What did Jesse Jackson do now? Has he been drinking

• What did Jesse Jackson do now? Has he been drinking - or what? nm
  • One black man jealous of another who - got further than him........nm
    • You would think he would be - Chele
  • I think Jesse Jackson's probem is that Obama is not trying to hide the problems - see message - anon
    • Jesse Jackson/Obama saga - Caligirl
      • I personally feel - Chele
      • Since you are insinuating that I am prejudiced... - Amanda
        • There are dead beat - Chele
          • Obama/Jesse saga - Caligirl
  • only heard a little of it, but - Linda F
    • LOL - sam
      • I totally agree! - Chele
    • Have you ever noticed - Just me
      • Of Course We Notice... - PTBC
        • Just another comment - Just me
          • Oh geez.... - sam
            • No - Just me
              • I call it a conspiracy theory because it is... - sam
                • I see your point - Just me
      • today on radio, they were discussing - Linda F

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The thought of a man who is supposedly an activist for the black community and here he is calling an African American man the N-word.......just shows how big of a detriment he is to the black community.  Good thing he supports Obama.  I'd hate to see what he would say about him if he wasn't supporting him....Sheesh.  What a load of crap!  I don't want Obama for pres, but I still think the comments Jackson has made are highly offensive.  If I were Obama, I wouldn't want Jackson's backing.  In fact, I would denounce him and state that I could not accept the backing of a man who finds it acceptable to call any African American the N-word.  If any white person had called Jackson the N-word......oh my gosh.....would the poop hit the fan then. 

I'm white and I find the N-word offensive.  I don't like to hear white people saying it and I don't like to hear black people saying it either.  I've never understood why black people find this word so offensive unless another black person is the one saying it.  It is offensive whoever says it.

I find the behavior of Jesse Jackson apalling yet predictable; he has time and time again put his foot in his mouth, more than enough to cause his son to state that his father's comments were inappropriate. He is not the first nor I am sure he will be the last individual to make remarks such as this recent one - whether the mike was 'hot' or not did not merit such a statement.

As for the statements made regarding Obama's view regarding  black fathers not stepping up to the plate and taking care of their children, I almost find that as apalling as the statement Mr. Jackson made about him.  There are many black men who are active in their children's lives whether they are with the child's mother or not; I know of many men (black or otherwise) who are single parents and take care of their families.  It is a constant insult to the black community as being the only community who have 'problems', because they tend to 'hide' from them is bull. The media is so fixated on portraying the black community negatively that many outside of it have bought into the stereotype and hold on to it for various reasons. 

Bill Cosby?  Pleeze!! How can he comment on anyone's morals when it is a well-known fact that he had a very long-term relationship with another woman who was not his wife, provided for a daughter who he says was not 'his' yet can wag his finger at anyone?...Jesse Jackson is no better, he also was involved with another woman who had his daughter to the embarassment and hurt of his wife and children??

I won't even speak on the self-serving comment that "understand I am not prejudiced against black people" that the original poster stated...that kinda speaks for itself...

Chele -

Thank you for your comment...everyone here is entitled to their opinion and I definitely respect this; however as I stated before and will again - it is my belief that the media continually portrays black people in a negative manner and yes, many outside of the black community if not overtly; subconsciously hold onto that because it makes them feel better ('I'm glad I'm not like THAT'), and it saddens me.  PEOPLE are PEOPLE period - this is the way I was brought up and I am glad I had parents who taught me this.

A true American hero, a former SEAL who underwent controlled waterboarding as part of his training, OWNED Fox and Friends.  Well done, Governor, but I doubt you will be invited back on Fox in the immediate future.

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/19/ventura-schools-kilmeade/

How did YOU know? 

(I was ready to disregard this, coming from the National Enquirer.  Then I weighed the credibility and honesty of the National Enquirer against the credibility and honesty of conservatives, and suddenly there was no longer any contest.)

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/63426

BUSH'S BOOZE CRISIS

By JENNIFER LUCE and DON GENTILE

Faced with the biggest crisis of his political life, President Bush has hit the bottle again, The National Enquirer can reveal.

Bush, who said he quit drinking the morning after his 40th birthday, has started boozing amid the Katrina catastrophe.

Family sources have told how the 59-year-old president was caught by First Lady Laura downing a shot of booze at their family ranch in Crawford, Texas, when he learned of the hurricane disaster.

His worried wife yelled at him: Stop, George.

Following the shocking incident, disclosed here for the first time, Laura privately warned her husband against falling off the wagon and vowed to travel with him more often so that she can keep an eye on Dubya, the sources add.

When the levees broke in New Orleans, it apparently made him reach for a shot, said one insider. He poured himself a Texas-sized shot of straight whiskey and tossed it back. The First Lady was shocked and shouted: Stop George!

Laura gave him an ultimatum before, 'It's Jim Beam or me.' She doesn't want to replay that nightmare — especially now when it's such tough going for her husband.

Bush is under the worst pressure of his two terms in office and his popularity is near an all-time low. The handling of the Katrina crisis and troop losses in Iraq have fueled public discontent and pushed Bush back to drink.

A Washington source said: The sad fact is that he has been sneaking drinks for weeks now. Laura may have only just caught him — but the word is his drinking has been going on for a while in the capital. He's been in a pressure cooker for months.

The war in Iraq, the loss of American lives, has deeply affected him. He takes every soldier's life personally. It has left him emotionally drained.

The result is he's taking drinks here and there, likely in private, to cope. And now with the worst domestic crisis in his administration over Katrina, you pray his drinking doesn't go out of control.

Another source said: I'm only surprised to hear that he hadn't taken a shot sooner. Before Katrina, he was at his wit's end. I've known him for years. He's been a good ol' Texas boy forever. George had a drinking problem for years that most professionals would say needed therapy. He doesn't believe in it [therapy], he never got it. He drank his way through his youth, through college and well into his thirties. Everyone's drinking around him.

Another source said: A family member told me they fear George is 'falling apart.' The First Lady has been assigned the job of gatekeeper. Bush's history of drinking dates back to his youth. Speaking of his time as a young man in the National Guard, he has said: One thing I remember, and I'm most proud of, is my drinking and partying. Those were the days my friends. Those were the good old days!

Age 26 in 1972, he reportedly rounded off a night's boozing with his 16-year-old brother Marvin by challenging his father to a fight.

On November 1, 2000, on the eve of his first presidential election, Bush acknowledged that in 1976 he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol near his parents' home in Maine. Age 30 at the time, Bush pleaded guilty and paid a $150 fine. His driving privileges were temporarily suspended in Maine.

I'm not proud of that, he said. I made some mistakes. I occasionally drank too much, and I did that night. I learned my lesson. In another interview around that time, he said: Well, I don't think I had an addiction. You know it's hard for me to say. I've had friends who were, you know, very addicted... and they required hitting bottom (to start) going to AA. I don't think that was my case.

During his 2000 presidential campaign, there were also persistent questions about past cocaine use. Eventually Bush denied using cocaine after 1992, then quickly extended the cocaine-free period back to 1974, when he was 28.

Dr. Justin Frank, a Washington D.C. psychiatrist and author of Bush On The Couch: Inside The Mind Of The President, told The National Enquirer: I do think that Bush is drinking again. Alcoholics who are not in any program, like the President, have a hard time when stress gets to be great.

I think it's a concern that Bush disappears during times of stress. He spends so much time on his ranch. It's very frightening.

Published on: 09/21/2005

Just for grins and giggles.

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