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As Mr. Obama navigates a crossroads of his presidency, a moment when he signals what lessons he has drawn from his first year in office, the public posture of the White House is that any shortcomings are the result of failing to explain effectively what they were doing — and why.
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that the stimulus money was, in fact, “wasted on them”, meaning everyday Americans, in the form of tax breaks and state grants. He insinuated that Ma & Pa six-pack were unappreciative slobs (“this is why your child's teacher wasn't laid off”). Klein continued on to admit that the Obama administration may have “done a terrible job explaining the stimulus package,” but added a mitigating factor, “it is very difficult to have a democracy without citizens,” and it is “impossible to be a citizen if you don't make an effort to understand the most basic activities of your government.” So according to Time Magazine, America is populated with semi-literate, unappreciative red-staters who don't know when they have it good.
