Barack Obama actually said...

What I was struck by was what a big gap there was between the seeming lack of urgency on the part of the president and what people are experiencing day-to-day.

Context

Obama critiques the president's economic policies as lacking urgency in addressing people's concerns.

01/27/2008

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