I don't know your reference. It isn't Barbara Jordan (I was a BIG fan of hers). Could be Larry the meatgrinder Flynt. Or the guy in Missouri that Joe Biden asked to stand up! Help me here.
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/franklin_d_roosevelt.html
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