Jackson's Obama comments almost went unnoticed [FNC Holds Back More Damaging Revelations]

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The news that the Rev. Jesse Jackson took a crude swipe at Sen. Barack Obama this week put renewed scrutiny on the relationship between the veteran civil rights activist and Democratic presidential contender.

But Jackson's vulgar criticism of Obama came close to going unreported.

Jackson made the comments to a guest before an interview on Sunday's "Fox & Friends," whispering that Obama was "talking down to black people" and that Jackson wanted to "cut his nuts off."

The comments went unnoticed in the control room, Bill Shine, Fox News' senior vice president for programming, said Thursday.

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O'Reilly told viewers that the network had decided to air only portions of what Jackson had said, saying there was "more damaging" material.

Shine declined to comment on what else Jackson said, adding that news executives were in discussions about whether to air more of the tape.

[indcons]

Why is Bill O'Reilly so interested in protecting Jackson? I've been reading in certain blog comments that the "Reverend" called B-HO a "n----r." Unfortunately, we'll never know if these alleged rumors are true unless O'Reilly and FNC decide to stop their censorship and release the entire tape to the public.

[what_not2007]

Oh, just release the whole damned tape, OK?

If it had been a conservative, that tape would have been out pronto. So what’s their problem? Ethics?

[indcons]

“So what’s their problem? Ethics?”

More likely - a lack of ethics. Release the entire tape, FNC. Such censorship is shameful.

[theDentist]

So what’s their problem? Ethics?

Probably so. CNN has no ethics. Nice to know Fox might.

That said: Release the whole tape Fox!

[george76]

O’REILLY: ‘We held back some of this conversation... we didn’t feel it had any relevance to the conversation this evening. We are not out to get Jesse Jackson. We are not out to embarrass him and we are not out to make him look bad. If we were, we would have used what we had, which is more damaging than what you have heard’...

[what_not2007]

“CNN has no ethics.”

Listening to Bill Bennett’s Morning in America, he said CNN was working on being more fair...they’d hired Tony Snow and somebody else whose name I can’t remember.

Anyway, I agree. Just release the tape, Fox.

[Pacothecat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdO1qfBqwx8

Why Jesse Jackson wants to cut obama’s nuts off

[for-q-clinton]

Either they are milking this to get more interest. Or they want some leverage against the shake-down artist if he ever targets Fox.

[JBR34]

What ever happend to the FOX NEWS Slogan -

We report You decide?

I guess those were just marketing words.

[james500]

BOR’s not protecting Jackson, he’s letting him know he’s got some blackmail material. If he wanted to protect him, he wouldn’t say on international TV that he’s sitting on “more damaging” video.

BOR would burn that tape in a second if Jackson agreed in return to do six Factor shows a year for the next three years.

[visualops]

The cat is out of the bag. If they released any part of the tape, they need to release it all. Especially after saying it’s worse than what we’ve heard so far! Maybe it’s about time people learned what “Reverend” Jackson is all about!

[what_not2007]

“Either they are milking this to get more interest. Or they want some leverage against the shake-down artist if he ever targets Fox”

Oh, why should they need leverage against Jessie Jackson?

It’s time somebody put that shyster in his place.

[visualops]

My second question is why is BOR in charge of this tape?

[MrB]

I’m wondering also if Jackson admitted that

if the black community took Cosby & Obama’s words to heart,

his gravy train would come to a screeching halt.

[servantboy777]

It's not going to hurt the reverend any more than the current snippet or the love child revelations.

Geez, everyone knows he’za poverty pimp.

[rawhide]

I just felt there had to be more to what Jesse Jackson was apologizing for than what Fox played last night. I do not feel what Fox aired was bad enough to warrant a public apology. In fact, I felt it was not that bad what Jesse said. Ho-hum is what I thought after hearing the 'hot mike' remarks.

But if there are more remarks that are more damaging that what we already know he said, then I might understand the apology? Jesse might be trying to nip it in the bud.

[musicman]

"Let's go to the VIDEO TAPE!!"

[GunRunner]

I don't understand the intensity here. Why does this matter?

So Jesse Jackson was talking bad about Obama; who cares? That's only hurting Jesse Jackson, and won't do anything to help us defeat the Messiah.

[Mr. Mojo]

BOR’s not protecting Jackson, he’s letting him know he’s got some blackmail material.

BOR would only be in a position to blackmail if he had exclusive possession of that tape. But he doesn't. The tape was shown on every show on FNC last night, not just BOR's. Showing the tape in its entirety will be the decision of the FNC execs.

[Williams]

Bill O’Reilly pretends to be in charge of everything, he also has to constantly demonstrate his “fairness” with bizarre and flippant defenses of liberals. My guess is Jackson said some inappropriate things about a Fox newsbabe. It was strange indeed to say they have worse stuf but aren’t using it to prove how fair they are.

[indcons]

Bill O’Reilly AKA Mr. Loofah lies about FR but refuses to expose the truth about Jesse Jackson - even when it is on tape.

[what_not2007]

Jackson is an imposter on so many levels.

[autumnraine]

Why do we need our media to censor news.

And the left accuses the right of propaganda.

[indcons]

This might damage the “Messiah’s” standing with blacks - they’ve been trending close to 100% for him and are the biggest factor in favor of Obama’s attempt to capture a couple of Southern states.

[Carley]

Ugh. Listening to Warner Wolf this morning. Defending Obama on his suggestion that we all teach our children to speak Spanish.

Wolf has been all for her heiney till now. So once a dem always a dem despite his insisting he’s not political.

Blech.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Rush was all over this today on his show. I thought I would die laughing...

[PGR88]

This whole thing smells like an engineered event

- Clintons have always said that Obama may be seen by white voters just another Jesse Jackson
- who better to dis Obama then, than Jackson?
- Jackson didn’t even call FNC, he immediately called CNN, before this was released, to “apologize”, ensuring a media blitz
- Is it a surprise that Jackson’s son is Obama’s campaign manager?
- Imagine this all happening at a FOX News studio, knowing that FOX will run with it big time (vs, say MSNBC).
- Not a big deal for Jackson to sacrifice himself for Obama. He is not running for public office again anyway, and neither will lose a single black vote over the issue anyway
- Meanwhile Obama gets to position himself as a centrist, esp. for white voters
- Obama will politely “forgive” Jackson, thus allowing the MSM to crown him as a “uniter.”

[wilco200]

I’ll stand my earlier post that Jackson probably called Obama a “house-n%%%r”

I’m not sure why Fox wouldn’t release the tape unless they fear a race war over the use of that word or BOR begged them so that he can get Jackson back on his show as a guest.

In any case, it’s only a matter of time before some employees grabs a copy and throws it up on youtube.

[Apercu]

This is a well crafted scam to make voters think Obeyme isn't such a bad guy along with the Rev. Wright distancing.
Ain't buying it.

[hope]

Fox News: “We report, (well, mostly) You decide”.

[TexasCajun]

"Duh, we're don't know if this is newsworthy or not and if we'll be called racist"

Geezzzz

[Jet Jaguar]

Linked at Drudge now. It will get some play.

[Miss Didi]

Bill O’Reilly pretends to be in charge of everything, he also has to constantly demonstrate his “fairness” with bizarre and flippant defenses of liberals.

And having on that Code Pink babe twice in one week. I can't watch anymore...it's an Obama swoon fest. And for a real and rare treat tonight--Dick Morris will be on! (another know-it-all)

[Unlikely Hero]

I’m going for Option B.

[servantboy777]

The guy makes me cringe every time I hear him speak. Same goes with Sharpton and Boxer. yuck

[adorno]

‘We held back some of this conversation... we didn’t feel it had any relevance to the conversation this evening. We are not out to get Jesse Jackson. We are not out to embarrass him and we are not out to make him look bad. If we were, we would have used what we had, which is more damaging than what you have heard’...

O'Reilly has been in the last 6 or 7 years mostly about making sure that he gets the special guests from the left and from the right. The reason for that is to get higher ratings. Once he surpassed Larry King, he needed to do something to keep rising in the ratings. If he can only get guests from the right, then both FOX and O'Reilly would not get as many viewers from the left as they would like in order to get the higher ratings they seek.

If O'Reilly were to report the complete truth on both Obama and Jackson, then they could expect to kiss those two goodbye as special guests. O'Reilly cannot afford to be confrontational with any guests who he would like to get back for future shows. To get higher ratings which include whatever viewers they can get from the left, O'Reilly and Fox are sacrificing confrontation; getting at the truth is confrontational to democrats and that's why there are many liberal senators and congresspeople who will not agree to appear on FOX. And, O'Reilly and FOX know especially well that with the campaign season in full swing, they can't demean, confront, or challenge the guests that they need from the democrats.

O'Reilly and FOX have lately been mostly about kissing the democrats' butts than confronting those lefties about the truth. Ratings are more important to O'Reilly than reporting the truth. O'Reilly is all about ratings, as witnessed by his bragging on a monthly basis when the ratings are reported. O'Reilly is not about getting to the bottom of the story or getting at the truth. and unfortunately, neither is FOX.

[Miss Didi]

O'Reilly and FOX have lately been mostly about kissing the democrats' butts than confronting those lefties about the truth. Ratings are more important to O'Reilly than reporting the truth.

Lately I can't get past the Talking Points. Last night the top three stories were to be about Barry Hussein...I turned him off. Again.

[upchuck]

IMHO, you nailed it.

BUMP!

[the invisib1e hand]

amazing how everything — that’s e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g — somehow is reported as “helping” Obama.

[Beckwith]

Why is Bill O'Reilly so interested in protecting Jackson?

He's not.

He's teasing for a larger audience -- down the road. He'll milk this for all it's worth.

[Miss Didi]

amazing how everything — that’s e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g — somehow is reported as “helping” Obama.

Did any of the Drive-Bys (other than Fox) report on Barry wanting our kids to learn Spanish. If that was reported, or made into an ad, it would be game over.

[RED SOUTH]

I think it was a set up and Fox News took the bait.
It was all done to make Obama look less black and more moderate , too try and broaden his appeal among whites.

[Miss Didi]

Castrati Thursday: Rev. Jackson Threatens to Castrate Obama


Official Obama Criticizer, Bo Snerdley

Take on the Civil Rights Bully

PARODY AUDIO: The Justice Brothers React | Shanklin

[TBP]

Why is Bill O'Reilly so interested in protecting Jackson?

For the same reason he had Medea Benjamin on twice within a week. For the same eason he kisses Al Sharptongue's butt. For the same reason h likes that racist Marc Lamont Hill. For the same reason he continues to waste air time on Geraldo even after Gearaldo threatened to "piss" on Michelle Malkin's head. (It chased Michelle away, but Geraldo is still a regular.)

[TBP]

Geez, everyone knows he’za poverty pimp.

A race baiting poverty pimp, to use the precise phrase. Which was too kind.

[TBP]

Official Obama Criticizer, Bo Snerdley

I'd love to hearhim sit in on one of Rush's days off. That would be FUN!

[WillT]

I must say, Jesse dropped a huge bomb after his comment. Check out the look on his face - whew, too much chili for lunch, Jesse !!

[Anti-Bubba182]

".."We cautiously and patiently went forward with the story," he said, adding that producers reached out to Jackson and Obama to let them know about the material..."

Why did they give Jackson a special break?

[visualops]

That, as they say, would be verrrry interesting!