President Obama Speaks at Newtown Vigil - 'We Can't Tolerate This Anymore'

[Hissyspit]

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NPR BREAKING NEWS:

At Newtown Memorial, Obama Pledges Action

"We can't tolerate this any more. These tragedies must end, and to end them we must change," the president said at a memorial service for the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Connecticut. He pledged to use "whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens ... in an effort to prevent more tragedies like this."

[BeyondGeography]

4. Do you have any common sense whatsoever?

It was a eulogy, not a policy speech. Sheesh.

[Indykatie]

5. Well Put BG - Hard to Believe Anyone Expected Details for Change in the Speech

I am among the surprised that he even broached the topic of change being needed at the service though I firmly believe he is committed to effecting some change in policy following this tragedy,

[humbled_opinion]

8. Well Damn..

Sorry I only meant that because many of us here are talking specifics that must have clouded my judgement, so I will look forward to a policy speech about the subject.

[trumad]

6. jesus Im reading some dumb ass shit on DU tonight.

[madrchsod]

13. yup

[mac56]

18. this

[ReRe]

20. Tell me about it.

[6502]

38. => Well, maybe we can do...

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something about that...

[hatrack]

7. "And that's why my five-point plan will enable Congress, through its legislative power . . .

Yeah, he's going to deliver that at a memorial service.

Sheesh.

[Cha]

2. Thanks Hissyspit~

[rateyes]

3. best words he has ever spoken

[humbled_opinion]

11. Just words...

Obviously I get it now that he shouldn't be specific at a memorial service, my mind was clouded initially due to all the forum talk about specifics on how to stop this violence..... but in the end, it is he who will have to initiate and lead this change, when I see people on this forum that support gun rights some as strongly as if they were part of the NRA it dims my hope that anything will be done, but if nothing gets done now than I think I can safely say nothing will ever get done and I will consider it a direct failure of President Obama to lead on the issue. If we fail from the same old talking points like "guns don't kill people", "Guns are not easy to access", and of course the loathesome "If only more people had guns, they could shoot back" crap that the rightwing and NRA lobbyists are going to throw at us than I say it is dis-service to those that gave their lives to teach us these lessons.... How many more must die?

[Cha]

28. They were Comforting WORDS to Grieving Parents, Family, and

Friends and a Grieving Nation.

[dickthegrouch]

33. He CAN'T do it alone

He needs OUR assistance to achieve any change in policy. WE must stand strong with him.

[madrchsod]

14. i agree....

for all the children across america enough is enough...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. +1000

[rateyes]

31. ...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. MC RE

[xfundy]

9. Very bad sound guy.

Screwing it up on purpose?

[George II]

22. It was a small town high school auditorium thrown into this overnight...

........not some slick network studio.

[Voice for Peace]

23. the sound/video at this link is much better

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-i-will-use-whatever-power-this-office

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. Watch closely. When he talks about action, he is PISSED.

I am too. The opposition to doing SOMETHING about guns is an outrage.

Despite the rhetoric it might surprise America to find out that not EVERYONE in America has a gun. There are whole communities where there are no guns at all. It's just that those who DO have guns sometimes have TONS of them which skews the stats.

As a matter of fact, I'll BET that after this happened the usual faces showed up at their local gun store to make yet another purchase. Even buying duplicates of guns they already have in a panic that they wont be able to get them. Then there are those buying them pre-ban to make a fortune re-selling them post-ban.

[humbled_opinion]

12. We need a campaign

We need a Ribbon and a bracelet .. ."END GUN VIOLENCE NOW"!!

[geckosfeet]

15. Thank you Mr.President.

[freshwest]

16. Thanks for posting it. Very clear.

[AllyCat]

17. "Are we willing to say...

...the violence visited on our children year after year is the price of our freedom?"

[RC]

19. Hang on to that thought.

I may prove useful as come back to the gun nutz.

[blaze]

24. Dammit

I lost it at the end when he read the names of the kids.

[yends21012]

30. Me too

[JDPriestly]

25. In my lifetime, I don't think I have ever heard such a moving speech from any president.

It was a call to action in the form of a prayer.

[sasha031]

26. We Can't Tolerate This Anymore" Thanks Hissyspit

I hope we do something as a nation and can have an intelligent dialog about this....

[outsideworld]

27. Amazing speech

I kept saying , wow he just went there

[Eric the Reddish]

29. Fantastic Speech

Thank you for posting, HS!

[AndySipowicz]

32. re

Aside from tighter gun laws, maybe placing a trained, armed security officer in schools would help.

[Stuart G]

34. k and r

[6502]

35. []=> Original Whitehorse link...

Original Video:

#!

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/12/16/president-obama-speaks-prayer-vigil-victims-shooting-connecticut