Jesse Jackson criticizes Cavaliers owner over comments after LeBron's departure ("runaway slave")

AP ^ | 07/11/2010 | Staff

[OldDeckHand]

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sees LeBron James as a "runaway slave" and that his comments after the forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.

[OldDeckHand]

No, this is not from "The Onion". Jackson said about Mr. Gilbert's comments, that they "personify a slave master mentality".

Will someone please make me their $25 million a year slave? I might even entertain offers of #20 million a year.

[raccoonradio]

Ah, Jesse. “Love child! Never meant to be. Love child!
Born in poverty...” (Just...memories...)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1123890.stm
(Jan 2001)
Leading US black activist Jesse Jackson says he is temporarily withdrawing from public life after admitting he has a 20-month-old daughter from an extra-marital affair.

[bigbob]

I smell a shakedown a’comin!

[Huntress]

Looks like Jesse’s wants to shake down the Cavaliers or maybe just get some free publicity.

[TheRobb7]

[Huntress]

Jesse’s=Jesse

[leapfrog0202]

Just when you think the man cannot go any lower....

[F. dAnconia]

Jesse who??? Oh yeaaaaaa....now I remember. He is that old race baiter from the 1980s. /s

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

That must have been after Jesse ripped Shabazz a new one for wanting to kill crackers & their babies.

[omega4179]

Just when the race card had hit a new low in value...

[Farmer Dean]

Funny,I never thought that there was a limit on how far low Jesse would go...

[conservativebuckeye]

That’s because there is no limit to how low the Rev. Jerkson will go.

[Cyber Ninja]

"runaway slave"?

not to be confused with a $100,000.00 fade-a-way jumper?

Jesse be gitt'en too old some.

[Venturer]

Jesse still thinks he is relevant.

[popdonnelly]

Slave, my ass. Jackson is a damn fool. Gilbert is full of sour grapes, but that doesn’t justify Jackson’s idiot analogy to slavery.

[steveyp]

where’s the “that’s racist” kid?

i’d say it’s time to shame jesse jackson, but that requires a ability that the target seems to lack.

[MamaB]

Put him in danger? Baloney.

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/justice.wav

[scott7278]

I am so sick of this $*@%...

[manic4organic]

These fools see everything through race-colored glasses.