Jesse Jackson is a total moron. His determination to continually stir the racial pot is just disgusting. He couldn't earn the respect of the voting public if tried for the rest of his life.

Why is it that Jesse Jackson always criticizes those who happen not to fit into his unique box of blackness? As a person who happens to be black, I must say,"Mr. Jackson does not speak for all black folk!" Once America understands this, the media will report his quotes within the defines of his opinion. I believe that Senator Obama is definetly a person who is genuinely aware of his heritage but understands that the bigger picture compels him to be objective and fair for all people, regardless of their cultural background. If more people would be as professional as Senator Obama, we would then be able to ignore the edge pushers such as Mr. Jackson, Mr. Sharpton and the Rush Limbaughs of this nation.

We finally have a chance to have a black man elected President and Rev. Jackson wants to encourage people not to vote for him because he's not black enough? What a moron. He's shooting himself in the foot here and taking the black community with him. What is really needed is some solidarity. Because no matter how white Obama is, Hilary Clinton will always be much whiter.

I really think that Mr. Jackson is a hypocrite now. If the case was seven white students beating up on one black student, then he will be all over the courthouse tell everybody they should die for what they did. He needs to stop making matters worse for the cause of ending racial problems. I think Mr. Obama is staying clear of the issue because it is not a government fault. It is the white and black students', and the parents' of the white and black students who didn't teach their uncontrolable kids what is right and what is wrong. It's the schools fault for not properly stopping the violence when it first happening.

Jesse Jackson raising his ugly racist head again..

Jesse doesn't want what Obama has. Obama sold his soul. And now hes has to dance a jig for every white man or else that "charming little mixed black boy" will be disowned by the party that owns him.

Jesse said he would b all over the issue if he were a candidate? Why isn't he all over the issue now as a so-called black leader? Because there is no corporation to shakedown. No deep pockets - No Jesse Jackson.

I'm starting to think that most people do ignore the Jacksons and the Limbaughs Tony.

Its just that white people are afraid that black people aren't ignoring Jackson and black people are afraid that white people aren't ignoring Limbaugh.

I thought Obama was an example of where integration is working. He is a successful professional that identifies himself as African-American. Is Jesse saying that being mixed race and raised white is a bad thing? Should he have been a mixed race raised black? It seems that Jesse is touting a segregationist mentality. What ever happened to MLK's brotherhood?

I actually am a huge fan of Barack Obama. Early on in the race, he is the candidate I would vote for. I am white and have no problems with a black president. I don't care, he is the best candidate in my opinion and that is what I base my vote on not race. Jesse Jackson needs to listen to one of the greatest americans ever if not the greatest Martin Luther King, "judge not by the color of their skin, but the context of their charactor." This applies to all people, not just white people. He is not doing this today, he only defends people that are black, when there are other cases of people being mistreated that are asian, hispanic, white, native american, etc. Come to their defense as well.

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or Barack Obama for that matter do not speak for all black people. I hate when reporters ask famous black people to comment on something anothet black person said. Just like every other race, black people are a diverse group with varying points of views, morals, values and even cultures. I happen to think that these kids are being railroaded, and that the justice system was turning a blind eye to blatant injsutice. But the only thing that comments like this one from Jesse Jackson prove is that no group is on lock-step with itself. Jesse Jackson is making himself irrelevant.

he does not talk about his white side,at all,is he ashamed,,,,,,

Jackson doesn't want a black president because his personal value is in pointing fingers and being a victim, not in actually solving problems.

What does Jackson mean by saying "acting white"? This is how racism is perpetuated...how it continues the same vicious cycle due to comments like that!!! Biologically, race --there is no difference! I think until we stop saying things like "acting black" or white...then we can continue to listen to men who are trying to stop racism only to be involved in it themselves!

Yeah, but uh, who cares what a racist like Rev. Jackson has to say anyways?

My goodness gearshift! Here we go again with the racial finger pointing. Not long ago, if you will recall, Vicks was charged with cruelty to animals for fighting Pit-Bulls, etc., The "advocates" jumped on the band wagon claiming "racial profiling" rather than accepting that dude just got caught. Days later, Vicks pleads guilty in a court of law; do these same "advocates" feel even slightly ridiculous? It is my most sincere hope as I am tired of race taking precedence over actual crime.

Who cares about Jackson. Absolutely ridiculous that this man still thinks he has a place in today's world. Obama is a man with a mission and that is to get us back on track. We don't need a has been telling us who is black and who is white. Jackson is a shame to his race.

is obama half black or half white? The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

It sounds like Obama wants the facts before he makes a statement.

tony who is black and waleeg, I couldn't agree more. What makes you think that his party or the white people he is supposedly dancing for would care if he said these kids were being treated unfairly. Most white people aren't racist, I know you obviously don't belive that. How has he sold his soul by anything he has done? Is he not allowed to work with white people and try to make a career in politics? I don't get it.