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Jackson: “Zionists” will lose influence under Obama

The campaigns are sparring over comments by Rev. Jesse Jackson arguing that Barack Obama’s foreign policy will mean an end to “decades of putting Israel’s interests first.”

According to a report in the NY Post today, Jackson told an audience at the World Policy Forum in Evian, France last week that the  “Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades” will lose influence under an Obama administration.

“Obama is about change,” Jackson added. “And the change that Obama promises is not limited to what we do in America itself. It is a change of the way America looks at the world and its place in it.”

Obama, who had some early trouble earning the trust of some Jewish voters on the issue of Israel, quickly distanced himself from the comments.

“Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is not an adviser to the Obama campaign and is therefore in no position to interpret or share Barack Obama’s views on Israel and foreign policy,” Obama national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said in a statement. “As he has made clear throughout his career and throughout this campaign, Barack Obama has a fundamental commitment to a strong U.S.-Israel relationship … As president, he will ensure that Israel can defend itself from every threat it faces, stand with Israel in its quest for a secure peace with its neighbors, and use all elements of American power to end Iran’s illicit nuclear program.”

Jackson reportedly acknowledged that he is just an Obama “supporter”  but also described the Democratic nominee as a “neighbor or, better still, a member of the family.”

Meanwhile, the McCain campaign used the report to continue to draw questions about what it says is Obama’s thin record.

“Literally, nobody knows what Barack Obama’s policies would be if he were elected president, but it’s very concerning that people believe he will not be a friend to Israel.”

UPDATE–11am Wednesday:  JACKSON RESPONDS WITH STATEMENT BELOW:

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

Responds to Distortions in NY Post Column

The recent column in no way represents my views on Middle East peace and security. The writer is selectively imposing his own point of view, and distorting mine.

I have a long held position of a two state solution to achieve peace in the Middle East. I stand forthrightly for the security and stability of Israel, its protection from any form of hostility, and a peaceful, non-violent resolution to co-existing with its Palestinian neighbors. I have advocated for peaceful, non-violent negotiation. This is a framework that all people who pursue peace and reconciliation embrace. Both presidential candidates embrace this approach to advance Middle East negotiations and the peace process. It is our national policy.

The slant of this writer’s article is designed to incite fear and division. It must not be allowed to divert our focus away from the substantative and sensitive debate around the critical foreign policy and domestic economic issues in this critical region of the world.

Reverend Jackson is not a representative of Senator Obama. He has never had a conversation with Senator Obama about Israel or the Middle East, and was not characterizing his views on these issues.

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Comment by ruth

I am old enough to remember project PUSH, but wise enough to know when to sit down at the dance. Jesse, 1984 and 1988 were your chances, not now. I did not vote for you then and I can not stand what you have become. Your recent comments, with the mike on, and this statement on Israel have shown us that you are no longer the advocate you once were. You were a hero, you were a voice to be heard, but no longer, and it is by your own words you’vr fallen. You are not MLK, or even Colin Powell, go away, stop making a fool of yourself. You know the story about the boxer that stayed in the ring way past his time. I feel that you are jealous of Obama and that is so sad, because you should be standing with him, not perched to push from the mountain top.

 
Comment by truthbetold

Jesse is no longer a voice for anything. He is bitter and jealous of Obama. Sad.

 
Comment by Ram

Minister Farrakhan (Muslin) Speaks About Barack Obama Being the Messiah There is something Very Wrong With This!

 
Comment by Ram

Jessie Jackson knows something about Obama. There is something there but he let it out to soon.

 
Comment by Deb n Texas

Next time you all get an interview with Jesse Jackson, ask him how is his little illegitimate daughter? He is just made at Obama because Obama talks about MEN BEING GOOD FATHERS.

 
Comment by omichael

NO NO NO ISRAEL IS OUR MIDDLE EAST FOIL

 
Comment by Kay

Well, all you have to do is look at who Obama associated with, Khalid Al-Mansour, Rev. Wright, Odinga, and a few others who all hate Jews and whites, makes your heart warm.

 
Comment by gcdocmon

duh!! At this point any Jew that doesn’t know this then just enter the cattle car to the left. As a jew I am sickened by the shumars kleins and all the jews in congress the senate the rabbis and the jewish population that is putting party power over reality . Hail to the new furhrer obama.

 
Comment by gcdocmon

duh!! At this point any Jew that doesn’t know this then just enter the cattle car to the left. As a jew I am sickened by the shumars kleins and all the jews in congress the senate the rabbis and the jewish population that is putting party power over reality . Hail to the furhrer obama.

 
Comment by Jason Whitman

oh boy! when will this guy sit down and shut up?

 
Comment by Jason O'Toole

How are the “Reverend” Jackson’s comments different from those of white power extremists who rant against the “Zionist Occupational Government?”

If some anonymous person were talking like this on a street corner, they would be hauled off to a psychiatric ward.

 
Comment by girlnextdoor

Hmmm…I could have sworn Jackson’s son (JJ,Jr.) works for Obama on his campaign. ‘Magine that. Obama suddenly distances himself from Ayers, distances himself from Wright, distances himself from Rezko, distances himself from ACORN, distances himself from Jackson and on and on and on. Obama is a thug in sheep’s clothing and I’m not buying it.

 
Comment by william

RUTH

I am so sorry you feel that dedicated to an individual that you know so little about.
Jessie has more sense in his little finger that Obama will ever have in the rest of his life time.

If only you would educate yourself by digging into the “REAL” Obama….then maybe you would
see that even a person such as Jessie understands how little Obama represents the average American.

When an Individual wants to lead the greatest country on earth, It might be best if he would commit his heart body and soul to that end….you cant say in one breath ….the National Anthem should be replaced with “I’d like to see the whole world sing…ect” and such statements as “The American flag represents oppression to many people around the world, and in itself violent….with bombs bursting in air and such…..” You can’t tell the world that your wife has many reasons to hate America….
Or ….my wife and I have attended many flag burning events in the past….these vile comments belong to a Communist Marxist , and certainly should not come from the lips of some one wanting to be the leader of this great country……If you doubt these things of Obama….then you havnt spent any time learning about this person….one that obviously you intend to vote for…get a life and join America !!!!

 
Comment by Gio Pea

Rev. Jesse Jackson may not be an advisor to Obama, but his son Jesse Jackson, Jr. sure is!

 
Comment by MilitaryWifeInAK

Hey, maybe Jesse Jackson and Sarah Palin could run on the same ticket, two imbeciles masquerading as good christians, both of them completely lacking a drop of ethics…her troopergate and other abuses of power…his love child…spouting off irresponsibly…riding a fast train to complete and total irrelevence. Who could possibly take a word either of them speak as truth?

 
Comment by Kevin

Since when does anyone place any value in what Jesse Jackson says?

 
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Comment by ex-repub

Jesse jackson should not make statements for Obama’s campaign. He is not respected member and needs to just shut up. He is a trouble maker and is very jealous of Obama since his limelight has been stolen by Obama since 2004.

 
Comment by NEON

First Ayers is a guy in the neighborhood, Then H never heard Rev. Wright make the hateful speech in his 20 years-even though close friends. Then a long and close association he denies and then scrubs from the web. After that, Tony Rezco is another neighborhood friend whose kids went to school together. Now we’ve got someone who is “like family” who doesn’t speak for him. The list is endless of radical, questionable, corrupt or outright violent associations.

All it takes is the common sense the almighty gave a dumb goose to see him for what he is

 
Comment by linda

Jesse Jackson,is just a want a be he have never been anybody since Marten Luther King he,s a nothing person thin and hes a nothing now just want to be seen.its people like him that has keep our people down.if any body was smart black or white they wouldn’t tell him nothing.i wouldn’t be any way surprise if he didn’t set king up.

 
Comment by SlimButtes

What a mentality… to allow our Israeli brothers and sisters, among the most unfairly persecuted peoples in history, to fend for themselves.

 
Comment by Lee

The best Sen. Obama can do is send out a spokesperson to defend him? Why doesn’t Sen. Obama make a public statement? Rev. Jackson’s statement may not only reflect Sen. Obama’s foreign policy plans, but his use of the word “Zionists” clearly means Jews making his comments anti-semitic. Rev. Jackson really has not atoned for his “Hymie-town” remarks.

 
Comment by Vienam Vet

I see a conflict emerging. Could it be Jesie is at last letting his bigotry emerge. Has “Zerksies the god candidate” emboldered even the weakest of our ranks? At last Jessie is going to give us a brief look at his real self. From his “Open Mic” desires to eviscerate the “true candidate”, to his world view that the Jewish people no longer deserve to be recognized. As for the “…ugly racism that exists in our society…”, are you talking about the fact that we don’t have two “white” presidential candidates this year? Are you talking about the way the press has elected to disregard or deliberately influence public oppinion through outright deception, in favor of the black candidate? You muddle in the shadows how you wish they’d eviscerate him and smile professing your complete support 24 hrs later. That’s not racism, that’s hipocracy. As for your declaration, “…a war that we have lost in Iraq.” Your’re spreading little fibbs again Jessie. I can see how you wouldn’t know what winning a war means since you chose to wallow in the Freedom someone else provided you. Just the same, I prefer you stick to something you may know something about, if there is a topic you know something about.

 

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Comment by Cooper

Jesse Jackson is a jackass whose time has passed. He’s irrelevant. Why anyone should care what he thinks about anything is beyond me.

 
Comment by SUSAN

COMMENT:
NOW WE ALL KNOW HOW JESSIE ”REALLY THINKS”, NOW YOU KNOW. JESSIE IS OUT FOR JESSE, AND JUST WAIT TILL THE REV WRIGHT LETS EVERYTHING OUT OF THE” BAG” SHOULD BE GOOD!

 
Comment by tracy

looks like Obama will have to distance himself from yet another “associate” due to it doing damage to his appearance! he’s not gonna have many people left if this keeps happening…hahahahaha! Jackson sees him as “family” but i’m figuring at this point, “O”’s not even accepting his phone calls and has taken him off of his christmas card mailing list. AMERICA WAKE UP & SEE THIS PERSON FOR WHO HE REALLY IS!!!!

 
Comment by Jedi Master Uno

To all those who think Jesse is somehow leaking Obama’s true agenda, would you think for a minute? He’s working against Obama!!! Or are you thinking that Jesse is so dumb that he doesn’t know that his statements are politically suicidal? What would be the thought process here? No matter how you slice it, Jesse is working against Obama and this is his October surprise. If the same description of Obama’s foreign policy came from a Republican who once worked with Obama, then everybody would realize he was working against Obama. But since Jesse is the old Black trusted friend, some people don’t realize it. If Jesse ‘leaks’ that Obama slept with a hooker, then maybe you would realize it. The hypocrisy is Jackson’s. He claims to be a supporter but he’s not.

 

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Comment by kevin

This is the Great Shelp to sell Israel down the river and let Iran rule the middle east with a nuclear weapon to wash the Jewish state into the sea

 
 
 
Comment by Sam

I don’t understand why Jackson’s words come as any surprise. Clearly he’s correct. Obama owes nothing to Israel or Jewish Americans. Why should he let them influence his policies.

 
Comment by Galina

You all are so-o-o naive. Don’t you understand both Jesie and Barak are identical black jackasses?

 
Comment by S.G. from Burnsville N.C.

wake up america, the liberals think they have already won and are letting the cat out of the bag, from spreading the wealth around to their views on Israel. Wake up !!!!

 
Comment by Sammy Benoit

I wouldn’t take Jackson’s words about Obama and Israel alone, but when you add it to the voices of the rest of the Democratic Candidate’s Anti-Jew Crew like Malley, Power,Brzezinski, McPeak, Kurtzer, Cirincione, Hagel, Wright, and Casey there is disturbing evidence that Obama’s public words about Israel do not match his intentions. Unless of course you ask someone like Alan Colmes who has his head so far up his candidates arse he cants see the real world.

 
Comment by S.G. from Burnsville N.C.

Wake up America, the liberals think they have already won and are letting the cat out of the bag. From spreading your money around to those to lazy to work, to their views on Israel. Wake up!!!

 
Comment by TruthHurts

Jessie Jackson is from the 60’s Civil Rights Era Black Leadership……His views, his very BEING is shapped by those events…He sees a Black Man that has eclipse the “black leadership” that has dominated the social/economic agenda during the past 40 years…He reminds me of Jeremiah Wright, at the National Press Club…He actually became a caricature of himself as he clowned to make his views relevant in a world that’s quickly passing his ideology by….He, like Jackson, seemed to be “jealous” (according to Newt Gingrich) and proceeded to place foot-in-mouth…The reality here is that this nation is desperate to move beyond the 60’s in it’s Socio-Economic Agenda…By the way, we’re also anxious to move beyond the Cold War era Foreign Policy…..There are several common ties between Jessie Jackson, Jeremiah Wright and possibly Bill Ayers…They are all old men who have nostalgic ideology from an era that’s passing by, right before their eyes.

 
Comment by Scot

All I can say with regard to Jesse Jackson’s comments on Barrack Obama’s support of Israel is this; What do you expect from a man that admitted that he use to SPIT in the soup of white people that he use to serve when he was a young man and waiting tables to earn a wage. He is a tragic figure of a past that is behind us. As the United States and its people move forward, we must all wave a fond fairwell to the Reverend Jackson, and pay no more attention to, nor give a forum to, his rantings and bigotry. Go back to the 60’s Reverend… Live in the hate and discontent that dwells in your heart, while the rest of us do our best to bring the dream to life.

I judge you Reverend Jackson… not on the color of your skin…. but on the content of your character.

 
Comment by Ram

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Comment by abi

Fox- You sure act like a mouth piece for Jackson. I know one thing Buddy= You- A sheep in wolves
clothing.

 
Comment by lee

This site is so pathetic. You can’t win on policy so you have to resort to slandering and smear campaiging. Jesse Jackson is irrelevant in the world of politics. the end. He is so bitter and jealous that it is Barack and not him that will become president.

 
Comment by Wake-Up!

Not a surprise Obama said Wright who circulated pro Hamas flyers was like a father. Now Jesse Jackson reportedly acknowledged that he is just an Obama “supporter” but also described the Democratic nominee as a “neighbor or, better still, a member of the family.”

The more we learn about Obama friends the more I question his true intentions. Most of the negative comments on races came from his supporters/like family members.

Now who has made out and out racial comments from Donna Brazil to Jesse Jackson down to Wright? and yet Obama camp would say McCain/Palin are the racists..LMAO

 
Comment by Joe

Given what Jesse has previously said about Obama he obviously isn’t a supporter. And everything he says about Obama has to be understood in that context.

 
Comment by Wake-Up!

Every time Obama says something racial like “typical white” small town people who don’t like anyone not like them it is excused,or says something offensive like “I would have to investigate more Bill’s dancing abilities, you know, some of this other stuff before I accurately judged whether he was in fact a ‘brother,’” it is called a joke. He can say how he despised whites and hated his mother half of him and it is fine. He can go to a church that was openly racist and it is fine. He can have connections of racial associates and it is fine. He can go to a church that has talked about Israels destruction and it is fine. His wife can make comments of racial portions and it is fine. Michelle can yell racial things out before a rally and it is fine. Michelle can write racial things and it is fine.

But don’t Palin nor McCain question Obamas past for he has refused to release his records from school and Hawaii and has multiple questionable people around him because according to the liberal news that is racists.

 
Comment by Obamanation

MilitaryWifeInAK
October 14th, 2008 at 7:27 pm

Hey, maybe Jesse Jackson and Sarah Palin could run on the same ticket, two imbeciles masquerading as good christians, both of them completely lacking a drop of ethics…her troopergate and other abuses of power…his love child…spouting off irresponsibly…riding a fast train to complete and total irrelevance. Who could possibly take a word either of them speak as truth?

_____________________________________–

Before you start putting other people down and calling them imbeciles you might want to word check your posts.

irrelevence =irrelevance
christians= Christians

you’ve been blog slapped :-).

 
Comment by butch wing

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Responds to Distortions in NY Post Column
-For Immediate Release-

Contact: Butch Wing, 510-701-8955
Shelley Davis, 773-490-8665
October 14, 2008

The recent column in no way represents my views on Middle East peace and security. The writer is selectively imposing his own point of view, and distorting mine.

I have a long held position of a two state solution to achieve peace in the Middle East. I stand forthrightly for the security and stability of Israel, its protection from any form of hostility, and a peaceful, non-violent resolution to co-existing with its Palestinian neighbors. I have advocated for peaceful, non-violent negotiation. This is a framework that all people who pursue peace and reconciliation embrace. Both presidential candidates embrace this approach to advance Middle East negotiations and the peace process. It is our national policy.

The slant of this writer’s article is designed to incite fear and division. It must not be allowed to divert our focus away from the substantative and sensitive debate around the critical foreign policy and domestic economic issues in this critical region of the world.

Reverend Jackson is not a representative of Senator Obama. He has never had a conversation with Senator Obama about Israel or the Middle East, and was not characterizing his views on these issues.

 
Comment by bubba j

it is time for all of you so called christians to wake up. the jewish state will never be destroyed, those are God’s people. as far as jackson goes, its simple, its the crabs in the barrel theory. once one of us climbs to the top, there is always one there pulling us back down.

 

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Comment by Sharon

Please Jesse Jackson you are sounding like Gov Palin. You talk the biggest load of BS, then wonder why people are ignoring you. They take what you say with a pinch of salt. Why have you turned your back on Obama and bad mouthing him??? Is it because your hidden anger and hatred has no place in his life? You are supposed to be a man of the clothe yet you speak with an unclean mouth. I beg you to get on your knees and pray for Forgiveness.

 
Comment by Hopeful in PA

I’m not a Jesse Jackson fan, but this time he hit it on the head. No matter what Obama is saying right now, the truth is he will change the policy on Israel. So if your Jewish or a supporter of Israel, I’d think twice before voting for Obama.

 
 
Comment by Al Parr

This man should just keep his mouth shut, all he does is stir the pot. It will be interesting to see where this guy will fit into the great ones cabinet.

 
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Comment by Peter D

I am a Jew. Can anybody prove JJ is WRONG. After all, Obama sat for 20 years in an antisemitic antiwhite church. Why WOULDN’T Obama think what JJ has just said. I believe JJ is correct, and any Jew will to vote for Obama has ignored the facts.

 
Comment by Abe Bird

Vote NoBama!

Vote McCain becaouse he can and stay free!

 
Comment by Jean

Gee, Obama loved Jesse when he was speaking up against McCain and doing everything a good Obama supporter loved. Now he’s “distancing” himself from yet another person. I wonder if Jesse Jr. will still have a place in the new Obama order. Wake up everyone - no one is playing the race card except the democrats. I don’t like either one of them and it has nothing to do with race. It is because of their character, judgement and apparent lack of real morals.

 
Comment by csasmartin

At the second debate the candidates were asked, “If Iran bombed Israel would you defend them without U.N. Sanctions?” Obama as usual did not answer the question. We heard a dissertation about Allies and Israel but he did not answer the question.
Now we hear last week Jesse Jackson told the French, “Zionists” would lose clout under an Obama administration.”
Sometimes it’s not what you say but what you DON’T say.

 
Comment by roseanne d'elia

I think Jewish people throughout the US should be ashamed of themselves if they vote for Barack Obama. He will not be a crusader for them.

 

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Comment by Jim

There is a lot more we don’t know about Obama and thank you Fox to bringing this story out. I wonder why we don’t hear more about this from ABC, CBS, NBC or CNN? This election is too important for the MSM to cover up for Obama and his radical friends.

 

[...] Obama may say that Israel has no better friend than himself, but Jesse Jackson begs to differ.  Amir Taheri wrote in yesterday’s New York Post that Jackson hailed a new era in American [...]

 
Comment by BAT

Let’s all slow down. This morning, I heard a live interview with a reporter who shaddowed Jessie Jackson on this recent trip and that reporter stated emphatically that Jackson never made those comments about Obama and the “Zionists”. A half hour or so later, I heard Rev. Jackson himself interviewed and he vehemently denied making that incindiary statement. He also pointed out that the “reporter” who attributed that statement to him is an Iranian national who has a reputation for publishing lies generally targeted at the State of Isreal. Before we crucify Rev. Jackson, I challenge anyone to produce an audio or video recording of Jessie Jackson saying what he’s been accused of saying about Obama and his position on Isreal. Yes, in 1984, Rev. Jackson made an off color “joke” about Hymietown. It was stupid and insensitive but he’s been apologizing for it for TWENTY-FOUR YEARS! It’s time to move on. If you’re dead set on voting against Obama, that’s your right. But do so based on facts and issues, not lies and emotions.

 

[...] Obama may say that Israel has no better friend than himself, but Jesse Jackson begs to differ.  Amir Taheri wrote in yesterday’s New York Post that Jackson hailed a new era in American [...]

 
Comment by Stephen Tritter

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace
c/o Fox News Sunday
as seen on Channel 13
Tampa, Florida
October 12, 2008 9:40am

Dear Mr. Wallace:

This morning you stated that you had looked at the frequency of a split government here in the United States in recent years, and I believe that you found that in 19 of the past 31 elections the government had been split. Further you thought that this meant that the electorate preferred a split government, at least at this time.

I am afraid that I must disagree with you about your statistical inference.

The following chart shows that by chance alone, of the eight possible ways that the elections may decide; six of them would result in a split government. This means that in the last 31 elections one would expect that by chance alone 23 ¾ of them would be split.

Presidential
Party Senate House Result
Democrat D D Single
“ D R Split
“ R D Split
“ R R Split
Republican D D Split
“ D R Split
“ R D Split
“ R R Single

If only 19 of the past elections were split, then (23 ¾ - 19 =) 4 ¾ were NOT split that we might have expected to be split. These 4 ¾ extra votes for Single Party government represent a far higher desire for Single party government than I might have guessed.

I suspect that you were comparing a vote of 19 vs. 31 for Split government against what you assumed was a statistically fair chance of 15.50 vs. 15.50. However you should have been comparing 19 vs. 19 for Split government against 23.75 vs. 7.25.

Much more significantly, I am afraid that your conclusion that the populace preferred a Split government was totally in error, and demands correction as soon as possible.

Sincerely,
Stephen D. Tritter
2063 Dodge St.
Clearwater, FL
727/532-4747
steveandpearltritter@msn.com

 

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Comment by girlnextdoor
October 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Hmmm…I could have sworn Jackson’s son (JJ,Jr.) works for Obama on his campaign. ‘Magine that. Obama suddenly distances himself from Ayers, distances himself from Wright, distances himself from Rezko, distances himself from ACORN, distances himself from Jackson and on and on and on. Obama is a thug in sheep’s clothing and I’m not buying it.

AMEN. You said it. IF Obama wins, it will be from fake votes.

McCain/Palin 100%

 
Comment by AJ

I think that Jackson is right, he has heard this from Obama, but this is not the time to bring this out. Obama may have agreed with this and as a black person I know that many black people feel for the people of Palestine, but Jackson knows better than to talk about his at this critical point in the race. At least wait until AFTER Obama wins!

 
Comment by independent

McCain?Palin 100%

 
Comment by joe

When most black people talk (if you can understand them) it’s just a bunch of lies Blacks have only one agenda.Down with whitey! If white people are stupid enough to vote for this racist black dude then you guys will get what you deserve.Do people really want this wealth distribution? We already have too much as we speak. LEGALIZED PLUNDER. Why do we want the Gov. To steal more of our hard earned money?Does any body still read the constitution? Why does the Gov. have the right to spend my check before I even put my hands on it? Plus what does Gov. spend it on? I have no say so on how the Gov. spends my money. But I know what i’d tell them when they would ask if they could use my hard earned money to buy bombs to blow up bridges in iraq. Or if they asked me if they could use my money to bail out a bunch of crooked wall street execs. Wait I think they should steal my hard earned money to feed some people who live in another country at the same time THAT WAS WHAT MY MONEY WAS SUPPOSED TO DO BUT INSTEAD OF A FOREIGN FAMILY THAT HARD EARNED MONEY WAS GOING TO FEED MY FAMILY BUT THE GOV. STOLE IT BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT TO THE GROCERY STORE

 
Comment by REG in AZ

It really is simply all about honesty, about who can we trust. Looking at everything today it is literally too important to just follow old prejudices, biases and/or emotional attachments or to allow ourselves to be manipulated by subterfuge. Each of us has to be disciplined to be objective, rational and conscience driven to decide who we can trust to turn things around, to honestly change things. Even Bush’s actions indicate that he knows his policies have failed and that change is desperately needed. Each candidate says they will change everything and resolve the problems but we really can’t depend on what they say, whether it be about what they will do or how they criticize their opponent. Is it Obama-Biden or McCain-Palin who destroys their own credibility by depending on falsely slandering their opponent? Has Sarah Palin impressed that we can trust anything she says or just that she will say anything without any conscience? Has John McCain demonstrated that he is sincere and has he been consistent or does he constantly change positions and does his history of strong commitment to the Bush-Cheney/Republican policies that so greatly contributed to today’s problems just make him very questionable? Has Senator Biden been consistent in his career and does he seem to be consistent and truthful now? Throughout the primaries and the presidential campaign has Barack Obama stayed consistent and maintained a constant quality and the same level headed presentations that would encourage trust? All of the garbage that is being thrown around is distracting but the reality is that the real person we each have to be honest with is ourselves. To fail to see and act on the truth will only leave us at fault and then with more of the same or even worse.

 
Comment by Tracey

Its not the Republicans that need to wake up it’s you Dem’s voting for Obama.

One association of this types is maybe tolerated but 6-7 of them come on. We are products of the company we keep. This is years of mental brain washing.

He continues to distance himself from these people that call temselves his family the son is active on the campain trail for him. how many more will come out befor this is over.

Wake up this could be our new reality… What a shame on to Socialism never thought I would see it in the country founded on Gods principles by God fearing men. Sometimes you have to loose what is great to realize it was the best.

 
Comment by beeezo

I will probably make this one of my last post here…

If you are wondering do people in this country still hold racists feelings…. you can find it in these post.

Jesse Jackson can say what he wants, he has no influence…. are we going to start holding John McCain to things that his supporters say because he has some supporters that have said some crazy stuff!!!! His son is remotely involved in Obama’s campaign but he has publicly disagreed with his father on several occasions …. non- issue…

but just listen to the things people say… people will deny it but it is just coded racism that, those of us who have been around it, a victim of it, or are just observant enough … understand

””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Comment by girlnextdoor
October 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

………….. Obama is a thug in sheep’s clothing and I’m not buying it.

”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Comment by william
October 14th, 2008 at 7:25 pm

RUTH

……………. how little Obama represents the average American.

PLEASE DEFINE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN!!!
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Comment by Galina
October 14th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

You all are so-o-o naive. Don’t you understand both Jesie and Barak are identical black jackasses?
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Comment by Brenda

I think Jesse Jackson is an idoit and should just shut his mouth and that goes for the whole Jackson clan. They are an embarassment to the country.

 
Comment by Leo

This is nothing to do with Jew hate - America should never put Israel interests before its own. Less zionist influence IS A GOOD THING for the American people. peace

 

[...] Jesse Jackson, always eager to help October 15, 2008 Rev. Jesse Jackson is now exulting that the impending Obama presidency would mean an end to “decades of putting Israel’s interests [...]

 
Comment by oldman89

Why be surprised, over 90% of blacks will vote for Obama according to polls. Obama says in response to a plumber who wants to buy a business that makes $250,000.00 or more per year that, “we need to spread the wealth”. Obama is a confirmed dyed in the wool socialist who’s agenda is to become president by buy the votes of those who pay little to no income tax, suck off the government and want nothing more then a two pronged attack on white people and those who work, take great risks and reap their rewards for what they do.

 
Comment by blondegenes