Jackie Mason Makes Racial Slur Comment About Barack Obama?

Comedian Jackie Mason has denied making a racial slur comment when he called President Barack Obama a "schwartza".  Here is a definition of the offensive term according to the urban dictionary.

schwartza

A Yiddish term that American Jews use to call a black person a "" without them knowing. It is extremely derogatory

Watch Jackie Mason's pre-election video blog where he complains that Barack Obama is unqualified and will only get the job to be President of the United States because he is Black.  Jackie Mason continues to talk about Barack Obama's qualifications while joking about African-American's historic struggle for employment equality after years of being stuck in menial service jobs. Affirmative action promoted diversity in the workforce and educational institutions. Jackie Mason also says the following about Barack Obama in the clip:

"Maybe you should be a waiter in a restaurant. Maybe you should be a doorman. Don't try to take a job you know nothing about..." 

Comedian Jackie Mason used what some say is a racial epithet in describing President Barack Obama during his act Thursday night, infuriating at least several people in the crowd.

During a performance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in NYC, Mason referred to Obama as a "schwartza" -- some say it's equivalent to the "N" word -- others say it's just part of the Yiddish culture and a literal translation of the word "Black."

We're told one person walked out fuming, "He's more offensive to the Jews than Madoff tonight."

We spoke with Mason by phone a few minutes ago, and he was outraged at the criticism, saying, "I'm not going to defend myself. Chris Rock has told a lot more jokes about whites than I have against Blacks. What about the demeaning words Blacks say about Jews?"

Mason added, "If it's a racist society, the white people are the ones being persecuted because they have to defend themselves." Mason called people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson "professional racists."

Mason added, "I'm an old Jew. I was raised in a Jewish family where 'schwartza' was used. It's not a demeaning word and I'm not going to defend myself."

And there was this parting shot: "I'm more talented than Oprah Winfrey and look at how much she makes. I can't even make a living."

UPDATE: Rev. Al Sharpton just sent us this statement:

"At this stage in Jackie's life and career he should get our prayers more than our responses. It is sad that maybe he forgot he used the same term against Mayor David Dinkins when he was elected the first African-American Mayor of New York City and got in trouble for it. As for him attacking me, maybe he forgot that he has had me on his TV show and has taken me to dinner and commended me for forgiving a white male who tried to kill me by stabbing me while I was leading a non-violent march. I'm sure Jackie just forgot." [TMZ]