NYT: "Jackson Not Upset By Clinton Remark"

[bidenista]

January 28, 2008, 9:50 am
Jackson: Not Upset by Clinton Remarks
By Katharine Q. Seelye

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson said late Sunday that he was not offended by comments on Saturday by former President Bill Clinton, who brought up Mr. Jackson’s name in response to a question about Senator Barack Obama.

Mr. Clinton had noted that Mr. Jackson had won South Carolina in the Democratic contests in 1984 and 1988. Pundits and many in the blogosphere interpreted Mr. Clinton’s mention of Mr. Jackson as an attempt to diminish Mr. Obama — and what would turn out to be his landslide victory Saturday in South Carolina over Senator Hillary Clinton — because Mr. Jackson had not gone on to win the Democratic nomination.

But Mr. Jackson said he did not see it that way.

“I don’t read anything negative into Clinton’s observation,” Mr. Jackson said in a phone conversation late Sunday night from India, where he is taking part in a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

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[sunonmars]

1. so can you lot drop it then, he's not offended

[Demeter]

2. Only Frauds and Criminals Are Offended by Facts

and Mr. Jackson is neither, IMO.

[CatWoman]

3. well

"I'm" offended that he's not offended!!

:)

[cali]

5. That has nothing to do with it. Peter Hart

just explained the whole thing quite well. As he said, Barack Obama's win wasn't anything like Jacksons. Hart said we won't be hearing from Bill in the same manner because they realize that his "brass knuckles" politics drove the big victory for Obama.

[CatWoman]

6. so Jessie needs to clear his not being offended with Peter Hart??

:shrug:

[Cameron27]

9. !

:spray:

[rodeodance]

11. not quite yet. The media played this unfairly and many DU'ers took the bait. As

a result there was more slimy remarks and threads about Bill C.



No, not ready to be nice.

[PATRICK]

4. Why should he be?

He's working for the winning campaign that is benefitting from the successes of his previous courageous run. He cannot be outdone in gracious commentary.

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. why would Jackson take offense, it was a slam against Obama, not him

He was essentially saying 'yeah, a black guy won that state twice, look where that got him.'

It's more of an insult to Obama than Jackson.

[Avalux]

8. That was the best way for Jackson to handle it.

By saying this, he makes it a non-issue. :thumbsup:

[Tatiana]

10. Classy on Jackson's part.

He has a deep friendship forged through shared struggles with Bill Clinton. This has got to be a tough time for him.

[rodeodance]

14. yes, it was.

[rodeodance]

12. REC. needs one more please.

[CatWoman]

17. got your back

:hi:

[ShortnFiery]

13. Rev. Jackson is being gracious but that doesn't make Clinton's remarks any less racist. eom.

[guruoo]

15. !!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

16. breep breep......breeep breeep........breeep breeep........