Comments on: Jesse Jackson Lays Out Evidence of Barack Obama’s Whiteness http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/09/jesse-jackson-lays-out-evidence-of-barack-obamas-whiteness.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/09/jesse-jackson-lays-out-evidence-of-barack-obamas-whiteness.html/comment-page-1#comment-3354 Anonymous Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1953#comment-3354 friggin hilarious friggin hilarious

]]> By: Ron Franscell http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/09/jesse-jackson-lays-out-evidence-of-barack-obamas-whiteness.html/comment-page-1#comment-3353 Ron Franscell Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1953#comment-3353 What the hell is "acting white" supposed to mean? What stereotypical white behavior is the founder of the so-called Rainbow Coalition referring to so dismissively? And if a white power-broker accused a white candidate of "acting like he's black," wouldn't Jesse Jackson (and his buddy Al Sharpton) be in the front row of the lynch mob calling for his disembowelment?<br/><br/>I'm so confused.<br/><br/>The double standard on racism is weighing us down. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a day when his children would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin, yet his most intimate followers -- including Jesse Jackson -- seem more obsessed with the color of a man's skin than the content of his character. If Jesse Jackson (and many, many other black leaders) cannot live up to King's standard, can they truly expect other races to do it?<br/><br/>I won't waste any more of your bandwidth. I blogged more fully about this at <a HREF="http://underthenews.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Under the News</a> What the hell is “acting white” supposed to mean? What stereotypical white behavior is the founder of the so-called Rainbow Coalition referring to so dismissively? And if a white power-broker accused a white candidate of “acting like he’s black,” wouldn’t Jesse Jackson (and his buddy Al Sharpton) be in the front row of the lynch mob calling for his disembowelment?

I’m so confused.

The double standard on racism is weighing us down. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a day when his children would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin, yet his most intimate followers — including Jesse Jackson — seem more obsessed with the color of a man’s skin than the content of his character. If Jesse Jackson (and many, many other black leaders) cannot live up to King’s standard, can they truly expect other races to do it?

I won’t waste any more of your bandwidth. I blogged more fully about this at Under the News

]]> By: Cathy Baradell http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/09/jesse-jackson-lays-out-evidence-of-barack-obamas-whiteness.html/comment-page-1#comment-3352 Cathy Baradell Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1953#comment-3352 Who knew he was soooo white! Thank you for uncovering this for us. Who knew he was soooo white! Thank you for uncovering this for us.

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