Something Is Really Not Right Here
Here’s the official video from the White House itself:
I think NBC Chicago has it right on this one:
Obama’s Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting
…. 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.
But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a “shout-out” to “Dr. Joe Medicine Crow — that Congressional Medal of Honor winner.” Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?
Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned.
You’ll see near the end Obama went back to wrap up his address to the Tribal Conference instead of simply stopping. It’s as if his having to provide a reaction to the Fort Hood massacre was an unwelcome interruption.
Just imagine the reaction if Bush 43 had done something like this in response to a similar incident at a chamber of commerce or business group meeting.
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UPDATE, Nov. 9: Alan Keyes explains it –
There are times when even Obama’s critics seem to have difficulty putting into words their reaction to his strange behavior. I think that’s because they refuse to consider the simple premise that makes sense of it all: He feels no love for the USA. He seems in fact to feel himself to be no part of this country.
One of the things that’s escaped the attention of many people is that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow did not win, or earn (the correct term) the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom, a civilian award. Obama should know — he presented Crow with the medal.
Comment by Diffus — November 7, 2009 @ 10:36 am
#1, there’s not enough bandwidth in the whole world to chronicle Obama’s and Biden’s errors of that type — though I’d like to see someone try, and hopefully someone is.
Comment by TBlumer — November 7, 2009 @ 11:21 am
When ABC, NBC, NYT and the Boston Globe all take him to task for his handling of the Fort Hood incident, then we know for sure Zero did not do well in this scenario. Hate to think how he would have handled 9/11.
Comment by dick — November 7, 2009 @ 3:26 pm
http://joebidensaidthat.com/
Comment by Largebill — November 8, 2009 @ 11:26 pm
#4, well at least the easy half is under control.
Comment by TBlumer — November 9, 2009 @ 4:51 am
But there is a kind of relentless hating that sees in repentance only the admission of guilt. That Tom, is the essence of liberalism’s relentless transformation of society in the name of Change – - HATE.
Repentance requires the acknowledgment of OTHER people’s pain from our self centered actions, and this is the beginning of LOVE. Here is a bright dividing line between Conservatism and Liberalism.
Comment by dscott — November 9, 2009 @ 10:13 am