Re: Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting

[Nixon.D]

Early childhood religious training, cultural ways, and paternal heritage,
are never forgotten. There's nothing "stunning" to those of us who well
understood that when he was a Senator.

You ain't seen nuttin' yet my friend.

McD.OfMerryland
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"Gary" <n...@none.com> wrote in message
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>I feel the same way this author does. I saw Obama make his remarks
> and I was stunned that he spoke so long abobt some mundane crap before
> he mentioned Ft Hood. I had waited about half an hour to hear his
> "upcoming remarks about Ft Hood". The guy is totally stupid.
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> Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting
>
> President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections
> to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this
> time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.
>
> After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in
> Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured
> climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late
> afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the
> incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m.,
> cable stations went to the president. The situation called for not
> only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.
>
> But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and
> expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly
> disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory
> remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the
> Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president
> thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "Dr. Joe
> Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner." Three
> minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and
> appropriate terms. Who is advising him?
>
> Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had
> to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of
> the early light banter. The president should apologize for the tone of
> his remarks, explain what has happened, express sympathy for those
> slain and appeal for calm and patience until all the facts are in.
> That's the least that should occur.
>
> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/A-Disconnected-President.html