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On the recordJune 30, 2010
Okay. We've got the Packers playing the Vikings. They do that on occasion, don't they? Imagine that if the sidelines were erased and imagine if the referees were put back in the locker room. What would happen?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

The speaker uses a sports analogy to illustrate a point.

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