The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for the comments he made in an interview on “Fox & Friends,” when he thought his microphone was turned off. According to the Seattle Times, the civil-rights leader apologized Wednesday for the remarks he made about the Democratic presidential candidate.

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson said in that Fox interview that Barack Obama was “talking down to black people” and he also said he wanted to castrate the senator. Jackson was asked what he thought about Barack Obama’s speeches on morality.

Last month, the presidential candidate spent Father’s Day at the Apostolic Church of God, which has more than 20,000 members, and he said that fathers should not abandon their children. Jackson interpreted that as a condescending comment. 

Jackson apologized for “any harm or hurt” that his remarks “may have caused,” just before there comments aired, saying he supported Senator Barack Obama’s campaign. He also gave an interview to CNN, saying he regretted what he said.

“And then I said something I felt regret for; it was crude," he added. "It was very private, and very much a sound bite — and a live mic. And so I feel; I find no comfort in it, I find no joy in it,” said Jackson on CNN’s “The Situation Room.” He also sent his “statement of apology” to the senator’s campaign. Bill Burton, Barack Obama’s spokesman, said the presidential candidate accepted the apology.

The element of surprise was Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., Jackson's son, who was very upset about his father’s remarks, saying “he should keep hope alive and any personal attacks and insults to himself.”

“Reverend Jackson is my Dad, and I'll always love him. I thoroughly reject and repudiate his ugly rhetoric,” said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., according to the Seattle Times.