E.W. Jackson: I Made Controversial Remarks ‘As A Minister, Not As A Candidate’

[DonViejo]

E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia, said it's important to note that his incendiary remarks on abortion were made before he entered the political arena.

After securing the GOP nomination last weekend, Jackson has drawn intense scrutiny for previous comments, like the time he said that "Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was."

But Jackson told The Daily Caller in a story published Friday that those comments must be taken in context and, moreover, they were made when he was holding an entirely different job. Those remarks were made, Jackson said in an email to The DC, in his "role as a minister, not as a candidate.”

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ew-jackson-i-made-controversial-remarks-as-minister

[sinkingfeeling]

1. So, one's moral stances are based on their current job? Sounds like a Republican.

[Warpy]

2. Oh, please, he's just another rabbity male

who is horrified at the prospect of some mere woman undoing the holy work of his golden rod.

And yes, he spoke as a politician. He's not fooling anyone.

[rdharma]

3. He was nuts then......and he's nuts now! eom

[The Magistrate]

4. They Started In The Same Brain, Though, Sir, Eh? And Came Out the Same Mouth....

[Gin]

5. Rev....keep on talking......so....who do we believe?? The minister or the politician?

He's an ass....and it shows with every utterance.......

Keep talking and talking.

[dballance]

6. That's supposed to make me feel better? Seriously?

He's really full-out admitting to being two-faced, IMO. That's not a quality I want in either my politicians or religious leaders. Of course he is a Republican so it's sort of standard for them.

[tanyev]

7. And which one of you would show up for work as Lt. Gov?????

[Marrah_G]

8. Oh well then....that's totally different

[blkmusclmachine]

9. Eewww Jackson.