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David Gergen: “It's hard to imagine he can do much more, Anderson. His publicity blitz has been the dumbest, most selfish, most…”

On the recordApril 27, 2008
It's hard to imagine he can do much more, Anderson. His publicity blitz has been the dumbest, most selfish, most narcissistic act I've seen in politics in some 40 years.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen criticizes Reverend Wright's actions and their impact on Obama's candidacy.

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