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Are We Being Nicer Yet? [VIDEO]

Jan 21, 2011 – 6:33 AM
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Dave George

Dave George Contributor

Following the tragedy in Arizona, President Barack Obama -- and countless others -- called on Americans to end the vitriol and be a little nicer to each other.

Since then, Maine Gov. Paul LePage told the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and Ricky Gervais insulted every living member of show business at the Golden Globes. To be fair, though, he's not American.

But how is the "new niceness" taking root among average Americans? I took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to find out. The results were ... well, check them out for yourself.

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