Obama verbally attacked by Jackson...

Rev Jesse Jackson recently made some remarks to Obama while unknowingly still miked. They were so bad, they evidently couldn't even be put into writing for the news. They had to do with Rev Jackson verbally lashing Obama over the presidential candidate's remarks to the men of the US to take responsibility for their families. The reader comments to the ABC news article online zigzagged from staunch support for Obama regardless of Jackson's remarks to a peppering of Jackson supporters, and a slew of Anti-Obama-ists that said he couldn't stand firm on any issue.

Any politician that speaks in absolutes scares the hell out of me. There are rarely ever absolutes in life or government. I expect my leaders to be flexible. They are supposed to do what the MAJORITY of the country's citizens want them to do. If it's not clear what the majority wants, then they won't take a stand. I get crap for saying that all the time, but I firmly believe it. That's why pot and gay marriages are legal in CA...because the majority of the people wanted it.

I agree with Obama. He opines that the government should only function so much and that the people should take personal responsibility. AMEN!!! I'm tired of everything and everyone blaming something or someone else for hardship. While occasionally, others' actions affect us, we are responsible for our government, our lives, and our nation. Jackson's remarks show that Obama is doing what he thinks is right, that he's not a puppet to his advisors, and that he thinks on his own...I wonder if he'll ever use a non-word like "strategery" in a sentence when speaking without a teleprompter...my guess is no.That being said, I vote based not on party, but on how close that candidate comes to my personal ideals. So far, I have yet to hear Obama suggest slow genocide by exporting cigarettes, or sing a song about bombing Iran. I found both to be distasteful and put me off. Additionally, we as a nation desperately need change. We are powerful but arrogant and horribly disliked by many nations. If we elect McCain, how much of that will actually change?