Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
These days it's gotcha this, gotcha that, and gotcha journalism and gotcha politics.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank comments on the current state of political journalism, highlighting the focus on gotcha questions.

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