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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2012, 04:54 PM Dec 2012

Tearful Obama mourns 'beautiful kids'

Source: aap

US President Barack Obama wiped away tears and struggled to compose himself on Friday as he mourned the dead in the Connecticut school shooting, and promised "meaningful" action to stop gun tragedies.

"The majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of five and ten years old," Obama said. "They had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own."

Obama paused for several seconds, and breathed heavily, several times wiping a tear from the corner of his eye, as he gave his first reaction to the killing of at least 27 people, including 18 children, in the White House briefing room.

"Among the fallen, were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams," Obama said.

"Our hearts are broken today, for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children and for the families of those who are lost.

"As a country we have been through this too many times," Obama said, mentioning earlier shooting massacres, in Colorado, Oregon and Wisconsin.

"These neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, these children are our children.

"We are going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics.

Read more: http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8580619/tearful-obama-mourns-beautiful-kids

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Tearful Obama mourns 'beautiful kids' (Original Post) trailmonkee Dec 2012 OP

"We are going to have to come together and take meaningful action" Fearless Dec 2012 #1

Video below Tx4obama Dec 2012 #2

Thank you for posting Liberalynn Dec 2012 #9

Thank you for posting that. llmart Dec 2012 #11

Thank you for posting this EileenFB Dec 2012 #3

thank you for the note... trailmonkee Dec 2012 #6

It shows what a truly caring person he is - n/t lbrtbell Dec 2012 #13

Flags ordered to Half-Staff until Tuesday, Dec 18th. James48 Dec 2012 #4

Bless all their little hearts.. Cha Dec 2012 #5

. patrice Dec 2012 #7

.. flamingdem Dec 2012 #8

My heart breaks. Enough already. nt Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #10

and unfortunately my MIL newspeak Dec 2012 #12

These people wallow in hatred, and are so divorced from reality that I don't think..... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #18

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Dec 2012 #14

Please follow it up with introduction of a handgun ban. n/t Blandocyte Dec 2012 #15

You mean "RE"-introduce, right? Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says there are.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #19

Yes, that's how Legislation Works.. or doesn't. In the Cha Dec 2012 #21

Incredible. Unforgettable. Brigid Dec 2012 #16

Our hearts are broken today mokawanis Dec 2012 #17

No matter how one feels about the man policy-wise - and I've certainly had plenty of disagreements nomorenomore08 Dec 2012 #20

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

1. "We are going to have to come together and take meaningful action"

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 04:56 PM

Dec 2012

Let's start now.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

2. Video below

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 04:57 PM

Dec 2012

Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)

9. Thank you for posting

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 06:58 PM

Dec 2012

I missed this on television

llmart

(15,552 posts)

11. Thank you for posting that.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:08 PM

Dec 2012

A truly heartbreaking thing to see our President crying. How horribly, horribly sad today is.

EileenFB

(360 posts)

3. Thank you for posting this

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:01 PM

Dec 2012

A FB buddy said what I was thinking while watching this. "The President wiping away tears while trying to comfort the nation after such a terrible tragedy is an image I will not soon forget."

trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)

6. thank you for the note...

Reply to EileenFB (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:17 PM

Dec 2012

lbrtbell

(2,389 posts)

13. It shows what a truly caring person he is - n/t

Reply to EileenFB (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 10:38 PM

Dec 2012

James48

(4,440 posts)

4. Flags ordered to Half-Staff until Tuesday, Dec 18th.

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:07 PM

Dec 2012

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/14/presidential-proclamation-honoring-victims-shooting-newtown-connecticut

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
December 14, 2012
Presidential Proclamation -- Honoring the Victims of the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT

- - - - - - -

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, December 18, 2012. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.

BARACK OBAMA

Cha

(297,652 posts)

5. Bless all their little hearts..

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:14 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks for this, trailmonkee

patrice

(47,992 posts)

7. .

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Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:51 PM

Dec 2012

flamingdem

(39,321 posts)

8. ..

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Fri Dec 14, 2012, 06:25 PM

Dec 2012

Tarheel_Dem

(31,240 posts)

10. My heart breaks. Enough already. nt

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:06 PM

Dec 2012

newspeak

(4,847 posts)

12. and unfortunately my MIL

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:36 PM

Dec 2012

told me her friend was at the beauty parlor and the teabagging women in the shop were expressing ignorant outrage like "oh, look at those fake tears" and other vicious comments. instead of focusing their sympathy about those precious babies lost, it was a vicious circle jerk.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,240 posts)

18. These people wallow in hatred, and are so divorced from reality that I don't think.....

Reply to newspeak (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 12:15 AM

Dec 2012

we should pay them the kind of attention they seek. I wish the media, and all responsible people would just ignore their stupid asses, and stop feeding that particular beast. Honestly, I could throw up.