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Skidmore

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Sun Jan 10, 2016, 12:25 PM Jan 2016

Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School

The man's heart breaks everytime he talks about Sandy Hook. You see it in his eyes. He is haunted by what he saw. What a great heart. What a great spirit.

http://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/12/11/10733/?utm_source=dailywatercooler

Below is an excerpt from The President’s Devotional by Joshua Dubois, the former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He’s recounting events that occurred Sunday, December 16, 2012 — two days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staff members. Dubois had gotten word the day before that the President wanted to meet with the families of the victims:

I left early to help the advance team—the hardworking folks who handle logistics for every event—set things up, and I arrived at the local high school where the meetings and memorial service would take place. We prepared seven or eight classrooms for the families of the slain children and teachers, two or three families to a classroom, placing water and tissues and snacks in each one. Honestly, we didn’t know how to prepare; it was the best we could think of.

The families came in and gathered together, room by room. Many struggled to offer a weak smile when we whispered, “The president will be here soon.” A few were visibly angry—so understandable that it barely needs to be said—and were looking for someone, anyone, to blame. Mostly they sat in silence.

I went downstairs to greet President Obama when he arrived, and I provided an overview of the situation. “Two families per classroom . . . The first is . . . and their child was . . . The second is . . . and their child was . . . We’ll tell you the rest as you go.”...more
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Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School (Original Post) Skidmore Jan 2016 OP
This made me tear up. Liberal Jesus Freak Jan 2016 #1
Wish he could run again. Cary Jan 2016 #2
Thank you for this, Skidmore~ Cha Jan 2016 #3
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