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Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 1:43pm
Jesse Jackson Kicks Congressman Out of the Black Race For Voting Against Healthcare Bill
Jesse Jackson tells Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man”
You can’t make this one up I tell you. My good friend, Malcolm (Highbrid Nation Since 2008) sent me the heads up on this but apparently The “REV” prefix in Rev. Jesse Jackson has given him the right to remove folks from the entire black race if he chooses.
Wednesday night, The good rev, who we’ve come to know as the proveyor of all things black criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for breaking with his party and voting against the signature healthcare bill.
“We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,” Jackson ranted during a reception Wednesday night. “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.”
Naturally the remark created an awkward moment even as his collegues around him from the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation cellebrated the 25th anniversary of Jackson’s run for president. Davis who was in attendance is also the only member of the CBC to have voted against the healthcare bill earlier this month. In defense, Davis eloquently crafted a short statement.
“One of the reasons that I like and admire Rev. Jesse Jackson is that 21 years ago he inspired the idea that a black politician would not be judged simply as a black leader,” Davis’s statement said. “The best way to honor Rev. Jackson’s legacy is to decline to engage in an argument with him that begins and ends with race.”
Legacy. Ouch! That word is usually reserved for people who have passed on or at least retired. I love it. A very sharp, curt and direct shot across the bow. Jackson should stay in his place. He’s a relic, a mantle piece ornament and we respect his achievements and compliments but like with anything devoid of racial implications, you need to know your place.
See, if poor old Rosa had just pissed of Jackson first, she could have stayed on the bus and saved herself a lot of trouble
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As we’ve discussed before, you can’t have Obama and Jackson in the same world. One has to lose.
Exactly they can’t occupy the same space at the same time. That’s why he was crying in the crowd about 400 rows back at Obama’s victory speech.
it’s ironic this has come up as i’ve just been watching the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode where Carlton is told he’s not “black” enough to join a frat. you can’t say that someone’s not black because they don’t do something, otherwise where does that lead us? i understand where Jesse Jackson is coming from but it is your ancestry which makes you black. not the clothes you wear or what bills you vote on. because no matter how he voted on that bill a racist still sees him as the same person he was before.
although that was a very good answer he gave in reply to Jesse. puts him in his place a bit
There not many stupid things that people can say but that was outright stupid.
why do people even listen to this loser?
True, this is a stupid comment. Besides, Jackson missed the point. Davis has repeatedly said he still supports a better compromise on health care. Voting against the bill because of particular qualms (ie employer mandates) does not make one AGAINST health care or AGAINST black people. Jackson’s take is an oversimplistic (i.e. stupid) one..
Great point. He was just taking the roll of the teacher with the red pen. He didn’t give you an F yet. He’s just saying take a look at this, make some revisions and come back to me. I don’t know what Health care has to do with being black. I know there are health care disparities, and this new legislation will help bridge those gaps but the two are mutually exclusive and there is no real correlation.
Nice pic you got there of the “Rev”…
Can’t quite put my finger on it, but he looks like …