Posted on 01/12/2011 11:43:24 AM PST by kristinn
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will be in Tucson Wednesday to attend the "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" event at the McKale Memorial Center on the University of Arizona campus. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST) with doors opening at 4 p.m. MST (6 p.m. EST).
According to a university news release, organizers are expecting thousands of people to attend. If the 14,000-seat arena reaches capacity, overflow seating will be available at the university's football stadium. Video of the memorial will be shown on the scoreboard's big screen.
SNIP
Opening music
A Native American blessing
Welcome by University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton
The playing of the National Anthem
Remarks by President Shelton
Remarks by a University of Arizona Student
Remarks by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R)
Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
Remarks by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
Remarks by President Obama
Moment of silence
(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...
Ok That was a good one...
Not that I would ever defend Obama personally, but that’s not the way he presented it; he stated that they’d gotten word that shortly after he had visited her room, that she opened her eyes. He never said that she did it while he was in the room.
Thats your take. I heard him, and I think in his mind he is the Messiah.
I found the whole thing to be disgusting.
A Wellstoned event, cheering over the bodies of 6 dead people, one of them a precious 9 year old girl.
Just Disgusting.
I agree with everything you said. I was just simply pointing out a fact. He didn’t say that she opened her eyes while he was with her.
there fixed it
what a sad and awesome picture
an unfortunate mugshot for Sutoro, or a capture of the essence of his true narcissist self?
Having buried a child - I cannot imagine
I can only hope the parents were numb
but this pep/campaign rally disguised as a “memorial” will be an agonizing memory long after the sweepers clean up the graffiti and everyone goes home
That was no Indian shaman,
How embarrassing
I agree.
One of the many good things from having a free and independent blogosphere, talk radio, and Fox News is that there was no way that Obama could have done what Clinton did in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing and blame the right. The aforementioned 3 refused to allow the MSM’s accusations to go unchallenged. By the time of this memorial, Obama’s hands were tied. If he had come even close to parroting the MSM’s insane accusations, he would at best have been branded a fool and at worst vilified. This is one of the rare instances where there was a disconnect between the MSM and most of the liberal politicians. Wisely most lib pols decided to stand back and let the MSM fight and lose this battle on their own.
Do not eat the green peyote.....the green peyote has gone bad!
Barry actually put his hand over his heart as the National Anthem played..
This whole show was nothing more than a political pep rally for the dims.
>> Is that a JW picture?
Sorry, I’m not familiar with the acronym.
What’s a “JW” picture?
Debbie Wasserman-Test said they started crying. It is the lie they are all in on it. It is disgusting.
Jehovah’s Witness. It looks like a photo from one of their publications, such as the “Watchtower.”
(at least I think that’s what the poster meant)
I tried replying last night but with FR so sticky I quit!
Remember when restraint was taught? Most of us learned it at home, if not then at school or church and temple.
A culture that comes to believe it MUST express every feeling or emotion that it has is not healthy.
I haven’t read the reactions yet- haven’t even turned on the tv so I don’t know what the pundits are spouting. I found the audience reactions alarming. We hold nothing sacred. Regardless of whether it was mostly college students or “adults” doesn’t even matter. What I saw was several thousand utterly self-indulgent citizens who simply could not RESTRAIN themselves.
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peanuts,popcorn, m&m’s Obama hail mary pass to the center speech for free, free bible readings and indian blessings.(Pelosi will go in the back of the room by her broom) out of the cameras so Obama can pull a fake moderate Clinton
LMAO - ok, I’m stealing that for my OFST thread...too funny
We had to turn it off after just a few minutes. The applause breaks and screams from the audience angered and embarrassed us. The Obama’s take every thing to the lowest level. They are classless people who are turning American society into a hip hop culture with no moral base.
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