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Tony Perkins: I thought he made a great speech yesterday, but he's going to have to at some point in time come down off his rhetorical…

On the recordMay 17, 2009
I thought he made a great speech yesterday, but he's going to have to at some point in time come down off his rhetorical mountain into the valley of decision where public policy is made.
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Tony Perkins

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Perkins critiques President Obama's need to translate rhetoric into actionable policy.

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