If Jesse Jackson is That Pissed At Obama…. Maybe He’s OK?

Well, if Jesse Jackson is that pissed at Obama,  he must deserve a second look.

I kid you not, I got this on my way in this morning. they’re talking of course abut Jackson’s comment that he wanted to cut

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him.

Republicans? Seems to me the only

James Joyner points up that there’s no tape from Larry Johnson, yet. OTOH, he also points out that Larry’s servers are smoking hulks from the traffic this thing’s been getting. Aside from possibly explaining why no post from Johnson yet,

Something from Political Punch catches my eye this morning:

In another excerpt from Rev. Michael Pfleger’s sermon last Sunday, May 25, from the pulpit of Sen. Barack Obama’s now former church, Trinity United Church of Christ on the South side

The Democrats:

• Democrats fought to expand slavery while Republicans fought to end it.
• Democrats passed those discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.

Crystal Gail Mangum has graduated from North Carolina Central University,  two of the innocent young men she falsely accused fo rape have not yet graduated. Kristin Butler, Chronicle (Duke University), Summa cum loony:

In reality, [Crystal Gail] Mangum-who arrived

Jason Riley at the WSJ, notes that illegal Immigration has disappeared from the election cycle radar screen, and wonders why. He concludes after examining the situation in some detail:

If American culture is under assault today, it’s not from

HMM: “I think it is obvious that the superdelegates will pick Obama. They have their own self-interest to consider, not to mention the long-term interest of the party. The choice for Obama is clear  and it would be clear even

Professional demagogues, that to say, politicians, say the disproportionate number of blacks involved in the criminal justice system shows that the system is racist.  That is, we only lock-up a disproportionately high number of blacks for crimes say murder because

Karl Rove’s advice to BO, via Jeralyn, Talk Left:

When you’re on the defense, as with Rev. Wright, choose one explanation and stick to it.

BO circa March 18, via Mark Silva, Swamp:

“I can no more disown

You know, Barack Obama’s involvement with Bill Ayers ought to be enough for every reasonable person to heave them both over the metaphorical side.  That’s bad enough.

If I were Obama, though, I would be wishing hard for the Revvin’

A tip of the hat today to the Reverend Jerimiah Wright, in one speech he both propped up Charles Murray and kicked the legs out from under Earl Warren.  Not bad.

Michelle offers offers her engine starter for the day,

The victim of a big Mac attack today is Al Sharpton, lover of criminals, and terrorist.

How Sharpton loves criminals, Heather Mac Donald, City Journal:

“Stop the killing!” Since 1993, 11,353 people have been murdered in New York City.

HMM: “I think it is obvious that the superdelegates will pick Obama. They have their own self-interest to consider, not to mention the long-term interest of the party. The choice for Obama is clear â?? and it would be clear

I was just listening to a fairly uninspired discussion on NPR about race and the coverage of the Democratic primary (while driving to the airport). One interesting tidbit from the Washington Post’s Kevin Merida is that the Obama campaign has