Carolina QuotesSee, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based... I want to cut his nuts off. Barack, he's talking down to black people.
Jesse Jackson Carolinian
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Comments on Obama's faith-based initiative, unaware his mic was on, as broadcast on Fox News Channel (9 Jul 2008)
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“See, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this f…” Jesse Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-0F472C18CF. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/0f472c18cf
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