Pres. Obama tells Dems, on TTP: "Get informed, not by reading the Huffington Post"

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396. thing is, Nance

...these issues and concerns have been the subject of discussion for years since the treaty was proposed. Each of these have substantial arguments buttressing them. I'll accept that this isn't enough of a presentation of the rationale for these questions and don't provide a good platform for debate. However, they are real concerns which deserve attention and are not just the product of some internet dilettantism.

On this forum, we get folks from all walks of life, from different stations. It's not for me to judge whether one issue or the other is important or vital to their interest or concern. Some may well appear trivial, others complex. That's the nature of our diverse electorate. That's the landscape which our elected officials should be expected to accept and navigate; not just ultra-intellectual or professional interests, but a myriad of interests, ideals, and issues from a diverse collection of individuals from different regions of the country. That's what I believe we're going to find in this forum, and I think that's what's represented in many of the responses on this thread.