White House Says Shooting at Kosher Market in Paris Was 'Random'

ABC News ^ | February 10, 2015 | By JONATHAN KARL

[Oldeconomybuyer]

President Obama has raised some eyebrows by suggesting that the shooting at a Kosher supermarket in Paris last month was “random.” It was a comment the president made in making the case that the media overstates the terrorist threat and that his job fighting terrorism is akin to a big-city mayor fighting crime.

Asked about the president's suggestion that the market was not targeted by the group because it was Kosher, White House spokesman Josh Earnest doubled down on Obama's characterization that the selection of target was "random."

Here's my exchange with Earnest at today's White House press briefing:

[hinckley buzzard]

If the administration mouthpieces continue to humiliate the press by treating them like idiot children, they just might overcome their natural suck-up reflex and start asking more serious questions.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

GREAT graphic! And I’m gonna steal it!

[Travis McGee]

You can’t steal what is given freely.

[beethovenfan]

Yep, just like Kristallnacht was random.

[FlyingEagle]

Greetings Trav. I would love to see Some Folks pulling random bs like this downtown Houston. They would find themselves randomly removed from life on earth by some random Citizens. Some Citizens are perfectly equipped for any such situations. Always.

[P-Marlowe]

And the Nazis just randomly picked people to send to Auschwitz.

[Travis McGee]

Exactly!