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Chicagoans react to Jesse Jackson's negative Obama comments

Filed by Maude Standish on Jul 10, 2008 08:32 PM

Chicago residents overwhelmingly felt frustrated by Rev. Jesse Jackson's statements that presidential candidate Barack Obama was "talking down to black people." Jackson's remarks came after Obama gave a speech calling for more parental responsibility in the black community. Jackson, unaware that the camera was rolling in a television studio, also whispered "I want to cut his nuts out."

In an informal poll of 10 people taken in the Loop Thursday, most said that they thought Jackson's comments were in poor taste whether or not he knew the microphone was on.

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Location: The Loop

Tags: barack obama, Fox News, Jesse Jackson,

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