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Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting
NBC Chicago ^

Posted on 11/06/2009 5:17:15 PM PST by MaxCUA

Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.

After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to the president. The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: diaster; following; frightening; insensitivity; islam; muslim; obama; shooting; shoutout

1 posted on 11/06/2009 5:17:15 PM PST by MaxCUA
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To: MaxCUA

Eloquence? His eloquence comes from whatever is on the teleprompter.


2 posted on 11/06/2009 5:19:10 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: MaxCUA

I guess 10% unemployment is the key to start getting the MSM to turn your back on this guy.

It is so interesting that the MSM is losing viewership and readership in droves and they wonder why FOX News and the WSJ are increasing viewership and readership.

If the MSM would call it like everyone sees it they would be back in the race again.


3 posted on 11/06/2009 5:19:50 PM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: MaxCUA

I was wondering what he might say. I saw the 2min 30sec light-hearted blabbering, and then he spoke. Disgust and shock is what I felt after watching.


4 posted on 11/06/2009 5:19:55 PM PST by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: MaxCUA

Obama like most liberals have high distain for the American Military so it is no surprise to me that he would give shout outs to Native Americans (The Oppressed indigenous peoples) before recognizing the tragedy at Fort Hood....

Typical of Narcissistic dictators in chief like Obama....


5 posted on 11/06/2009 5:20:28 PM PST by Typical_Whitey (I will not be silenced so I guess I will see you in the gulag.)
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To: MaxCUA

This article was on NBC Chicago affiliates website? Very surprising & very interesting to say the least.


6 posted on 11/06/2009 5:21:05 PM PST by Batman11 (Obama will dispatch skittle $hitting unicorns around the world to bring peace and prosperity to all!)
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To: MaxCUA

“his trademark eloquence” (my arse) the “One” has no clothes.


7 posted on 11/06/2009 5:21:06 PM PST by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: MaxCUA

Does anyone know where I can find the video of this? Didn’t watch it yesterday.


8 posted on 11/06/2009 5:21:57 PM PST by Hildy
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To: Hildy

Try
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0hiw8iXdMM&feature=player_embedded


9 posted on 11/06/2009 5:23:45 PM PST by Michel12
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To: Hildy
Hildy, if you find the video I would like a ping please. I have not seen it. Thx!
10 posted on 11/06/2009 5:23:48 PM PST by angcat ("GO YANKEES")
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To: Hildy

He spent the first minute and half blabbering about the Native American Conference he had just attended and gave “shout outs” to the attnedees. This man has no shame. He is a disgrace to the office.


11 posted on 11/06/2009 5:26:23 PM PST by rickomatic
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To: fatnotlazy

Local radio had this on, they went back to regular programming when it became evident that bambi was acting anything but concerned. I don’t think they ever did go back live to the conference.


12 posted on 11/06/2009 5:26:36 PM PST by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
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To: Michel12
Thx

OMG how insensitive was that. He completely ignored the whole situation just to appease some Indians?

13 posted on 11/06/2009 5:28:15 PM PST by angcat ("GO YANKEES")
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To: rickomatic

14 posted on 11/06/2009 5:28:52 PM PST by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: angcat

He should fire the TOTUS...

But beside he shows he is not up to the job!


15 posted on 11/06/2009 5:30:59 PM PST by Michel12
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To: angcat

See post 9


16 posted on 11/06/2009 5:32:29 PM PST by Hildy
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To: MaxCUA

The end of the piece says that between Tuesday’s loss of seats to the R’s and Obama’s performance yesterday, Dems should be afraid. Of what? Incompetence, an anti-American leftist education, unfocused thought, and dubious policy objectives? Most of the left is or has been too stoned for so long a time that they wouldn’t recognize any of these danger signals.

But not to worry. We do.


17 posted on 11/06/2009 5:33:19 PM PST by CARTOUCHE (Tagline closed for renovation)
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To: MaxCUA

let’s don’t go jumping to conclusions. give us time to get memos out to jihadi networks.


18 posted on 11/06/2009 5:38:00 PM PST by the invisib1e hand ("allah akbar" is hate speech. And the Yankees are No. 1.)
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To: truthandlife

“I guess 10% unemployment is the key to start getting the MSM to turn your back on this guy.”

***

There was a pundit on tv who said that if unemployment doesn’t improve by next year, the Dems will be history. Unfortunately, Obama and his cohorts in Congress can still do a lot of damage between now and then.


19 posted on 11/06/2009 5:39:55 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: fatnotlazy

i think it is hysterical that the CIC doesnt know the difference between the Medal of Honor and Medal of Freedom...and the irony...he gives a shout out about the Medal of Honor right before he talks about dead troops\

Crow is not a Medal of Honor recipient


20 posted on 11/06/2009 5:44:25 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: swmobuffalo

Our local tv may have used one line total from Obama’s presser. That was yesterday. Today, the clip has not been repeated.


21 posted on 11/06/2009 5:44:50 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: CARTOUCHE

Hear, hear.


22 posted on 11/06/2009 5:46:38 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
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To: fatnotlazy

To add insult to injury, he wants to attend the memorial service for the fallen soldiers. Never let a photo up go to waste.


23 posted on 11/06/2009 5:47:16 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: MaxCUA

For the first time in my adult life, I am ashamed of my (sic) President.


24 posted on 11/06/2009 5:59:53 PM PST by bitt (“You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.” (Abraham Lincoln))
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To: fatnotlazy

He’s an arrogant scumbag who isn’t worthy of wiping the asses of our soldiers. This entire administration is classless and ignorant.


25 posted on 11/06/2009 6:02:42 PM PST by peeps36 (Democrats Don't Need No Stinking Input From You Little People)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer

To add insult to injury, he wants to attend the memorial service for the fallen soldiers. Never let a photo up go to waste.


He can’t really be that dense...of course, he surprises me daily with his new lows.


26 posted on 11/06/2009 6:04:38 PM PST by crazyhorse691 (Now that the libs are in power dissent is not only unpatriotic, but, it is also racist.)
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To: peeps36

snort, tell us how you really feel!

(applause)

As one, 300 million Americans all thought the exact same thing last night as they announced the shooter’s name.

2 words.

First one starts with an “F”.


27 posted on 11/06/2009 6:08:22 PM PST by bitt (“You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.” (Abraham Lincoln))
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To: Typical_Whitey
As a person who grew up with a card-carrying malignant narcissist I recognize Obama's emotional disconnect. It is not possible for a narcissist to 'feel another person's pain'. My narcissist relative aware that she should express concern or sympathy in certain situations always say the same thing, "Oh dear, poor thing, I feel so, so sorry for him". No matter the situation her response is the same.

Always Someone spilled coffee on his tie: "Oh dear, poor thing, I feel so, so sorry for you." When the neighbors' truck was stolen: "Oh dear, poor things, I feel so, so sorry for them." When a friend's husband died: Oh dear, poor thing,I feel so, so sorry for her. While on a long trip we drove by four separate vehicle accidents, and each time she said the same thing, "Oh dear, poor things, I feel so, so sorry for them". For a narcissist the main purpose of other people is to provide a steady supply of attention, praise and devotion.

28 posted on 11/06/2009 6:40:15 PM PST by Irish Queen (This world is not my home, I'm just a passing through ...)
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To: bitt

and the second an ‘M’


29 posted on 11/06/2009 6:40:43 PM PST by BornToBeAmerican (We the people, ..... never)
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To: bitt

uckIslam!


30 posted on 11/06/2009 7:09:34 PM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( Hey 0bama, Kenya show us the long-form BC? ))))
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To: MaxCUA
...but also grace and perspective...grace? - from Obama? - it is to laugh....
31 posted on 11/06/2009 7:22:41 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: bitt
For the first time in my adult life, I am ashamed of my (sic) President.

I thought Clinton was bad, but "bad" like a rake, a scoundrel.

But I always thought he was an American.

Obama's like having Kofi Annan as our President. A freakin Indonesian street kid.

He's as American as elephant soccer.

32 posted on 11/06/2009 7:30:30 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (Happiness is a choice!)
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To: Two Kids' Dad; BornToBeAmerican

yup. I intend to ask everyone I see for the next week if that is what indeed they said/thought at that very minute.


33 posted on 11/06/2009 8:05:33 PM PST by bitt (“You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.” (Abraham Lincoln))
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To: Trailerpark Badass

Obama makes Clinton look like a conservative.

HOW did we ever get into this pickle??

I know, I know....too many uneducated people with their hands out were duped into believing that just by voting for him, all their dreams would come true. Too bad we couldn’t prove that Soros and the cabal were pulling the strings to crash the system just at the right moment.


34 posted on 11/06/2009 8:11:25 PM PST by bitt (“You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.” (Abraham Lincoln))
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To: bitt
Obama makes Clinton look like a conservative.

Obama and Islam are a vile and seething pox on America.....well deserved until the will to fight them comes forward.

35 posted on 11/06/2009 8:15:16 PM PST by stboz
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