Would he have considered them shallow when it came to weighty matters of war and peace?

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Some ends up in whimsical graffiti marking World Cup soccer matches, New York Giants Super Bowl victories and other less-weighty matters that have gone on since construction began six years ago.

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But, again, going back to what I've said before, we understand that these are weighty matters, that these are serious issues, and they deserve the kind of considered approach that this President has taken to them.

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Which, of course, is to trivialise these weighty policy matters, but is not uninteresting.

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