Mr Obama keeps strictly in character, speaking much but saying very little.

I submit, good Ake, that you may be filtering out the substance in your desire to hear the noise; perhaps you should listen more carefully. He has frequently, for example, discusse dhis deep concern for the impact of these economic upheavals on the working Joes of the country--I've heard him address the topic half a dozen times without even particularly being on the lookout for it. So it's a filter problem at your end.


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