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Jim Webb: “I think it's absolutely -- you know, to -- to -- to pull, you know, one and two sentences out of a body of work, and try…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2006
I think it's absolutely -- you know, to -- to -- to pull, you know, one and two sentences out of a body of work, and try to use it for political purposes, is just absurd. And -- and -- and they know that.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Jim Webb criticizes the selective use of his writing for political attacks.

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