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The only thing that was ill-advised about Obama's words was the response of those unwilling to explore the meaning of those words. If Obama was pandering at all, he was pandering to those willing to engage in a thoughtful reflection about the state of political -- well -- pandering!
"Hmm," he might have been saying. "How do we talk about the ways in which government and citizens can work together to create hope and opportunity with all of this pandering to hot button issues?"
The crowd ponders for a moment and then they all say in unison: "Just kidding! Who would want to talk about opportunity and hope when we can slam each other over word choice?"
