"Improvements in our civil discourse and how we debate issues will certainly play a role in this year's State of the Union, " Gibbs said.

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Stonewall said he was given the title because he went "well beyond what any normal person would call a decent level of public discourse" in the debate.

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Some of the experts on the panel issued sharp criticism about the tone of political discourse in France, including its recent debate on national identity and immigration.

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