"We are just heartsick over this loss of life in the line of duty"

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"I have just learned of the death of a Dallas police officer in a devastating accident that occurred as the motorcycle officers were leading our cars to this site," Clinton, a New York senator, told reporters.

"We are just heartsick over this loss of life in the line of duty," Clinton said. "This reminds us once again what our men and women in law enforcement do every single day."

`It is important that we respect and appreciate their service. I certainly am grateful for all they do for me and, more importantly, they do for the citizens of cities like Dallas and across the country. I just want to express my deepest condolences to the family and the Dallas police department for this tragic, tragic accident.''

http://www.miamiherald.com/campaign08/story/428979.html


***UPDATE: Out of respect for the fallen officer, Clinton cancelled her afternoon rally in Fort Worth, and will make a quick stop to meet with the officer’s family before leaving for Ohio.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/02/22/politics/fromtheroad/entry3865254.shtml

[terrya]

1. Oh, God.

What a horrible tragedy. :-(

My condolences to the officer's family.

[Kaylee]

9. Please don't politicize this....

There is no such thing as a perfect display of sympathy. Someone dies in front of you....you feel it....period.

[terrya]

11. I'm sorry. I edited my response.

You're right. A very poor choice of words on my part.

[Kaylee]

18. No problem...thanks. nt

[terrya]

26. Seriously...thank you for pointing out my post.

I read a few minutes ago a post in another thread about this tragedy. I gasped when I saw it. Even around here as of late.

I'm glad you took me to task for the wording of my post. This is a horrible, sad death.

[Window]

29. Just heard on MSNBC Hillary to meet family at hospital

to offer her condolences. She cancelled her campaign rally.

Good for her.

Condolences to the family of the officer...so sad.




Peace:thumbsup:

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. There are no politics in that reply...

...she tried to make sure that the inevitable media attention on her did not overshadow the meaning of the loss of that officer's life. I took note of Hillary asking that her condonlences be passed on to the family now while saying she will call them privately herself "when appropriate" later.

It simply is sad.

[terrya]

16. I apologize for my earlier choice of words.

It is sad.

[Tom Rinaldo]

20. Yes. I know that a lot of us flashed on what we might feel and say

at this moment if we were there instead, it's natural. We can only hope that we could find the right words to express what we felt. We are struggling to do so here. It is sad.

[CountAllVotes]

2. really sad

and Hillary sure looks upset. Seems like Dallas, TX is a place for political folks to avoid. What a nightmare! :(

:dem:

[Adelante]

7. Yes, it's awful

What a shame. I have a brother who is a retired cop and I always am grateful he made it through.

[Cameron27]

3. She looked devastated by the news.

What a horrible tragedy and my heart goes out to the officer's family.

[rodeodance]

5. I would be also. edited as

my computer did not show the photo originally.

gawd--she does look bad --

[Kaylee]

4. That just sucks....how did it happen?

As a wife of a cop, you're relieved when they get assigned to something "less dangerous" than being on the street.

[Hoof Hearted]

40. I read that he bumped a curb and lost control. Random. Cruel.

And incredibly sad. We should all be sure to kiss our loved ones. You just never know.

[cali]

6. My sympathies to Senator Clinton

It's a terrible thing to have happen. And of course, my deepest condolences to the officer's family and friends.

[Blue_Roses]

8. Here is more on this horrible accident:

DALLAS — A veteran Dallas police officer escorting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's entourage to a rally in Oak Cliff Friday morning lost control of his motorcycle and was killed.

The accident happened on the Houston Street viaduct around 9:20 a.m. The Kawasaki 1000 Police Special motorcycle apparently hit a concrete abutment.

HD Chopper 8 pilot Troy Bush, who flew over the scene shortly after the incident, estimated that the officer had been thrown about 20 yards by the impact after apparently hitting a railing.


more...
http://www.wfaa.com/

Very sad:cry:

[helderheid]

12. Condolences to all who were affected by this tragic loss.

[izzybeans]

13. My sympathies to the officer's family.

Horrible tragedy.

[rodeodance]

14. Peace to the family and friends

[sfam]

15. Definitely horrible...you really have to feel for the officer's family

I'm sure Hillary and her folks will do everything possible to express their sympathies and help the family get through this as appropriate. Just a horrid situation though. Hopefully the officer didn't have kids.

[crispini]

17. Very, very sad. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

19. Horrible.

May the officer RIP.

[Guava Jelly]

21. I believe her.

How could it not touch you.
I feel for the officers family.
:( ;(

[Raffi Ella]

22. This is just horrible.

I can't believe it.That poor officer.

[Straight Shooter]

23. Thank you, Ms. Clinton. n/t

[H2O Man]

24. Nominated.

Tragic news.

[rodeodance]

25. k

[backscatter712]

27. :(

:( :( :(

[MoonRiver]

28. God bless this officer and her family.

I'm so glad Hillary is meeting with her loved ones. Hope it gives them comfort. :cry:

[bigtree]

30. kick for update

Out of respect for the fallen officer, Clinton cancelled her afternoon rally in Fort Worth, and will make a quick stop to meet with the officer’s family before leaving for Ohio.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/02/22/politics/fromtheroad/entry3865254.shtml

[WinkyDink]

31. I don't care for the expression "loss of life". Bush has used it too many times, with no human

feeling whatsoever; it's just so many words now.

[qanda]

32. This is so sad

My condolences go out to the officer's entire family.

[emilyg]

34. and his fellow officers.

[bigtree]

33. .

[Occam Bandage]

35. That picture is chilling. She looks genuine.

[NastyRiffraff]

36. A terrible tragedy

My sympathies to the officer's family.

Hillary's canceling the afternoon rally to visit the family is the right thing to do, and I'm not at all surprised that she's doing it.

[Umbram]

37. This seems to be a common occurrence

"In the past 18 months, there have been two fatal accidents involving motorcycle officers escorting President Bush."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/22/clinton.motorcade/index.html


I'm not a very big fan of motorcycles, it's unfortunate that there is probably no safer way to provide the same security.

[Bucky]

38. It's a hazard of the work. I wonder if motorcades have been going faster lately

It could be statistical clustering, like it is with airplane crashes. But I've read about how motorcades in DC have become a problem in recent years because so many more power players are using them just to beat the traffic than used to be. Of course there's also a lot of primate dominance display going on there, too.

[backwoodsbob]

39. as an Obama supporter I have to say...

Hillary showed a hell of a lot of class today.She canceled a rally at a VERY important time in the campaign to go to the family.

Good show Hillary.You just gained a hell of a lot of my respect back.

[RamboLiberal]

41. As an Obama supporter I'm with you on that

I really felt bad for her today, and of course terrible for the officer's family.

While there are things in the Clinton campaign that angered me, I've always thought that both Hillary and Bill are people with good hearts. I still remember watching them in Oklahoma city comforting the families and victims of that terrible crime.

Glad I stuck to LBN this morning and missed any nastiness here.

[rodeodance]

43. prob. good that you did. It was sewage.

[RamboLiberal]

42. He had also escorted Obama's motorcade

He had been with the department's motorcycle unit for little over a month. This was his second assignment; he also was part of the motorcade for Sen. Barack Obama when he brought his campaign to Dallas earlier this week.

After learning of the accident following her Oak Cliff rally, Sen. Clinton offered her condolences to the victim's family and to the Dallas Police Department, calling it a "tragic, tragic loss."

Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada "We are just heartsick over this loss of life in the line of duty," she said. "This reminds us once again of what our men and women in law enfocement do every single day, and it is imprtant that we respect and appreciate their service. I certainly am grateful for all they do for me, and — more importantly — what they do for the citizens of Dallas."

A somber candidate moved to her next scheduled event in downtown Worth at 11:15 a.m., and spoke briefly to supporters about what had happened in Dallas. Clinton left the rally without delivering a stump speech, and said she was going back to Dallas to the hospital where the officer died.

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa080222_wz_officerhurt.197253ed.html

[Maddy McCall]

44. My sympathy to this officer's family.

:(

[bigtree]

45. .