We've all heard some slips of the tongue when mics are left on, unbeknownst to certain politicians, but Jesse Jackson really dug himself into a hole with a comment he made Sunday on to a Fox News correspondent. Ready for it? "See, Barack's been talking down to black people," whispered Jackson. "I want to cut his ___ off," (we'll let you fill in the blank). Good luck talkin' your way outta that one!
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A day after having sullied Seinfeld vet Michael Richards on his syndicated radio program, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and other African-American leaders called on the entertainment industry — rappers included — to cease using the racial slur repeatedly uttered during Richards' on-stage tirade. "We want to give our ancestors a present: dignity over degradation," Jackson said at a Monday news conference, contending that the N-word is "unprotected" by free-speech issues. (The N, however, is, so keep on with your sapphic selves, Ashley and Spencer!)
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