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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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he was elderly?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/watch-obama-defend-trump-protester-clinton-rally-politics-campaign-2016-11
In the video Obama said "he was elderly" why not "he is elderly"?
  

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Anonymous In the video Obama said "he was elderly" why not "he is elderly"? Probably because at the moment the protester is being escorted out of the auditorium; he is no longer protesting.

  • Anonymous In the video Obama said "he was elderly" why not "he is elderly"?
  • Probably because at the moment the protester is being escorted out of the auditorium; he is no longer protesting.
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AnonymousIn the video Obama said "he was elderly" why not "he is elderly"?
Probably because at the moment the protester is being escorted out of the auditorium; he is no longer protesting.

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