Jesse Jackson Affirms That Bernie Sanders Was Active In the Civil Rights Movement:

[amborin]

WASHINGTON — Rainbow Push Coalition president Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Daily Caller Friday that Sen. Bernie Sanders was active in the Civil Rights movement in Chicago.

“Bernie was fighting back in Chicago not in the deep-south — in affordable housing struggles in Chicago. The movement was so broad based. There were civil rights leaders in Chicago,” Rev. Jackson said...

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/13/1484649/-Rev-Jesse-Jackson-defends-Sanders-Bernie-was-fighting-back-in-Chicago

[840high]

1. Nice. I never needed confirmation.

[CorporatistNation]

11. Me Neither,,, But Thanks To Rev. Jackson For Confronting the Corrupt Media

Nice!

[Cheese Sandwich]

2. "Jackson says he does not want to endorse anyone during the primary."

Actually I'm glad to hear that since I was under the impression he had already endorsed Hillary.

[Snotcicles]

7. A taker of endorsements, not a giver of them. nt

[bravenak]

3. Why do we need confirmation?

Everybody KNOWS HE WAS ACTIVE!!! Right?!?!?!

[amborin]

4. Yes, everyone knows. Including my former university professors who know Bernie from U of Chicago

[Doctor_J]

5. This was just a hail mary smear from the Clinton campaign.

Too bad that John Lewis got dragged into it

[WillyT]

6. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Dont call me Shirley]

8. Thank you Jesse for speaking the truth.

[jalan48]

9. Jesse should have been the Democratic nominee in 1988.

[restorefreedom]

14. bernie was one of the few to come out publicly and support him then

he had his back. and now jackson has Bernie's.

its nice when people can help each other out

[zentrum]

10. Glad he spoke to this point. nt

[H2O Man]

12. Very good!

I'm glad that Jesse is addressing this.

Recommended.

[amborin]

13. kicking

[Bonobo]

15. Those smearing him as not caring about black issues are shown time and time again to be...

illegitimate sources. Their motivations must be questioned and their opinions tossed out as tainted with personal vindictiveness.

[farleftlib]

16. This is good news

I'm glad he stuck up for Bernie. It shouldn't have to this but it has.

Does anybody remember this little incident?

Two years earlier, when Sanders attended a Democratic caucus in Burlington, a number of caucus-goers he recognized as “old-time Dems” stood and turned their backs as he gave a speech in support of presidential candidate Jesse Jackson. When Sanders returned to his seat afterwards, a woman slapped him in the face.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-20/bernie-sanders-deal-with-the-democratic-devil