thinkprogress.org - 3/1/2009
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Today, on NBC’s Meet the Press, host David
Gregory asked Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to compare...
the “styles” and “temperaments” of Presidents Bush and Obama. Gates said Obama was “somewhat more ...
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Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/2/2009
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President Obama is more analytical than his predecessor,
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. (CNN) — President...
Obama is more analytical than his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. Gates, the only Cabinet holdover ...
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cqpolitics.com - 3/2/2009
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS March 1, 2009 –
3:36 p.m. CQ Transcript: Defense Secretary Gates on NBC’s...
‘Meet the Press’ CQ Transcriptswire SPEAKERS: DAVID GREGORY, HOST DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT M. GATES [*] GREGORY: First, yesterday evening I sat down with ...
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Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.
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Today, on NBC’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory asked Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to compare the “styles” and “temperaments” of Presidents Bush and Obama. Gates said Obama was “somewhat more analytical” than Bush, as Obama makes a concerted attempt to hear the views of every player involved in an issue:
GATES: I think that probably President Obama is somewhat more analytical, and he makes sure he hears from everybody in the room on an issue. And if they don’t speak up, he calls on them.
Q: A marked difference from his predecessor?
GATES: President Bush was ...
Gates: Obama Makes Sure He Hears From Everybody in the Room
Matthew Yglesias —
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was clearly reluctant to answer David Gregory’s question about the contrasting leadership styles between President Bush and President Obama. But when pressed he explained that Obama is “more analytical” and goes further out of his way to hear from diverse viewpoints:
GATES: I think that probably President Obama is somewhat more analytical, and he makes sure he hears from everybody in the room on an issue. And if they don’t speak up, he calls on them.
Q: A marked difference from his predecessor?
GATES: President Bush was interested in hearing different points of view ...
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