Posted on 11/06/2009 3:44:20 PM PST by truthandlife
Critics say that the tone and brevity of Obama's remarks on Fort Hood 'did not appreciate the gravity of what he represents' while others say he had the right presidential instincts.
As the U.S. military and law enforcement were scrambling to save lives after a deadly shooting rampage at Ft. Hood, Texas, President Obama opened his remarks Thursday with a two-minute "shout out" to audience members who attended the Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Interior Department.
Obama's initial comments on the shooting that killed 13 and wounded scores of others came at the conclusion of Thursday's conference, which was attended by leaders from several of the 564 federally recognized American Indian tribes.
"I planned to make some broader remarks," he told the crowd. "But as some of you might have heard there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas."
The president's words on the deadly rampage came two minutes after he gave a "shout out" to an audience member and stressed the need to pass health care reform.
"I hear that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow was around, and so I want to give a shout out to that Congressional Medal of Honor winner. It’s good to see you," he said.
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Darn, I missed it.
There’s a comparison of Pres. Bush announcing a similar situation and Obama’s announcement at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380246/posts
It’s very revealing.
I sense another teleprompter operator just got handed his walking papers. Make that a 10 point 3 percent unemployment rate...
I heard him speak about waiting to “get all the facts.” Period. He sounded very cold. I also think he could be a tiny worried about the name similarity....HASAN...HUSSEIN.
Much more important than this terrorist attack, to the Democrats, is to continue the march to doom a la socialized medicine, the vote for which Queen of Bitches would not postpone from tomorrow.
Who knows? With all the present chaos, they may slip through cap and tax also. Good bye to my retirement and hello to higher taxes.
Oh, and national unemployment rate is now officially at 10%.
The Big O is silently applauding his Muslim brothers for the act!
it will be on youtube within minutes..*grins*
How come you didn't know about and stop this Maniacal Muslim Murderer? President Bush would have.
This is as much your fault as though you had pulled the trigger yourself.
Own it, wear it, love it!
So glad that we are being heard..!!!
Whatever...same thing.
I don’t think he has genuine emotions in the way most people understand them. More and more it feels like he really does not like white people and is settling a score.
Obama can’t fake sadness like Bill Clinton.
Thanks.
It was deliberate! It’s the ‘bama saying, “I don’t give a damn about our military’.
Please lets not jump to conclusions about my shout out
Is a terrorist expected to condemn terror?
So they’re scrutinizing Obama’s response to the Fort Hood shootings. Big deal!
If this nation still doesn’t understand that Obama is a hard-core anti-American, then it will never understand who is sleeping in the WH and flying Air Force One.
They want to scrutinize something? Investigate once and for all who he really is. DEMAND that he show America his BC, his HS and College records — the works. It’s not asking for too much. Previous presidents have done so.
Why is this man so privileged by Congress that he is exempted to identify himself? Is there something sinister going on that should not be kept a secret for the American people?
Same name, same ilk herd.
Yeah- I was cheering him on..
And yet...here we listen as Shep continues to wonder WHAT was the motive?
OMG- Steve Centani just said - he was teased and taunted about his muslim background...then he added “some people can take it, some people can’t- now we know he couldn’t”...
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