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Jesse Jackson Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. He founded Rainbow/PUSH.

Quote "See, Barack [Obama has] been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based [charities issue]. I wanta cut his nuts off."

Speaking to Dr. Reed V. Tuckson (United Health Care Group) in a Fox studio in Chicago July 6, 2008. Reverend Jackson thoughts his comments would not be caught on video tape. Source: "The O'Reilly Factor," July 9, 2008, Fox News. Posted here: July 14, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Is this a little bit of jealousy bubbling over in the reverend, or is the comment valid?

Jesse Jackson

Quote "We even have blacks voting against the health care bill. You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man."

Speaking November 18, 2009 at a reception on Capitol Hill for the Congressional Black Caucus. Source: As aired on the Glenn Beck TV program, 11-19-09. Also: John Fund in the Wall Street Journal. Posted here: November 30, 2009. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Glenn Beck remarked, "So now is a race supposed to just all think alike?" I say: look who is injecting race into the healthcare issue, and thinking exclusively along racial lines.

Lyndon Johnson Often referred to as LBJ, he served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 after serving as Vice President from 1961 to 1963.

Quote "You dumb sons of bitches. I piss on all of you."

Comments obviously directed at the country's citizens, made with a grin from ear to ear, after he would get aboard Air Force One, as recalled by Robert M. MacMillan, an Air Force One steward. Then, according to Mr. MacMillan, he would step out of sight and begin taking off his clothes. By the time he was in the stateroom, he was down to his shorts and socks. Source: "In the President' Secret Service," by Ronald Kessler, NewsMax magazine, August 2009, page 51. Address: Sequoia Digital Corporation, 224 Datura Street, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. Website. Posted here: September 21, 2009. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: According to the referenced source, President Johnson was often inebriated. Secret Service agents also said he was uncouth and just plain nasty. Once, when Vice President Johnson was going to be late for four p.m. appointment with JFK, he told his driver to jump the curb and drive on the sidewalk. When the driver refused, Johnson hit him on the head with a newspaper and told him he was fired. (He wasn't really.) As President, Johnson had affairs with several of his secretaries. Secret Service agents would drive him to a secretary's resident and then depart for a while as instructed.