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It's Not Just What You Say

The Rev. Jesse Jackson talks on the telephone before then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a primary campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson talks on the telephone before then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a primary campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas.
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When the Rev. Jesse Jackson made scathing, off-camera — but still on-mike — remarks about Sen. Barack Obama and his Father's Day speech on absentee fathers at a predominately African-American church in Chicago, there was a lesson in the incident for both the preacher and the Democratic presidential candidate, according to Eric Easter, who writes about politics, culture and technology for EbonyJet.com.

Easter explains why "it's not just what you say, it's where, how, when and to whom that matter as well." He also talks about why he thinks Jackson was right — even if the venue (FOX News) was not.

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