On the recordMarch 25, 2008
We cannot solve the problems of America if, every time somebody somewhere says something stupid, that everybody gets up in arms.
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transcripts.cnn.com“We cannot solve the problems of America if, every time somebody somewhere says something stupid, that everybody gets up in arms.”
Obama addresses the need to focus on larger issues rather than getting distracted by individual controversies.
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