Blitzer actually praising Obama's speech.

Drunken Irishman

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:37 PM
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Blitzer actually praising Obama's speech.

Talking it up and discussing how great he went into detail about those who died.

Surprised.

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firedupdem

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:40 PM
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1. I couldn't even hear him...looking at these people going past

their loved one's pictures has me bawling my eyes out. So sad...

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Jennicut

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:43 PM
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4. Yes, me too. Especially when he described so many details about them.

It really was heartbreaking.

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Thrill

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:42 PM
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2. Its hard to say anything but good things about that speech

I almost cried.

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Drunken Irishman

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:43 PM
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3. I see someone decided to derecommend this.

Meh.

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Drunken Irishman

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:44 PM
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5. Of course, Candy Crowley has to keep comparing it to Bush and Reagan.

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BrklynLiberal

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:47 PM
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7. Crowley is such a ......I cannot even come up with the words to describe my disgust.

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otohara

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:53 PM
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11. Oh Good - Freepers Heads Are Exploding

now she has no fans.

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jenmito

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:44 PM
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6. So did Bush's speechwriter Michael Gerson, also on CNN. n/t

Edited on Tue Nov-10-09 03:44 PM by jenmito

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Pirate Smile

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:48 PM
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8. It was absolutely awesome. The Reporters on Twitter were doing the same thing.

Edited on Tue Nov-10-09 03:49 PM by Pirate Smile

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Cha

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:50 PM
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9. I haven't heard Pres Obama speech yet but

I will. That's the way it should be..talking about each individual shows more respect and this is so hard for those family and friends in the military and the whole nation.

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HopeOverFear

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:51 PM
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10. get the tissues out when you do

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Cha

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:54 PM
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12. Oh, I can imagine..I have

to use the tissues when he just talks about Health Care:cry::)

Being in reality now after 8 years of the Orwellian nightmare does that to me.

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HopeOverFear

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Tue Nov-10-09 05:47 PM
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17. I know that's right...his address to congress was a real tearjerker

esp when he talked about Teddy.

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vaberella

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Tue Nov-10-09 03:57 PM
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13. Can someone hook me up with a video load of the speech when ready?! Thanks.

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jenmito

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Tue Nov-10-09 04:03 PM
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16. Here ya go:

http://c-span.org/Watch/Media/2009/11/10/HP/R/25729/Pres+Obama+Attends+Fort+Hood+memorial+service+Delays+Asia+trip.aspx

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jenmito

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Tue Nov-10-09 04:01 PM
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14. Chuck Todd was very complimentary:

From Twitter comments:

chucktodd

"That's going to be a speech that's remembered and quoted from for quite some time; struck a balance of commander and consoler; not easy"

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TomCADem

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Tue Nov-10-09 04:01 PM
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15. It is a great tribute

Edited on Tue Nov-10-09 04:02 PM by TomCADem

Just reading the text alone makes me sad.

But here is what you must also know: your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. Their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. Their life’s work is our security, and the freedom that we too often take for granted. Every evening that the sun sets on a tranquil town; every dawn that a flag is unfurled; every moment that an American enjoys life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – that is their legacy.

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Cha

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Tue Nov-10-09 08:54 PM
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18. Thanks.

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