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For over 40 years Mr. Jackson elected himself as a Civil Rights "leader" for African-Americans, the results of his self-appointed leadership have been:

.Seventy percent of Blacks in America are born out of wedlock
.Sixty-nine percent of Black men are some way involved with the criminal justice system
.Fifty percent of Blacks drop out of high school
.The unemployment rate for Blacks is over 17%; higher in some regions of the country
.Black children who are homeless increased
.HIV is the fasting growing disease in Black community, particularly for Black women
.Most Blacks do not have medical or dental insurance
.Sixty-five percent of Black women are single
.Black college enrollment has significantly declined; in fact, when the largest Black graduating class of UCLA invited Mr. Jackson to address the American-American graduation in June 1991, he refused because he couldn't get paid. Since the Black enrollment rate at UCLA has become a national disgrace
.Crack has destroyed the Black Family and community
. Black-on-black violence has proliferated
.Women are degraded in rap videos
.The public schools in the Black communities are the worse in the world

Know let's just review Mr. Jackson's personal accountability and his successes as a self-appointed "leader" of the Civil Rights movement:

.One of his children attended private school
.One of his sons is a senator
.All of his children are college educated and employed (with the exception of the one by a different mother
. Used government grants to get rich
.CEO of Operation Push, which is funded by the government or donors;
have you ever heard of Operation Push contacting a single mother in your community or public housing complex offering to provide guidance with rearing her children? Have you ever had Operation Push at you door or in your community eagerly offering a math-tutoring program for your child or your neighbor's child? Does he invite you to fly on private planes, attend his private events or offering you a high paying job at Operation Push with benefits?
. Took money from the Republic Party to run for president knowing could not win only to split the Black voting power
.Became a millionaire by profiteering off the weak in the Black community
.Always on the take for the first dollar waived in the Black community by anyone who want to exploit Blacks; for example, the usury checking cashing places on every corner in the Black community
.Having affairs with any women who are willing to drop their *** at a moment notice
.Fathering a child out of wedlock

So, Black community compare/contrast Mr. Jackson Civil Rights leadership impact in the Black community with his success.

In the final analysis, we need to be smarter with whom we follow; we need to demand our leaders to be the best-- not self-centered, but accountable to the people he or she serves.

Mr. Jackson and every self-appointed so-call Black "leader" need to move aside and go "pimp" somehwere else because the Black community is in the wilderness, we need real leaders who can resolve real problems in order to get the Black community out of its current hopeless situation.

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Jesse Jackson obviously has some deep seated hatred and jealously toward Obama and Jackson seems to be suffering from memory laspses. Jackson on many many occasions has stated some of the same concerns that Obama raised. In fact, on February 26, 2005, Jackson ( uh, he lost the Reverand title to me with his comments) along with Princeton University professor Cornel West, Minister Louis Farrakhan, the Rev. Joseph Lowery (founder and president emeritus of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference), Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders (former U.S. Surgeon General), the the Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), economist Julianne Malveaux, political strategist Donna Brazile, the Rev. Michael Eric Dyson, AARP President Marie F. Smith and others attended "The Covenant With Black America", a meeting coordinated by Tavis Smiley and held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in suburban Atlanta. The purpose on the event was address some concerns of particular interests to blacks including strengthening black families. At the C-Span televised "2007 Covenant" which Jackson also attended at Hampton University in Hampton, VA, Tavis Smiley said that "African Americans have to act as individuals to improve their lives and the lives of their families and those in their community." Did Jackson think that Smiley was also talking down to Black folks then and was Jackson secret scheming to cut off Smiley's privates for Smiley's comments? I repect most of Mr. Jackson's past. I regret his present. I hope that he has the sense to stay far away from the Democratic Conventionn and instead uses that time to reflect on his future.

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The rev's (nutts) statement is almost laughable ,however it is what it is .Lets just keep our " eyes on the prize " please .

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The media has made much too, much of Jesse Jackson's comments. This is America and he can say what he wants. Just because Rev. Jackson and Sen. Obama are both African Americans this does not negate this important principle. Not all African Americans like Sen. Obama - the same as not all whites like Sen. McCain. As for the problems in the black community sadly those problems are not going away the day that Sen. Obama is innaugarated, and the solutions are just as complex as the problems. To hold otherwise, would be to set Sen. Obama up for failure. The underlying problems stem from over 100 years of inequality and second-class citizenship. Some members of the black community, as with any oppressed group, have made it out; others are still lost in that sea of dispair and hopeless and probably will remain that way throughout this century!

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Black fathers are an issue because numbers don't lie about the jail population or who is unemployed. Of course whites and hispanics have similiar issues but Obama chose that time to address blacks. It is a presidency filled with lots of issues and policies and changes to the whole country, so the fact that Jackson focused in on this one topic shows how jealous he truly is. He never made it this far, how bad he wanted to. Would he have made that comment to a white man in hushed whispers?? Of course not. I lost respect for that man a long time ago around the time his own role as a black father was brought up from denying a child as a result of an affair. He's changed and not for the better. Stop being upset that he's telling things to uninvolved black fathers that you couldn't say first. He's not airing dirty laundry, it's been airing on the news for years, it's in your families or your friends' families. Stop putting on blinders to it and being mad when someone takes them off.

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jj is that proverbial crab in the basket by showing his stupidity with that remark about another brother it is time for him to step aside take a chill pill and marvel at the campaign that the next president of all of us is running in the gettoeize that jj can understand shut the fuc-kay up

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Rev. Jackson as prominent as he has been has become a mere image of his past especially as it relates to his association with the late great Dr. Martin L. King. This is why Dr. King's legacy was so great because unfortunately, we lost some of the Civil Rights leadership that we once had. However, we do have a different type of leadership and we need Senator Obama's leadership. Unfortunately some of our past leaders must be able to support younger leaders who may have a different way of leading and philosophy. Concluding: We as African Americans may not want to talk about our difficulties, but we cannot hide them, the difficulties are very visual throughout the world.

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Well, to start, let me say, it is unfortunate that Jesse would even let such garbage come out of his mouth, calling himself a Reverend. Further, has he forgotten the child he fathered years ago that people forgave him about. Maybe what he said should have been said about him.

Jesse is a hater because he never had the respect and ability the the senator has. He is envious of the senator and his ability.

Frankly, he's always thought higher of himself than he was. I will never forget the evening I was attending an educators conference in N.Y and he came into the lobby. My college age daughter got so excited seeing him, and while he was standing there, she ran over with a paper and asked for his autograph and he looked down on her in disdain and said "I don't give autographs". She was crushed and that spoke volumes about this man that I did have slight respect for.

Then he ran for the presidency and I still don't know why he ever thought he was of that calibre. Obviously, it all comes out, he's low life, and always will be.

On Sen. Obama's comments. When are we as a people going to stop condoning our boys and girls making babies for us to take care of. When are we going to speak publicly to these young people. We want so much for our youth, but we've become afraid to correct their behavior and to say it. What happened to the morals we used to teach our young. It's time we put a stop to sitting tight lipped about how our children speak and behave, and some of us need to clean up our on speech and acts in front of them. Our young people have, what Jesse obviously likes, garbage mouths. The language they use is overlooked. I don't know where things went down so low.

We have let our children replace the street for the church. We have failed our children, and it's people like Jesse who is so indecent himself, that he never has spoken out about it. But then, I guess with his reputation, he doesn't see anything wrong.

He can try to cover with talk about civil rights and all that, but he's all done, as far as I'm concerned. We can never have any respect for him again, if there was any. I give high props to Jesse, Jr. for speaking out, at least Mrs. Jackson instilled some morals in him, because obviously it didn't come from the father.

We must remember that Jesse is a "has been" still trying to be a voice, still trying to find a spot in the world, and he doesn't know, it's all over for him. Fold up your tent and go silently into the dark, Jesse - you're all finished.

Gwen B

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I knew it would be just a matter of time before Jessie opened his big mouth. The clock is now ticking for Al Sharpton to open his mouth.

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jesses did his best---but times are a little different now. what happen was that obama stepped on jesses toes after all he has an outside daughter who is between 12-15.he is an absent father

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