The Rev. Jesse Jackson quickly switched to damage-control mode Wednesday after Fox News picked up a “crude” and “private” comment that Jackson made about Barack Obama when he thought he wasn’t being recorded. Suffice it to say that nobody, especially a person in the public eye, has the luxury of that kind of privacy anymore.

Follow this link to watch the clip.

Update 1: Jackson’s offending remark (below), widely reported as too crude to bear repeating by the press, was as follows: “See, Barack [has] been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based … I want to cut his nuts off.”

Update 2: And here’s how Lou Dobbs, master of self-parody, “reported” the story:

 Wait, before you go…

If you're reading this, you probably already know that non-profit, independent journalism is under threat worldwide. Independent news sites are overshadowed by larger heavily funded mainstream media that inundate us with hype and noise that barely scratch the surface.  We believe that our readers deserve to know the full story. Truthdig writers bravely dig beneath the headlines to give you thought-provoking, investigative reporting and analysis that tells you what’s really happening and who’s rolling up their sleeves to do something about it.

Like you, we believe a well-informed public that doesn’t have blind faith in the status quo can help change the world. Your contribution of as little as $5 monthly or $35 annually will make you a groundbreaking member and lays the foundation of our work.

Support Truthdig
In this Article:
#barack obama#cnn#comments#fox#jesse jackson#morality#prison#private#unemployment#video#wolf blitzer