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Watch Paul Begala talk about “Alexander Rottencrotch” on CNN

by Matthew Yglesias
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2014 Midterm Elections: Results and reactions from Election Day
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Paul Begala is a former senior advisor to US President Bill Clinton. He’s now a big time political analyst for CNN. Here he is talking about rotten crotches on live television:

For more amusement, here’s a GIF of him slapping a sticker on his forehead:

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