Does anyone take Jesse Jackson seriously?

Jesse Jackson was recently honored by the Congressional Black Caucus for the 25th anniversary of his first Presidential campaign. As usual, he didn’t miss an opportunity to make himself look like a fool. During his speech, he had this to say about Rep. Artur Davis, who voted against the health care bill:

“We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,” Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.”

Let me get this straight. Is Jesse Jackson saying that race should determine how one votes? Is he also saying that that Mr. Davis is less of a “black man” because he opposed this legislation? I shouldn’t be surprised by this, since he seems to see race as the primary determinant of every outcome. To Jesse Jackson, there is no individual reasoning. Instead, we are all influenced by history and controlled by pigment. » read more