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Kadie

(15,369 posts)
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 11:48 AM Jul 2012

'There are going to be other days for politics' President Obama in Fort Myers, FL - pics


US President Barack Obama arrives on stage to speak on the shootings in Aurora, Colorado at what was scheduled originally as a campaign event at Harborside Event Center July 20, 2012 in Fort Myers, Florida.


US President Barack Obama speaks on the shootings in Aurora, Colorado at what was scheduled originally as a campaign event at Harborside Event Center July 20, 2012 in Fort Myers, Florida.'Such violence, such evil, is senseless. But while we will never know fully what causes somebody to take the live of another, we do know what makes life worth living,' he told a somber crowd in Florida.












President Barack Obama takes a moment of silence for the events in Colorado during a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Fla. , Friday, July 19, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. He says the event "reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family."


Obama supporters bow their heads during a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora, Colorado shootings called by US President Barack Obama as speaks on the shootings in Aurora, Colorado at what was scheduled originally as a campaign event at Harborside Event Center July 20, 2012 in Fort Myers, Florida.


President Barack Obama leaves after talking about the events in Colorado in Fort Myers, Fla. , Friday, July 19, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. He says the event "reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family."


US President Barack Obama makes his way off the stage after speaking on the shootings in Aurora, Colorado at what was scheduled originally as a campaign event at Harborside Event Center July 20, 2012 in Fort Myers, Florida.'Such violence, such evil, is senseless. But while we will never know fully what causes somebody to take the live of another, we do know what makes life worth living,' he told a somber crowd in Florida.




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Jul 20, 2012
Obama: There will be other days for politics
Updated 10:56 a.m. EST

President Obama paid tribute to the victims of today's Colorado shooting tragedy and asked for Americans to pray for the people of the Denver suburb where the shooting spree happened.

Obama's remarks came in Florida where he was scheduled to speak at a campaign event. But Obama spoke only briefly and centered his comments on the tragedy.

"There are going to be other days for politics," Obama said. "This is a day for prayer and reflection."


more...
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/07/obama-colorado-shootings-are-horrific-and-tragic/1#.UAl8yrT2ZLs




President Obama: 'Such Violence, Such Evil is Senseless; It's Beyond Reason'
11:14 am
July 20, 2012

In a speech from Fort Myers, Fla., President Obama said today was "a day for prayer and reflection."

The President cancelled a planned campaign event and instead addressed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. He asked those gathered to pause for a moment of silence to remember the victims.

"Even as we learn how this happened and who's responsible, we may never understand what leads anyone to terrorize their fellow human beings like this," Obama said. "Such violence, such evil is senseless; it's beyond reason."

And while we may never understand why something like this happens, what we know, he said, is "what makes life worth living."

"The people we lost in Aurora, loved and they were loved. They were mothers and fathers, they were husbands and wives, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, friends and neighbors. They had hope for the future ... and dreams that were not yet fulfilled," Obama said.

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/20/157101106/president-obama-such-violence-such-evil-is-senseless-its-beyond-reason?ft=1&f=





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'There are going to be other days for politics' President Obama in Fort Myers, FL - pics (Original Post) Kadie Jul 2012 OP
Thank you, Mr. President classof56 Jul 2012 #1
The President is so appropriate. He said a million words in those few sentences. Compassion and monmouth Jul 2012 #2
Agreed. His remarks were comforting. jillan Jul 2012 #5
Hear, hear. wakemewhenitsover Jul 2012 #3
I am proud that this man is our President Gothmog Jul 2012 #4
I am happy every day when I wake up that he's President Patiod Jul 2012 #8
Heartfelt pictures flamingdem Jul 2012 #6
With President Obama, you KNOW there is a human being catbyte Jul 2012 #7
Guess I will be contrarian here lark Jul 2012 #23
I respect this man so much. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #9
Ironically, as I am reading this, Rmoney BlueMTexpat Jul 2012 #10
How long before they say Obama is exploiting this for political purposes? madmom Jul 2012 #11
3...2...1... Initech Jul 2012 #13
Another question Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #18
This is how a real leader reacts in a time of crisis. Initech Jul 2012 #12
Rmoney = Fake sympathy ailsagirl Jul 2012 #19
I posted this elsewhere on DU, earlier this morning, but I'll post it again... Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #14
Is Rush Limbaugh responsible for this? magic59 Jul 2012 #15
Now THAT is a great man. Zoeisright Jul 2012 #16
+1 freshwest Jul 2012 #17
I'm sorry but these are just platitudes onwardsand upwards Jul 2012 #20
Maybe you didn't get the memo humbled_opinion Jul 2012 #21
"If Obama had a nice lead...he might have addressed it" rudycantfail Jul 2012 #22
Funny how this supposedly progressive site lark Jul 2012 #24

monmouth

(21,078 posts)
2. The President is so appropriate. He said a million words in those few sentences. Compassion and
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:19 PM
Jul 2012

understanding along with prayers for our fellow human beings. Thank you Mr. President.

Patiod

(11,816 posts)
8. I am happy every day when I wake up that he's President
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:36 PM
Jul 2012

I feel like his term represents a fragile dam against the tides of absolute batshit right wing insanity raging in this country.

catbyte

(34,174 posts)
7. With President Obama, you KNOW there is a human being
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:36 PM
Jul 2012

who has a soul and has genuine empathy and feelings for others. I'm truely sad that I can't say the same for the presumptive Republican nominee.



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lark

(23,006 posts)
23. Guess I will be contrarian here
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 12:41 PM
Jul 2012

Sad faces are easy, facile remarks not difficult at all - action, that's what this president doesn't do. Did he do anything after the Gabby Giffords incident to prevent future recurrences, no! Did he even fucking try - hell no. I have no respect for easy tears, any actor can do that. Pass a law outlawing large magazine, pass a lot disallowing automatic guns/rifles, pass a law outlawing purchasing more than a couple of guns at a time or buying massive quantities of ammuniction. Do something good rather than spout platitudes. I'm sick of empty gestures as innocents continue to die.

BlueMTexpat

(15,350 posts)
10. Ironically, as I am reading this, Rmoney
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:52 PM
Jul 2012

is speaking in New Hampshire. Mr Unempathetic personified. Where President Obama's face shows his deep compassion, Mitt is deadpan. And he goes on and on and on ... .


















Initech

(99,915 posts)
13. 3...2...1...
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 02:34 PM
Jul 2012

We already had that asshole state senator say that this was because Judeo-Christian beliefs were not held, this wouldn't surprise me in the least - they stoop to new lows on a daily basis.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
18. Another question
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 09:06 PM
Jul 2012

How long before the Right Wing jumps on the audience applause?

The crowd came for a pep rally and applauded several times when Obama didn't intend to have applause lines.

Initech

(99,915 posts)
12. This is how a real leader reacts in a time of crisis.
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 02:32 PM
Jul 2012

Imagine how Rmoney would handle the situation.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
14. I posted this elsewhere on DU, earlier this morning, but I'll post it again...
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 02:39 PM
Jul 2012

...he did the right thing. He's right. Today is not a day for stump speeches. I don;t have kids. But I do trust the sincerity of the thought of either of his daughters facing harm as a moment of terror. I can't imagine. I can intellectualize it all day, but without kids of my own, I can't imagine.

 

magic59

(429 posts)
15. Is Rush Limbaugh responsible for this?
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 02:48 PM
Jul 2012

A few days ago Rush blamed The Dark Knight Rises movie for attacking Mitts Bain interests.
Could this punk be a right wing gun loving nut that took rush too serious?

 

onwardsand upwards

(276 posts)
20. I'm sorry but these are just platitudes
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 07:40 AM
Jul 2012

He's an outstanding actor, and he delivers his lines flawlessly.

The line "There are going to be other days for politics" is a slick way of deflecting attention from the firearms issue that this tragedy, once again, SHOULD raise to the fore.

It's slicker than "It would be too easy to blame this on guns", or "Now is not the time to play the blame game".

Corporations make big money from saturating American society with deadly weapons, and this is one obvious and all too recurrent consequence.

But this is unmentionable from a President who is firmly in their pocket.

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)
21. Maybe you didn't get the memo
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 09:15 PM
Jul 2012

but gun control is not a popular political position because of the billions that NRA invests in politicians, and the destruction of those that dare utter their opposition to being killed by assault rifles.

Maybe if Obama had a nice lead in the polls and the American electorate was not being poisoned by Talk Radio and Faux news he might have addressed it.

 

rudycantfail

(300 posts)
22. "If Obama had a nice lead...he might have addressed it"
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 05:34 AM
Jul 2012

- more pragmatism from the center-right Democratic Party leadership.

lark

(23,006 posts)
24. Funny how this supposedly progressive site
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 12:44 PM
Jul 2012

would applaud absolutely anything Obama does, regardless of how center to right wing the actions. Cult of personality, in full swing here. I'll vote for him, absolutely for sure, as he's better than the alternative. but I do not delude myself that he's actually on the side of the working class, because that's not really true.

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