Quinn is a TV producer and once was a commercial representative. These people usually go for the effect of a story, not necessarily for the truth, and are not trained in critical thinking about what constitutes evidence. That's a very good reason for me to be skeptical about that theory.

from a biography: He has been called, and is regarded in centrist circles, as a 'talented eccentric' (Ken Gray, Irish Times) and ageing 'maverick' (corporate RTE & Jim Kemmy)

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