CHICAGO -- Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a "runaway slave" and that the owner's comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.


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His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract.

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-- Rev. Jesse Jackson on Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's comments about LeBron James

Shortly after James announced his decision last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cleveland's fans, ripping the 25-year-old and promising to deliver a title before James wins one. He called James' decision "cowardly" and later told The Associated Press he believes James quit during a handful of Cavaliers playoff games.

"He has gotten a free pass," Gilbert told the AP in a phone interview late Thursday night. "People have covered up for [James] for way too long. Tonight we saw who he really is."

Jackson said Gilbert's comments were "mean, arrogant and presumptuous."

"He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers," the reverend said in a release from his Chicago-based civil rights group, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract."

Messages were left Sunday night seeking comment from Gilbert, the Cavaliers and James.

Jackson also called Gilbert's comments an attack on all NBA players and said the owner should face a "challenge" from the league and the players' association.

NBA spokesman Tim Frank declined comment.

Jesse Jackson has been short on "cents" for decades.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Wonder how Jackson's illegitimate kid is doing these days?

Does he want to cut his nuts off (odd hand gesture)?

It's true how society don't want LeBron to move to South Beach with spectacular views. They're like uhh, "He's a trader he could never be a winner" I'm like ooh, what's a young brother to do? He bring his brothers to the city, give a feeling that he don't give a fuck, he just chilling watching Franklin's stack high as fuck. Old Man, don't blow his high. Especially if you don't know his life. Don't make him bring Sharpton in it cause he's dark-skinned or dude with the 'fro from the Rainbow Coalition. He's a victim of a single parent household, born in a mousehole, mousetrap. People wanna know, how so, how LeBron get up out that, here, yeah he snatched rebounds he per-se-vered...

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I want to go on record as saying that I do not believe the Reverend Jackson is a "thug"

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Host of the weekly "We Fish ASA" podcast
Weekly columnist for the Northwest Herald
Bi-monthly columnist for Illinois Outdoor News magazine
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He prefers extortionist/race hustler.

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He also must drink Bud then...

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Of course. Tastes like victory for minorities

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Of course he drinks Bud. His family owns the distributorship. That's one of the main reasons Fritzy hates black folks. The Jacksons are doing their best to kick Miller off Rush Street.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Reason knew that.

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Thanks, Nas. Sometimes I think the Rod is not on the road but shoved up Joe's ass.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

I know Reason knew that. I just wanted the rest of you to know why Fritzy and Mike Nort are so anti-Jackson.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

To be fair, you ain't too bright.

Oh, and go fuck yourself!

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

You in your cups again, boo?

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

Wait just a minute, here. Are you talking to me?

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

If I need to explain it then, yeah.

Listen here you little dizzy bitch. Why the fuck don't you learn to use the quote function so we know what the fuck you are trying to say?

You expect us to decipher your inane tripe by osmosis? Be clear woman, for Christ's sake.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Somebody sounds a little more "irregular" than usual.


Eat more fiber.

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Fuck more of yourself...

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

I was talking to Spaulding. If I was going to try and help you become more regular, I'd suggest going on the pill. It will straighten out your cycle in less than a month.

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Your friend had quick fingers and got the post in....

Osmosis? Really? You are as daffy as a duck. Tell us more about some of the lookers that have kept your change.

Spaulding, you have far too much class to be getting into an argument like this.

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Host of the weekly "We Fish ASA" podcast
Weekly columnist for the Northwest Herald
Bi-monthly columnist for Illinois Outdoor News magazine
Former host of The Outdoors Experience on WIND and The Great Outdoors on CLTV
http://www.wefishasa.com

You are not going to have much support for that thought SS.

I like seeing Reason fight. Get that old man's blood pumping.

The top of their head was just alright with me, looked kinda like a cash register with a tongue.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Spaulding is at her best when she is talking about the things she wants to do while thinking about Patrick Sharp and will fighting on here, please let her be. Thank you!

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Carrie on.
RPB off.
Carrie off.
RPB on.
Carrie back on.
RPB off again.
I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'

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Host of the weekly "We Fish ASA" podcast
Weekly columnist for the Northwest Herald
Bi-monthly columnist for Illinois Outdoor News magazine
Former host of The Outdoors Experience on WIND and The Great Outdoors on CLTV
http://www.wefishasa.com