Jesse Jackson, Racist

Jesse Jackson, Racist

Saying Barack Obama is "acting like he's white" (GEOFF EARLE, "RACIAL
SHOCKER," New York Post, September 20, 2007; Charles Hurt, "Obama slinks from Jackson's surly rip," NYPost, September 21, 2007, page 8) is one more example of the
racism of Jesse Jackson who claims bona fides from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jackson distorts King's legacy of seeking a nation where his children will be
treated according to their character and not the color of their skin. This issue
as so many others are portrayed as racial. It is a matter of right and wrong,
and the dysfunctional legal system.
Why do Jackson and Sharton remain silent when innocent white people are
jailed? They oppose only one kind of racism and speak up for only blacks harmed
by the judicial system. Where are their apologies for the four white students
wrongfully accused by DA Nifong in North Carolina at Duke University?
Black racism is acceptable to these exploitive demagogues. Why do
journalists treat these charlatans seriously and give them coverage?

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM

RACIAL SHOCKER
By GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent
New York Post

September 20, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - The Rev. Jesse Jackson slammed presidential
candidate Barack Obama for "acting like he's white" because he failed to take a
tough enough stance on the prosecution of six black Louisiana teenagers whose
case has become a civil-rights flashpoint.

The explosive accusation Tuesday immediately lit up the fight for political
position on the arrest of the "Jena Six" in the presidential campaign, as Obama
and Hillary Clinton jostle for critical support among black Southern voters.

Jackson, who has endorsed Obama, nevertheless questioned whether Obama was doing
all he could to fight the arrest and prosecution of the Jena HS students, even
though Obama has put out strong statements on the subject.

"If I were a candidate, I'd be all over Jena," Jackson told The State newspaper
in South Carolina on the eve of a major march protesting the arrests. "Jena is a
defining moment, just like Selma was a defining moment."

Jackson, who later said he didn't recall making the comment "acting like he's
white" to The State, said Obama needed to be "bolder" to fight Clinton's lead.
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