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James Oberstar: “I said, have you ever heard of dynamite? Blow the goddamn thing up----”

On the recordApril 28, 2009
I said, have you ever heard of dynamite? Blow the goddamn thing up----
Said by
James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Oberstar humorously suggests drastic measures to meet project deadlines.

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