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Larry Craig: “Americans have been subjected to an unprecedented media feed. I think that certainly those who watch it and call me and…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2007
Americans have been subjected to an unprecedented media feed. I think that certainly those who watch it and call me and say, Larry, we have never seen anything quite like this. As I say, in the middle of hurricane season, there weren't any hurricanes. I became the hurricane, a political hurricane. Americans aren't used to this, attack the individual, and keep attacking, and see if you can knock him down or knock her down and knock her out.
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Senator Craig comments on the intense media scrutiny he is facing and compares it to being a 'political hurricane.'

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