Jesse Jackson: “I don’t read anything negative into Clinton’s observation,”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/jackson-not-upset-by-clinton-remarks/


The Rev. Jesse Jackson said late Sunday that he was not offended by comments on Saturday by former President Bill Clinton, who brought up Mr. Jackson’s name in response to a question about Senator Barack Obama.

Mr. Clinton had noted that Mr. Jackson had won South Carolina in the Democratic contests in 1984 and 1988. Pundits and many in the blogosphere interpreted Mr. Clinton’s mention of Mr. Jackson as an attempt to diminish Mr. Obama — and what would turn out to be his landslide victory Saturday in South Carolina over Senator Hillary Clinton — because Mr. Jackson had not gone on to win the Democratic nomination.

But Mr. Jackson said he did not see it that way.
“I don’t read anything negative into Clinton’s observation,” Mr. Jackson said in a phone conversation late Sunday night from India, where he is taking part in a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

The DU Obama brigade as well as the msm pundits are no where to be found.
Not surprised. They know that Obama and the MSM are the one's playing the race card and they can't admit that they desperate for the nomination and will do anything to get it.

I guess nobody wants to discuss a story that goes against the "accepted wisdom".

The silence is deafening.

the Kennedy endorsement.

And what "real story" are you referring to? Jackson doesn't think for me. Does he think for you?

And, what "innuendo" are you talking about? :shrug:

during the last hour.

Anyway, I for one was reading that.

I'm afraid to call my mom. She's a Clinton diehard and a long time Kennedy type. I may have to wait a week or two. :scared:

well I'll balance it for you - my Mom really loves Obama, but she hates Kennedy.

This is like a family Thanksgiving from Hell.

:rofl:

Of course Jackson will be pleased whenever his name is brought up. That doesn't excuse Bill's actions.

Kick!

he said he didn't see anything negative in Clinton's comment.

He didn't say it was about him.

because there was nothing despicable about his comments in the first place, and Jesse Jackson agrees.

to hyper sensitive. If (God forbid) he get the nomination he'll
get beat like a rented mule by the republicans.

to be gravely insulting."

You take the fact that Jesse Jackson is attempting to tamp down the rhetoric and USE it as "an blanket approval" for Bill Clinton to continue with his "Southern Strategy" of pitting the races against each other. Now that's just ... smarmy. :thumbsdown:

now have you checked your computer for viruses? It seems your browser is redirecting to horrid right-wing dem-bashing sites, based on that cartoon you posted yesterday, and the locked thread you posted earlier today.

Run a virus-scan.

But we all know that Bill was resentful and bitter, and tried to make a snide comment about the impact of Obama's big win.

you people are truly awe-inspiring in your ability to ignore reality.

Jackson told Obama: "resist any temptation to come down to that level"