On the recordAugust 3, 2010
I think the propaganda victory is if, in fact, they are blocked and they can argue, once again, that they're oppressed by the Great Satan, America, which is not true.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “I think the propaganda victory is if, in fact, they are blocked and they can argue, once again, that they're oppressed…”
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Begala argues against the notion that blocking the mosque would be a victory for radical Islamists.
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