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Title: Jesse Jackson: Obama will rid United States of 'Zionist' control
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www.haaretz.com
URL Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1028665.html
Published: Oct 15, 2008
Author: Haaretz service
Post Date: 2008-10-15 07:56:07 by Ferret Mike
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Comments: 24
The New York Post reported Tuesday that the Rev. Jesse Jackson said the United States will rid itself of years of "Zionist" control under an administration headed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The daily quoted the veteran civil rights leader on Tuesday as having said that although "Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" remain strong, they will lose a much of their clout when Obama enters the White House. Speaking at the first World Policy Forum event in Evian, France, Jackson promised "fundamental changes" in U.S. foreign policy. He said the most important change would occur in the Middle East, where "decades of putting Israel's interests first" would end. Jackson said that Obama "wants an aggressive and dynamic diplomacy." He went on to criticize the Bush administration's handling of Middle East diplomacy, telling the Post, "Bush was so afraid of a snafu and of upsetting Israel that he gave the whole thing a miss. Barack will change that," because, as long as the Palestinians haven't seen justice, the Middle East will "remain a source of danger to us all." Jackson has not always been such a strong Obama supporter. In July, he apologized to the Illinois senator for "crude and hurtful" remarks he had made about him after an interview with a Fox News correspondent. Speaking to a fellow interviewee without realizing his microphone was on, Jackson said, "See, Barack's been talking down to black people.... I want to cut his nuts off." "It was very private," Jackson said, adding that if "any hurt or harm has been caused to [Obama's] campaign, I apologize."
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#2. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Obama has stated his strong support for Israel.
Obama wants to be elected. But then again, Rev. Jackson doesn't speak for the Obama campaign, so until he gets in office and show how he has shaped his administration and set his policies, it is just his words. But maybe this is one of those Jesse times when he feels increasingly irrelevant and is offering up a real tidbit of game plan he should keep to himself. In any event, you decide what you think on this, I have said all along that Obama is going to surprise allot of people and is going to do a very good job as president. We will see if my intuition is sound, won't we?
No we won't. Obama won't win. Obama can't win. He is not a natural born citizen. Surprise tree hugger!
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latestthe Rev. Jesse Jackson said the United States will rid itself of years of "Zionist" control under an administration headed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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#22. To: Ferret Mike (#4)
I have said all along that Obama is going to surprise allot of people and is going to do a very good job as president. We will see if my intuition is sound, won't we?
#24. To: RickyJ (#22)
"No we won't. Obama won't win. Obama can't win."
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