Norah O'Donnell: Obama Trying to Be 'Grown-Up In The Room"

Matthew Balan | October 17, 2013
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From CBS's live coverage of President Obama's 17 October 2013 White House press conference:

CHARLIE ROSE: It's an interesting conversation the President has. He seems to be wanting to identify with the frustration in the country – to point out there's been economic loss – but did say, we can't let this happen again, and we need to work together.

NORAH O'DONNELL: And I think, also, to be – sort of, the grown-up in the room, and to look forward and say, here are the three ways we can now work together. And I think he's gone back to the message that has been a signature message for – for President Obama – we're not Democrats; we're (sic) Republicans – we're Americans – that disagreement should not mean dysfunction. But I think we'll see what happens in the coming months.

ROSE: Republicans will probably be saying, these are words – how do we define action?

>O'DONNELL: Indeed.

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