Posted on 07/17/2014 1:39:34 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
'It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy': Obama sparks anger with 40-second mention of Malaysian plane crash that killed 23 Americans before transportation speech
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 passengers on board including 23 Americans
President Obama said his national security team is working on identifying the U.S. citizens – and then launched into jokes and 16 minutes of prepared remarks
Twitter erupted with digital eye-rolls at Obama's curt mention of the 'tragedy' that the Ukrainian government quickly called a 'criminal case'
House Speaker John Boehner offered a solemn statement, saying 'many innocents were killed today. It is horrifying.'
A casual Barack Obama took mere moments to address the deaths of 295 people aboard a Malaysian airliner on Thursday in Wilmington, Delaware before launching into his prepared remarks on America's transportation infrastructure.
Twenty-three Americans are feared dead after the jetliner crashed in eastern Ukraine today. Obama declared that 'it looks like it may be a terrible tragedy.'
'It is wonderful to be back in Delaware,' he began.
'Before I begin, obviously the world is watching reports of a downed passenger jet near the Russia-Ukraine border. And it looks like it may be a terrible tragedy. Right now we’re working to determine whether there were American citizens on board. That is our first priority.' passengers, wherever they call home.
Obama quickly returned to his prepared remarks.
'It is great to be in the state that gave us Joe Biden. We’ve got actually some better-looking Bidens with us here today. We've got Beau and his wife, Hallie, are here. Give them a big round of applause. We love them.'
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what is the upside for Putin to have sponsored something as high risk as this? It just doesn’t compute.
Obama really does not care
Tragedy implies accident. I hate when the press uses this phrase for deliberate acts of war.
It looks like he absolutely is a terrible President.
“...Michelle didnt scold him...”
Because her yap was stuffed with French fries.
DANG!
Or that a back hoe to it..
I here White Sulfur Springs, WVa. has a lovely home for Congress Critters until the dust clears.
So far, only two countries have ever shot down airliners, Russia and the United States.
I’m enjoying the criticism he’s getting. If Bush had said the same thing, we would never hear the end of it.
There are rumors Putin was on a plane with a similar flight path earlier today—don’t know if they are true.
If they are this is getting deep.
Yet, the press had endless stories about how W didn’t get up and run out of a room of children. I hope that they will be the first one to burn in hell when all this is over.
I would not be shocked if the US played a role in this especially what we got in the White Hut.
“Fumigate?” Heck no....it’s time to move “DC” to Kansas, or someplace in the middle of the country....where the ELITISTS loathe to hang out.
...and he really should watch Fox News. He said he didn’t know if any American lives were lost...Fox reported 22 (or 23?) Americans were on board about 45 minutes earlier. He isnSo well informed! /s
Obama seen being a churl once again.
Far and away the WORST president in the history of the United States.
There isn’t even a close second.
He knows, it’s just not a big deal to him.
TRUE!
http://7online.com/politics/obama-coming-to-new-york-tonight-for-fundraisers-/194125/
Obama coming to New York tonight for fundraisers
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