One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States ... (is) where you start shooting at your allies because one of them has strayed from purity on the issues. And when that happens, typically the overall effort and movement weakens.

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Make sure you have a team with a diversity of opinion sitting around you. The other thing that's helpful is not watching TV or reading social media. These are two things I would advise, if you're our president, not to do, it creates a lot of noise and clouds your judgment.

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-- July 29 tweetFacts First: Baltimore does not have the worst economic numbers in the United States, though it does rank poorly by several measures.Baltimore had the fourth-worst unemployment rate of major cities in 2018, but its 5.7% rate was substantially better than that of last-place Detroit, which was at 9.0%. In 2017, the Baltimore metropolitan area (which includes more than the city of Baltimore, on which Trump was focusing his attacks) ranked 19th in the country in gross domestic product out of 383 areas studied. The city of Baltimore had a 22.4% poverty rate over the 2013-2017 period, well ahead of such cities as Detroit (37.9%), Bloomington, Indiana (37.5%), and Laredo, Texas (30.6%).Baltimore did have the highest homicide rate of any major city in 2017, so Trump was accurate in his claim about crime.Obama's recordObama and energy -- August 1 rally in CincinnatiFacts First: Obama did encourage the use of renewable energy sources rather than fossil fuels, but he didn't try to.

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Exactly ! It's 50-50. by President Obama

Exactly ! It's 50-50.

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During these times of uncertainty, it’s always tempting for politicians for their own gain and for people in power to try and see if they can divide people, scapegoat folks, turn them on each other.

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It shouldn't be Democratic or Republican to say that we don't target groups of people because of what they look like or how they pray. ... We are supposed to stand up to discrimination and we are sure as heck to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers.

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And I say that as a white man. by President Obama

And I say that as a white man.

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Presuming a reservoir of goodness in other people, that can be a risk, and there will be times when the process will disappoint you.

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I do believe some progressives who believe that they want everyone to be tolerant of some things are very intolerant of other people's opinions, so I do believe that, i've seen it in action, personally.

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Dianne Feinstein's always been an indispensable leader for California, and we became dear friends and partners in the fight to guarantee affordable healthcare and economic opportunity for everybody ; to protect our planet from climate change, and our kids from gun violence, i ask Californians to join me in supporting Dianne Feinstein's reelection and returning one of America's most effective champions for progress to the Senate.

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Did not wreck a car. Should be pretty ... pretty easy to prove th... by President Obama

Did not wreck a car. Should be pretty ... pretty easy to prove that.

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Totally disrespectful, fat butt Michelle Obama. by President Obama

Totally disrespectful, fat butt Michelle Obama.

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This is my last election …. After my election I have more flexibi... by President Obama

This is my last election …. After my election I have more flexibility.

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The editorial continued :. by President Obama

The editorial continued :.

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You need to concede. by President Obama

You need to concede.

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We've been left alone to suffer and get slaughtered and killed, while we were turned from humans into numbers, into statistics.

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For President Obama part, Earnest praised the jounalists in the room, saying they serve a role that is a uniquely American feature of our government.

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It’s destroying the country. by President Obama

It’s destroying the country.

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No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people, if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, period.

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It’s good to be home, tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. by President Obama

It’s good to be home, tonight it’s my turn to say thanks.

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It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan – and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well, so that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

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