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JESSE JACKSON: OBAMA 'ACTING LIKE HE'S WHITE'
Jackson criticizes Obama
Presidential candidates response to Jena, La., case called too weak
By RODDIE A. BURRIS
rburris@thestate.com
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Tuesday on Democrats seeking the 2008 nomination for president to give S.C. voters something to vote for when they go to the polls in January.
On a statewide tour to register new voters, Jackson said South Carolina will determine who has momentum in the primary when it votes Jan. 29.
Jackson sharply criticized presidential hopeful and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for acting like hes white in what Jackson said has been a tepid response to six black juveniles arrest on attempted-murder charges in Jena, La. Jackson, who also lives in Illinois, endorsed Obama in March, according to The Associated Press.
If I were a candidate, Id be all over Jena, Jackson said after an hour-long speech at Columbias historically black Benedict College.
Jena is a defining moment, just like Selma was a defining moment, said the iconic civil rights figure, who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1965 Selma civil rights movement and was with King at his 1968 assassination.
Later, Jackson said he did not recall making the acting like hes white comment about Obama, stressing he only wanted to point out the candidates had not seized on an opportunity to highlight the disproportionate criminal punishments black youths too often face.
Jackson also said Obama, who consistently has placed second in state and national polls behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, must be bolder in his political positions if he is to erase Clintons lead.
Continued: www.thestate.com/local/v-...77514.html
JESSE JACKSON: OBAMA 'ACTING LIKE HE'S WHITE'
Jackson criticizes Obama
Presidential candidates response to Jena, La., case called too weak
By RODDIE A. BURRIS
rburris@thestate.com
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Tuesday on Democrats seeking the 2008 nomination for president to give S.C. voters something to vote for when they go to the polls in January.
On a statewide tour to register new voters, Jackson said South Carolina will determine who has momentum in the primary when it votes Jan. 29.
Jackson sharply criticized presidential hopeful and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for acting like hes white in what Jackson said has been a tepid response to six black juveniles arrest on attempted-murder charges in Jena, La. Jackson, who also lives in Illinois, endorsed Obama in March, according to The Associated Press.
If I were a candidate, Id be all over Jena, Jackson said after an hour-long speech at Columbias historically black Benedict College.
Jena is a defining moment, just like Selma was a defining moment, said the iconic civil rights figure, who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1965 Selma civil rights movement and was with King at his 1968 assassination.
Later, Jackson said he did not recall making the acting like hes white comment about Obama, stressing he only wanted to point out the candidates had not seized on an opportunity to highlight the disproportionate criminal punishments black youths too often face.
Jackson also said Obama, who consistently has placed second in state and national polls behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, must be bolder in his political positions if he is to erase Clintons lead.
Continued: www.thestate.com/local/v-...77514.html

