Mayjah drama, sweeties! MAYJAH!
According to new reports, Jesse Jackson didn’t realize a FOX NEWS mic was ‘on’ when he made some comments ‘critical’ of presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Dayum!
Of all mics to say unguarded stuff into!!!!
Fox News plans to air Jackson’s ranting in full tonight, Wednesday, at 8pm EST.
Jackson must have said some explosive shit because he quickly spoke out in advance of the Fox News airing.
And he’s apologizing!
“This is a sound bite in a broader conversation about urban policy and racial disparities. I feel very distressed because I’m supportive of this campaign and with the senator, what he has done and is doing…I said he comes down as speaking down to black people. The moral message must be a much broader message. What we need really is racial justice and urban policy and jobs and health care. That’s a range of issues on the menu…Then I said something I regret was crude. It was very private. And very much a sound bite.”
Jackson reportedly did not want to elaborate on the context of his remarks, except to say he was trying to explain that Obama was hurting his relationship with black voters by recently conducting “moral” lectures at African-American churches.
We’re definitely tuning in.
He can apologize all he wants but his ‘truth’ is out there.
Yikes!
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