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“Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to lose. They didn't care if she had the policy or political or emotional capacity to serve as vice president, let alone president. They were willing to drive the country off a cliff, if that's what it took to win.”

Quote by Dee Dee Myers

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Dee Dee Myers is an American politician and author, who served as the White House Press Secretary during the Clinton administration. She became the first female White House Press Secretary in U.S. history. Myers has extensive experience in politics and media, and has contributed articles to various publications. more

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“When I joined Bill Clinton's start-up presidential campaign in 1991, I was confident that women would play an ever more important role, but I never gave a minute's thought to what would happen if we won. When we did - and I became the first woman to serve as White House press secretary - it changed my life. But it didn't change the world.”

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