Al Franken on administration
Al Franken250 quotes“I also focus on Bush and his administration – who do a lot of lying – and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn’t be able to get away with.”
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Al FrankenAl Franken The Bush administration thought that once there is a democracy, everything else will fall into place. If today you speak to the architects of the 2001 Afghanistan Conference in Bonn, they will tell you that instead of being fixated on elections.
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Adam SchiffAdam Schiff I would strongly urge the Donald Trump administration to pick someone who is completely apolitical, who doesn’t come out of the political process
Adam SchiffAdam Schiff The bonds of trust between the United States and Israel have been frayed, but even the hostility and disrespect the Obama administration has shown has not severed those bonds.
Adam HasnerAdam Hasner Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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