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Paul Begala

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Paul Begala is a prominent American political consultant, strategist, and television personality, best known for his role as a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been influential in shaping political discourse and strategy in the United States. Begala has also made a name for himself as a commentator on various news networks, where he provides insights on political issues and campaigns.

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Oct 12, 2004

There are things called Kerry agreements, that presidents for 20 years have had to use to try to crack down on terrorist financing. Now John Kerry wrote that into the law in 1988.

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Oct 12, 2004

Has the president done a good job of creating jobs? No. Balancing the budget, no. Protecting the environment, no. Expanding health care, no.

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Oct 12, 2004

I certainly hope that Kerry gets a chance to talk about his ideas for jobs, first off, because Latino unemployment is at a record high under President Bush.

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Oct 12, 2004

Kerry's is economic. It's jobs, it's health care, it's outsourcing.

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Oct 12, 2004

Now, he promised us he'd create 6 million new jobs. He's 7 million jobs short of that.

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Oct 12, 2004

If you don't like it, you need to vote against him. If you do, you need to vote for him.

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Oct 12, 2004

The problem is, we do have an incumbent, and he has a four-year record, and it's that record that's on trial.

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Oct 12, 2004

The record is clear. President Bush was warned about bin Laden by President Clinton, by Sandy Berger the national security adviser, the Hart Rudman Commission, by the Gilmore Commission, Dick Clark, his own top terrorism expert and by…

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Oct 11, 2004

It was right-wingers who successfully squelched political discussion when they intimidated CBS into killing a documentary about President Ronald Reagan.

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Oct 11, 2004

The president believes this is a base turnout election, so he is going to want to talk about social issues -- abortion, and gun control, and gays.

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Oct 11, 2004

Senator Kerry believes this is a debate about swing voters, so he'll want to talk about jobs, and health care, and the environment.

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Oct 11, 2004

What in the world is this alleged documentary but political statement disguised as news?

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