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Jesse Jackson’s Odd Christmas Comments: ‘Christmas Should Be a Poor People’s Holy Day’

Dec. 5, 2011 8:57am Billy Hallowell

Jesse Jackson Issues Odd Christmas Address

Jesse Jackson isn’t a stranger to gaining attention for uttering bizarre comments and confusing platitudes. The reverend, who has also made two runs for the American presidency, served as President Bill Clinton’s spiritual adviser, and made a name for himself as a human rights activist, is gaining attention for some very odd comments he made about Christmas.

On the Rainbow PUSH Saturday Morning Forum this weekend, Jackson decided to take on “non-christian” merchants who he says have tried — in the past — to “lure” people into “Santa Claus’ birthday party.” Below, find the full text of his message (via Newsbusters):

This (Christmas) is a holy day for the poor, not a holiday for the merchants. I once heard some people that I know say that when Christmas Eve is over, they have midnight services in the back of their shops. These were non-Christian people I was, they say we, say every December 24th around midnight we have, we close our shops and we’re not Christian but we start singing “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” We use Jesus to lure you into Santa Claus’s birthday party and unless you have the holiday spirit, which is his songs, his wine, and his stuff you’re not welcome at the party of the man whose party it is. This is, Christmas should be a poor people’s holy day.

This portion of his address, aside from being curious, is also hard to decipher. When he talks about the holiday being for the poor, one wonders if he means the “physical” or the “spiritual” poor. But as he continues, it becomes clear that he’s referencing the former.

Jackson claims that non-Christian merchants hold “services” in the back of their stores (or, at least, he’s been told they’ve done so in the past). Apparently, this is done in an effort to trick patrons into purchasing items (this is only a theory, of course, as his words aren’t coherent enough to derive a definitive meaning).

Jesse Jackson Issues Odd Christmas Address

And the portion about holiday spirit, wine and “his songs” is also curious. So, Santa has wine, songs and “holiday spirit?” Or is it Jesus he’s talking about? Again — unclear.

Perhaps the tone Jackson was attempting to strike was one that stood firmly opposed to greedy businesspeople (but, again, only a theory). As you may recall, the reverend has been very vocal about the Occupy Wall, as he has compared it to the civil rights movement and spoken out in incessant support.

He goes on in his address to say that Jesus was “born under the cloud of who is his Daddy?” This, of course, is in reference to the fact that many people likely didn’t believe Mary’s story about how her pregnancy came to be.

Overall, Jackson’s words are a collective head-scratcher, especially the tail end of the block text seen above: “This is, Christmas should be a poor people’s holy day.” How the holiday being for the poor meshes with non-Christian merchants holding services in their stores is beyond me, but, in Jackson’s mind, these themes somehow connect.

You can listen to his address here.

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Tony
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:41am
I fear the most (ir) reverend will hear the words, “depart from me, I never knew you”. Jackson’s life and deeds do not show fruits of the spirit but appear even lowly for a fallen world. Claiming to be a preacher makes the millstone twice as heavy. And Senior is leading Junior to be with him for all eternity. Sad indeed. Even these two we are to pray that they see the “Light” before it is too late.

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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 11:33am
  Even Christmas is about class warfare with these libturds….. Is that all they think about, envy, jealousy, money……
  
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kimberlyjesus
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:40am
This will be everyone’s last christmas to celebrate! christmas is not in the bible and should not be celebrated. Jesus and God are to be celebrated everyday! We were given the gift of life to serve them and not ourselves! So there will be no more argueing next year when everyone will tremble with fear when GOD speaks!

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- GUNNSUP
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 10:51am
  The true meaning of Christmas has taken a back seat to the commercialized marketing schemes to suck us into spending money on mostly useless items for our loved ones & friends. They have been doing this so long its as if you should feel guilty if you don’t go out and spend hundreds & thousands of $$ trying to out do others with the biggest, the best, the most expensive gifts there are. Especially the car advertisments. The”______ Winter or Christmas Event”. So lets just go out & put ourselves in more debt to prove that you are a big spender. Keep Christ in Christmas! BTW Jackson is a real horses ass….
  
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- Katie822
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 4:21pm
  Stop trolling Kimberly.
  
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- Amos37
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 6:43pm
  That’s right, keep constantine in christmass.
  
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RodUSA
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:40am
I know…maybe Christmas should be a Christian holiday. Why does this clown still have any credibility after he had an affair, fathered a child from that affair and he had his Rainbow Coalition pay everyone off. I’m not judging, I’m just saying he had lost his “Holier than Thou ” title.

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Mainer forever
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:39am
“loud mouth oompa loompa sharpton.”…..now THAT is Funny!!! (Ommpa looma sharpton)!!

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Mainer forever
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:36am
“that loud mouth oompa loompa sharpton”…..now THAT is Funnny!!! (oompa loompa sharpton)!!

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barber2
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:32am
Anyone know what school the Rev. Jackson attended to get his religious education and background ? Maybe this particular sermon was an example of “speaking in tongues ” as it sure doesn’t make much sense in English….

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- TheLeftMadeMeRight
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:42am
  No, but I’m betting in the end days fire will shoot from his eyes, ears and mouth as he melts like the witch of the west. Al Sharpton too.
  
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- Dismayed Veteran
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:58am
  Jesse Jackson attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. He then attended Chicago Theological Seminary, United Church of Christ.
  
  Chicago Theological is known for especially being friendly to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender concerns and is listed as an officially “Open and Affirming” institution of the United Church of Christ by the UCC Coalition for GLBT Concerns.
  
  Social justice has a significant presence at CTS and the United Church of Christ.
  
  Since I pay federal and state income tax, I guess Christmas is not a holy day for me.
  
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sawbuck
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:31am
False prophet and let’s not forget to mention memory loss.
Last time I checked , “the poor” he’s talling about” get a christmas present ,
on the first of every month.

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potica69
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:27am
He be stoopid!

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- Mess23
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:35am
  And the people who believe this crap are stoopid two… He is nothing but an extortionist…
  
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UlyssesP
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:26am
“Ah sahy thaht iht shouhld bhe ah rhich persohns holodhay.”

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- sawbuck
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:38am
  @ulyssesp
  I gona haff ta brush up ona mah ebonics .
  
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freedomofspeech
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:24am
Say what?????? my professional observation: check up from the neck up.

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- oldironsides
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 5:02pm
  I do believe the syphilis is affecting his brain
  
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Mainer forever
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:20am
Is this guy for reals? Perhaps he has a brain tumor.

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- I.Gaspar
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 10:36am
  Now THAT would be a good gift…
  
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- Maji
  Posted on December 6, 2011 at 12:57am
  Looks like a Wine’O!
  Talks like a fool!
  Is an Idiot for a fact!
  
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Gonzo
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:17am
Christ was a gift to all men Jesse, it’s pretty obvious that the Rev. title you use is not legitimate.

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- honestynow
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:22am
  Bingo!
  
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- V-MAN MACE
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:24am
  When it comes to the poor, you’re supposed to act like it’s Christmas everyday. I’m sure most of us fall miserably short of that.
  
  There’s no better price than free. Free is real value.
  
  When you give, you negate the need for money. The love of money is the root of evil. Giving is the real currency, and when you give, you store up your riches in heaven, and your heart will be there also.
  
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- JLGunner
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:28am
  He was a sprirtual advisor for Clinton. What does that tell you?
  
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lel2007
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:15am
CHRISTMAS a Poor People’s Holy Day ?? ABSOLUTELY NOT ! If these “poor” people can’t financially contribute to Black Friday they have no business whatever partaking in the Christmas celebration of retail financial success. We’ve got to find a way to hide these poor people, at least during the holiday seasons. They just ruin it from us rich folks. Us Whites gotta find a better way to hold those black men down too.

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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:14am
What an idiot; clearly he is not aware of that fact. The son is also getting a little news too. Both are creeps.

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JLGunner
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:13am
He’s a lengend in his own mind. What a dunderhead, and to think, people in the black community support this idiot. Reverand of no church and fathering illigitimate kids. What a great role model.

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- Stoic one
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:24am
  That is why jesse questions who Jesus’s daddy is; so he can claim to be ‘holy’ with his ba$tard children
  
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Jenny Lind
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:13am
Is he drinking or smoking something? He never sounds normal, but he’s even loopier than usual. And why do we care what this 70′s leftover says. You know how it get’s with leftovers, no need to explain. If he can’ tell the difference between ows and the civil right’s movement he really needs a brain scan, and drug testing because something is not right. Poor Jesse, he just keeps trying to be relevant, but it’s not going to happen.

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Sibyl
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:12am
TYPO in the Title – Comments has two Ms.

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Tri-ox
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:11am
Jesse Jackass – fully “medicated”.

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- Anti_Spock
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:18am
  “This (Christmas) is a holy day for the poor, not a holiday for the merchants.” “Christmas should be a poor people’s holy day.”
  
  Oh great. Now Christmas is a class issue. Hey knucklehead Jesse, how is it poor people can afford to buy anything from the “evil” merchant? Can you say “government welfare?” Stop giving them christmas money, and I’m sure they will skip the merchant in favor of your nativity scene.
  
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Lordchamp
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:10am
He is a true idiot and a good example of what it’s like to be brain dead and still walking around.

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biohazard23
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:09am
Santa has wine? Really?? Dang, I’m asking for a case of Chardonnay, a case of Syrah, and one of Cabernet!

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- Komponist-ZAH
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:59pm
  Methinks Jesse has already had some…
  
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M24
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:09am
Shut Up You Worthless Racist Trouble Maker You Are A Disgrace To your Self And Everybody Around You ,Just Go Away

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progressiveslayer
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:08am
Jackson is just a poverty pimp,shaking down businesses for years and he sounds like he’s suffering from dementia with his ramblings.

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djeffcoat
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:08am
Who gives a flip what this moron says?

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Ironeagle
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:05am
Jesse J = Corrupt, race & class-baiting, racist, bigot. Him and Al Sharpton will occupy an extra hot place in hell for all the evil they have perpetrated.

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- txn4justice
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:44am
  I reckon that you are right IronEagle. I would want to be them and explain their BS to Jesus. They divide, they don’t unite.
  
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- utterlyamazing
  Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:44am
  Hell doesn’t want them!! Satan doesn’t like competition..
  
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TXPilot
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:04am
Jesse Jackson is a very good example of how indulging in repeating and outrageous hypocrisy rots the brain.

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