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Barack Obama

MBS

(9,688 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2016, 04:26 PM Mar 2016

President Obama's speech on journalism (transcript and video)

very good, of course.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?407355-1/president-obama-remarks-toner-prize-excellence-awards-dinner

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President Obama's speech on journalism (transcript and video) (Original Post) MBS Mar 2016 OP

Counterpoint article on Politico Tragl1 Mar 2016 #1

Tragl1

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1. Counterpoint article on Politico

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Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:37 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/obama-hypocritical-journalism-lecture-213775

The author lists some "issues" he has on Obama and his journalism speech. He makes fair points, I think all presidents to a degree do what Obama has done. Granted I voted twice for him, I think he's going to be missed, he is a fantastic politician. But I think it's also fair to give due criticism.

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