What else Jesse Jackson said when he slammed Barack Obama

The mystery has been cleared up about what else Jesse Jackson said last week when he made his crude remarks about Barack Obama.

The previously unreported comment, disclosed Wednesday morning by the TVNewser blog, was:

“Barack ... he’s talking down to black people ... telling [black people] how to behave.” Only Jackson used the plural form of the “n-word,” not “black people,” in the second part of his comment.

Initially, the firestorm was over comments Jackson made to a guest before a July 6 interview on "Fox & Friends."

The civil rights leader whispered that Obama was "talking down to black people" and that Jackson wanted to "cut his nuts off."

The comments went unnoticed in the control room, Fox News said. But, as reported by The Times’ Matea Gold in a story published Friday, an employee working the overnight shift transcribed the tape, and the remarks that first caused the stir were reported several days later on Fox’s "The O’Reilly Factor." Then, as The Ticket reported, there was a controversy over exactly what Jackson said he wanted to do.

At the time, host Bill O’Reilly told viewers the network had decided to air only portions of what Jackson had said, adding there was "more damaging" material, too. That gave rise to rumors that Jackson had used the “n word” –- and aimed it directly at Obama.

In a Wednesday afternoon interview with fellow Fox host Shepard Smith, O’Reilly said he had withheld the “n-word” remark because, “I’m not in the business of creating some kind of controversy that’s not relevant to the general subject -- one civil rights leader disparaging another over policy.”

But why did O’Reilly mention in the first place that he had “more damaging” material?

In a one-sentence statement offered as a reply, O’Reilly said Wednesday: “We tell the audience the full breadth of everything we report on.” There was no elaboration on why the “full breadth” didn’t include the actual comment.

As for how the “n-word” comment eventually got out, O’Reilly told Smith that “some weasel leaked it to the Internet.”

-- Stuart Silverstien

Comments

[Scootmandubious]

All I can say regarding Mr. O' Reilly is that thank God we no longer hear him using the 'l' word.

That word, of course, being 'loofah.'

[pacificGatePost]

OBAMA WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY MEETING EXPECTATIONS, EVEN HIS OWN ---

Obama’s impossible road ahead:

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-obama-will-win-but-cant-deliver.html

[Najee Ali]

Talk about hypocrite. I was at the press conference when Jackson denouced comedian Michael Richards B.K.A...for using the N-Word. And then launced a national ban on using the N -word. What a joke. He owes Black America an apology for the hypocrisy

[DrTom]

Let me try and understand this. Jesse Jackson uses a racially disparaging word that is caught on tape in a television studio, and it's O'Reilly's fault for mentioning that a disparaging comment was even made? Is there nothing wrong with what Jackson actually said? Doesn't this provide just the slightest insight into the shallowness of his soul?

[Me]

Yeah, the "weasel" that leaked it was probably O'Reilly himself. Or more likely a surrogate, such Bill-O's probably not technologically sound enough to carry out the deed.

[Cut Your Own Off]

Jackson is a racist and O'Reilly is a liar. Not really news to anyone.

[gaypastor]

Posted by Najee Ali: [Obama] owes Black America an apology for the hypocrisy!

Amen! Amen!

[MissClarity]

It's good to reveal the whole quote so people can weigh in on it in whole instead in part. When Cosby first spoke to his brothers concerning their responsibilities I thought it very caring. When I heard Obama speak to his brothers I thought is very caring. When Jackson heard these great men speak so caringly with tough love he knows that he falls into the category of brother who needs to get the caring manhood message and so he called himself a n__er because he knows he lives in a class house. Someone with values, morals, dignity, and the grace of God that passes all understanding is a better example and and the words spoken carry with it the truth that the very spirit of man identifies with and can model themselves. God bless the man who doesn't blackmail busines but instead works at supporting the best in us all. Obama's daughters are blessed with a wonderful father and soon he will be the Presidential Papa of us all. Thank you for his courage because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and Obama definitely is an experiential example for us all. He has years to mature and he has a real gooooooood start and gives of it freely to us all.

[John_Judge]

I have just been reading Volume II of America, the Last Best Hope, by William J. Bennett. The book includes a quote from from Alice Roosevelt Longeworth, which seems quite apt here. Alice, in commenting on President Warren Harding, said:

Harding was not a bad man. He was just a slob.

That description fits Jesse to a T.

John Judge
Alameda, CA 94602

Quote from page 69 of trade paperback (C) 2007

[Concerned Citizen]

What I don't understand is why we continue pay attention to and continue supporting politicians and the media. It's easily evident that none of these classes of individuals even know what they are doing. We frequently see how disingenuous every one of these persons are. The fact that they all have a public persona and an alternate private (often disgusting) persona should be enough evidence that they are all a bunch of morons. They only thing they are good at is selling themselves to us dopes again and again.

If you hear popular politicians and media personalities from both sides of the aisle ridiculing a particular politician, then that person is probably genuine and honest.

[p j jackson]

I think its hilarious that somehow this falls back on OReilly - Maybe Jesse needs to learn how to keep his mouth shut - he is a buffoon

[steve]

Interesting, this story turned into being about O'Reilly, not the pertinent issue...

[eSPO]

The kids talk a little "street talk" now and again. No big..
Jesse and Barack are over it.

[MissClarity]

After hearing Jacksons comment in full I'm reminded of a saying we have in the South and once again it has been proven. That saying is "A Fox smells his own hole first." It's a very important and true unit of measure.

[Will D.]

Prediction- Obama's campaign will rise above the fear and hatred being thrown around. I believe he will be one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen.

[samwhatam]

Jesse Jackson is not calling Obama a "n-word". Conversely, he is accusing Barak Obama of calling irresponsible American black people "n***ers". Obama is half white, with a Kenyan father who is descended from Sudanese and Somali Arabs. BHO is no more a "n-word" than Anwar Sadat

[greg gregory]

What's O'reilly got to do with this? He didn't say it. the blame is squarely on JJ. Period. Once again, let's blame everyone else other than the real culprit.

[ken]

It is OK for Blacks to use the N word, and its OK for them to complain if anyone says anything bad about Blacks, its their culture. I don't think Jessie Jackson will be the King of Black people anymore and we probably won't hear from him very much any more so it is a win win for everyone. I am also tired of people saying we are racisits if we don't vote for Obama, why can't people have an opinon and just not like the guy for who he is, more than half the democrates voted for Clinton in the primary does that make all them racisits? The media loves to fuel racisim and should be blamed for the division between blacks and the rest of the population. Not once have I heard what black people are upset about and what would make them happy, the closest think was reperations for slavery. I know there are a lot of things white people would like to see black people change; reduce crime, drug usasage, teenage pregnancy, high school drop outs, driving slow in the left lane, and last but not least being so racisist!

[Benjamin]

"In a Wednesday afternoon interview with fellow Fox host Shepard Smith, O’Reilly said he had withheld the “n-word” remark because, “I’m not in the business of creating some kind of controversy that’s not relevant to the general subject -- one civil rights leader disparaging another over policy.”"

Yeah, the big story isn't that a civil rights leader used the N word, nooooo, it's what he said about Obama. Bill is like the rest of the mainstream republican party, intellectually bankrupt and clueless that everybody but their own little fringe clique can see what their true motivations are no matter how they spin it. O'reilly chose to focus on the portion that he hoped would damage Obama and of course it backfired as it only underscored how much more mainstream Obama is compared to true leftists like Jackson.

If O'reilly had any journalistic integrity, he would have reported the whole thing and not tried to steer the story in the direction he wanted it to go. And look how sad that is too, blatantly tried to paint Obama as a civil rights leader. I wonder if Bill O'Reilly considers every black politician to be "civil rights leaders"?

[Harvey Shepperd]

..much ado about much ado about much ado about nothing.

[greg gregory]

What's O'reilly got to do with it? I thought JJ said these things. Once again We are willing to give someone a walk and blame someone else. Remember the jj and bho creed: 1. never except responsibility. 2. it's not their fault. and 3. they are a victim, learn it, love, live it!

[Larry W]

All this ‘n_ _ _er’ talk shows is that blacks are racist but want to blame it all on the whites- who, incidentally, are the ones who set black folks free (would the blacks have done such for the whites if the position were reversed? Very doubtful). Talk about a bunch of hypocrites! I'm not sure who is worse, the liberals or the big-mouthed, racist, black civil rights activist..uh..I mean leaders.

[dm]

Please, if anyone thinks they have the right (such as Jesse Jackson or anyone of black ancesty) to use the "negro" word, they are mistaken. There is no such thing as saying, "Well, blacks use it as a term of endearment among one another," but disallow its use among anything other group (such as whites). If it is wrong to use it among whites, it is wrong to use it among ANY racial group; black, wihite, yellow, brown, etc. The real racemongers are the blacks that think only THEY can use the "N" word, any any one else is not allowed to do so.

[Dave]

>Only Jackson used the plural form of the “n-word,” not “black people,” in the second part of his comment.

I've got it.. The word is "niggers", right? Such bold reporting.

[Schratboy]

Really, Jesse Jackson is not worth the fuss. Like a moth to flame, Jackson usually exploits the media attention to make money.