President Cries
jerikson40
New York
Friday, November 9, 2012 5:54 AM
It's all over the news this morning that President Obama was in tears when thanking campaign staffers in Chicago. Here' the video:
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Now, you know that women all over the world are going to melt when they see this. And probably a lot of young folks. It shows he's human, and he has heart, and they'll just love it.
On the other hand, he's the President of the greatest country on the planet. And he has to deal with countries whose culture considers this weakness, and who will likely lose some respect for our country as a result.
Now I can understand getting emotional in a case like this. It's normal, it's human.
But does the President of the US have some sort of obligation to present himself in a certain manner, to project to others a certain attitude as the leader and representative of our nation?
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