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 Looking Beyond Our Self-Interest - White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs 3/25/09 — Thursday, March 26, 2009 —  MR. GIBBS: Sheryl.Q Robert, the President talked last night about urging Americans to look beyond their self-interest. Tonight he's going to two political fundraisers, one of them $30,000 a couple. Is that an example of looking beyond our self-interest? And are you worried about the tone that that sets in a time when Americans are struggling? MR. GIBBS: No, I think you -- I think when you -- though I hope he's not placid and unsmiling -- I think you'll see in the remarks he makes tonight and I think you can be rest assured in the remarks he's made yesterday that he fully understands the hardships and the troubles that the American people are undergoing in their lives each day. But I think it's also safe to assume that the President wants to see a strong party system in this country. And I would mention that in that, the -- we haven't seen politics by either party stop in this period, though I think the President fully understands the situation the American people face. Q Will he urge some of those donors to contribute to charity or use his remarks in some other way to -- MR. GIBBS: Well, I -- look, I -- Q note the broader situation as -- MR. GIBBS: Well, I think the -- I think the situation will -- I think the remarks will denote the situation. I think the remarks will denote the actions that he's taking to change the situation in this country. I think the President has been focused every day on how to make the situation for average Americans better. He always encourages people to get involved, to knock on doors, to give to charity, and to do whatever they can to help out their neighbors. Charity | DNC | Political Campaigns | President Obama | Press Briefing | Robert Gibbs | White House Press Corps Labels: Charity, DNC, Political Campaigns, President Obama, Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs, White House Press Corps >> Full Story
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