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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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Jun 20, 2011

Mr. President, you've got 73 percent of the gay vote when you ran in 2008. Now, that was less than John Kerry got.

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Jun 20, 2011

Mr. President, you got 73 percent of the gay vote when you ran in 2008. Now, that was less than John Kerry got.

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Jun 6, 2011

Well, everything is about politics with people on Capitol Hill, so yes, of course.

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Jun 6, 2011

Eric Cantor today, the Republican Majority Leader, big mistake politically in stepping up in that quote we just showed and calling on Weiner to resign.

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Jun 6, 2011

Big mistake politically in stepping up in that quote we just showed and calling on Weiner to resign.

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Jun 6, 2011

If he's now going to be opining on each unfaithful or cyber-unfaithful husband, he ought to have to take a position now on whether David Vitter, the senator from Louisiana, who ran on family values and then got caught on the D.C. madam's…

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Jun 5, 2011

Weiner's behavior was abhorrent, inappropriate. He lied to the public. He lied to his wife. He seems untrustworthy. He didn't use good judgment.

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Jun 5, 2011

He's got to get right with his wife, who's a friend of mine, and she's a remarkable woman.

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Jun 5, 2011

I will criticize David Vitter. He ran as a family values conservative. He was on the list of the D.C. madam.

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Jun 5, 2011

I do think, actually, public figures have a right to a private life. They don't have a right to lie to the public, to Wolf Blitzer, to their staff, to their constituents. And that's what Congressman Weiner did.

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Jun 5, 2011

If I was the chairman of the DNC, or however your party works, Paul, I would say, hit the high road, baby.

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