Did Lee Atwater quote Mao

Answer 1

Atwater jokingly quoted Mao but never called him 'one of my favorite philosophers'. Lee just used a quote from Mao to provide an ironic point, much in the same way others use quotes from historic figures, both egregious & beneficent.


The above answer accurately implies that Anita Dunn quoted Mao to make an ironic point (her excuse and/or valid reasoning) since the reference to Lee Atwater was hers. Her quote was, "Two of my favorite political philosophers - Mao Tse Tung and Mother Teresa, not often coupled with each other but the two people that I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point, which is you're going to make choices."