: CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.
The longtime civil rights leader already came under fire this month for crude off-air comments he made against Obama in what he thought was a private conversation during a taping of a "Fox & Friends" news show.
In additional comments from that same conversation, first reported by TVNewser, Jackson is reported to have said Obama was "talking down to black people," and referred to blacks with the N-word when he said Obama was telling them "how to behave."
Though a Fox spokesman confirmed the TVNewer's account to The Associated Press, the network declined to release the full transcript of the July 6 show and did not air the comments.
Jackson — who is traveling in Spain — apologized in a statement Wednesday for "hurtful words" but didn't offer specifics.
"I am deeply saddened and distressed by the pain and sorrow that I have caused as a result of my hurtful words. I apologize again to Senator Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, their children as well as to the American public," Jackson said in a written statement. "There really is no justification for my comments and I hope that the Obama family and the American public will forgive me. I also pray that we, as a nation, can move on to address the real issues that affect the American people."
A spokeswoman for Jackson's civil rights organization, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, said she could not confirm that Jackson used the slur.
Jackson has called on the entertainment industry, including rappers, actors and studios, to stop using the N-Word. He also urged the public to boycott purchasing DVD copies of the TV sitcom "Seinfeld" after co-star Michael Richards was taped using the word during a rant at a Los Angeles comedy club in 2006.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has joined Jackson in opposition of the word, said Wednesday he wanted to hear the comments for himself and declined to discuss Jackson specifically.
"I am against the use of the N-word by anyone and I think we must be consistent," he told The Associated Press. "We must not use the word."
I guess Barack struck a nerve when he was talking about how a large percentage of black men are not taking a part in raising their children. Jesse Jackson prime example of his hot cheatin ass making that baby with the girl on the low. Dirty dog!
Barack is doin the right thing by not commenting. Sometimes less is more. It just keeps these azzholes in the spotlight to say and do more stupid shyt! Besides haters are gonna hate anyway.
Jesse Jackson is a HATIN A$$ OLD A$$ HYPOCRITE!! When I first heard about this I listened to his explanation and gave Jesse the benefit of the doubt but not anymore. What this does is show white America and all white politicians that blacks are HYPOCRITS AND DOUBLE STANDARD HAVING A$$ES!!!
We dont want you to say it but we can, we dont want you to talk about Barack but we can, we dont want you to say nigg*r but we can say nigg*r!!!
Jesse is jealous b/c he made a failed attempt to run for president years ago, he should have known better. And everyone is saying dont believe Fox news and thats fine but Im sure in this case its true!!
And BTW I wouldnt vote for Jesse Jackson as President if he was the only candidate on the ballot!!!
I lost respect for Jessie Jackson for the following reasons : 1) The make-upacation of words 2) His extramarital activities that resulted in fathering a child 3) His comments regarding presidental hopeful Obama.
This clearly shows that he is envious of Obama. This clearly shows that he is one of the biggest hypocrites. He is NOT a spokesman for the Black people!
'Tis better to know you have an enemy than think you have a friend.
Jesse needs to stay away from cameras and microphones because lately when he is before either or both, he sticks his foot in his mouth! And he needs to stop hatin' on Barack Obama just because Obama saw no need whatsoever to consult with him or Al Sharpton! This whole thing is simply SOUR GRAPES on Jesse's part that Brother Obama neither wants or needs his advice to win the Presidency!
jesse is p'd off that Obama was really talking to him.
please don't blame foxnews for this one. he said a lot more than what has been reported. no one told him to say those things. at least obama knows how jesse really feels about him.
a third good thing to come out of this, is that now people will see the stark differences between obama and jesse. jesse wants to blame the government for all that ails the black community. obama wants blacks to take responsibility for our actions.
jesse jackson does way more harm than good to his own people. he lost respect long ago with his hypocritical (sp) lifestyle.(babymama drama) its as if there is one set of rules for him and another set for others. don't blame fox news he said it and he meant it. he is only sorry because it was heard and broadcast. We know who the real n!&&@ is. GO OBAMA!!
OK, SHOULD I B SURPRISED? WAS I SURPISED WHEN THIS MAN WAS CHEATING ON HIS WIFE AND GOT A CHICK KNOCKED UP?, WAS I SURPRISED WHEN HE WAS TALKING SLICK ABOUT BARAK OBAMA? C'MON, STOP PUTTING THIS SLICK HAIRED RHYMING NEGRO ON A PEDESTAL! HE'S HUMAN AND HE'S FULL OF JEALOUSY FROM WHEN HE FAILED AT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
COME ON PEOPLE. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. JESSE J. IS NOT PERFECT, HE MAY BE FEELING JEALY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY YALL KNOW THEY GONNA COME TOGETHER AT SOME POINT, AND ALL OF THIS WILL BE WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, PLUS LIKE SOME ONE ELSE SAID, FOX IS A TRIP WITH US BLACK PEOPLE.
WATCH WUT I SAY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRUE...FIXED NEWS IS THE MOST RACIST CABLE NEWS CHANNEL IN AMERICA...BUT UNFORTUNATELY JESSE JACKSON IS A CHARLATAN OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. THIS DUDE IS A RACE HUSTLER. EVERYTHING HE HAS EVER DONE HAS BEEN TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF HIS OWN WALLET!!!
THIS IS MAN WHO WALK AROUND WITH MARTIN LUTHER KINGS BLOOD ON HIS SHIRT FOR 2 WHOLE WEEKS IN 1968...WTF...THAT WAS HIS FIRST IN A SLEW OF PUBLICITY STUNTS HE HAS PULLED THROUGH OUT THE DECADES....
TA HELL WITH MESSY JESSE
@ cNinga: Dang dude, thanks for the history lesson...I really did not know that fool Jackson actually WORE the stained BLOOD of mlk jr!! Word?! That's some straight bull sh*t right there!
But yeah, this tired azz, uncle-remus azz nucca needs to just sit his jealous azz down. And why the hell some of ya'll saying you don't believe he said it? It aint like this fool DENIED saying this sh*t!
On the real, I really can't stand a HYPOCRITICAL mofo! It takes a tom-azz, licking the balls of massa-FoxNews looking bastard like Jesse to get some sh*t started like this. He should have KNOWN better! Lame azz!
Seriously though, just like rumors circulated that the government used "unenlightened" muslim blacks to kill our boy Malcom X, I just hope this fool JJ don't try to come at our boy Bama on the low because he's ashamed and hatin and sh*t. The haters NEED NOT go there.
Jesse-sell-out-Jackson seriously needs to FALL THE F*CK BACK!!
Jesse needs to be led out to the pasture. I have always heard talk of Jesse having more important priorities than black people. I am aware that he has paid his dues by being amongst more influential figures during the civil rights movement. Jesse has lost the trust and confidence of a huge segment of the African-American community. Why is he even contributing to that blatantly transparant racially and politically biased faux news network. Not only that he then proceeds to talk of basically castrating Obama...WTF!. Now we see that he even got taped being a hypocrite. The question needs to be asked...WHO'S TEAM IS THIS NICCA ON!! Did he not know they were taping him. IF NOT..then is he so naive and trusting of them that he lost sight of the struggle he saw with his own eyes. Jesse's own son when asked about what he thought of his idiotic comments referred to his father as MR. JACKSON...and basically said his pops needed to go sit down somewhere. This is the Definition of a House Nicca. Jesse please reminisce on the struugle, regroup, and just sit there with a smile.
it just goes to show ljust how deep the divisions goe within the black community. I have lost all respect for Jesse at this point and he has revealed himself for the hypocrite he is. His comments were way out of line and now to know that he used the N word is unacceptable. I am always amazed when people knowingly and willingly do a bad thing and then turn around a apologize and say that they did not mean to hurt anyone. Like hell they didn't, why else would they say what they say? I think that he has lost all face on this one and should be held to the same standard we would hold a Klan member because wrong is wrong. His words were hurtful, disrespectful, cruel, and insensitive.
Just in case he or someone he knows reads MTO I would like him to know that I no longer have respect for him or his rhetoric. Will black on black hatred ever stop? No it won't
Well, if you are going to preach something, you should at the very least hold yourself to the same standard. It doesnt matter that he called Obama a name, ,Obama gonna still succeed. Never let someone elses stupidity and foolishness affect your performance or loose sight of your goals. Jesse is messy.....has always been. Are we all suprised..?!
we can address the real issues when these idiots who are supposed to be helping stop f* up and causing bad press with bs that is of absolutely no importance!!!! and i am not surprised -jesse as well as al are both HYPOCRITES and need to stop critizing our people for expressing ourselves in our own ways. AND FYI FOX NEWS IS NOT OUR FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE OBAMA NOVEMBER 2ND 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and dumbasses please stop with the sabotage!
Obama, don't give Jessie or Al the time of day! Jessie has lost his black mind. He didn't like the speech because Obama was talking directly to him. Jessie, being an absent parent in the life of his "secret" child that he had no intention of letting anyone know about and he is/was married when the news leaked! So Jessie needs to be lead by example and participate in his other child's life b4 he talks about cutting some1's nuts off! Give me a break, Jessie and Al are as fake as my weave!
Man his lame bummy ass is just mad at the fact that Obama made it further than he did his punk ass. How the [EXPLETIVE] u wanna ban the word [EXPLETIVE] but yo ass said it and u r or supposedly to be a preacher.??? I'm still lost and confused....please remove Reverend from in front of his name quick!!!!
Jesse has proved himself to be nothing more than a big hypocrite with this one. He said all these terrible things once he THOUGHT the camera was off so these were his TRUE feelings coming out. I wonder if he is upset/jealous that Obama is closer to being President than he was back in '88? How can you advocate banning the N word and you're still ABUSING it???? Damn Jesse, you used to be one of my heroes back in the day. I mean you marched with the KING himself!! If he was alive to see you today.....SMH in sorrow
If anybody is surprised at what jessie jackson said, then they are living back in the times. Remember "what goes on in the dark will come to the light". This is the way jessie jackson has always felt. He never cared about blacks being called nigers or using the word niger. Jessie jackson did not get my vote when he ran for president because I knew he was not the one, he did not possess the class, the intelligence, nor the qualities to be the president of a "dog pound", let only the United States.
Jessie jackson statement about Barack Obama can be sumed up in one word "JEALOUSLY"!!!!!!!!!!
HE IS AS SAYING GOES: AS ONE CRAB TRY TO GET OUT OF THE BUCKET.....A "JEALOUS CRAB" PULLS HIM BACK DOWN.
BLACK PEOPLE THIS SHOULD SHOW YOU WHO JESSIE JACKSON REALLY IS.......AND WHAT HE CAN DO FOR YOU...."ABSOLUTELY NOTHING".
HE IS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO DESTROY OBAMA BECAUSE HE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE PRESIDENCY AND HE DOES NOT WANT OBAMA TO MAKE IT.
IT IS SO IRONIC...THE VERY PEOPLE WE THINK ARE FOR US...ARE THE VERY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SEE US DESTROYED....THIS IS WHAT JESSIE JACKSON IS ABOUT.
MY ADVICE: SIT YOUR TIRED ASS DOWN JESSIE JACKSON BEFORE YOU COMPLETELY MAKE A "FOOL' OF YOUR SELF!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA...ALL ...THE...WAY!!!!!
WE KNOW FOX NEWS AIN'T ABOUT [EXPLETIVE], BUT YOU'LL KEEP ON WATCHING IT...THIER RATING KEEPS GOING UP...'STOP WATCHING THE DAMN SHOW....TURN ON ANOTHER STATION, BRING THIER RATINGS DOWN...THIS IS THE WAY TO STOP FOX NEWS.....THEY WOULD NOT HAVE USED JESSIE'S WORD HAD HE NOT BEEN ON THE DAMN SHOW IN THE FIRST PLACE......
I absolutely can't stand Jesse Jackson! It's too late to try to redeem yourself Jesse. He is the most hypocritical people I know of. He's not for black people. Jesse, work for the white man.
F U C K Jesse cotton picking Jackson! God forbid something happen to Obama, but if something did happen, I bet Jesse Jackson would have something to do with it. Jess Jackson is a SNAKE! My African American history teacher been put me on game about Jesse Jackson.
AS MALCOM X STATED...WE MUST STAND AS AN UNITED FRONT.
TO AIR OUR DIRTY LAUNDRY IN PUBLIC IS UNCOUTH.
"IF" AND I SAY "IF" JESSIE HAS AN ISSUE WITH OBAMA...THEY CAN SETTLE THIS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN A FAMILY MEETING...AND SHINE LIKE BROTHERS IN PUBLIC.
BUT, I BELIEVE THEY TRULY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING WITH EACHOTHER AND THIS IS GOOD PRESS FOR OBAMA. JESSIE IS AWARE OF THIS. HE IS TAKING THE HEAT FOR HIM (OBAMA).
THE CUTTING THE NUTS OFF COMMENT WAS A BIT MUCH THOUGH.
