Posted on 07/09/2008 3:06:05 PM PDT by LdSentinal
Breaking: The O'Reilly Factor will air exclusive video of the Rev. Jesse Jackson making disparaging comments about Sen. Barack Obama. TVNewser has learned the comments were made prior to an interview Jackson did Sunday morning on Fox & Friends. We're told some of the comments are so raw that O'Reilly will most likely only run a couple of soundbites.
The video will show Jackson chatting with Reid Tuckson, EVP of United Health Group. The two were at Fox News Channel's Chicago bureau getting ready to be interviewed about a new health care initiative.
Jackson was apparently unaware his microphone was hot when he made the comments about Obama, which we're told are racial in nature.
Just before 4:00pmET on CNN, anchor Don Lemon reported that Rev. Jackson had reached out to the network to apologize for the comments.
Later, during The Situation Room, Wolf Blitzer and Lemon interviewed Jackson about his comments. At one point, Blitzer said, "because it's so crude, we can't even repeat it on the air right now."
When reached for comment about the story, a Fox News spokesperson said, "We want to thank CNN for driving tune-in to The O'Reilly Factor tonight."
> More: Jackson will respond to the hot mic comments at 8pmET tonight — but on CNN, not FNC. He will be interviewed by Campbell Brown during CNN Election Center...
> More, More: Matt Drudge Reports Jackson will hold a news conference at 6pmET...
What ARE THE COMMENTS?
This can only help Nobama.
Is this the one where Randy Marsh...?/
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Smile, Pimp Daddy!
Summary of Jackson’s apology speech:
Jesse is filibustering, talking around, deflecting attention by bringing up other topics, yada yada yada.
At 5 minutes he finally gets around to the apology, quickly, briefly.
Now, he is deflecting again by bringing up how he supports Obama and looks forward to Denver convention, yada yada yada.
Does anyone know which church REVEREND Jackson is “preaching” at this Sunday? I want to sit at his feet and fill my mind with his Christian teachings. /s
No it won’t, it will probably cause a rift in Obama’s black and very liberal voting blocks. This story will have legs, and will be an issue for a sustained period of time, and the longer it’s out there and interfere’s with Obama’s daily message the worse for him. There is absolutely nothing good about this for the messiah.
The only one who is going to get hurt by it is Jackson. It makes him sound like a jealous jerk. Obama is going to be the recipient of the biggest black turnout in history. They will vote for him by over 95%. Obama is going to considered the victim. It will help him across the board including among whites.
Maybe Jesse Jackson should go on the air with Al Sharpton and be made to crawl on his belly like Imus did.
Yep. Almost makes me think it was staged.
Set up. Just like when the ‘Rev.’ Wright mouthed off at the press conference and Obama immediately called one back to ‘disown him’. Fast foward to the White House, Obama, Jesse (spit in the white folk’s food) Jackson, Wright, Farrakhan and Sharpton gather to break out the scotch and cigars and guff haw about how they hoodwinked whitey.
I don’t know how much a rift this will cause in the black community, but it does keep racism front and center in the campaign, overriding Obama’s message as a “uniter”. That will serve to turn off the middle of the roaders, who will decide this election.
You're probably correct. Won't matter though...He still gets 98 percent or more of the black vote.
I think Jesse is just jealous of Obama.
Has to do with the other ‘N’ word below the males waist.
I don't know. My opinion of BO has risen by 0.00001% because Jesse doesn't like him. Anyone Jesse doesn't like can't be all bad.
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