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(CNN) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Thursday denied allegations that his disparaging remarks about Sen. Barack Obama stemmed from envy.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson has apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for his "hurtful" remarks.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson has apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for his “hurtful” remarks.

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"That’s kind of ridiculous. He’s running the last lap of a 54-year marathon. He is running that race. I am a part of that race," Jackson said on CNN’s "American Morning," referring to the modern civil rights struggle. Jackson ran for president on the Democratic ticket in 1984 and 1988.

On Wednesday, he apologized for the "crude and hurtful remarks" he made about Obama following an interview Sunday with a Fox News correspondent.

While talking to a fellow interviewee, an open microphone picked up Jackson whispering, "See, Barack’s been talking down to black people. … I want to cut his nuts off."

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Jackson replied, "No," when asked Thursday if he thought the presumptive Democratic nominee talks down to African-Americans.

The civil rights leader told CNN’s "Situation Room" on Wednesday that he didn’t realize the microphone was on at the time. He said he was having a private conversation, and it did not occur to him that it would be picked up.

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"It was very private," Jackson said, adding that if "any hurt or harm has been caused to his campaign, I apologize."

An Obama campaign spokesman, Bill Burton, said that the senator from Illinois "of course accepts Rev. Jackson’s apology."

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Jackson’s son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois — co-chair of Obama’s presidential campaign — publicly blasted his father’s comments Wednesday.

"I’m deeply outraged and disappointed in Rev. Jackson’s reckless statements about Sen. Barack Obama," the younger Jackson said. "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."

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