Barack Obama actually said...

Well, I think that was pretty good advice. Which is I should know what's going on before we make judgments and that we shouldn't be making judgments on the basis of incomplete information or campaign rhetoric.

Context

Barack Obama acknowledges Vice President Cheney's advice to understand the situation before making decisions.

01/11/2009

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