Posted on 06/18/2015 10:44:56 AM PDT by SJackson
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/ AP) — Following the arrest of a white man Thursday in connection with the slayings of nine people, including the pastor, at a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, President Obama said he has had to deliver these remarks too often.
“The attorney general has announced plans for the FBI to open a hate crime investigation,” Obama said from the White House.
“We understand that the suspect is in custody and I’ll let the best of law enforcement do its work to make sure that justice is served. Until the investigation is complete, I’m necessarily constrained in terms of talking about the details of the case. But I don’t need to be constrained about the emotions that tragedies like this raise,” Obama said.
“I’ve had to make statements like this too many times. Communities like this have to endure tragedies like this too many times. We don’t have all the facts, but we do know once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. Now is the time for mourning and healing but let’s be clear. At some point we have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency.”
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Charlie Hebdo?
I guess the Scots, Norwegians and Russians should be happy to know that 0bama does not consider them “advanced countries.”
What country was it some guy killed like 75 people on an island at a retreat.
Denmark?
Norway?
I forget.
A Jewish deli and a school or two. Don’t think any of those count
Other advanced countries don’t have a clown in charge of their government, either.
Odumbo is such a douche.
Anders Breivik in Norway?
obama gave weapons to Mexican drug cartels to kill as many people as they wanted. The number murdered so far is over 400 men, woman and 16 school children.
France for starters.
nothing to see her. just a college grad in law school taking a break to release some stress.
this wont hope pantsuit. blacks were going to vote for her anyway as well as idiot young white people.
nothing to see her. just a college grad in law school taking a break to release some stress.
this wont hope pantsuit. blacks were going to vote for her anyway as well as idiot young white people.
Norway. And then of course, it sure does happen in the Middle East! And Pakistan! The guy’s such an ass.
Always the slimey opportunist.
So once again, it's the fault of every American — particular whiteys.
I'm a moron, but why is it not so obvious to those more learned that Obama hates America?
“This doesn’t happen in other advanced countries.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Norway_attacks
Obama has no right to refer to this country as “advanced” anymore; he took care of that. “Advanced” implies someone is behind you (remember “exceptionalism”?), and he has made sure we’ve fallen to the level of Rwanda.
Norway. Victims the wrong minority. The good news, no one on the island had a weapon. Other than the killer, of course.
No, you haven't "had to." This doesn't involve you or your office.
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