: jesse jackson : open mouth, insert foot, again :

... the NYTimes has covered the Rev. Jackson's most recent 'open mic' faux pas with a little tongue-in-cheek humour.

"Mr. Jackson, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, has been a supporter of Mr. Obama. He has played no formal role in the campaign, but tensions have occasionally flared behind the scenes with Jackson, who is known for his outspokenness and his penchant for drawing attention to himself.

Mr. Obama’s candidacy has served as an example of a generational and stylistic shift in black political leadership in America. The remarks drew an unusually stern rebuke from Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., Democrat of Illinois, who also serves as a national co-chairman of Mr. Obama’s presidential campaign.

“Reverend Jackson is my dad, and I’ll always love him,” the congressman said Wednesday evening in a statement.

He added, “I thoroughly reject and repudiate his ugly rhetoric. He should keep hope alive and any personal attacks and insults to himself”.

FYI : more immediate commentary and some weekend perspective here.

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Hope I never have to get called out by one of my kids, at least not like this! Sheesh ... you got the REV and the REP ... talk about the generational and stylistic shift in the USA's black political leadership.

dlc