Matthews Praises Obama Speech on Inequality, Says He Embraced Holy Father

[video clip Obama I ░░░░░░░░ before you today to ░░░░░░░░ my candidacy for President ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ MATTHEWS This is going ░░░░░░░░ be remembered as one ░░░░░░░░ day in American politics ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama with an ░░░░░░░░ mother and a Kenyan ░░░░░░░░ a graduate of the ░░░░░░░░ law school the president ░░░░░░░░ the Harvard Law Review ░░░░░░░░ Senator in just his ░░░░░░░░ year of office runs ░░░░░░░░ President of the United ░░░░░░░░ and is already the ░░░░░░░░ two candidate end video ░░░░░░░░ MATTHEWS We re back ░░░░░░░░ the Hardball college tour ░░░░░░░░ American University Your remarks ░░░░░░░░ other day was so ░░░░░░░░ on what the Holy ░░░░░░░░ Pope Francis has been ░░░░░░░░ The belief that we ░░░░░░░░ a social responsibility a ░░░░░░░░ responsibility to look out ░░░░░░░░ people who haven t ░░░░░░░░ it in this country ░░░░░░░░ Yeah There s no ░░░░░░░░ religion that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to this At root ░░░░░░░░ great religion has some ░░░░░░░░ of the golden rule 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