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'It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy' Obama sparks anger with 40-second mention
Daily Mail UK ^ | July 17,2014 | David Martosko

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.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 07/17/2014 1:39:34 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount
Someone tell the ass clown that two dozens Americans were among the nearly 300 innocent civilians murdered by Putin's thugs.

Putin's thugs shoot down a passenger airplane Putin Spies Obama Working Out

Let's not forget, not only the evil man who set things into motion, but the weak, incompetent, effeminate, inept enabler who emboldens the thug.

2 posted on 07/17/2014 1:43:08 PM PDT by Fear The People (When the government fears the people, you have LIBERTY.)
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To: COUNTrecount

And now, back to our regularly scheduled stump speech.


3 posted on 07/17/2014 1:44:44 PM PDT by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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To: COUNTrecount

You know things are bad when even Piers Morgan calls out Obama’s stupidity..Obama is a laughing stock all over the world..the world is burning and all Obama cares about is making money for Dems and eating burgers(gee, Im surprised Michelle didnt scold him for eating those naughty naughty burgers)


4 posted on 07/17/2014 1:45:28 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: COUNTrecount
Twitter erupted with digital eye-rolls at Obama's curt mention of the 'tragedy' that the Ukrainian government quickly called a 'criminal case'

you mean the "may be" tragedy...

And it looks like it may be a terrible tragedy.

how does this measure as "... it may be a terrible tragedy?" it IS a terrible tragedy... he sucks at everything...

5 posted on 07/17/2014 1:46:27 PM PDT by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

How would Morgan do that? He doesn’t have a show anymore, does he?


6 posted on 07/17/2014 1:46:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Fear The People

Really taking bad advantage of USA WEAKNESS!


7 posted on 07/17/2014 1:47:20 PM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: nickcarraway

No show, but he still has twitter


8 posted on 07/17/2014 1:47:31 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: COUNTrecount

He is not allowed to go off prompter. There would be hell to pay.


9 posted on 07/17/2014 1:48:08 PM PDT by nicepaco
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To: COUNTrecount

Please Lord, get this Clown out of the White House.


10 posted on 07/17/2014 1:48:22 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: COUNTrecount

No big deal for the Mahdi, after all, most of the victims weren’t even “his people,” just foreigners and loyal Americans.


11 posted on 07/17/2014 1:49:16 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: COUNTrecount
As Rush said with so much prescience: he's not cool, he's cold. Sociopathically cold.
12 posted on 07/17/2014 1:49:46 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Fear The People

It appears Putin played his Reggie Love card with Obama on the call this morning.


13 posted on 07/17/2014 1:49:55 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Sarah Barracuda

That’s too bad.


14 posted on 07/17/2014 1:50:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: COUNTrecount

I saw his response. He is, without a DOUBT the worst occupant of the Oval Office in history. Just when you think he can’t get worse, he gets worse.


15 posted on 07/17/2014 1:50:27 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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so, He’s still a TWIT..................


16 posted on 07/17/2014 1:50:29 PM PDT by Red Badger ("An armed society is a polite society. " - Robert Heinlein................)
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To: Fear The People

I don’t necessarily think Putin did this.


17 posted on 07/17/2014 1:51:21 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: COUNTrecount
Its all about Obama, and Obama wasn't on that plane.

'Nuff said.

18 posted on 07/17/2014 1:51:39 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: HangnJudge

We’ll need to fumigate the place...


19 posted on 07/17/2014 1:51:49 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: COUNTrecount
http://youtu.be/bcYppAs6ZdI
20 posted on 07/17/2014 1:52:27 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
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