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On the recordOctober 15, 2008
There was a point in my life when I started palling around with a pretty ugly crowd. I have got to be honest. These guys were serious deadbeats. They were lowlifes. They were unrepentant, no-good punks. That's right. I have been a member of the United States Senate.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on his past associations in a humorous context during the dinner.

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