Bob McCarty Writes

It’s a rare occasion when I find myself even partially in agreement with Jesse Jackson. Today, however, is one of those occasions. It came to my attention after South Carolina’s largest newspaper, The State, published an article today which begins this way:

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 he’s 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.

You see, Jackson IS half-right when he says Obama is “acting like he’s white” (whatever that means!). Technically, the senator is the son of a white woman from Kansas and a black man from Kenya.

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