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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 5, 2011

He may have -- there's -- I think it's rule one, that a member must do nothing to bring the House into disrepute.

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Jun 5, 2011

If he gets through all of that, then he still in 17 months has to face his constituents.

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Jun 5, 2011

It's just bizarre, tawdry, disgusting. What it really is, though, is, also, it's dishonest.

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Jun 5, 2011

I think it's very selfish for him to put his party through this, let alone Huma, who's a remarkable human being.

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May 31, 2011

When the Dow drops 279 points in a day, the career-ending scandal could be the governor of New Jersey, who is taking a state helicopter apparently yesterday to go to see his kid's baseball game.

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May 31, 2011

I think he did a very good job. I think Wolf is right. I think he gave Wolf a very good interview, answered every question the best that he could.

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May 18, 2011

This is a health care system for tens of millions of Americans. The Republicans, in the words of the 'Wall Street Journal', no liberal organ, want to essentially end Medicare and put insurance companies in charge, which will cost seniors…

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Apr 26, 2011

I think he's just honestly doing it for the reasons he states. He cares about the country. He wants to put him behind him.

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Apr 26, 2011

No, no. It was a mistake to release it today. He didn't wait. He released what is legally recognized by Hawaii and the federal government as his certificate of live birth, as his birth certificate.

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Apr 26, 2011

What this did do was I think delegitimize the Republicans. It put Republicans on the spot.

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Apr 26, 2011

There were serious mainstream Republicans who were feeding this. Why? Because they want to delegitimize this president. They don't want to fight him on ideas and issues.

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