Shannon F. Reeves - The last I checked, this is an election, and in

The last I checked, this is an election, and in an election we play politics.

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Shannon F. Reeves, Member of the Republican National Committee, Board of Directors, NAACP, Response to a Democratic Spokesperson who accused Reeves Presidential Candidate, John McCain of “playing politics.”, PBS News Hour, July 16, 2008

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