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Dan Quayle: “It doesn't help matters when prime-time TV has 'Murphy Brown,' a character who supposedly epitomizes today's…”

On the recordMay 26, 2005
It doesn't help matters when prime-time TV has 'Murphy Brown,' a character who supposedly epitomizes today's intelligent, highly-paid professional woman, mocking the importance of fathers by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another lifestyle choice.
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Dan Quayle
Republican · Indiana

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Dan Quayle commented on the impact of fictional characters on political discourse.

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