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:::Furthermore, it shows him reading race into a situation which others may not have considered had a racial aspect. How is that also not notable? It failed to note that Jackson offered to pay the girl's tuition, which was a generous deed, so that was a flaw in the write-up. If the claim is that the quote was too short and was too easily misconstrued, then the simplest and best solution is to quote a larger amount in order to make the context plain. Respectfully, [[User:Kasreyn|Kasreyn]] 00:39, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::::FWIW, Politician818 appears to be discussing now, rather than continuing the edit war, which I really wish people would knock off. We can talk this one through. You answer your own question "how is that non-notable" in your previous sentence: "this happens to the best of 'em". If it's that common for the general class of speakers and politicians, why is it notable for Jackson? Regarding reading race: certainly he does that, but that quote doesn't quite show that. Later on in the interview it becomes a lot more clear that he's doing exactly that. It shouldn't be hard to find a reliable source bemoaning Jackson's penchant for (as they'll likely say) "race-baiting", and the entire incident (though not this quote) is a good example. But we can't give that quote (or any quote) as a controversy simply because ''we'' happen to think it's controversial; that's exactly where we need find some sufficiently notable pundit making this point. --[[User:Jpgordon|jpgordon]][[User talk:Jpgordon|∇∆∇∆]] 01:47, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
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