Hawaii – President Barack Obama says he unconditionally condemns the murder of two police officers shot in broad daylight on Saturday in New York.
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Obama says there’s no justification for the slayings. He says police offers risk their own safety to serve and protect their communities and that they deserve the public’s respect and gratitude.
Authorities say that before shooting the officers, the gunman announced online he planned to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner. The gunman later killed himself.
Obama is asking Americans to reject violence and harmful words. He’s encouraging people instead to embrace words that heal, and to seek out prayer and sympathy for the victims’ relatives.
The president’s comments come in a statement while he’s vacationing with his family in Hawaii.
“Obama says there’s no justification for the slayings.”
Homer Simpson would respond to this line as follows: D-u-u-h-h-h.
Oh Mr.President You justified it with your rhetoric
You mean he actually interrupted his precious vacation to make a statement of the obvious? Does he say anything about how he wants the government at all levels to look for those threatening the safety of the police, which undermines the government itself, and eradicate them? Does he call this a bias crime committed by a black against whites?
Mr. President:
You are not fooling us. You do not have the skills of leadership. You have fooled to many (you got into office with great promises, none of which have been realized). You lie constantly, and your prevarications will get you honorary entry into the historical hall of shame (maybe even the Book of World records). Your pronouncements about a heinous crime are as lame as the comments about the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens. Your statement shows you really don’t care. The greatest gift you can give your country would be your resignation. It may take many years to undo the damage you have wreaked on us.
Was anyone in universe thinking that there were cases where it’s ok to murder police, and they needed to be corrected?
One aspect of the left is to keep repeating the same talking points. You will see that those who defend the president keep siting the same statistics. For example, the middle income wage earners have gained no ground, and even lost some under our current administration. The percentage of eligible workers in the workforce is at a point not seen in almost half a century. Do the screamers who defend Obama counter this point? No. They simply say that the dollar is doing well. Does that mean the economy is doing well? Perhaps, but it’s also possible that the federal govt is pumping in money to prop up the borrowing and people do not expect it to end. When the govt does that, it reduces the purchasing power of the middle income. The poor don’t care and the rich can afford the loss. The hit to disposable income is proportionately less devastating.
I could go on for each item they spout to defend the policies of the Obama administration.
By the way, concerned citizens should voice their concerns. Leaving things be just because he won the election is not the action of an informed, concerned electorate.