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Thankfully the death toll has been revised down to 12. FBI sources confirm on BBC website that suspect is James Holmes.
President Barack Obama said he was saddened by the "horrific and tragic shooting," pledging that his administration was "committed to bringing whoever was responsible to justice, ensuring the safety of our people, and caring for those who have been wounded."
WELL, that changes everything!
It's a local matter, but he needs to get in the middle of it?
Details....24y/o White male..fired 10-20 shots from 3 weapons.
Set off tear gas. Panic. Then he started shooting. Police were already there handling crowd control.
Reports that a 2 year old was shot at point blank range. Many of the victims are children or teens.
This is heartbreaking.
As Spud said, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. This is pretty much par for the partisan course.
Some people just don't haven't got an ounce of decency. This **** happened last night, and it went from the guy being an avid Romney support, to Obama is a Marxist, to "OMFG MUSLIM TERRORISTS!!!!!!1!!11!!!eleven!!!" The **** is wrong with people?
Lokiate- if you don't like partisanship entering then why did you ignore post #53, which started the partisanship? Are you being partisan over your dislike of partisanship? The point was being made about another poster's comment about President Obama's remarks over the attack as somehow intervening in a 'local matter'
THAT defines partisan crap for me, but not you? Or are look like a NFL ref, you never see the first punch thrown????
I'll say the same thing I said to my boyfriend this morning, "First and foremost, I hope the families of the victims and those who survive are able to find some level of comfort in the coming weeks and months. Secondly, I hope this worthless piece of trash suffers a severe and swift punishment for what he's done. After taking 12 lives (or more) he doesn't deserve to live."
NOAs Spud said, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. This is pretty much par for the partisan course.
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He should have said (being that it's a local matter) that he has confidence in the local authorities and the FBI will be available to assist in any manner if asked. You don't step in and grab credit for handling it when it isn't a federal matter. There's no "we" about it. It's the local police that are in charge. It's not a terrorist incident.
But he made a statement from the POV of me me me. The man's ego is colossal. It shows he's a man-child who never really matured.
Hatred? LOL You don't even know me. Who are you to put a label on me? Grow up.Come on... your hatred for Obama is in overdrive.
All Presidents come with such comments during a crisis...
It's a real tragedy. I couldn't even understand what I was reading at first. No matter how many times crap like this happens, it always shocks me. So I guess there actually is something I still find shocking.
I addressed it. Unwad your panties.Lokiate- if you don't like partisanship entering then why did you ignore post #53
Hatred? LOL You don't even know me. Who are you to put a label on me? Grow up.
"Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by the horrific and tragic shooting in Colorado. Federal and local law enforcement are still responding, and my Administration will do everything that we can to support the people of Aurora in this extraordinarily difficult time. We are committed to bringing whoever was responsible to justice, ensuring the safety of our people, and caring for those who have been wounded. As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family. All of us must have the people of Aurora in our thoughts and prayers as they confront the loss of family, friends, and neighbors, and we must stand together with them in the challenging hours and days to come."
Given that the mass shootings in the USA have ranged from psychos with brain tumors (Charles Whitman Jr-Texas tower 45 or so years ago) to bullied loser HS Kids (Columbine and several more) to a Muslim Military officer on a jihad (Ft Hood) there are many possible explanations and its silly to speculate until the shooter(s) are interrogated
Obama is an idiot, but here and now are not the time or place for that discussion.
If we're going to go there, here:
There is absolutely NOTHING in that statement that plays out as ego-centric. He's using the same nationalistic approach Bush used when he stood on the rubble at Ground Zero. And in fact, Bush used "I" more in that speech than Obama did in this statement.
That being said, shut the **** up about Obama's statement, already. The issue at hand is the hateful little **** who just killed 12 people.
It should not be happening...
and I am impressed with your avatar picture... Danish actor
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He should have said (being that it's a local matter) that he has confidence in the local authorities and the FBI will be available to assist in any manner if asked. You don't step in and grab credit for handling it when it isn't a federal matter. There's no "we" about it. It's the local police that are in charge. It's not a terrorist incident.
But he made a statement from the POV of me me me. The man's ego is colossal. It shows he's a man-child who never really matured.
A rifle and a pistol. One report stated that the rifle was an AK-47, but it was an initial report, which is unreliable with these types of events.Wonder what firearms he used?