Comments on: Jackson and Obama http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/ The Dream Café Weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:08:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cynthia http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 cynthia Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:41:22 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/#comment-1878 Personally, I liked Daniel Schorr's explanation. Recalling that Jesse once built a movement and a march on Washington from the phrase "I am Somebody," Schorr said his attack on Obama was like shouting to the world, "I am nobody!" Personally, I liked Daniel Schorr’s explanation. Recalling that Jesse once built a movement and a march on Washington from the phrase “I am Somebody,” Schorr said his attack on Obama was like shouting to the world, “I am nobody!”

]]> By: Bawrence http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Bawrence Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:39:38 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/#comment-1869 Shannon @ 4: I was thinking the same thing. Jackson has surely been around enough microphones by now to know to be circumspect in their presence, even when he thinks they're off. Shannon @ 4: I was thinking the same thing. Jackson has surely been around enough microphones by now to know to be circumspect in their presence, even when he thinks they’re off.

]]> By: Shannon http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 Shannon Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:59:01 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/#comment-1865 I wonder how intentional this slip was. Jesse Jackson is out of touch enough with black voters, this seems like an appeal to more conservative voters to vote for Obama. Many of the more quiet racists might be more inclined to vote for Obama if they are dissatisfied with the current administration and dislike Jackson. I wonder how intentional this slip was. Jesse Jackson is out of touch enough with black voters, this seems like an appeal to more conservative voters to vote for Obama. Many of the more quiet racists might be more inclined to vote for Obama if they are dissatisfied with the current administration and dislike Jackson.

]]> By: JP http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 JP Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:29:39 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/#comment-1864 Odd bit of karma working here, one would have thought Jackson was aware of such things. In 1992, Bill Clinton heard (incorrectly) that Jesse Jackson had endorsed another candidate in the Democratic primary just before Clinton was to go on-air. The dude subject to "bimbo eruptions" exploded himself, quite colorfully, not knowing his mike was live. As I recall, Jackson brushed it off somewhat less gracefully than Obama did this go-round. Odd bit of karma working here, one would have thought Jackson was aware of such things. In 1992, Bill Clinton heard (incorrectly) that Jesse Jackson had endorsed another candidate in the Democratic primary just before Clinton was to go on-air. The dude subject to “bimbo eruptions” exploded himself, quite colorfully, not knowing his mike was live. As I recall, Jackson brushed it off somewhat less gracefully than Obama did this go-round.

]]> By: MichaelDH http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 MichaelDH Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:42:05 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/#comment-1857 Love your books, thanks for writing them, keep on rocking. A bit of a reach to view the Jackson issue through an economic philosophy lens in my opinion. Really it feels like a contrivance in order to insert relevancy of the overall philosophy into a current event. The simpler answer is he wants to maintain relevancy and always looks for an angle to do so, sometimes for the good of the people sometimes marginally so, sometimes not. Like Obama more. If you squint, you can see the the ignorant Republicans who call him a Marxist as an endorsement. Cheers, Michael Love your books, thanks for writing them, keep on rocking.

A bit of a reach to view the Jackson issue through an economic philosophy lens in my opinion. Really it feels like a contrivance in order to insert relevancy of the overall philosophy into a current event.

The simpler answer is he wants to maintain relevancy and always looks for an angle to do so, sometimes for the good of the people sometimes marginally so, sometimes not.

Like Obama more. If you squint, you can see the the ignorant Republicans who call him a Marxist as an endorsement.

Cheers,
Michael

]]> By: starwed http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 starwed Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:50:52 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/07/12/jackson-and-obama/#comment-1844 I thought my local paper's editorial cartoon on this was cute: <a href="http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2008/07/11/08/676-506-080711Pett600.standalone.prod_affiliate.79.gif" rel="nofollow">Joel Pett on Obama and Jackson</a> I thought my local paper’s editorial cartoon on this was cute: Joel Pett on Obama and Jackson

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