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Originally Posted by KB5252  Haven't heard it and don't care to. How badly does this damage Jessie Jackson and what if any response do you think Obama will have? |
To answer both yours and 85's questions, I think Jesse was damaged once Obama became "the man." He's just showing how jealous and weak and desperate for power he really is. If he truly cared about the well-being of African-Americans, he'd realize what a historic achievement this election is and do nothing but keep up the momentum. But he obviously puts himself first and these other interests a distant second - now it's hard for even his former supporters to ignore that.
As I said in a previous post, I've overheard numerous black people here in Durham mock JJ since his "nuts" comment - including this by local columnist Barry Saunders:
newsobserver.com | Jackson is just jealous
They're way over him. That's a tiny sample, but I think most black Americans see Obama's potential presidency as a major shift. Think about it. The next generation of blacks born into this country could have a US president who actually looks like them. I know it may be hard for white people (esp white males) to understand since every president is also a white male, but that is a huge change for about 14% of our population.
As for Obama's response, I guess he'll use it to say, "let's get beyond this type of fear, this type of bickering, etc." - or he won't address it much at all.