Barack Obama said "Our politics has gotten so nasty, that's the word I was looking for. But not just nasty, also cynical and manipulative." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 4, 2008

Our politics has gotten so nasty, that's the word I was looking for. But not just nasty, also cynical and manipulative.

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Barack Obama comments on the negative tone of political discourse.

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