For the life of me I cannot figure out why people are so worried that I might want to talk with our enemies. I won’t say it in public, but I tell people the same thing. “We’re not in the 4th grade. We’re adults. We can have differences and still get along.”
Besides, talk is cheap. And free. What will it hurt to talk to world leaders with a different view from ours? We do it all the time. Look at the leaders of France, Germany, Japan, China. People seem to think we talk all the time and agree on everything. It’s just not so. There’s too much money involved.
I sure don’t agree with Michelle on everything. It would be a strange world if we agreed on everything, but I cannot see how it will hurt to listen.
The best example I have today is Hillary Clinton. She wants to debate with me all over the place. I tell her the same thing every time she calls. “Hillary, I’m busy. I’m running a campaign to be President. My time is valuable. What will people learn about me in a debate that they don’t already know?” She hates that question. But I listen to her.
I think listening to our enemies might be enlightening. So, listening to Hillary is simply good practice. And cheap. And free.
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