- Jan 2016
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www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
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To stand up for others, especially the weak, especially the vulnerable
Shout out for Jesus!
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there will be voices urging us to fall back into tribes
racists on Twitter
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What I’m asking for is hard
21st century version of "ask not what your country can do for you …"
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we need to work together to find a real solution
Citizens United amendment?
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There’s no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln
A statement of humility, but even he couldn't prevent war
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democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn’t matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest
Millennials feel this most strongly
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Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention.
The GOP has all but stated this as an intentional goal
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It will only happen if we can have rational, constructive debates.
We need to talk to people we disagree with http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/08/against-consensus/375684/
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This is a big country, with different regions and attitudes and interests. That’s one of our strengths, too.
Hello, Middle America
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When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid bullied, that doesn’t make us safer. That’s not telling it like it is. It’s just wrong. It diminishes us in the eyes of the world. It makes it harder to achieve our goals. And it betrays who we are as a country.
Trump
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When we help African countries feed their people and care for the sick, that prevents the next pandemic from reaching our shores.
Argument for global interconnectedness
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commitment to the rule of law
- except when going after terrrorists
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When you come after Americans, we go after you
So much for rule of law?
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alone if necessary
No rejection of the Bush doctrine from this president
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destroyed
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21st century transportation system
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better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet
Addressing tragedy of the commons
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wind power is now cheaper than dirtier, conventional power
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You’ll be pretty lonely
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Silicon Valley
Sergey Brin, Google co-founder, is an immigrant (screen bump on White House stream)
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If that new job doesn’t pay as much, there should be a system of wage insurance in place so that he can still pay his bills.
Economic security, in an economy without job security
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basic benefits should be just as mobile as everything else is today
Particularly important in the gig/sharing economy
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After all, it’s not much of a stretch to say that some of the only people in America who are going to work the same job, in the same place, with a health and retirement package, for 30 years, are sitting in this chamber.
Zing!
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how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy
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