An emotional Obama: 'They had their entire lives ahead of them'

NBC ^ | 12/14/12 | Michael O'Brien

[Nachum]

An emotional President Barack Obama led the nation in mourning the victims of an elementary school massacre on Friday, speaking from the White House following the shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The president not only pledged to assist investigations into the shooting, but also became openly emotional upon reflecting upon the many school children killed or injured in today's mass shooting.

"The majority of those who died today were children -- beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10-years-old," he said, pausing to wipe away a tear. "They had their entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own."

[Arthur McGowan]

Why should any woman be punished with a Kindergartener?

[Joe 6-pack]

A drop of Tabasco in the corner of the eye also does the trick.

Can also be used to help keep you awake for extended periods.

[TexasRepublic]

The bodies aren’t even cold yet, but the usual communist gun grabbers are already sighting in their targets. Looks like the counter-revolution may begin quicker than we thought.

[SoldierDad]

I looked up some statistics. On average for 2011 88 people died every day from traffic fatalities. That is 88 people every single day for 365 days. Yet, I do not hear any liberal in any quarter calling for the ban of personal ownership of automobiles.

[bgill]

How is hussein going to spin his “if they bring knives, we’ll bring guns”, huh? Or will only his civilian army the only ones who will be allowed to carry?

[SoFloFreeper]

Obamugabe and his ilk have worked very hard to create a godless society, one in which respect for life is non-existent.

Is it any wonder these things are happening more and more?

And someone contact Paul Begala: this happened in a state that voted for the Kenyan Moron.

[Rusty0604]

I saw that look before he said something is going to be done about these shootings regardless of politics.

[Responsibility2nd]

"The majority of those who died today were children -- beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10-years-old," he said, pausing to wipe away a tear. "They had their entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own."

 

From the live thread, some poster observed Nobama didn't say.... "They had their entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays, graduations, CHRISTMAS, weddings, kids of their own."

But - to his credit - we should be glad he didn't say Ramadan, Eid, Kwanzaa. You know - all the holidays that are special to him.

[TigersEye]

"We’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. (snip) As a country, we have been through this too many times. Whether it’s an elementary school in Newtown, or a shopping mall in Oregon, or a temple in Wisconsin, or a movie theater in Aurora, or a street corner in Chicago — these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. And we’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics."

The Demagogue In Chief has spoken. Every word of that was aimed at pushing gun control. Those are not the words of a grieving president.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Hussein should sign up for his Screen Actors Guild union card.

Yeah. But first he needs a new acting coach. And BTW because he appears live it would be Actors Equity.

[Responsibility2nd]

...or a street corner in Chicago

 

Now that's racist. How dare he mention that knowing it's blacks who are responsible?

[Walmartian]

“They had their entire lives of national debt ahead of them.”

[DarthVader]

God does not always wait until the afterlife to met out justice. Unfortunately we are now in those days again as man’s sins are over-the-top and the blood of the innocent cries out for justice. We have been headed here for a while.

[patriotsblood]

I always get a kick watching the police, all decked out with the latest military toys, showing up with overwhelming force when the action is over (but just in time for the TV cameras) with their M-4s, tactical vests, helmets, etc. During today’s tragedy, I saw a video clip of a SWAT-bedecked cop making a grand show of pointing and sweeping his M-16 at the interior of an empty vehicle.

[RetiredArmy]

Yeah??? Really Obama??? Their entire lives??? HOW ABOUT TH 53 MILLION ABORTED CHILDREN YOU AND YOUR STINKING PARTY SUPPORTED BEING MURDERED???? DID THEY HAVE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES IN FRONT OF THEM ALSO???? Huh, huh????

[1st Division guy]

does anyone out there have specifics on incidents like this that happened in the years before this actor?.

[5thGenTexan]

Arm those with whom we have entrusted the nation’s children: mandatory CHL certification for all teachers and school administrators. How’s that for meaningful action?

[nesnah]

Beautiful, gorgeous, unborn children had all of their lives ahead of them as well, dip-shit.

Do you grieve for them as well?

[ArrogantBustard]

God does not always wait until the afterlife to met out justice.

No, He does not. Still, I will wish damnation on no-one ... I am all too aware of my own sins.

As for the current evil machinations of 0bama, his demented followers, and his malicious cronies, and most of all the evil spirits pulling their strings: May God rebuke them.

[Marcella]

Conn. is a blue state so most of those cops working on this case and parents in that state, likely voted for Hussein. So they are Democrats so they shouldn't care about kids being dead since they likely approve of abortion.

So, what is everyone there so upset about - it's just 18 dead kids. My point is everyone in that state mourns these 18 dead little kids - these people care about these kids. So did Hussein when he made his statement. No human being could not be affected by all these dead five and six year old kids.

When you drag up other liberal subjects and other things Hussein has done, and try to attach those to all these kids, it does not compute. No one, liberal or not, President or not, wanted these little kids dead.