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A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth - some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say.

Michael Kinsley

Ambition can never be naked in a political campaign, it must be clothed in deceit.

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Conservatives are always looking for converts, whereas liberals are always looking for heretics.

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A gaffe is the opposite of a lie : it is when a politician inadvertently tells the truth.

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I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal.

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He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of one's nastiness does not make one nice.

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If hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue, piousness is virtue paying tribute to itself.

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What could be more absurd than the idea that genuine anti-Christian prejudice is a major force in American politics.

Michael Kinsley

Michael Kinsley

Michael Kinsley

Born: March 9, 1951 (age 75)

Bio: Michael Kinsley is an American political journalist and commentator. Primarily active in print media as both a writer and editor, he also became known to television audiences as a co-host on Crossfire.

Known for:

Please don't remain calm (2008)
Big Babies (1995)

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