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Barack Obama

sheshe2

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2. Oh yes!

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 11:01 PM

Dec 2013

"When it comes to the management of government, part of the reason people are so skeptical is that when we do things right, they don't get a lot of attention. If we do something that is perceived at least initially as a screwup, it will be on the nightly news for a week."

Thanks Jamaal.

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x-Post from GD Obama: "When we do things right, they don't get a lot of attention". [View all] Jamaal510 Dec 2013 OP

Yeah, we noticed that, too, President Obama.. Cha Dec 2013 #1

Oh yes! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #2

Hm...I see that my Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #3

Not a reason not to be on DU, but a number of people here want to see him fail.... NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #5

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #4

No matter what I do, this video won't play. I allowed everything. It's not on youtube. Transcript? freshwest Dec 2013 #6

All too true - if it bleeds, it leads. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #7

So true, people just love their negativity treestar Dec 2013 #8