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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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Nov 4, 2010

A whole variety -- by the way, about a third of Republicans back in March before the negative ads and everything, back in March, one-third of Republicans, 38 percent, actually, in a Harris poll said they wanted to see Obama impeached.

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Nov 4, 2010

Oh, definitely. Yes. You're going to see a government shutdown and then maybe, you know, impeachment. And there's nothing going to stop these folks.

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Nov 4, 2010

The Republicans say they hate government health care. Democrats like it, so of course they're going to accept it. Why don't the Republicans decline -- why does not John Boehner who has almost 20 years now been on government health care…

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Nov 4, 2010

They said they hated Obama care, they hate government-funded, government-guaranteed, government-mandated health care.

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Nov 4, 2010

I think -- I -- I do think, in fairness to the Republicans, many of them and probably most of them, did campaign promising to repeal Obama care.

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Oct 31, 2010

Coming back to David's point about Ohio, there are nine states that George W. Bush carried that Barack Obama picked up. If he lost eight of them and held Ohio, he still gets reelected president.

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Oct 31, 2010

They could very well be the Robespierre of this French Revolution. In other words, think they're setting something great in motion that's going to put them on top and then watch the guillotine get them.

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Oct 31, 2010

They should -- if they're elected, and I hope they won't be, but if they do, first thing they should do is turn down the congressional health care.

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Oct 31, 2010

This story is the best thing that could happen to her, for all the reasons these guys and gals are saying.

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Oct 25, 2010

I think these people are saying it not because they're unpolished, but because they mean it.

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Oct 25, 2010

Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate for United States Senate in Nevada, has said there's a Second Amendment option, which is a clear reference to taking up arms against your government.

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Oct 25, 2010

By the way, for those of us who love the Constitution, Article 3, Section 3, is really clear. It is treason to wage war against the United States of America. It is not an option.

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Oct 25, 2010

It is treason to -- it's the only crime defined in the Constitution, by the way.

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Oct 25, 2010

It is treason to wage war against the United States of America. It is not an option.

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Oct 25, 2010

There's unpolished, which I think Erick is being a little generous on, and then there is calling for violence.

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Oct 25, 2010

But it's not -- there's sort of a false equivalency, I think, that you're suggesting.

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Oct 24, 2010

He's not a serious or qualified person to be in the United States Senate. And I understand if President Obama doesn't want to support him.

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Oct 24, 2010

He might have cost the Democrats this seat. He might have cost the Democrats the governorship in Rhode Island.

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Oct 24, 2010

It's unimaginable to me. The notion that the leader of the party is being disloyal to his party is I think its own precedent.

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Oct 18, 2010

Not much of one. It's a Democratic state. Joe Biden held that seat for 36 years.

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Oct 18, 2010

I think you make a good point. People might get confused. But what bothers me -- and it's not just Christine O'Donnell, I think, who can plainly plead ignorance as a defense -- but across the conservative movement, there is this…

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Sep 26, 2010

If the editing wasn't so dishonest, I would call foul on this line that says, 'I'm going to save the soul of America in Congress?' Please.

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Sep 26, 2010

I don't see where this ad is a heck of a lot better. You don't compare somebody to the Taliban. It's nuts.

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