Barack Obama’s camp was in crisis-management mode this weekend after civil rights leader and former Presidential candidate Jesse Jackson announced he would be voting for Obama.

Speaking to reporters, Obama spokeswoman Harriet Lenker carefully analyzed the text of Jackson’s comment in an effort to dilute its impact.

“I don’t understand why this is news,” she said. “It never really uses the word ‘endorsement.’ He simply says, ‘He has my vote.’ While we’re marginally grateful for this, we fear that Mr. Jackson might be making a rash decision. The field is packed with strong, capable candidates, like Joe Biden, and it would be in Rev. Jackson’s best interest to give them all a good look. Particularly Joe Biden. From Delaware. That’s B-I-D-E-N.”

The mention of Biden was timely because the long-time senator, still recovering from burns sustained when he set himself on fire in an effort to invigorate his fading campaign, had been pulling out all the stops in his attempt to garner Reverend Jackson’ endorsement and with it, broader African-American support. In fact, fresh from the hospital, Biden yesterday took center stage in a lynching recreation that he hoped would demonstrate what he called “my commitment to well-spoken, clean black folk.”

The effort failed, however, when the skin grafts covering Mr. Biden’s burned neck gave way allowing the rope to slip over his head. This caused the senator to fall awkwardly on several local African-American dignitaries who were set to be honored by Mr. Biden with life-sized lawn jockeys crafted in each of their images.

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