Wednesday, July 16, 2008

FOX News Attempts To Disparage Jesse Jackson


CHICAGO - Fox News says the Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama. The longtime civil rights leader already came under fire this month for crude off-air comments he made against Obama in what he thought was a private conversation during a taping of a "Fox & Friends" news show.

Now a Fox spokesman says Jackson used the N-word to refer to black people during that taping as he said Obama was talking down to them. Those comments were not aired.

Jackson — who is traveling in Spain — apologized in a statement Wednesday for "hurtful words" but didn't offer specifics.

The N-word comment was first reported by blog TVNewser. Fox declined to release the transcript.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

REALLY JESSE,
AFTER ALL YOU DID MARCH WITH MARTIN AND ALL THE OTHERS DIDN'T YOU? YOU GAVE THE LONGEST SPEACH BOUT THE N WORD TO ALL RAPPERS!!!! DO YOU STILL BELIVE? YOU SHOULD BE THINKIN" I HEPLED PAVE THE WAY FOR ALL BLACK FOLKS" BUT NOW YOU HATIN ON THE BIG O :) SHAME SHAME