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Originally Posted by trvlr
That's nothing [new].
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Then his comments just highlight further his hypocrisy. He's supposed to be the first 'post-political' president.* But he goes on national television to appropriate awkwardly the life-story of a kid he'd never heard of before this past weekend to advance his own political agenda. (And yet it is we, his critics, who are labeled as "cynical.")
It would be something if the president would pick a political and personal identity and stick with it. Thus far, this president has only been consistent in his inconstancy and his incompetency.
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Originally Posted by trvlr
I'm sure if you cornered him on it he would say "I include myself when I say 'we' and 'each of us'"
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Then why didn't he say so yesterday?
Why is it that this guy--touted for being thoughtful and articulate (IMO, he is clearly neither)--finds his foot in his mouth so often.
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* The president said on 20 January 2009 (source is
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On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
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