The challenge, I think, for the Tea Party movement is to identify specifically, what would you do?
Barack Obama: “The challenge, I think, for the Tea Party movement is to identify specifically, what would you do?”
On the recordSeptember 19, 2010
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Obama emphasizes the need for the Tea Party to present specific policy proposals rather than just criticism.
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