It turns out that the five questioners chosen randomly by President Obama in the East Room during his White House town hall meeting last Thursday were actually campaign backers. Of course, the Post is quick to point out that the practice is hardly new – Bush engaged in such town hall chicanery – but it does appear to water down Obama’s lofty rhetoric about engaging one’s critics: “I think it’s important to engage your critics…because not only will you occasionally change their mind but, more importantly, sometimes they will change your mind.”
And if you happen to share one mind, all the easier…
Monday, March 30, 2009
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more importantly, i believe a lot of people gave him their votes because he promised to bring change to the bush washington. i find it odd that the washington post would be so quick to say "well, bush did it so it's okay"
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