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Obama plans empty seat at State of Union speech to honor victims of gun violence
The Washington Times ^
| January 8, 2016
| Dave Boyer
Posted on 01/08/2016 1:12:01 PM PST by jazusamo
President Obama told supporters Friday that he'll leave one seat empty in the first lady's State of the Union guest box next week to represent victims of gun violence.
In a conference call with about 20,000 activists, the president said the gesture during his annual address to Congress Tuesday night will "remind every single one of our representatives that it's their responsibility to do something."
"We're going to leave one seat empty in the first lady's State of the Union guest box for victims of gun violence who no longer have a voice," Mr. Obama said. "We want them to be seen and understood, that their absence means something to this country."
The president took executive actions Tuesday to restrict gun ownership, including expanded background checks on gun purchases. He urged grassroots supporters on the call arranged by Organizing For Action, a spin-off of his re-election campaign, to feel "a sense of urgency" for his gun-control agenda.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; bhosotu; emptychair; guncontrol; obama; secondamendment; sotu
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How touching, the drama queen won't even have to sign an executive order for this.
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:12:01 PM PST
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
How bout an empty seat to honor the victims of illegal aliens?
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:13:26 PM PST
by
cowboyway
(We're not going to be able to vote our way out of this mess.)
To: jazusamo
Ironic. The empty suit standing by the empty seat.......
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:13:29 PM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
To: jazusamo
If he wuz really a playah, he’d bring in a fresh corpse.
The empty seat——you watch-—will be compared to Clint Eastwood’s speech/skit.
To: jazusamo
Aww... empty chair Obama will have an empty chair?
It’s like Chairception.
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:13:36 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: jazusamo
Any empty seats for the American victims of muslim terrorists?
Any empty seats for the American victims of criminal illegal invaders?
Any empty seats for the millions aborted?
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:14:08 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:14:39 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The future must not belong to those who deny the true nature of Islam.)
To: jazusamo
Another empty seat?
Counting Obama’s that makes two.
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:14:58 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
To: jazusamo
Yeah, lotsa peeps been kilt by The Sons Of Barack who the gov't doesn't care have illegal guns.Illegals from Mexico and Muzzies doing same.
Will Hussein address that?
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:14:59 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Darksheare
To: cowboyway
How bout an empty seat to honor the victims of illegal aliens? Didn't Clint Eastwood already do an empty seat for the President?
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:15:46 PM PST
by
oldbrowser
(The republican party is the voters, not the politicians.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: jazusamo
Oh, the drama! Oh, the theatre! Oh, the image over substance! Oh, the narcissistic little bastard!
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:15:59 PM PST
by
Thumper1960
(Cruz/Palin2016)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:16:02 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:16:12 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: jazusamo
That will match the empty chair in the Oval Office
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:16:14 PM PST
by
SMARTY
("What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self. "M. Stirner)
To: cowboyway
clint may have another answer for this one too...???/!!!
***************
Go ahead...make America’s day!
;)
Semper Clint!
*****
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:16:17 PM PST
by
gunnyg
("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
To: jazusamo
Best State of the Union speech yet. Why listen to a taqqiya address?
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:16:23 PM PST
by
353FMG
To: jazusamo
Just read a headline that zer0 claims NRA is peddling an “imaginary fiction”
Damn straight they are if double negatives are counted.
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posted on
01/08/2016 1:16:28 PM PST
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Thumper1960
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01/08/2016 1:17:00 PM PST
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jazusamo
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