Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
This isn't just some Mickey mouse game of sitting around playing gotcha and being clever.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich criticizes the media for focusing on gotcha questions instead of substantive issues.

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