“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordApril 17, 2012
President Obama deployed those people before the Joseph Kony video went on the Internet.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Obama's actions regarding Kony were taken prior to the viral video.

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