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President Obama On Charleston Church Massacre: This Doesn’t Happen In Other Advanced Countries
CBS New York ^ | June 18, 2015

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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; churchshooting; dylannroof; obamachurchshooting; obamapresser; scchurchshooting; shooting
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To: SJackson

But it does happen in Third World counties. I guess Obama has successfully turned the USA into a Third World country.


101 posted on 06/18/2015 11:32:40 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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To: tacticalogic

“Way” means method.

It’s perfectly obvious they will spin themselves as simply trying to slow down illegal gun sales. Is that true?

Don’t know. I do know that they aren’t going to get up there on the stand and testify truthfully about what their real goals were. Not if there’s anything devious about them.

Your suspicions and mine aren’t even evidence, much less proof.


102 posted on 06/18/2015 11:32:49 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: SJackson

1982 Paris Terror Shooting Suspect Arrested in Jordan
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/196887#.VYMOnaO1VHo

White House Says Shooting at Kosher Market in Paris Was ‘Random’
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-shooting-kosher-market-paris-random/story?id=28871389

Charlie Hebdo Attacks: Two Suspects Arrested
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/charlie-hebdo-attacks-two-suspects-arrested-112337873.html#ievbJCe


103 posted on 06/18/2015 11:34:57 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: SJackson

Maybe if we didn’t have a race baiting president who keeps stoking the fires of racism it wouldn’t happen in this country.


104 posted on 06/18/2015 11:35:40 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: SJackson

The pResident is correct. Too bad we’re not an Advanced Country anymore, with a decaying infrastructure, dying manufacturing, and a Strongman in his Mansion, ruling by decree. . .


105 posted on 06/18/2015 11:36:14 AM PDT by Salgak (Peace Through Superior Firepower. . . .)
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To: Chgogal; SJackson
Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yob1RKJtTV0

106 posted on 06/18/2015 11:37:17 AM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: SJackson
First, it clearly does happen in "advanced" countries. Second, he implies that the United States is an "advanced" country from sea to shining sea. Hardly.

(If I were a South Carolina legislator, I would immediately introduce legislation to allow CCW in churches!)

107 posted on 06/18/2015 11:37:44 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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To: Chgogal
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/23/norway-attacks
108 posted on 06/18/2015 11:39:02 AM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Sherman Logan
“Way” means method.

"to" specifies an objective, which comes with an implication of motive (accomplishing that objective).

109 posted on 06/18/2015 11:42:48 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: SJackson
President Obama On Charleston Church Massacre: This Doesn’t Happen In Other Advanced Countries

President stupid doesn't remember Charlie Hebdo?

110 posted on 06/18/2015 11:44:09 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp
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To: ifinnegan

It was Norway...and the number was 85


111 posted on 06/18/2015 11:47:11 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: SJackson


112 posted on 06/18/2015 11:52:27 AM PDT by QT3.14 (TransFreeper)
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To: SJackson
 
 
This ain't nothing - wait until the spokeswench for Clinton Crime Inc. chimes in. You know that's gonna be epically totalitarian.
 
 

113 posted on 06/18/2015 12:04:51 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: SJackson
Hey Obama, the 2nd amendment is for black Americans too.
114 posted on 06/18/2015 12:09:17 PM PDT by right way right (Disclaimer: Not a prophet but I have a pretty good record.)
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To: SJackson

Not trying to trivialize tragedy, but since the gun grabbers started it - remember when the NRA president stated that the only protection against a bad guy with a gun was a good guy with a gun....and he was mocked for being a simple minded moron? The death toll in this shooting was 2:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Colorado_YWAM_and_New_Life_shootings

It had the potential to be much higher - there were thousands of people in that church, and the only limiting factor was how much ammunition the bad guy was carrying. Oh...and an armed security guard.

Now every church can’t afford security. But perhaps its time to consider letting good guys carry guns everywhere, even in a SC church.


115 posted on 06/18/2015 12:11:13 PM PDT by lacrew
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To: Sherman Logan

They were not tracked. The only way it was found out where the guns came from was when the weapons were found by the bodies.


116 posted on 06/18/2015 12:14:10 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: SJackson

With Barack Obama as president, the United States of America is no longer advanced


117 posted on 06/18/2015 12:15:41 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... No peace? then no peace!)
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To: Sherman Logan
Anymore than the gift of a.45 to the idiot in Charleston caused the murder of those people.No, it didn't cause it, but dad may have bigger problems than being an idiot. The kids lawyer is describing him as "Just a normal kid", the lawyer representing him on a possession of a controlled substance charge dating to March. I doubt he could have legally made the purchase (addiction?, charged with crime over one year sentence?) which means dad is going to have a problem.
118 posted on 06/18/2015 12:20:02 PM PDT by SJackson (an emotional nation, not a rational nation. You work from your gut and not your mind, BHO on Israel)
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To: hsmomx3

Chicago is one of many
www.thugreport.com


119 posted on 06/18/2015 12:25:05 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Liberals lie about everything all the time.)
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To: molson209

Elect a 3rd world president and you become 3rd world. What else can you expect?


120 posted on 06/18/2015 12:45:24 PM PDT by 353FMG (WARNING! Government is NOT your friend.)
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