after 2 minutes and a "shout out"...
cabinetmaker
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Obama finally addresses the massacre at Ft. Hood after babbling on for 2 minutes thanking everyone for putting on the event; and offering a "shout out" with a wry grin. What a wonderful human being we have for a president. Go to hell, Mr. Obama.
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Love it! Couldn't have said it better myself!
this is by no means meant to put you on the spot and if you feel that way, I apologize, as we are all brothers here. maybe we should just keep all political comments out of here.
but as some of you might have heard, there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. We don't yet know all the details at this moment; we will share them as we get them. What we do know is that a number of American soldiers have been killed, and even more have been wounded in a horrific outburst of violence. My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the families of the fallen, and with those who live and serve at Fort Hood. These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk and at times give their lives to protect the rest of us on a daily basis. It's difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil. I've spoken to Secretary Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, and I will continue to receive a constant stream of updates as new information comes in. We are working with the Pentagon, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security, all to ensure that Fort Hood is secure, and we will continue to support the community with the full resources of the federal government. In the meantime, I would ask all Americans to keep the men and women of Fort Hood in your thoughts and prayers. We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident. And I want all of you to know that as Commander-in-Chief, there's no greater honor but also no greater responsibility for me than to make sure that the extraordinary men and women in uniform are properly cared for and that their safety and security when they are at home is provided for. So we are going to stay on this. But I hope in the meantime that all of you recognize the scope of this tragedy, and keep everybody in their thoughts and prayers. Again, thank you for your participation here today. I am confident that this is going to be resulting in terrific work between this government and your governments in the weeks, the months, and years to come. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)
While I don't feel that is enough it is almost hard to say what is. Our men and women of uniform are dieing here on the soils of the United States.
Ummm yeeaah right ...your allowed to speak your mind. However if you don't agree with Mr Obama then your thoughts/speech are ill-hearted, unitelligent and with no basis ( I think your comments pretty well sum up the Democrats position for anyone dis agreeing with the current administration ) Vulchor. Why is that my friend ? How do you know what is in anothers heart , what their level of education/common sense is and how can you (or I for that matter) tell whether their is basis for their comment ? No one setting here on this forum unless your active in politics (maybe we have a Senator in our midst and don't know it or a Congressman or a lobbyist ) knows all the behind the scenes details of what is going on. So therefore I can't see any merit to that comment. In my opinion (and thats all it is) free speech is being held hostage at this time. If this administration were more concerned with running the country than worrying about equal air time for their views and this President more worried about the welfare and wellbeing and security of the citizens of this nation than being so cutesy and funny and showing what a great sense of humor he has and how popular he is then I think we would be headed in the right direction. A lot has been made of Mr Obama's limited political experience. There have been Presidents elected before with very little in the way of "political experience". There was a first President of America, every Senator, Congressman , etc was elected to a first term with no experience in that job , some of them sucked and were not re-elected and some of them were willing to learn from those who came before them and some of them learned on their own thru their willingness to work hard and their own tenacity and went on to become great leaders and contributed a great deal to this great country. Can Mr Obama do this ? He certainly could be a good leader if he applied himself and worked toward it and was willing to listen , experience, delegate , and surround himself with the people with the most knowledge/credibility in key positions throughout his administration. Having been elected President does NOT qualify you to be President ! An auto czar , a banking czar , all these czars , really !!! The first thing Mr Obama needs to realize is he was elected OUR President, not the Democrats President or Oprah's President , or Michelles President or Chicago's President or whoevers President ...He was elected the President of the United States of Ameica including ALL the people ...the black,the white,the native americans,the immigrants,the asians,the eskimo's, the Mexican, the Latinos , the smart , the smart a_sses, the dumb, the humble, the elite, the down trodden, the privileged, the un educated, the abused , the everyday guy and gal and child on the street and every damn American in between on US and foreign soil !!! Act like you care about us all and lead , do not be led by idealistic nonsense . We the people , or the country for that matter ,do not have the time for recklessness and abandonment of the principles this country was built on. Some will say "but wait times have changed since our forefathers" to this I say sound Govt guided by sound minds , sound decisions based on common sense (not the fartherment of a political career), and perhaps when faced with a seemingly impossible situation ( I know your not going to like this Volchur) Bending one's head in prayer to God may not be a bad option , and it doesn't matter what color of a President you are or what nationality/background you came from. I think most Americans are smart enough to realize a good man and a good President for that matter who leads and heals and grows our nation , protects its citizens and defends our country transcends(sp) any racial ignorance ...thats just my two cents worth and by the length of this post I think I got my moneys worth !!!
gmill880 that was well written and thought out.