Reverend Jesse Jackson, who is known for, among other things, uttering an infamous slur during the 1984 campaign, is back in the news in what appears to be an acute relapse of foot in mouth disease with some rather crude phrasing captured on mic directed at Barack Obama.

See Drudge for details. And apparently you can watch FOX News tonight for the uncut version (excuse the pun).

UPDATE: Via Tapper, Jesse Jackson Jr. has released a harshly worded statement that reads:

"I'm deeply outraged and disappointed in Reverend Jackson's reckless statements about Senator Barack Obama. His divisive and demeaning comments about the presumptive Democratic nominee -- and I believe the next president of the United States -- contradict his inspiring and courageous career. Instead of tearing others down, Barack Obama wants to build the country up and bring people together so that we can move forward, together -- as one nation. The remarks like those uttered on Fox by Revered Jackson do not advance the campaign's cause of building a more perfect Union."

"Revered Jackson is my dad and I'll always love him. He should know how hard that I've worked for the last year and a half as a national co-chair of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. So, I thoroughly reject and repudiate his ugly rhetoric. He should keep hope alive and any personal attacks and insults to himself."

UPDATE: The Obama campaign has released a statement on the matter:

"As someone who grew up without a father in the home, Senator Obama has spoken and written for many years about the issue of parental responsibility, including the importance of fathers participating in their children's lives. He also discusses our responsibility as a society to provide jobs, justice, and opportunity for all. He will continue to speak out about our responsibilities to ourselves and each other, and he of course accepts Reverend Jackson's apology," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.