A wonderful speech, and the kind of speech Obama was born to make. More later. In the meantime, this is where, in my view, he absolutely nailed the argument about political discourse:
The loss of these wonderful people should make every one of us strive to be better in our private lives – to be better friends and neighbors, co-workers and parents. And if, as has been discussed in recent days, their deaths help usher in more civility in our public discourse, let’s remember that it is not because a simple lack of civility caused this tragedy, (it did not), but rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation, in a way that would make them proud.
'It did not' was not in the text; it was added by Obama at the podium.
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