[kristinn]

CNN story:

The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Tuesday for “crude and hurtful” remarks he made against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama after finishing an interview with a Fox News correspondent.

Jackson told CNN that the interview had wrapped up and he didn’t realize his remarks were captured by a “hot” microphone.

Jackson didn’t elaborate on the context of his remarks, except to say he was trying to explain that Obama was hurting his relationship with black voters by recently conducting “moral” lectures at African-American churches.

“My appeal was for the moral content of his message to not only deal with the personal and moral responsibility of black males, but to deal with the collective moral responsibility of government and the public policy which would be a corrective action for the lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility,” Jackson said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.

[mware]

LOL, PRICELESS.

Fox has the tape.

[BunnySlippers]

“My appeal was for the moral content of his message to not only deal with the personal and moral responsibility of black males, but to deal with the collective moral responsibility of government and the public policy which would be a corrective action for the lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility,” Jackson said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.

So Jesse is mad that Barack suggests that blacks may have a hand in their current fate. When Jesse believes it is the "hidden hairy hand of the white man" who messes with black lives.

[Hidden hairy hand of the white man is Jesse's term from the past]

[Cecily]

Sounds like Je$$e is trying to keep BO from running off the liberal plantation. Preaching personal reponsibility means you are WAY off the plantation and have practically made it to a free state to the likes of Je$$e.

[Uncledave]

"Obama was hurting his relationship with black voters by recently conducting “moral” lectures at African-American churches."

This smells like a set-up

[Locomotive Breath]

“My appeal was for the moral content of his message to not only deal with the personal and moral responsibility of black males, but to deal with the collective moral responsibility of government and the public policy which would be a corrective action for the lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility,” Jackson said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.

Translation: BO failed to blame all the problems of the black community on someone else and it's cutting into JJ's shakedown racket.

[TexasKate]

Jackson doesn’t want black males to assume responsibility because then they might realize they don’t need the gov’t and Jackson is all about big gov’t

[TomGuy]

“My appeal was for the moral content of his message to not only deal with the personal and moral responsibility of black males, but to deal with the collective moral responsibility of government and the public policy which would be a corrective action for the lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility,” Jackson said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.

Remember that The Reverendddddddd Jackson was spiritual adviser to the First Black President, as they shared a common issue -- sexual indiscretion.

[synbad600]

". . . lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility."

How many millions of dollars have been spent on those lacks of choices?

[Christian4Bush]

Jackson told CNN that the interview had wrapped up and he didn’t realize his remarks were captured by a “hot” microphone.

PERCY: "I...I didn't know the sponge was supposed to be wet." (the sponge for the electric chair condemned).

HAL: "How many years you spend pi**ing on the toilet seat, before someone told you to put it up?"

/"Green Mile"

[popdonnelly]

“My appeal was for the moral content of his message to not only deal with the personal and moral responsibility of black males, but to deal with the collective moral responsibility of government and the public policy which would be a corrective action for the lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility,” Jackson said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.”

His original statement was a lot clearer.