Paula Deen Calls the Rev. Jesse Jackson

The Root ^ | June 27, 2013 | Lynette Holloway

[nickcarraway]

Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson tells the Associated Press that he will help embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen overhaul her image after her past use of a racial slur was revealed. He tells the AP that she shouldn't become a "sacrificial lamb" over the issue of racial intolerance.

[Caliban]

Just like Trayvon and Zimmerman...I pity the whites in large cities when the verdict comes in...acquitting Zimmerman...

[lentulusgracchus]

You have the story wrong.

That's what I get for watching TV. Link, please.

[lentulusgracchus]

You need to learn to do something about your bad habit of double posting.

No, I didn't smear Southerners, but I see you're about to. Go ahead, make our day.

[nickcarraway]

I am not a Southerner, but I am annoyed by people like you who claim all Southerners are racist. I guess you have to repeat everything you hear on TV.

[nickcarraway]

I am not a Southerner, but I am annoyed by people like you who claim all Southerners are racist. I guess you have to repeat everything you hear on TV.

[Cyber Liberty]

That’s novel. I wonder what he’s shaking her down for?

[lentulusgracchus]

I am not a Southerner ....

I figured that out right away.

I figured that out right away.

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