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I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal
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"I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it's put out in the media as true"

- Jesse Jackson

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This quote by Jesse Jackson speaks to the struggle for health care reform in the United States. He is pointing out that the defend a health care costs to cover all Americans is being misrepresented in the media as a race appeal, when in fact it is not. Jackson is highlighting the fact that the media is not precisely portraying the fight for healthcare reform, which this misrepresentation is avoiding progress from being made. He is highlighting the significance of precise representation in the media, and the need for healthcare reform that leaves no one behind. Jackson's quote talks to the requirement for a more fair healthcare system, and the requirement for accurate representation of the fight for healthcare reform in the media.

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Jesse Jackson This quote is written / told by Jesse Jackson somewhere between October 8, 1941 and today. He was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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