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To: DMaA who wrote (257356)	7/9/2008 6:41:51 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794396

That's one thing about an Obama ascendancy, guys like Jackson and Sharpton will be irrelevant. No more talk about greek homos in hymietown. It would also give black kids in the ghetto a more positive role model than they have now, to be a gangsta may not be so cool anymore....

To: DMaA who wrote (257356)	7/9/2008 6:42:03 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794396

A sister Souljah moment for Obama?

To: DMaA who wrote (257356)	7/10/2008 2:40:21 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794396

Jackson's `Crude' Remarks May Be Boon for Obama Campaign Jonathan D. Salant Thu Jul 10, 12:29 AM ET news.yahoo.com July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Reverend Jesse Jackson's derogatory comments about Barack Obama could provide a boost for the presumptive Democratic nominee, giving him an opportunity to appeal to voters who have supported Republicans. Jackson was appearing on Fox News on July 6 when a microphone picked up his remark suggesting that Obama was ``talking down to black people'' in recent speeches at black churches, according to a tape of the comments played on the Fox News Channel. He then said, referring to Obama, ``I want to cut his nuts off,'' according to the Fox News Web site. Jackson, 66, apologized for his remarks, telling CNN yesterday that they were ``crude.'' The comments may turn out to help Obama by emphasizing his call for personal responsibility, a favorite topic of Republicans, said Mark Rozell, a professor of public policy at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. ``It reinforces Obama's effort to present himself as an advocate of responsible personal behavior, a position that Republican candidates like to secure as uniquely their own,'' Rozell said. The Illinois senator, who in August stands to be the first minority candidate to be nominated for president by a major political party, spent Father's Day last month at one of Chicago's largest black churches telling the audience that they should set better examples for their children and shouldn't abandon them. `Any Fool' ``Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father,'' Obama, 46, said at the Apostolic Church of God, which has more than 20,000 members. ``Too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many homes.'' Jackson, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, said he didn't know the microphone was on when he commented on Obama's speeches. ``Anything I said in a hot-mic statement that's interpreted as a distraction, I offer apologies for that,'' Jackson said at a news conference yesterday after his remarks became public. ``I have supported Barack's campaign with passion from the very beginning. I thought the very idea made sense,'' Jackson said. ``We've been there all the way, because I think this campaign is a redemptive moment for America and a great opportunity to redefine America.'' Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said Obama ``will continue to speak out about our responsibilities to ourselves and each other, and he of course accepts Reverend Jackson's apology.'' Message 24743094