The moderate Republican political analyst issues a public apology to the liberal Democratic activist: "Here is what I said [back in 2008, about Mr. Jackson Sr.]: 'His past contributions to America are undeniable,
but his future place is uncertain. Every time he opened his mouth in
the past year, he said something negative about Obama. First, Jackson
criticized Obama for 'acting white' because he was not as forceful as
Jesse wanted regarding the Jena 6 case in Louisiana. Then there was the
infamous Fox News open mic incident where Jackson is heard saying, 'See, Barack has been talking down to Black people...telling n_____s how
to behave....I wanna cut his nuts out.' Finally, in October Jackson was
speaking at the first World Policy Forum in Evian, France. Published
reports have him saying if Obama is elected as president, 'fundamental
changes in U.S. foreign policy’ will occur. He said the most important
change would occur in the Middle East, where 'decades of putting
Israel’s interests first' would end.'”
More: "To his credit, Jesse Jackson saw beyond the rhetoric and somehow had
the ability to see deep inside of Obama’s soul and tried to warn us,
however clumsy, of what we were getting. So, Rev. Jackson, again I was
wrong and you were right. You saw a level of arrogance and detachment
from the Black community that most of us were blinded to — or didn’t want to see. You knew he would not pay attention to the high unemployment rate in
the Black community. You knew he would not spend much political capital
on the high murder rate in Chicago. You knew he would continue to talk
down to Black people. You were rightly ostracized for the way you
expressed yourself back in 2008. But on the issue of Obama’s disdain for
Blacks; you must be embraced and brought back into the fold."
Raynard Jackson: "Jesse Jackson Sr. Was Right In 2008 About Now-President Obama"
