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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I am compelled to mention that Medicine Crow did not earn the Medal of Honor. And that there is no such thing as the CONGRESSIONAL Medal of Honor. Among other things, the laws of English forbid an oxymoron so blatant.
And this from the guy who awarded the Medal of Freedom to Medicine Crow. And is “the smartest president in history.”
See tagline.
Another epic fail for the Man-Child President.
Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I’m sick of hannity having the POS on.screw him.
...funny how the taunting and teasing didn't bother him till after he took $500,000 worth of schooling and free boarding, medical, housing, and he suddenly gets the "I WANT OUT" syndrome
****He enacted what was attempted at Ft Dix previously.****
Which attempt? The one by Bill Ayers’ friends or the one by the moslems!
Will we get a link to it?
Oh heck, let me go search..........
Searching, searching:)
Nothing at the moment, I’ll keep checking.
Muslim Veterans Group Says No Reports of Harassment of Islamic Soldiers
Maybe it was because Nidal ranted on like a typical "Death to America" jihadi.
Been in cubicle land all day. Does anybody know if The One has any plans to visit Killeen? That would have been the Presidential thing to do TODAY.
Obviously the spin talking points have been issued to the MSN by Axelrod from the heady precincts of the White House.
We need to change the language. I laugh about all the descriptions of this incident.
Words are used like shootings , killings , ( couched in terms as if the victims could shoot back.)
This happened at a med facility where there was a long cue for flu shots and other medical processing.The perpetrator calmly got to his feet , reached into his jacket, drew two pistols and calmly started walking down the rows of people , pointing his weapons and shooting them calmly, point blank, in cold blood.
This was not “shootings” This was not “killings.” This was genocidal execution. These human beings were dispatched as if they were animals.One woman was 6 months pregnant.
TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH. GENOCIDAL EXECUTION is what this was.
The same sort that happened in Kenya , courtesy of Obama’s tinkering there, in 2007.
OBAMA’S FAULT!!!!!!!
THIS WAS AN ACT OF RELIGIOUS GENOCIDE.
THIS WAS A WAR CRIME.
Last sentence- “”This is a guy who went to Delaware to see bodies brought back from Afghanistan,” demonstrating a compassion for fallen soldiers and their families that Bush lacked, he said.”
Bush met with families of the fallen in *private*. Not a photo op.
Obama doesn't even understand the difference between a Congressional Medal of Honor and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. That ALONE makes him a useless IDIOT.
CROAHK, granny, CROAHK.
And thank you for correcting Barry Carter’s moronoic statement about “winning” the Medal of Honor. One may win the lottery or win at bingo, but one must EARN the MOH......
The Native Americans should be wary of anything this group has to offer. Are they really offering something or are they taking more than giving.
Have Native Americans EVER come out on top when trusting The Great White, er, I mean.... Father??????
Look at Tribal health care. Euthanasia in action. But for the casinos, Native Americans would be virtually extinct by now... Trust Obama? Idiots!
That disgusting and untrue spew came from Beer Barrel Baghdad Bob Beckel the Bloviating Bolshevik. What a pig he is.
In addition to all his other duties as savior, haven’t you heard how Chief Dumbass is also going to right all the centuries of wrongs done to the Indigenous People, in the name of Imperialism and Greed and, and, a...........
Yes, that does get annoying.
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