Even if you have crass political thoughts like that, you don't write it down in a memo.
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And if you have a paper with those crass political thoughts on it you do not hand it to a member of the opposition [Harkin] who apparently is slightly sympathetic to your view on the issue.
That is why I believe that Martinez had not actually read the paper he handed to Harkin. However, Harkin is the person who called the Post and ABC!
I guess he didn't. That would have made him one stupid man, handing it to Harkin.