Re: Protesters at Obama's Notre Dame speech

Just wanted to follow-up on my "tentative kudos" to Barack yesterday...

There were protesters out front of Notre Dame university, and I think that that was great. That is how - sometimes and especially if one's voice is being ignored in the media - to bring positions on policies to the attention of others. And it worked... the controversy was faced, not ignored, by a president who doesn't agree with it.

But to those who yelled at him during his speech... a big thumbs down. I didn't like it when anti-war protesters did it to Bush, and I cannot condone it in this situation as well.

The big point that Obama made, at least for me, is that someone, in a quiet and mature fashion, caused him to look at a situation in a different, gentler way. Humanized his "enemy". Brought thoughtfulness to the table.

Yelling out like Medea Benjamin wins over no one. I've given props to Stephen Covey's "7 Habits" already today... here's another plug...

"Seek first to understand... then to be understood."