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See, I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be president, anyway. I think attorneys are so busy — you know they're always taught to argue everything, always weigh everything, weigh both sides. They are always devil's advocating this and bifurcating this and bifurcating that. You know all that stuff. But, I think it is maybe time — what do you think — for maybe a businessman. How about that? A stellar businessman. Quote, unquote, "a stellar businessman". And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane.
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Clint Eastwood, speech at Republican National Convention, 2012-08-30, quoted in "Transcript of Clint Eastwood speech at RNC", Fox News, 30 August 2012 , also viewable at gopconvention2012 (30 August 2012), "Clint Eastwood", YouTube 

 
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