Jesse Jackson is in the news again, and this time he's taking shots at Dan Gilbert.  In what might be described as one of the most ignorant public statements of his career, (that's saying a lot) Jesse Jackson likens Dan Gilbert to a slaveowner.  Really? 

“His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality,” Jackson said in a statement released Sunday. “Gilbert sees LeBron as a runaway slave.  He speaks as the owner of LeBron, not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers."

“Gilbert's accusations endanger LeBron,” Jackson wrote. “His jersey is being burned in effigy, and he is being projected as a betrayer by the owner. ... LeBron is not a child, nor is he bound to play on Gilbert’s plantation and be demeaned.”

Only in America.  Jesse Jackson has a history of making outlandish statements to get his name in the news.  This is the same guy that accused a police officer of a "hate crime" when he shot a man who attempted to run him over with his vehicle. 

Dan Gilbert's letter to the fans might have been innappropriate coming from an owner, but it was in no shape or form, racist.  In fact, it's the Reverrand Jesse Jackson who is racist.  Gilbert is white and LeBron is black, we get it.  That's not what this about.  Dan was upset with the way LeBron hyped up his "Decision" to leave Cleveland, and thus disrespecting the city in an unnecessary manner. 

By playing the race card and calling Gilbert a slaveowner, Jackson diminishes his credibility even further.. if that's possible at this point.  He manipulated this situation to get his name in the news, and by broaching the slavery issue he is simply pointing out his own insecurities and deep-rooted racism. 

It wasn't about the fact that LeBron left, it was the way in which he did it.  Kevin Durant resigned with the Oklahoma City Thunder in a much more mature fashion.  I think Cavaliers fans would have been more accepting of LeBron's decision to leave if he hadn't created a media spectacle around it.

Jesse, slavery is no longer a part of our society.  The Civil War was fought, the North won.  You are obviously ignorant and don't realize that your pathetic statements do more harm than good.  Telling the American public that Dan Gilbert has the mentality of a slave-owner is downright slanderous, if not hilarious.  The "Reverend" Jesse Jackson represents everything that is wrong with American Society.