Pres Obama wows crowds at U-M commencement

President Obama is used to wowing big crowds but he wowed tens of thousands at one of the country’s biggest venues in Ann Arbor. Here is a round up of coverage on the event.Excerpt:Ann Arbor–President Barack Obama took aim at the mean-spirited political rhetoric circulating the country during his commencement address Saturday to graduates of the University of Michigan.”We can’t expect to solve our problems by tearing each other down,” Obama said, using his speech to respond to some of his critics who depict the U.S. government as repressive. “It may grab headlines but it puts us on a level of murderous regimes.”Obama appealed to the 80,000 in attendance at Michigan Stadium to hear him speak, calling for more civil discourse even though history suggests politics have never been a “nice business … even during times of great change.””Despite all its flaws, our democracy has worked better than any form of government on earth,” he said.Read the rest of the story here, more here and a whole lot more here.

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President Obama is used to wowing big crowds but he wowed tens of thousands at one of the country’s biggest venues in Ann Arbor. Here is a round up of coverage on the event.

Excerpt:

Ann Arbor–President Barack Obama took aim at the mean-spirited political rhetoric circulating the country during his commencement address Saturday to graduates of the University of Michigan.

“We can’t expect to solve our problems by tearing each other down,” Obama said, using his speech to respond to some of his critics who depict the U.S. government as repressive. “It may grab headlines but it puts us on a level of murderous regimes.”

Obama appealed to the 80,000 in attendance at Michigan Stadium to hear him speak, calling for more civil discourse even though history suggests politics have never been a “nice business … even during times of great change.”

“Despite all its flaws, our democracy has worked better than any form of government on earth,” he said.

Read the rest of the story here, more here and a whole lot more here.

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