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There Were Rumors Long Ago, That Raquel Welch Dated This Guy
Jesse Unruh - CA
She denied it, and I couldn't care less, but...
He has to his credit two of the best political quotes of all time.
1) "Money is the mother's milk of politics."
And somewhat un-PC...
2) "If you can't eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women, take their money and then vote against them, you have no business being up here."
Point being, there wa a time when politicians were unbought.
His NYT Obit is here (He was with RFK when he was shot): https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/06/obituaries/jesse-unruh-a-california-political-power-dies.html
