Posted by
Mike Bates on Saturday, March 03, 2012 9:45:42 PM
Weeks ago, Jesse Jackson accused
GOP presidential candidate of "name calling" for referring to President
Barack Obama as the "best food-stamp president in American history."
But last Saturday morning at his Rainbow PUSH forum, broadcast nationally on
the Word Network, Jackson appears to have decided that being
characterized that way isn't so bad after all.
As he often does, Jackson directed (video here) the audience to repeat his words of wisdom on the subject:
Say, it's an honor to be a food stamp president. Food stamps feed the
hungry. Food stamps save the children. Food stamps help the farmer.
Food stamps help the truck driver. Food stamps help the warehouse.
Food stamps help the store. Food stamps hire people and feed people.
Food stamps save people from starvation and malnutrition. Whenever you
attack feeding the hungry, you undermine the moral authority of our
faith. Give President Barack Obama a big hand. Show your love. Show
your appreciation.
So is what Gingrich called Obama an insult or a plaudit? It's unlikely
the mainstream media will ask Jackson the question or if he truly
believes it's an honor for a president to oversee the addition of
more than 10 million people to the food stamp rolls. The sensitive
souls who report our news loathe ever putting the Most Reverend Jackson
on the spot.