True, but this event was not organized by Team Obama - from all indications it was a product of the Univ. of Az. And if I were an alumnus of that univesity, there would be zero dollars forthcoming until the President issued a formal apology for that indian medicine-man nonsense, the pep-rally atmosphere, the general disrespect toward the victims at a memorial service and to Gov. Brewer, and whoever was responsible for this disgraceful exhibition (theme, t-shirts, and all) is fired. As far as I could see, the Univ. of AZ President is as big an ass-clown as the rest, giddily going along with all the inappropriate crap like some kind of 15-minute rock star.
The whole display was, as you say, TACKY. The victims and families deserved better. The fact that the whole affair was so classless allowed Obama’s speech to rise to the level of the best part of the whole evening.
After all, he is still the One even if it is only in his own mind.
Think of his other "glorious" events that backfired (the columns at his DNC "coronation", the Berlin apologetic tour, his disastrous pressers about the election) - they planned them, and conducted them "full steam ahead"
The problem in his mind is he simply cannot ever be wrong...