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Leadership Quote by Roger Stone

"Let's be very clear: if you check the F.E.C. records, you will see I am supporting George W. Bush"

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"Let's be very clear" is Stone’s tell: a preemptive demand for certainty from a man who has made a career out of weaponizing ambiguity. On the surface, the line is bureaucratic and almost dull. That’s the point. By invoking F.E.C. records, Stone doesn’t just claim loyalty to George W. Bush; he claims proof. He drapes himself in the cold legitimacy of compliance, turning campaign finance paperwork into a moral alibi.

The intent is defensive, but also performative. Stone is speaking to two audiences at once: insiders who traffic in rumors of shifting allegiances, and the broader public that equates documentation with truth. The subtext reads like: don’t believe the gossip, believe the ledger. It’s a neat inversion for a political operator associated with spin. He isn’t asking you to trust him; he’s asking you to trust the state’s receipt.

Context matters because the Bush era was a high-stakes loyalty economy inside the Republican Party, where proximity to power depended on being seen as “with” the nominee, not merely ideologically aligned. Stone’s name has long carried the aroma of intrigue; pointing to the FEC is a way to launder reputation through transparency. It’s also a subtle flex: he knows the system well enough to cite the archive, to imply that he plays by (and can play with) the rules.

The line works because it treats politics as an evidentiary contest, not a values contest. In Stone’s world, the paper trail isn’t just a record; it’s a shield and a stage.

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Stone, Roger. (2026, February 16). Let's be very clear: if you check the F.E.C. records, you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/lets-be-very-clear-if-you-check-the-fec-records-120679/

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Stone, Roger. "Let's be very clear: if you check the F.E.C. records, you will see I am supporting George W. Bush." FixQuotes. February 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/lets-be-very-clear-if-you-check-the-fec-records-120679/.

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"Let's be very clear: if you check the F.E.C. records, you will see I am supporting George W. Bush." FixQuotes, 16 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/lets-be-very-clear-if-you-check-the-fec-records-120679/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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Roger Stone (born August 27, 1952) is a Politician from USA.

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