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tailgater Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Jan 12 2011, 10:42 PM EST
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His best performance since his inauguration.

He paid tribute to the fallen with dignity, and he steered clear of the partisan bickering.

Bravo, Mr. President.
jpotts Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Jan 12 2011, 11:17 PM EST
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I didn't watch it. I figured it would go the way of Paul Wellstone's "memorial."
Whistlebritches Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Jan 12 2011, 11:31 PM EST
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jpotts wrote:
I didn't watch it. I figured it would go the way of Paul Wellstone's "memorial."


DITTO
robertknyc Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Jan 12 2011, 11:32 PM EST
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What little I was able to hear of it was surprisingly "good" considering the source, read: he finally didn't screw something up.
Kawak Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 12:14 AM EST
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tailgater wrote:
His best performance since his inauguration.

He paid tribute to the fallen with dignity, and he steered clear of the partisan bickering.

Bravo, Mr. President.





Ditto. Caught quick pieces from news channels. Sounds like the teleprompter was working tonight.
SteveS Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 12:38 AM EST
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tailgater wrote:
He paid tribute to the fallen with dignity, and he steered clear of the partisan bickering.

It was well done.
DadZilla3 Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 4:56 AM EST
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Whoever wrote the speech did an excellent job, as did the president in delivering it.
wheelrite Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 8:11 AM EST
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It was good.I never even saw the Ventriloquist's lips move,not even once.
calavera Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 8:29 AM EST
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I thought the title of the post was Obama in Oz.


Talk about heartbreak when I opened it and found out he was still here.





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DrafterX Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 8:51 AM EST
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I thought it was good.... but he did say he was going to take away are guns in the near future and didn't want any resistance.... but he was nice about it... Mellow
tailgater Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 9:45 AM EST
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I was surprised, to say the least.

FIrst of all, I've disliked nearly everything he's accomplished or even proposed to date. And by "nearly everything" I mean absolutely everything.

Then, the damn thing interupted the prime time stations and I thought I was going to miss Modern Family (the only show I DVR if I can't watch it).

And to make matters worse, the beginning was more like a rally than a memorial service.

So, with those three strikes plus my genuine dislike for the man, I was shocked when he delivered.
I know many from the right will lambaste him for a multitude of reasons, but he appeared sincere and stoic at a time when it's needed.

So although his handlers propped him up for the photo op and PR, he was able to dignify the moment and offer respect for those lost while trying to squelch the rising tides of hate.

Again, Bravo Mr President.
MACS Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 12:37 PM EST
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I didn't watch it. I was probably at work.

But I do have to give kudos to Joe for giving an unbiased opinion. So many people follow the party line so closely that even if the guy pulled kids from a burning bus they'd find fault with it.

If he did a good job, I salute him, too.
MCAddict Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 12:58 PM EST
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Qouted quite bit of Christian scipture...found that interesting. Eh?
HockeyDad Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 1:34 PM EST
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It seems a little quick to rush in and give a big speech. The dead aren't buried yet and now the topic is how well did Obama do.

The Secret Service really had to scramble for this one.
DrafterX Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 2:04 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:

The Secret Service really had to scramble for this one.







are you saying this was staged to make Obama look good..?? conspiracy theory and stuff..?? Confused I found it odd that the Safeway collapsed but hadn't given much thought till now.... Mellow
HockeyDad Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 2:18 PM EST
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All I'm saying is that if you look at the nation's history of nutjob shooting sprees, I don't think you'll find too many cases where the President arrived on scene in 4 days.

After the Columbine tragedy, President Clinton went to a memorial a month later held in a church, not a basketball arena.
DrafterX Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 2:26 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
, I don't think you'll find too many cases where the President arrived on scene in 4 days.
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there's an app for it now..... Mellow
DrMaddVibe Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 2:53 PM EST
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2 teleprompters and a microphone!!!
DrafterX Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 3:00 PM EST
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Mellow Where it's at....
HockeyDad Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 3:38 PM EST
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The speech needed a good drum break.
fiddler898 Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Jan 13 2011, 4:34 PM EST
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^#13
I think his quotes were actually from the Psalms and Job. Christian scripture, yes, and Hebrew as well.
donutboy2000 Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Jan 14 2011, 3:11 AM EST
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Never let a crisis go to waste.
TMCTLT Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Jan 14 2011, 9:16 AM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
All I'm saying is that if you look at the nation's history of nutjob shooting sprees, I don't think you'll find too many cases where the President arrived on scene in 4 days.

After the Columbine tragedy, President Clinton went to a memorial a month later held in a church, not a basketball arena.




It was a Congressman (woman) I'm sorry but the rest of the masses don't stack up..................shame cause were All human beings!!!!
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