Posted on 10/22/2009 1:28:12 PM PDT by Jean S
NEW YORK — MSNBC's Contessa Brewer has apologized for mixing up civil rights activists Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. She made the slip-up Wednesday while introducing Jackson during a segment on homelessness. After the introduction, Jackson stared at the camera from a studio in Burbank, Calif., and said, "I'm Rev. Jesse Jackson."
Brewer explained that her script read that she was to introduce "the Rev. Al Sharpton."
She continued, "We all know who you are, Rev. Jackson. I'm so sorry."
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That’s racist!
They are 2 peas in a pod. Or is that a racist statement?
It’s hard to tell those Justice Brothers apart.
One black shake down, race hustling, thug looks like another..
Jackson, Sharpton. The MSM’s ( and Fox ) favorite official black man.
No that's hilarious!
A media lightweight introducing the wrong race hustler. Too funny! Maybe they all look the same to her.
Like their fellow racist, the late Governor George Wallace (D-AL) once said about the Dems and the GOP: “There ain’t a dime’s worth of difference between the two of ‘em!”
Funny, but not as funny as when Jimmah Carter introduced Humbert Horatio Humphrey as Hubert Horatio Hornblower at the dem convention.
That’s what they get for being race pimp extortion twins. Having said that, I’m glad Brewer is not a surgeon: “Let’s see, Mr. Smith, we’re gonna amputate your LEFT leg today?” as Mr. Smith runs out of the room.
They certainly don’t look the same!
They work in the same industry; it’s the grievance industry. It’s not hard work; it’s mostly verbal communications (threats, rhymes, chants, cheers, and jeers). It’s made them both wealthy, yet their poor admirers who serve as their purported cause see no disconnect in the multi-generational industry. And the Democrat Party cannot live without them.
So they all look the same right Brewer? It’s not racist when a socialist says it. Hey Brewer lay off the suds when you go on the air.
The Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, while visiting a primary school class, found themselves in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked both men if they would like to lead the discussion of the word tragedy. So the illustrious Reverend Jackson asks the class for an example of a tragedy.
One little boy stood up and offered, “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy.”
“No,” says the Great Jesse Jackson, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand. “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explains the exalted Reverend Al. “That’s what we would call a great loss.” The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
Reverend Al searches the room. “Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room little Johnny raises his hand. In a stern voice he says, “If a plane carrying the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton were struck by a missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaims Jackson and Sharpton, “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?”
“Well,” says little Johnny, “because it sure wouldn’t be a great loss and it probably wouldn’t be an accident.
They all look alike, right, Contessa (if that’s your real name)?
It’s not on youtube? What a shame.
I know some people who spell her name “Cuntessa.”
Lol! Jackson really was not pleased!
Sure, Contessa, blame it on the little people...
More proplr learned of this gaffe on Youtube and FR than by actually watching MSNBC.
The gaff was featured on Fox earlier today.
Maybe they have the same daddy
Was that the big time, professional, fact check media?
/sarc.
Brewer explained that blacks all look alike to her - ( and yeah, that really IS racist)
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