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David Gergen: “I think that, Anderson, we are -- we're going off the rails here in some of these demonstrations. I think we went off…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2009
I think that, Anderson, we are -- we're going off the rails here in some of these demonstrations. I think we went off the rails against George W. Bush. And now they're clearly going off the rails against Barack Obama.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the nature of protests against both Bush and Obama, expressing concern over the current political climate.

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