You are passing along misinformation. The line was:
"You know, kids have good instincts. They look at the other guy and say, 'Well, that's a bullshitter, I can tell.'"
I posted this to the PfP thread, a short time ago:
This is a little before and until the relevant portion of the Rolling Stone interview, from page 2 of 4:
I was reminded of this incident when our interview with the president ended. As we left the Oval Office, executive editor Eric Bates told Obama that he had asked his six-year-old if there was anything she wanted him to say to the president. After a thoughtful pause, she said, "Tell him: You can do it."
Obama grinned. "That's the only advice I need," he said. "I do very well, by the way, in that demographic. Ages six to 12? I'm a killer."
"Thought about lowering the voting age?" Bates joked.
"You know, kids have good instincts," Obama offered. "They look at the other guy and say, 'Well, that's a bullshitter, I can tell.'"
Read more: rollingstone.com
The President was referring to kids being more perceptive and having good instincts. The word that got attention was within a quote within his response, as perceived and spoken (or thought and understood) by kids.
It's a generally true statement, not only in the context of politics or this Presidential Election. |
