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Originally Posted by Foot Drill

I don't think it would have mattered what he said in his speech, there would be people that would make it political, right? What I really don't understand is your idea that making the speech about "I" instead of "we", and how that would have somehow made his speech better....really? Our president is speaking to a grieving husband whose wife was shot in the head days before, and a mother and father whose daughter was shot in the chest and killed, and all the other family and friends of the victims, and he should make it about himself? I've never been to one memorial where the speaker talked about "I this" and "I that.” Being a leader his tough and the president didn't have to give that speech, but as a leader he subjected himself to this ridicule of the likes of your statement. When I watched that speech I didn't sit there and think how he was using this speech the further political motives. Like most people who fall somewhere in the political center, I watched it as a shocked and pissed-off citizen, and as I sat there in my living room I conceived of the possibility that the 9 year old girl that was killed could have been my beautiful niece. And like most, I would love nothing more than to be locked in a room with that scumbag. This tragic event has been more politicized on this thread than on TV, but I don't watch it too much....and maybe I'll stop reading as much here. As Americans we are all brothers and sisters, and those killed that day very well could have been, bottom line.

PLEASE. My wife could not stand anyone speaking for a dead 9 year old, much less her dreams, etc. THE END.