Obama Not 'Friendly' Enough to Republicans?
January 21, 2013
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as posted by the channel"He's likable enough, as it turns out.
President Barack Obama, a man known for his professorial aloofness and unwillingness to schmooze his enemies into submission, lamented — tongue-in-cheek — that Republicans are too worried about Fox News and the tea party to allow themselves to be swayed by his charming, fun-loving personality."*
A Politico article seems to argue that Obama could get what he wants from Republicans if only he were "friendlier" and "nicer" to them. Is that it? Is politics that simplistic? The short answer is, no-- Cenk Uygur and David Sirota (Salon.com Contributor) explain what huge part of the story is being ignored.
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