David Brooks: an Inner Sanctum of RNC Politics

Inside David Brook's Politcs!

(Politico)

"You know, all three of us spend a lot of time covering politicians and I don’t know about you guys, but in my view, they’re all emotional freaks of one sort or another. They’re guaranteed to invade your personal space, touch you.

I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time. I was like, ehh, get me out of here."

— David Brooks, NYTimes Political columnist

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My niece sees Shields & Brooks on PBS and thinks they look like a pair of movie reviewers, and she's not that far off.

What drama, but in his younger days the idea of patting David on the inner thigh doesn't sound as bad, and it could easily have been Mark Foley mistaking Brooks for just another chicken dinner.

We need more context and timeframe tp properly seat this story:

BROOKS: "You know, all three of us spend a lot of time covering politicians and I don’t know about you guys, but in my view, they’re all emotional freaks of one sort or another. They’re guaranteed to invade your personal space, touch you. I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time. I was like, ehh, get me out of here."

HARWOOD: "What?"

BROOKS: "I can only imagine what happens to you guys."

O’DONNELL: "Sorry, who was that?"

BROOKS: "I’m not telling you, I’m not telling you."

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