The notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience. - Susan Rice

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I just had a throwaway part, really, if you think about it. I'm not a natural actor, you know? I'm a comedian, through and through. And I really love my lines. Those are the lines I want to do.

Susan Rice

The notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience.

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We have to know who we are and know what we believe.

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