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struggle4progress

(120,108 posts)
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 07:42 PM Dec 2012

"... As a country, we have been through this too many times. Whether it's an elementary school

As a country, we have been through this too many times. Whether it's an elementary school in Newtown or a shopping mall in Oregon or a temple in Wisconsin or a movie theater in Aurora, or a street corner in Chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. And we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.

This evening, Michelle and I will do what I know every parent in America will do, which is hug our children a little tighter, and we'll tell them that we love them, and we'll remind each other how deeply we love one another. But there are families in Connecticut who cannot do that tonight, and they need all of us, right now. In the hard days to come, that community needs us to be at our best as Americans, and I will do everything in my power as President to help ..."

President Obama Cries While Speaking About Children Killed in Connecticut Shooting
By Rennie Dyball
12/14/2012 at 03:45 PM EST
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20656617,00.html

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"... As a country, we have been through this too many times. Whether it's an elementary school (Original Post) struggle4progress Dec 2012 OP
Thank you for posting this here.. Cha Dec 2012 #1
"we have been through this too many times". Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #2

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)
2. "we have been through this too many times".
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 09:48 PM
Dec 2012

Indeed, we have. I wish the POTUS could introduce something tomorrow, and not even wait until the new year. By then, some of the pain will have dissipated, and the M$M will be on to the next shiny new thing.

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