Paul Begala
Paul Begala
Paul Edward Begalais an American political consultant and political commentator. He was an adviser to President Bill Clinton. Begala was a chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton–Gore campaign, which carried 33 states and made Clinton the first Democrat to win the White House in twelve years. As counselor to the President in the Clinton White House, he coordinated policy, politics, and communications...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 May 1961
CountryUnited States of America
I've known Betty Currie for a long time,
When your mission is to "restore honor and integrity to the White House, you've got to be willing to use any means necessary
When you shoot your buddy in the face, you're going to get a bad story.
It's very good for him, ... I wouldn't go so far as to say it locks anything up, though, because people want to make up their own minds.
the co-president of the United States, and Americans cannot deny his influence.
When all you had to do was punch a hole in the ground and strike oil, it was easy to have the highest high school dropout rate. But you can't drop out and invent a new microchip. Texas is changing, but the constant is hatred of government, and that's a mistake in the 21st century.
Tonight, we sheathe our swords and join hands and work together to solve our nation's most difficult problems,
We knew he was in the oil business; we didn't know it was snake oil.
My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been a real compact, because I was there and I saw the connection that Clinton made with people, and the connection that they made with him.
Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville, tell you about how they can win.
I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.
I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.
They had a candidate who dodged the draft, dodged the ... National Guard. And they made that candidate look strong against a guy who was shot three times and won the Bronze Star and the Silver Star for valor. That is incredible.