more popular than he was, is or will ever be?
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It is truly amazing how totally screwd up we have become in our Coutry with the amount of double standards that PC ( perfectly Clueless) Progressively Dumber policies are allowing to take place.. It seems that the newest Tower of babel is Upon us!
A spade is a spade ( Shovel for those unclear of its meaning... or a suit of cards.. unless a libbitard wants to make it anything else).. so let's get off these N.. W .. or other labelings.. We are all Americans so there is no other needs to describe us other that Americans unless residents and Citizen of other Countries such as Liberia, Germany etc ...
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@ Sheba
Jessie Jackson is not just a hypocrite, he's a criminal - at least by New York and Texas laws. What a piece of work. Wonder why he hates Barak. Could it be because Barak is more popular than he was, is or will ever be?
I hope that now that Budweiser is being bought out by a foreign Company, the two Jackson ill begotten beer distribuitorships in Chicago will be Deleted by the Belgian new Owners... That'll really get this off key singing minister to really BELLOW! -
Thank you all for your comments and your answer to the question of whether, in your opinions, Jackson is a hypocrite.
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@ Gar Swaffar
Jesse J (sounds more Rap Star) is a media whore willing to do whatever it takes to maintain his and his mistresses lifestyle. period. What does he believe? Does even Jesse J know that anymore?
Oh I think that he knows exactly what he believes in:
Extortion
Selfish monetary gains and political control of the deliberately kept in low income brothers and sisters in the name of Racism....POWER Uber ALLES new version.
all done with a rather Dubious " minister" Label which like Jon Effen Carry's medals might just be self given.... -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
Answering your question, yes it is hypocritical. If he that freely used the word nigger than I would think it is a part of his vocabulary. Then to tell people to boycott certain entertainment media because of the usage of the word nigger.
That's like me acting all shocked when someone uses the b word. Evil grin like I never use it. ;))
I thought at the time I heard Jackson whispering that he had an agenda and knew what he was doing and I still think that.
So that if we were to abide by his old tactics of Boycotting businesses, Tv and radio stations over his Planned " race" cards.. where would he have avoice anymore??? Is he doing a self Censoring job? -
@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
I don't think it is....but then again, I don't take offense to being called a honkey or whitey or ghost or cracker either (all of which I have been labeled by both blacks and hispanics NUMEROUS times). Therefore, my lack of being disturbed by name calling of another group may skew my opinion.
I am a whitey and a cracker. Not sure what the hell a honkey is but hey, if it makes someone feel better, say it. So if jackson wants to call HIS people niggers and berate bammy slammer for saying it, doesn't offend moi!
The Difference is that while we are called by various names by the "oppressed" one we can raise above it with confidence to let it go having the comments come from "the source" of those who WHINE at every turn as Directed by the Rev Jackson.... -
What is really disturbing about this whole scenario is that an Elder Black Icon has allowed his insecurities get the best of him. By using phrases used by slave owners and white lynch mobs of the past, "castration" and "nigger" about Obama sets the Black community on it's ear. If a 'leader' such as Jackson can allow these kinds of things to spew from his heart what does this say about his 'true' agenda? Is he pro or con black? Or just another self promoting has been.
P.S. At the request of a friend I am posting the definition of three words, as I have been taught, if you have a different meaning for them please post them as well.
Honkey: noun/adj; given to white males during the first part of the last century describe an act. 'When a white male would visit a brothel and desired a black or mulatto female he would honk the horn of his automobile to signal the woman he was there for her.'
Cracker: noun; whites they usually lived in Georgia and cracked corn for a living, this profession was not open to blacks after slavery. 'Jimmy crack corn and I don't care and Master's gone away.' Basically means, the black slave could crack corn but not a free black.
Whitey: (self explainatory) enough said!
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Jackson an Elder Black Icon??? PUHLEEZE .. an opportinist political racist Hack is more likely!
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@ Tajah
What is really disturbing about this whole scenario is that an Elder Black Icon has allowed his insecurities get the best of him. By using phrases used by slave owners and white lynch mobs of the past, "castration" and "nigger" about Obama sets the Black community on it's ear. If a 'leader' such as Jackson can allow these kinds of things to spew from his heart what does this say about his 'true' agenda? Is he pro or con black? Or just another self promoting has been.
P.S. At the request of a friend I am posting the definition of three words, as I have been taught, if you have a different meaning for them please post them as well.
Honkey: noun/adj; given to white males during the first part of the last century describe an act. 'When a white male would visit a brothel and desired a black or mulatto female he would honk the horn of his automobile to signal the woman he was there for her.'
Cracker: noun; whites they usually lived in Georgia and cracked corn for a living, this profession was not open to blacks after slavery. 'Jimmy crack corn and I don't care and Master's gone away.' Basically means, the black slave could crack corn but not a free black.
Whitey: (self explainatory) enough said!
Welcome to DJ Tajah and thank you for your comment. -
Oh...he's definitely a hypocrite. No doubt about it in my mind. His motto must be "do as I say but not as I do".
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@ Debra Myers (skyangel)
Oh...he's definitely a hypocrite. No doubt about it in my mind. His motto must be "do as I say but not as I do".
OHH may be but " Crying Race for my personal gain is strictly for me....." might be his true Motto. -
@ redhawk
OHH may be but " Crying Race for my personal gain is strictly for me....." might be his true Motto.
His wife went down that road too! -
OK. Everybody got an opinion of "Yes he is" or "No he's not"...
I don't care one way or another. The word is in all dictionaries... When Imus made his statement about "Nappy Headed Hoe's" Everybody "Black" got up in arms and made a mountain out of a pile of BS..
But when one of the same color mentions the "N" WORD...
I haven't seen his partner AL SHARPTON around to judge him with all his High & Mighty Reverend Glory... Where's the NAACP or the ACLU, or Tammy Faye Baker - Ah wrong type of color...
If one adult black would be honest with all .. That they - themselves congregate amenest themselves and use the "N" word -
There's a song - That was popular to some of us back in the 60's that - The group "Sly & The Family Stones" recorded - with the following title "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey". Which both blacks and whites sung together on school busses in high school. Folks it's time to move on --- We should be well beyond this from the days of the 60's and all that was back then. If you can count ???? 48 too nearly 50 years past......
As far as Jesse Jackson? I didn't like him back then and the same goes as of this date now.
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@ OldGaDawg
OK. Everybody got an opinion of "Yes he is" or "No he's not"...
I don't care one way or another. The word is in all dictionaries... When Imus made his statement about "Nappy Headed Hoe's" Everybody "Black" got up in arms and made a mountain out of a pile of BS..
But when one of the same color mentions the "N" WORD...
I haven't seen his partner AL SHARPTON around to judge him with all his High & Mighty Reverend Glory... Where's the NAACP or the ACLU, or Tammy Faye Baker - Ah wrong type of color...
If one adult black would be honest with all .. That they - themselves congregate amenest themselves and use the "N" word -
There's a song - That was popular to some of us back in the 60's that - The group "Sly & The Family Stones" recorded - with the following title "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey". Which both blacks and whites sung together on school busses in high school. Folks it's time to move on --- We should be well beyond this from the days of the 60's and all that was back then. If you can count ???? 48 too nearly 50 years past......
As far as Jesse Jackson? I didn't like him back then and the same goes as of this date now. -
To OldGaDawg,
When Imus made his assine remark "Nappy Headed Hoes" it was about college students, the age difference put him on the hot seat. Could you imagine what would have happened it
Tom Joyner made a remark like that about a mostly white female volleyball team from San Clemente, CA? Do you recall the phrase 'lynch mobs?' We must respect and support our students...they are our future! And for anyone to berate them with racial, or sexual overtones can not be tolerated. There are enough youth gone bad in this country, and prominent personalities should know better. But I must add they shouldn't have taken him off the air. His show is already his 'prison sentence.'
Al Sharpton is probably too busy supporting 'Obama' and his personal business to get involved in whats turning out to be Jackson's greatest self screw, he's just staying out of his way.
Yeah the 60s were cool, but it had it's problems too. Racism was still rampant in the south, you couldn't live in a white community without catching heat. Blacks couldn't get equal pay in certain jobs, etc. You remember!
It is better now, and we still have much more work to do...
And maybe the answer to all the country's ills can be found in music, It can soothe the savage beast! Come on everybody let's try a line of, "Why can't we be friends," or " God Bless America!"
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While I do find Jessie Jackson's words crude and
yes, hypocritical, I am probably more upset by his
total put down of Sen. Obama's message that black
people and all people should take more responsibility
for their own actions and to heal disfunctioning
families.
I am outraged that the news media has never
once mentioned this, nor given Obama credit for the
meaningfull and beautiful Father's Day speech that
Jackson regards as "talking down to Blacks".
I do understand that Fox News would not want to do
anything that would present Obama in a good way.
Their "far and balanced" coverage is anything but
fair and balanced.
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Tajah and OldGaDawg, Sharpton did make a statement sayin g he was "disappointed" in Jackson.
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@ Susan Duclos
Tajah and OldGaDawg, Sharpton did make a statement sayin g he was "disappointed" in Jackson.
Thanks for clearing that up Sue D. I wasn't sure if Sharpton had said anything to that affect. -
@ Tajah
Thanks for clearing that up Sue D. I wasn't sure if Sharpton had said anything to that affect.
Here is one of the reports.
"I'm very disappointed," Rev. Al Sharpton said today about the news that Rev. Jesse Jackson used the "N-word" during the same off-camera moment recently in which Jackson uttered a crude remark about Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama.
The racial epithet was not directed at Obama. Jackson used it to refer to African-Americans, according to the website TVNewser. Jackson, who previously apologized for the comment he made about wanting to cut off Obama's testicles, apologized again Wednesday after TVNewser broke the news about what else he said.
Sharpton said it is "disheartening" to learn about Jackson's use of the N-word.
"I have said, and many of those in other groups, NAACP and others, that we've all used it in the past and we've got to stop it as we challenge this nation," Sharpton added on CBS News' The Early Show this morning. "You can't challenge others without challenging ourselves. So this is disheartening, and I still hold Reverend Jackson in high esteem. But I certainly do not at all condone the use of the word." The Early Show's report is here: -
@ Debra Myers (skyangel)
His wife went down that road too!
" all in the Family" was not just a comedy show then..but a true illicit form of revenue gains??? hahahah :0) -
Bill O'Reilly said the full vid is making its rounds on YouTube.
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@ Samantha A. Torrence
Bill O'Reilly said the full vid is making its rounds on YouTube.
WOW what show!! and it'll make Sharpton look worse also!!! TWO Pigs in the same Pig Pen!!! -
@ Samantha A. Torrence
Bill O'Reilly said the full vid is making its rounds on YouTube.
I see videos from a week ago, but not the full comments. -
I am looking but I am not finding. I could have sworn I heard him say something about the video being all over the internet and he was not happy about it.
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He did say that.. might have been pulled already...
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@ Samantha A. Torrence
I am looking but I am not finding. I could have sworn I heard him say something about the video being all over the internet and he was not happy about it.
I will keep my eye out. -
@ Lou Yeager
While I do find Jessie Jackson's words crude and
yes, hypocritical, I am probably more upset by his
total put down of Sen. Obama's message that black
people and all people should take more responsibility
for their own actions and to heal disfunctioning
families.
I am outraged that the news media has never
once mentioned this, nor given Obama credit for the
meaningfull and beautiful Father's Day speech that
Jackson regards as "talking down to Blacks".
I do understand that Fox News would not want to do
anything that would present Obama in a good way.
Their "far and balanced" coverage is anything but
fair and balanced.
Why is it that if Jesse jackson is taken to task over his demeaning of Obama such a non "fair and Balanced" presentation in you way of thinking?
Had Giuliani said the same gainst Mc Cain ??? No coverage??? Since when is such avile posdition by a so called and self professe "leader" of a "community preaching as he claims to do while having such low class feelings NOT NEWS to be exposed??? HELLLOOOO!! This is News!!!
It was Jesse who portrayed Obama in a bad way Not the News Station.. Don't shoot the messenger!!! -
Sharpton said it is "disheartening" to learn about Jackson's use of the N-word.
"I have said, and many of those in other groups, NAACP and others, that we've all used it in the past and we've got to stop it as we challenge this nation," Sharpton added on CBS News' The Early Show this morning. "You can't challenge others without challenging ourselves. So this is disheartening, and I still hold Reverend Jackson in high esteem. But I certainly do not at all condone the use of the word." The Early Shows report is here:
Is this possible for ALL to do the above? This would include all music, rap and etc. I personally don't think this is something that can be accomplished.
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@ OldGaDawg
Sharpton said it is "disheartening" to learn about Jackson's use of the N-word.
"I have said, and many of those in other groups, NAACP and others, that we've all used it in the past and we've got to stop it as we challenge this nation," Sharpton added on CBS News' The Early Show this morning. "You can't challenge others without challenging ourselves. So this is disheartening, and I still hold Reverend Jackson in high esteem. But I certainly do not at all condone the use of the word." The Early Shows report is here:
Is this possible for ALL to do the above? This would include all music, rap and etc. I personally don't think this is something that can be accomplished.
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