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Related: About this forumThe President Delivers a Statement on the Shooting in Oregon
President Obama delivers a statement on the shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon. October 1, 2015.
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The President Delivers a Statement on the Shooting in Oregon (Original Post)
cal04
Oct 2015
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iandhr
(6,852 posts)1. I was close to tears.
You can hear how empty he feels.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)2. I was applauding and yelling -
We have been held hostage by the gun fetishists for too long. Fuck them and their "not now don't politicize it".
iandhr
(6,852 posts)3. I agree with you.
It is just upsetting this keeps happening.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)4. At some point
push is going to have to come to shove. The day has to come when the rest of us WILL NOT put up with their right wing shit any more. It is up to us.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)5. No doubt
Your 100% right