President Barack Obama said in an interview to be aired Sunday night on “60 Minutes" that he sees “a coarsening of our political dialogue.â€
“The truth of the matter is that there has been, I think, a coarsening of our political dialogue,†Obama told Steve Kroft in an interview taped at the White House on Friday evening.
“I will also say that in the era of 24-hour cable news cycles, that the loudest, shrillest voices get the most attention. And so one of the things that I’m trying to figure out is: How can we make sure that civility is interesting?â€
Bob Schieffer, who played the clip on CBS’s “Face the Nation,†said Kroft had asked the president what he thought of all the anger that had erupted over the summer.
White House senior adviser David Axelrod told Schieffer about the taxpayer protests this weekend: “I don’t think it’s indicative of the nation’s mood. In fact, I don’t believe some of the angriest, … most strident voices we saw during the summer were representative of the thousands of town-hall meetings that went on around the country — that came off peacefully, that were constructive, people voicing their points of view. …
“But this is … one of the great things about our country, is that people can express themselves, even if they’re not representative of the majority. … I don’t think we ought to be distracted by that. My message to them is: They’re wrong.
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Where has this moron been for the 8 years of President Bush's administration, Kenya? I think the conservatives share some blame during the Clinton years, but during President Bush's time in office, the left lost all reason and ability to think coherently. But 0Bama is just now seeing a coarsening of politics? What a maroon.
No. Your plan of turning the US into some "glorious 3rd world socialist paradise shithole is what is wrong. BTW, nice bit of bipartisanship there Bam Bam, calling the people with different ideals wrong.
