Jesse Jackson on MLK, Barack Obama

The New Republic's Dayo Olopade interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the historic significance of Barack Obama's DNC acceptance speech, 45 years to the day after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.

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Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.

Dayo Olopade is a Reporter-Researcher for the New Republic.

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[AlfonsoTheGod]

whos jesse jackson?

[meccaturbo]

@bookwoman40 Jesse Jigaboo Jackson....not a man dedicated to racial equality, but rather, a man who's a worthless fucking opportunist.

[meccaturbo]

Jesse Jigaboo Jackson, fucking watermelon eater

[jcoleman26491]

Jesse jackson is a worthless fucking nigger

[MyTotalRemedy]

@bookwoman40

Are you fucking kidding me?

I don't like either one (racist I know, right?) but Jesse threatened to castrate this guy. He actually threatened violence against him. That's a lot further than any Republican with a major platform. If a Republican, especially one with a platform like Hannity, Limbaugh, or Beck had said the same damn exact thing there would be a lot of bitching about how we're still allegedly a racist society AND they'd get a very swift visit with the FBI.

[Oktoberfesting]

Jesse Jackson Calls for 'Radical Reordering' of American Economy is a socialist, like Hilter. watch?v=E_vCLQnebX0

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Jesse Jackson should start by giving up his $10 million (from celebrity net worth com) before asking others to give up there money. President Obama who also wants to spread the wealth has $5 million. watch?v=Sj4yIE9Dd90 & watch?v=PUvwKVvp3-o

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Allen West 2012

[DJCW]

You all need to watch The Murder Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Dick Gregory and Steve Cokely on youtube.

Ever heard of the Boule? You all need to check that shit out too!!

[bookwoman40]

Yes, so sad to watch an icon age. What is the pain Rev. Jackson's generation lives with ? Loss of power, because of the progression of time, and the power of their movement. The progress of the Civil Rights Movement has enabled our country to elect Barack Obama as our president. It is difficult to concede to a younger generation. Give him time, and then judge. Obama is President because of Jessie's life long dedication to racial equality.

[renoboy666]

I used to have a tremendous amount of respect for Jesse Jackson but his actions, his behavior, and his stand on various issues since the early 1990s have disappointed me greatly. His critical (and crude) comments about Obama a few months ago were probably the straw that broke the camel's back.

[liberalchick06]

Except that he talked about cutting Obama's b*lls off. He's lucky to have even been invited. You are delusional if you think Obama isn't going to get 97 or 98% of the black vote AT LEAST. Al Gore got 90% in 2000.