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The charges that I am anti-Semitic are simply erroneous, felonious, and unceremonious. In fact, when I need a doctor, I always look for one with a Jewish name.

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Jesse Jackson
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
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Jesse Louis Jackson
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