Posted on 01/10/2011 5:51:59 PM PST by penelopesire
"President Barack Obama will travel to Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday to honor the six people slain by a gunman last Saturday in a shooting spree that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to an administration official.
Obama, who ordered a national moment of silence in memory of those killed by shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner at Giffords' "Congress on the Corner" event at a Tucson shopping mall, plans to attend some kind of memorial service, the person said. Details are still being worked out.
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The president's trip to Arizona parallels a decision in 1995 by President Bill Clinton to visit the site of the Oklahoma City bombing four days after that tragedy.
At that time, Clinton spoke about against the militia movement and hate speech; Obama's staff say he plans, at some point, to deliver a speech that soothes the nation while urging a ratcheting down of often-violent political rhetoric."
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They lowered the flags to half-staff as if she were dead.
Oh boy, I feel a Wellstone memorial moment coming on.
that was for her aide that died in the attack
This is a very costly photo op.
It’s already way past the sewer that they swam in during the Wellstone memorial. The media has done the smear prep work and now Obama will do exactly what he was advised to do..make political hay on the deaths of innocents.
But screw the Ft Hood Soldiers eh Barry?
POS.
A federal judge was also killed. Judge Roll.
Well..we did lose a federal judge. It was proper to lower the flags imho.
Can we all yell in unison...PHOTO OP!!!! And please don’t bring MO with you.
why?
let Rep. Giffords get out of ICU.
peace
why?
let Rep. Giffords get out of ICU.
peace
doh!
Of course, Judge Roll.
Any one else remember the “I’d like to make a shout out...”?
Barack Obama to travel to Tucson to make a political statement against the Republicans.
Unbelievable. He barely mentioned Ft. Hood when it happened.
Unbelievable. He barely mentioned Ft. Hood when it happened.
Yeah..that was a stellar moment for our pissant potentate.
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