Brother of mudslide victim calls Obama visit ‘heartfelt’
DARRINGTON – The brothers of Steve Hadaway, 53, one of the two people still missing in the Oso mudslide, said today’s visit with President Obama at Oso Community Chapel was much more sincere and comforting than they expected.
“I was worried it was going to be in and out, and kind of a smokescreen, but it definitely was not,” said Frank Hadaway of Puyallup. “He greeted everybody, and talked to every single person. It was pretty unbelievable.”
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“This was like a big family today,” said John Hadaway. “He did not miss talking to one single person, and you could tell it wasn’t phony. It was very heartfelt.”
....Frank Hadaway said Obama held some of the infants who were there, and kept his warmth and composure even when it looked like one of the babies spit up a little bit on his shoulder.
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after they met with President Obama:
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And here's good coverage of his visit from KIRO 7 TV:
President Obama tours Oso landslide zone
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/president-obama-visit-oso-landslide-zone-tuesday/nffZm/
President Barack Obama hugs Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., as he arrives at Paine Field Airport on Air Force One, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Everett, Wash., en route to Oso, Wash., the site of the deadly mudslide that struck the community in March. Also greeting the president from left, Major General Bret Daugherty, The Adjutant General, Washington, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Jon Lovick, Snohomish County Executive, Ray Stephanson, Mayor of Everett, and Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama, center right, poses with Landon Harper, 9, left, and his brother Levi, 7, sons of Oso Fire Chief Harper, as their mom Michelle, far right, takes a photo of them inside the Oso Fire Department after surveying the damage and response efforts on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Oso, Wash., one month after the massive mudslide that killed 41 people. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson, Pool)
President Barack Obama speaks to first responders, recovery workers and community members at the Oso Fire Department in Oso, Wash., Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the site of the deadly mudslide that struck the community in March. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
