When news broke that Jesse Jackson had whispered that he wanted to “cut [Barack Obama’s] nuts off” before a Fox & Friends interview Sunday, it was a reminder that hot mics can make it hard for public figures to keep their private conversations private.

It should be a simple life lesson: When you have a media outlet’s microphone attached to you should expect other people are listening to your conversation, and very likely recording it.

Herewith, some famous examples of people who should know better, but obviously didn’t.

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Boy, oh boy, Jesse Jackson's definitely got a bit of egg on his face. Or, we hope it's egg. Fox News caused a scandal yesterday when they aired footage off Jackson criticizing Senator Barack Obama.

Speaking with United Health Group's Reed Tuckson about Obama's father's day speech, during which he took on absentee dads, Jackson, thinking his microphone had been turned off, remarked, "See, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this faith based … I want cut his nuts off … Barack … he’s talking down to black people."

Cue damage control…

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Oh, Bill, Bill, Bill.

If you're going to tell someone they're misquoting you, make sure you're right. Reporter Mike Memoli caught up with Mr. Clinton today in Pennsylvania and asked him about his remark that Obama played the "race card" after the Jesse Jackson debacle last January.

And, like Hillary's Bosnia memory, Bill's remains a bit hazy.

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Hillary Clinton sure was contrite yesterday! The Senator from New York apologized at least three times with regard to her campaign's often contentious take on race in America. It's always nice to hear politicians apology - it does happen so rarely! - but we can't help but wonder why Clinton's made such a push.

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By now you either know or have predicted this, but for those of you have didn't or haven't: Barack Obama swept through the Mississippi primary yesterday.

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