Obama Leads Nation in Moment of Silence for Arizona Victims
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A somber President Barack Obama led a moment of silence on Monday for a nation stunned by an attempted assassination against an Arizona congresswoman that left her gravely wounded, several other injured and six people dead.
On a frigid Washington morning, the president and first lady Michelle Obama walked out of the White House to the sounding of a bell at 11 a.m. EST. Wearing overcoats, they stood next to each other on the South Lawn, each with their hands clasped, heads bowed and eyes closed.
After a minute of silence, they walked inside, the president‘s hand on the first lady’s back.
The moment also was marked on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and around the nation at the direction of the president, who called for the country to come together in prayer or reflection for those killed and those fighting to recover. In total, 19 people were shot in the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot point-blank in the head, and she remains in intensive care. Among the six people killed were Arizona’s chief federal judge, a 9-year-old girl interested in government, and one of Giffords’ aides.
More than 300 White House staff members, from senior advisers to members of the kitchen staff and maintenance crews, joined the Obamas on the South Lawn. Up Pennsylvania Avenue, hundreds of congressional staffers gathered on the east steps of the Capitol to observe the moment of silence.
Congress was not in session Monday and most of those participating were employees of congressional offices and others who work in the Capitol.
Prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Jared Loughner with one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee. More charges are expected.
House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers in a conference call Sunday to “pull together as an institution.”
“What is critical is that we stand together at this dark time as one body,” he said. “We need to rally around our wounded colleague, the families of the fallen and the people of Arizona’s 8th District. And, frankly, we need to rally around each other.”
Giffords, a Democrat, represents Arizona’s 8th District.
House business this week, including a contentious vote scheduled for Wednesday to repeal Obama’s new health care law, has been postponed to focus on any necessary actions in the shooting aftermath. Connecticut Rep. John Larson, who heads the House Democratic Caucus, said that lawmakers will continue to have open sessions with their constituents, although they are likely to take more precautions.
Giffords’ orbiting brother-in-law, astronaut Scott Kelly, called for a moment of silence aboard the International Space Station and at all the flight control centers around the world.
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Comments (196)
mickey44
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:03pmobama gets another phop op….did he mention praying for the victims,or just a moment of silence?would he have a moment of prayer if it was someone of the right?can obama actually say“God”?our prayrers and hearts go out to the congresswoman giffords and all in this tragedy.obama wants to show us his human side,i wonder if he remembers how nasty he was to mccain in that arm twisting room on obamacare,when he snarled,”john,the campaigning is over”what a creep to say that.“cheap shot obama” should be his name.
Report Post »loveoursoldiers
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:57amThis is a golden opportunity for him to step up and be a real leader. Saying nothing about those who are “jumping to conclusions” as we were told NOT TO DO after Fort Hood. I think Daley knows what he needs to say and do but so far his silence toward those who are blaming Sarah Palin is telling AND a big mistake for him. Wouldn‘t he gain a lot of respect by asking them NOT to say those things out of respect of the dead and because we don’t know the facts? Oh well.. Isuppose I shouldn’t help him out with such common sense ideas.
Report Post »He remains silent i think because he thinks this rhetoric will hurt Sarah Palin. Wrong. When someone is wrongly blamed for something normal people take their side NOT the blamers side.
DUH
Cog
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:57amThis President is the one who said: “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.”
A moment of apology should have preceded the moment of silence.
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:39pmA few more quotes from our Dear Leader:
** Obama to His Followers: “Get in Their Faces!”
Report Post »** Obama on ACORN Mobs: “I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!”
** Obama to His Mercenary Army: “Hit Back Twice As Hard”
** Obama on the private sector: “We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick.“
** Obama to voters: Republican victory would mean “hand to hand combat”
** Obama to lib supporters: “It’s time to Fight for it.”
** Obama to Latino supporters: “Punish your enemies.”
** Obama to democrats: “I’m itching for a fight.”
Time Rebel
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:56amHow tragic the loss this weekend of the victims of the horrible shooting rampage in Arizona!
This evil act is not about gun control, or the left or the right. It is irresponsible to play the blame game over this shooting rampage by one very sick-minded individual! People should careful injecting opinions about the political discourse of this country AT THIS TIME! Stop the blame game of the right OR left. This is one sick young man who did a horrible thing. It is not the gun’s fault! It is not the right’s fault. It is not the left’s fault. It is not talk radio or Fox News fault. It is not Keith Olbermann’s fault. It is not Sarah Palin’s fault (if Sarah Palin had been the one who was shot, what words would be flying across your screen today???!!!). It is not the Tea Party’s fault. And it is not Obama’s fault. It is the fault of the sick-minded man who planned it out and went on a rampage! It is dangerous to play this blame game, unfairly pointing fingers of blame at innocent people.
And, please, the young man who did this is not a believer. He is anti-God. He is spiritually lost. As hard as it is, those of us who believe in God, in addition to praying for the victims and their families/friends, should also be praying for Laughner’s soul. He will be punished for this horrific crime against humanity. In the meantime, let cooler heads prevail.
Report Post »CanadianTory
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:09pmThank you Sir or Madam for your understanding of the problem. When I saw this on the news I knew the first thing that would happen is that the left wing media would jump all over this guy as a ********* nutcase. Its not about him being a lefty or a Republican or a Tea Party Patriot. This attack was not ideological in nature because crazy isn’t an ideology.
Report Post »Time Rebel
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:56am“We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” Ronald Reagan
Report Post »DTOM_Jericho
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:53amHow about a moment of silence for the death of our Republic. It caught a cancer in 1913; had the plug pulled with the signing of the healthcare “law”, ObamaCoup.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:52amNever let a crisis go to waste……
Report Post »Texas woman56
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:52amWhat will it take for a moment of prayer?
Report Post »bjt141
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:50amGlenn Beck deserves an Academy Award for his past half hour of show hahahhhhahahhahahahahhaha…..what a psycho
loveoursoldiers
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:49amIf he calls for everyone to STOP blaming others.. then I’ll believe this was sincere and not just another selfish photo op
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:53amObama will never do that…for you will see he is the King of the World in his eyes….just like Winkin, Blinkend, and Nod……
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:46amIt really doesn’t matter what he does to you people. Beck has you so brainwashed you will say anything negative against him.
spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:56amLay out the facts Foxathieast: You cannot deny that Obama is a Socialist and a Communitst. So what are your facts? Oh….Don’t have any? No Surprise……..*******
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:00pmYou are Blinded by the Media Light…..dickwad
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:14pm@FOXHOLEATHEIST…..He’s doing it to you too…you’re not smart enough to realize it.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:28pm@ FOXHOLETHEORIST
You have been watching too much of Joy Behar, the View, Keith Olberman and the rest of the MSNBC commies. A moment of silence is a photo-op only. The true and right action would have been for the President to have led the nation in prayer to the almighty creator GOD asking for his guidance, strength and love for the families who lost loved ones.
My prayer is that My GOD will comfort those families.
Report Post »Bullion Luminary
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:52pm@FOXHOLE To agree with peace and to hold ourselves accountable is not brainwashing, it is to gather strength in ourselves and not to subject ourselves to hateful language. Most agree to engage in constructive ways to help one another without the aid of crutches by a vast Govt. undertaking. Brainwashing by definition is a whole lot more than just watching a show or listening to sound bites.
I am sorry you feel that way
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:39pmYou have as much evidence as the STUPID sheriff in Tucson.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:45amAs a muslime he cannot pray in this situation except for more of our deaths, which undoubtedly he was doing while standing there. WHY ARE WE SILENT about this phony? “Lead by example”, by all mean. R-E-S-I-G-N, yesterday!!! At least he didn’t have to open an umbrella for miche this time …. I take my joy where I can find it! GOD BLESS AND PLEASE PROTECT AMERICA from the enemies within (of which there appear to be legions) as well as those without. In JESUS’ precious name, amen!
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:51amTO KICK:
Report Post »Right on…..
myfamily04
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:44amHow about we have a National moment of PRAYER! There are many people affected by this and GOD is the best one to turn to (with prayer) on this.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:47amObama is not leading prayer, he is thankful that he as pupose to defract his agenda from the American people.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:43amYeah…..he leads the Muslim Nation……
Report Post »heart4story
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:43amMay I make a suggestion? Does it really matter at a moment like this what his motive is? This is an opportunity for all who collectively desire at the same moment, to pray for the victiims of this tragedy and for our nation.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:50amYes, it really DOES matter. Do you really think that Obama cares for our future and dreams….Oh yes…THE DREAMS OF MY FATHER……HAVE YOU READ IT? RESEARCH before posing…Heart4story?
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:01pmObama does not pray….he commands…and stays silient…..duping the WE THE PEOPLE
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:46pmHeart,
Report Post »For all it’s worth, I agree with you. I think for BO it is no more than a photo op but I’m glad there was a national moment of silence. No matter whose idea it was or who called for it.
Bermuda Onion
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:37pmThis president is Godless. This is all window dressing. I wish I were kidding but, unfortunately I am not. He only cares for himself and himself only. Narcissist!
Report Post »HMwHC
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:55amWith all those people in that picture, how many “gods” are represented there? and out of all those “gods”, which one heard their prayers and has the ability to respond to them? I know of only one and the POTUS has NO clue of who he is. May GOD save our country.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:42amObama=Conartist
WAKE UP AMERICA!
Report Post »Austin from boston
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:40ams.s.d.d.-Chicago-Style>>>>>>>>>2012-my cheeks PEACE or Revolution-2011?>>>>
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:39amThis whole Obama moment of silence thing is just a gratuitous photo oportunity anyway, in my opinion.
As soon as this dies down they’ll start in with restricting gun owners rights further.
Report Post »CarolinaGirl
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:46amAmen. You’ve got that right on spot.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:48am@TSUNAMI-22, The entire thing is a set up from beginning to end: find a mentally deranged person, cultivate that person, USE that person to accomplish immediate ends as well as open door to future plans, like gun control, etc., etc., etc. Notice his defense lawyer is the left’s lawyer, the radicals and their mouth pieces were on it before we even knew it had happened. Is anybody out there paying attention?
Report Post »Proud Navy Dad
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:44pmIts already started by 2 democrats from New York. Its just a matter of time before they try to take our guns .If this comes about there will be a hell of a lot more bodies in the street.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:37amAs he is prays for Muslims to take over the FreeWorld……
Jim in Houston
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:36amThey never want to waste a crisis. Phonies!!!!
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:12pmThis crisis is going to led us to having a moment of silence for our Second Amendment RIGHT.
Report Post »jhonjhonson1
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:36amOnly time obama makes any sense, when he not saying anything!!!!!
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:44amTraitor in Chief..
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:35amLeadership from the President?
Report Post »Firelight
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:08pmNot lately — don’t hold your breath if you are waiting for any truths— You wlll on the other hand get Liberal Lies and more rhetoric to advance Obama hoppy changy thing. Libs Lie.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:31amThe right thing to do. Alot of people were teary eyed in a few places.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:38amIt was the honorable thing to do….now let’s see if he is willing to go beyond the photo-op and lead by example. If he truly wants to honor the victims of this senseless crime, that is what he will do. I am not optomistic about his performance.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:39amJust another act to deceive America. Wake up and find out who this man or devil really is…..
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:43am@Untamable
I wish in this case I could feel Obama was doing something honorable, or even human. Two days ago when he commented from the White House on the initial shooting reports, I did catch the part of him showing rage and loss as he left at the end. THAT was genuine indeed.
In this case, I cannot say it was.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:13pmI agree that it was probably more of a photo op than anything, but it is still the right thing.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:29amMr Obama, I will only believe any sincerity from you once you are out of office; I saw this on the news this morning, and was hardly convinced he is sorry it happened or feeling any real loss to the nation.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm
spendthrift
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:41amAgreed, false feelings and alot of crap that he has to face. What a fake president and his cander says it all.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:43amSnow, I read the WBC is planning to go the the funerals here in AZ, If you get any info on those PLEASE tell me so I can get my butt down there and help block the grieving families from that trash.
Report Post »Muslim in Chief
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:08pmI want to know where his Moment of Silence for Major Dick Winters was. Major WInters died last week.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:12pmI‘m sure Obama’s Photo-op, PR move here was preceeded by a lengthy meeting with his advisors to determine how best to take advantage of the crisis. Unfortunately, they didn’t have time to set up a teleprompter out on the lawn.
Report Post »countryboy42
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:14pmKate, I can’t make it down, but let me know where to send the roofing nails.
Report Post »hkyfan36
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:22pmI thought he only bowed his head to foreign diplomats
Report Post »MyzPhoenyx
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:26pmA friend of mine that lives in Tucson has started asking people to send e-mails out to the Captain of the AZ chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders to see about getting them to come out and help to shield the families from those Westboro cult fiends.
Report Post »If you would like to do so you can contact the AZ State Captain Harold “HTnAZ” Thomas at hwthomasjr@cox.net
snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:47pm@Kate
Already got the word out to see when those WBC morons will be arriving, if I can, I intend to be there as well for any and all counter demonstrations; these families need the chance to bury their lost ones in peace and dignity.
Report Post »MyzPhoenyx
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 2:05pmJust being on the Westboro cult site makes me sweat. I have been railing against these people for YEARS. I won’t subject the choir to my rantings.. but I did find a detestable story about them planning to picket the funerals for these people. I haven’t been able to find a schedule out yet.. likely because I’ve seen no schedule about the funerals, but I will keep checking back, as nauseating as that tends to be.
Report Post »I pray that God sends an army of His TRUE believers to block these hateful people and protect those that are suffering through pain and loss. I wish that I could be there in person, but I can’t afford the trip from Florida right now.
hikinggussie
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:29amWhat does a ‘moment of silence’ mean, anyway? Maybe respect, etc. I wish there could have been prayers.
dwh320
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:34amThe best thing Obama can say to America to heal the pain is… ” I resign.”
TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:37am@ DWH320
Spot on.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:38amjust like he did immediately after the Fort Hood shootings… (sarc)
Report Post »c10win
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:39amHe had to keep his mouth shut. His handlers were afraid he would start giving shout outs. We do not need obama to pray for the victims.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:41amIn case of personal losses such as this, the best any political figures can do, is stay out of the light of the media, and deal with it in private. They do not need to turn it constantly into another series of political media events for their own purposes.
This loss to the families of the fallen and the injured is bad enough; we need to also cover the stories of the heros who arose when it happened and afterwards.
Remember, one man gave his life to save his wife from harm.
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:41amMaybe Obama should have 2 years of silence. The teleprompter industry would go bankrupt.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:46amYou are so right…He never quits with the PC…not even for a 9 year old! Shameful!
Report Post »VanGrungy
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:47amhttp://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/jared-lee-loughner-friend-voicemail-phone-message?page=1
NEW INFORMATION…!!!
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:48amHard to pray for victims when your radical plan of Revolution is working so well.
Report Post »Dandylyon
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:50amThis clown could stop all this,but has purty much proven that there is an agenda more important then bring people together.
Report Post »Careful what you say,any and all conservative based blog site’s will be attacked now and marked for removeal.It is a toss up as to whitch right they come for first,speech or gun’s but you can bet they will come.
Firelight
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:57amSilence can say alot.—- While the Sec. of State is in Abu Dhabi , UAE compareing Jared Loonytoon to Muslim extreamist and explaining to the (moderate muslems) “We have the same kinds of problems” All the while Obama stands with his head in the sand. — as the RHETORIC form the Libs mounts atop the blood in the Safeway parking lot.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:00pmI’m having an “overload moment”…Can anyone tell me the name of the guy that is standing next to Michelle…you know, Obama’s “spiritual” confidant (what a joke…black liberation theologist)…can’t think of his name at the moment…(sure felt much better when it was the likes of Franklin or Billy Graham!)
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:02pm@EXDEM
Hit the nail on the head! Thats how I feel, its like this guy is a hypocrite wanting to have a moment of silence when he himself has said to push back at your enemies…. rhetoric that is right in line with Jones, Pivens etc calling for violent uprising. Its all in line with what he taught, the teaching of that sick man who dedicated his book to Satan, Alinsky.
This is an empty show of compassion the guy isnt even a true Christian he is a student/follower of Black Liberation Theology (http://tinyurl.com/2v9xqrn) we know it is fact b/c its what Rev Wright preaches whom BHO said himself sat in listened to for over 20 yrs!
The gloves are off we the people are taking America back http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:04pmWas there a moment of silence for the Fort Hood victims and their families?
Just wondering,..
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:09pmVanGrungy
Report Post »Wow, thanks for that link. Every one should look at it before the story is “collected”.
AzDebi
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:11pmI answered my own question…the guy to the left of Michelle is “Jim Wallace”…they have “cleaned him up” just like they did Van Jones…amazing…the three of them standing there makes me realize what danger we are truly in…this great Ship of State is being piloted by the likes of these people…Oh God, Please help us! I’m not sure I am able to put into words what that picture does to me…anyone else feeling this way?
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:16pmI hate to say it, but with the divisive agenda that Obama and all is associates are pushing, I fear that this is only the beginning. The revolution to determine this countries future is about to begin, and having crazies like the guy in Arizona coming out of the woodwork, is only an early indication of what is to come. Because of the Communists, traitors and other evil people we have allowed to become entrenched in places of power in our government for too long, we are about to reap what we have sown, and the pain to change the direction of this country is going to be extreme and long-lasting. May God help us all.
Report Post »4sgump
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:19pmPrayer would have been great but if you kneel down ,bent over,forehead on the ground ,facing Mecca it kinda reveals your religious beliefs
Report Post »nothingbuthetruth
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:22pmI dont remember, was there a moment of silence after the Fort Hood? I know he gave a shout out to American Indians after that shooting.
Report Post »4sgump
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:26pmAdd your comments
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:26pmDoes anyone except me care if that is Jim Wallace standing beside Michelle? That is Mr. Wallace isn’t it?
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:35pmGiven that Obama wants to collapse the American economy into Socialism, this was clearly a show.
Report Post »Mikeyyy
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:36pmmention the word “prayer” and you are politically black balled :)
personally i like this gesture from the whitehouse. there are some things that don’t need to over criticized, and this is one of them imo.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:37pm@azdebi
Report Post »I dont beleive that is Jim Wallace. Jim is usually in other countries trashing America and Glenn on Obamas behalf.
AzDebi
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:43pm@exdem: If not, then who is it? Sure looks like him without the weird beard…still a self-proclaimed Marxist!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:44pm“Given that Obama wants to collapse the American economy into Socialism, this was clearly a show.”
Because this is the kind of crisis that Obama has been looking for in order to impose more regulations, thereby taking more freedoms.
Report Post »VanGrungy
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:45pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Rj47lB1a-0Y
Report Post »Father Of 9 Year Old Murder Victim In Tucson Does Not Want Restrictions Of Freedoms!
exdem
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:51pm@azdebi
Report Post »I dont recognize him. Fox will identify him maybe.
101
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:55pmPray that another leftwingnut doesn’t go off the deep end listening to Frances Pivon &Van Jones!
Report Post »Billy de Cooper
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:57pmExactly what I was thinking. First time I believe I’ve ever seen POTUS not talking. Oh what a relief. But a word or so here and a prayer would have been nice.
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 12:59pmAll for show…no substance.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:18pm….and the Christian fascists never fail to seize an opportunity to preach their vile hatred of freedom and humanity. you people are worse than the progressives.
please leave your fairly tales out of politics.
our country has enough problems.
Report Post »SEFORMOLAGUANAJERA
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:23pm@ Hiking, throughout my life I remember tragedies after which ceremonies would be organized in which the person leading the ceremony would usually either lead people in shared prayer or would say a leading prayer and then ask for a minute of silence for people to reflect individually on the leading prayer or perhaps pray themselves. Obama has skills and lacks others. During a press conference, he has the skills to alude to a tragic event in a somber manner and state that he and others should keep the victims in their prayers. Most people can do that. Invoking a group prayer to be reflected on during a following moment of silence is not in his skill arsenal. He probably has never done this. There are very defined purposes to each long learned skill in his arsenal. He has no use for that particular one. A moment of silence like the one we just witnessed has no depth – walk in – stand silent – walk out. I guess we can therefore characterize his press conferences as moments of noise…
Report Post »River0
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:39pm“You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid.”
– Rahm Emanuel
Report Post »Sam I am
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 1:59pmI‘m just glad he didn’t need a teleprompter for “the moment of silence.”
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 2:21pm@AZDEBI
Report Post »Maybe thats Obamas security detail.LOL
exdem
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 2:24pm@SAM I AM
Report Post »Too Funny! Best comment.
CatB
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 2:40pmWhere was the MOMENT OF SILENCE after FT HOOD .. I remember a shout out for his friend before even addressing it … what a HYPOCRITE .. I don’t need Obama to pray for victims .. have been doing so since the first reports of violence.
Report Post »mcfinch
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 2:48pmRespectfulness is what we need.
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Posted on January 10, 2011 at 3:01pmyea…not only were there no prayers, but on Saturday at his press conference, there were no “God Bless the victims” or “God Bless America” or “God Bless….anything”…make’s it all pretty clear; Obama is certainly not a Christian!
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Posted on January 10, 2011 at 3:39pmI would bet that THAT IS is Jim Wallis (I spelled his name incorrectly before) standing to the left of Michelle…Glenn has reported extensively about Mr. Wallis…also, he is a self-proclaimed Marxist. Once again, if this is Mr. Wallis in the picture standing “in line’ with the President and First Lady of our great land, and, I believe that it is…Mr. Obama has proven that he will flaunt “his agenda” for all the world to see, even while supposedly paying respects to those innocent victims of Saturdays massacre…
“Frontpage Magazine (March 17, 2009) reports, “The most notable of [Obama's] spiritual advisers today is his friend of many years, Rev. Jim Wallis.” Rev. Wallis admits that he and Obama have “been talking faith and politics for a long time.” He was picked by Obama to draft the faith-based policies of his campaign at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last year. Why should this alarm us?
First, Jim Wallis has had relationships with the communist Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES).
Second, his “Witness for Peace” was an attempt to defend the Nicaraguan [Communist] Sandinistas! Wallis, together with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Obama’s former pastor of 20 years) “rallied support for the communist Nicaraguan regime and protested actions by the United States which supported the anti-communist Contra rebels” (Family World News, February 2009, p. 7).
Third, Wallis and his Sojourners community of fellow-travelers believe Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua and the other revolutionary forces “restructuring socialist societies” are the communist paradises the United States needs to emulate in order to establish “social justice.” Writing in the November 1983 issue of Sojourners, Jacob Laksin notes, “Jim Wallis and Jim Rice drafted what would become the charter of leftist activists committed to the proliferation of communist revolutions in Central America” (Laksin, “Sojourners: History,
Activities and Agendas” in Discoverthenetworks.org., 2005).
Bible believing Christians MUST wake up to what is going on in our churches. We must also pray that Barack Obama will somehow trust Jesus Christ as his Savior. These friends of his apparently have no idea of how to trust Jesus Christ. Obama won’t have the vision or wisdom to reject these lies until or unless he is a Believer in Jesus Christ.”
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Posted on January 10, 2011 at 3:49pmDo you think these communists actually care about 6 deaths?
Report Post »What about the thousands of war victims that died in Iraq and Afghanistan?
What about the 9/11 deaths? What about the fact that one person dies every 11 seconds in America? Do we give a moment of silence every 11 seconds? NO.
This is like watching a reality show except those scripted shows look more real than this.
AzDebi
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:33pmOkay, I apologize…I played the video and I think the man to the left of Michelle is too young to be Jim Wallis (“spiritual” adviser to Obama)…Again, sorry, could have saved myself getting all fuzzed up (of course, it still doesn’t change the fact that Wallis IS Obama “spiritual” adviser)…I still am wondering who the heck he is…would be odd placement for the Secret Service, wouldn’t it?
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Posted on January 10, 2011 at 5:09pmHikinggussie: a moment of silence allows for private prayer and reverence in a diverse society. It is used in secular states like ours to accommodate everyone.
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Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:15pmPalin is responsible. End of story.
If I hear one more conservatard tell me that the shooter stalked this victim for years before palin was on the scene. Or it was the democrats who first placed bullseyes on a map. Or the nonsence about Obama and the gun knife statement im gonna loose it. KIETH OBERMAN said it was palin and becks fault. Thats good enough for me.
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Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:26pmYou know, the Bible teaches us that God is Love…PURE LOVE…unlike any kind of Love that we can understand…The Bible also says that God cannot look upon evil…I say this because I often think of Him sitting up there looking down on our Country…a Country that he once Blessed so Abundantly…and I picture Him weeping…but…I know that this is just my human way of making Him more like us…I know that WE must be more like HIM…life is hard and it is hard to understand when things like this happen…it truly is a test of our FAITH!
This may sound strange…but I can actually better understand the sickness of the man who committed these murders a lot more so than I can understand how someone like Obama can have been blessed with so much…to be elected to the most powerful position in the entire world…and yet he is so cold and calculating (so is his wife)…he has purposely done so much harm to our great nation…so many people are suffering because of what he has done…I’d even go so far as to say that we will probably see a lot more of these kinds of violent outbursts, particularly when people who have mental conditions that require medications can not afford their drugs because of the economic depression…If you haven’t read the book, “One Second After”…get it…it’s fiction…but…very insightful…
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