Obama plans empty seat at State of Union speech to honor victims of gun violence

The Washington Times ^ | January 8, 2016 | Dave Boyer

[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.

[jazusamo]

How touching, the drama queen won't even have to sign an executive order for this.

[cowboyway]

How bout an empty seat to honor the victims of illegal aliens?

[The_Media_never_lie]

Ironic. The empty suit standing by the empty seat.......

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

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.

[Darksheare]

Aww... empty chair Obama will have an empty chair?
It’s like Chairception.

[2banana]

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?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[Iron Munro]

Another empty seat?

Counting Obama’s that makes two.

[Paladin2]

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?

[Rebelbase]

[oldbrowser]

How bout an empty seat to honor the victims of illegal aliens?

Didn't Clint Eastwood already do an empty seat for the President?

[Rebelbase]

D’oh!

[Thumper1960]

Oh, the drama! Oh, the theatre! Oh, the image over substance! Oh, the narcissistic little bastard!

[knarf]

EXACTLY !!!!

[Darksheare]

Got it in one!

[SMARTY]

That will match the empty chair in the Oval Office

[gunnyg]

clint may have another answer for this one too...???/!!!
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Go ahead...make America’s day!

;)

Semper Clint!
*****

[353FMG]

Best State of the Union speech yet. Why listen to a taqqiya address?

[Vaquero]

Just read a headline that zer0 claims NRA is peddling an “imaginary fiction”

Damn straight they are if double negatives are counted.

[jazusamo]

Bump!