Jesse Jackson ber Obama om ursäkt

Inför en intervju i Fox News så sa den svarte predikanten Jesse Jackson, att han ville "skära av Obamas ballar", (vet inte exakt varför, men om jag förstår saken rätt så sa han så pg a Obamas stöd till faith based initiatives, och Obama enligt honom nedvärderar svarta). Vad pastor Jackson inte visste, var dock att mikrofonen var påslagen - och när han fick veta att Fox tänkte sända hans kommentar så bad han snabbt i en presskonferens om ursäkt. För att på så vis på förhand försöka förhindra skadan. Men likväl. Ännu en svart pastor som halvt om halvt medvetet eller omedvetet lägger krokben för den svarte kandidaten:

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/09/jesse-jackson-apologizes-for-obama-remarks/

Obama accepterade senare Jacksons ursäkt. Så här beskriver Wikipedia vad som inträffade:

Remarks about Senator Barack Obama

News agencies reported on July 9, 2008 that Rev. Jackson made rude and vulgar comments about 2008 Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama, while near a live microphone before an interview, stating[37][38] "See, Barack been, um... talking down to black people on this faith based...I wanna cut his nuts off. Barack, he's talking down to black people." Jackson told the Associated Press that he doesn't remember his exact words, 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, stating that African-American males need to be better fathers, noting that he (Obama) grew up without a father. He was being interviewed about health care by a Fox News reporter on July 6th, 2008 when he was asked his opinion about Obama speaking in black churches, leading to his remarks. In a statement Jackson said, "For any harm or hurt that this hot mic private conversation may have caused, I apologize. My support for Senator Obama’s campaign is wide, deep and unequivocal. I cherish this redemptive and historical moment."[39] Jackson's son, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), national co-chair of Obama's presidential campaign, immediately rejected what he termed as his father's "ugly rhetoric."[40]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jackson#2004_presidential_election

Och här är en artikel i SVD om saken:
http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/artikel_1447045.svd