Jesse Jackson says Cavs owner sees LeBron James as a runaway slave

AP ^ | 07/12/2010 | espn.com

[TheThinker]

This is an insult to the memory of slaves, not to mention common human decency and is nothing but self-aggrandizing race baiting.

[2ndDivisionVet]

When does the second Civil War start?

[TheThinker]

If we as Americans can’t publicly denounce disarm Jesse Jackson’s racism, how are we going to save this country?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

I don’t remember slaves being paid 20+ million a year to dunk a basketball.....

[correctthought]

Must be referring to his running away from higher tax rates.

[TheThinker]

I don’t remember slaves being paid 20+ million a year to dunk a basketball.....

And that's what makes the comment so ridiculous and racially biased.

Obviously, there's an all consuming racial animosity in Jackson that is gratified by capitulation and moral, social and economic self flagellation by whites.

And it's obviously tearing this country apart.

[skr]

Not too many of them could just walk away either.

[unkus]

When Jessie Jackson dies, it will be a good thing.

[max americana]

I’m a slave to a Marxist kenyan klown, where are my reparations?

[Hexenhammer]

Shit, for 20mil a year, I’d call the owner “massah” if he wanted.

[goodnesswins]

Keep talkin’ Jesse....Keep talkin’....between you, Sharpton and the New Black Panther Party....we’ll resolve this “race” issue soon.

[Hexenhammer]

No reparations for you unless your a drag on society, sorry.

[Rodamala]

Runaway slave, indeed. Remind me again... what is the state income tax rate in Florida?

Is anyone in the MSM (or elsewhere) pointing this out?

[Defiant]

That may be true, but he sees white players as slaves, too.

[Delta Dawn]

Sharpton is probably pissed that Jesse beat him to the punch.

[Republic_of_Secession.]

The master of hyperbole is at it again. Jackson also can not pass up a change to invoke slavery. But he has gone so far this time that it will probably backfire on him. Though it is fun to watch him come up with more entertaining assertions.

[Dallas59]

Can I be a slave???? Please??? I’ll settle for 6 million a year....plllleaaasssee...oh please...please...please...

[oblomov]

If journalists were honest, the headline would read:

Striving for relevance, Jesse Jackson says Cavs owner sees LeBron James as a runaway slave

[Domandred]

I’ll do it for 1 million a year. I’ll even live in the shed behind his house.

[BunnySlippers]

Very, very funny.