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Jack Kingston: If I could reclaim, and I will yield back to you, I am glad to hear that because, you know, so much of the jousting, and…

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
If I could reclaim, and I will yield back to you, I am glad to hear that because, you know, so much of the jousting, and both sides can admit some guilt here, is totally based on fantasy and what sounds good on a 30-second sound bite rather than what is real.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the nature of political discourse and sound bites.

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