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What does Jesse Jackson think of Clinton's controversial comments? Gina knows.
Monday, January 28, 2008 at 9:32AM The Blogmother
by guest contributor Tami of What Tami Said
What does Jesse Jackson think of former President Bill Clinton's controversial recent attempt to paint Barack Obama as the Jackson of 2008? A black blogger, our own warrior princess Gina, was the first to get the scoop from Jackson himself.
Gina, on assignment for Essence magazine, recently spoke with Jackson, who is in India as the country marks the 60th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. In addition to getting the former presidential candidate's thoughts on Clinton's remarks, Gina also spoke to him about many of the issues raised here on What About Our Daughters and on the Black Women's Roundtable. Can a black candidate transcend race? Will African Americans automatically be better off under a black president? Will we see a black woman candidate win multiple primaries and caucuses in our life times? Why is the civil rights industrial complex so lukewarm about Barack Obama?
The interview is up on essence.com.
What does Jesse Jackson think of former President Bill Clinton's controversial recent attempt to paint Barack Obama as the Jackson of 2008? A black blogger, our own warrior princess Gina, was the first to get the scoop from Jackson himself.
Gina, on assignment for Essence magazine, recently spoke with Jackson, who is in India as the country marks the 60th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. In addition to getting the former presidential candidate's thoughts on Clinton's remarks, Gina also spoke to him about many of the issues raised here on What About Our Daughters and on the Black Women's Roundtable. Can a black candidate transcend race? Will African Americans automatically be better off under a black president? Will we see a black woman candidate win multiple primaries and caucuses in our life times? Why is the civil rights industrial complex so lukewarm about Barack Obama?
The interview is up on essence.com.
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I think it is extremely disappointing that Oprah would have the female comic Mo'Nique on her show. Mo' Nique is a potty mouth comic that uses the N-word, refers to women as B's and hoes while being completely unapologetic about it. Conversely, Oprah refused to put the rapper Ludacris on her show to discuss his role in the movie "Crash" because she felt his material was degrading to women. Mo'Nique does the same thing. Why is there a double standard here? I personally don't support either one.
Congrats, Gina. I will be waiting with great anticipation for the published interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson. I am so proud of you.
GO, GINA, GO!!! Jesse Jackson today, tomorrow, THE WORLD!
arhemia,
Oprah DID allow Ludacris on the show with the rest of the cast from 'Crash'. In fact, he was upset that she called him out on the misogyny and use of the 'n' word in his music.
I think it is Ice Cube that never made it on the air.
Great job Gina. You are a real inspiration to women everywhere. The interview was very well done and you asked all the right questions!
Awesome! Congrats.
I can't wait to see it.
Congrats Gina,
Great interview. Not to sure when the magazine will be in the UK. But you are making me buy Essence now.
You are going from strength to strength. And what ever happened to Miss Hot Ghetto Mess. Did she not say you will be gone in a day. Where is she now??
God does not like ugly!!
Great interview!
Makes me want to learn more from that man. He's really on top of it. So levelheaded.
Yay, Gina!
I find it intriguing that Jesse can be so insightful and thoughtful on a one to one basis, but come off as such an opportunist when in the spotlight of the corporate media.
I started that interview with a raised eyebrow, but ended up nodding a bit towards the end in agreement.
@ VCF
Thanks for the correction. But I guess my overall concern is why is Oprah holding musicians (Ice Cube, 50 Cent, and Ludacris) and comedians (Dave Chappelle, Cedric the Entertainer, Mo'Nique) to seperate standards when they are both doing equal deteriment to the BC with the derogatory language they use when describing the BC (themselves)? I'm just surprised since neither party represents what Lady O stands for.
I hope folks take his important message to heart (the one about democrats getting too hurtful, thus shooting themselves on the foot for November.)
Exactly, politics has always been a dirty, filthy business... and we had better recognize that and get over it.
For example, if Hillary wins the nomination, and blacks stay home in November, get ready for four more years in Iraq, even more economic injustice for the middle class, and an even more racist climate.
You can not bite your nose off to spite your face. I truly hope that she does not win the nomination, but the answer to my outrage of their shenanigans is not to subject this country into even more of what we've been suffering for the past 8 years.