Obama Champions Diversity of Views (May 09)


	Obama Champions Diversity of Views (May 09)

TripodGirl

5-19-2009 2:15 PM

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obama, civility, abortion

TripodGirl says:

Overall, this commencement speech delivered by Obama at Notre Dame has too much God-talk for my taste. But these are wise words about "not reducing those with differing views to caricature".

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