Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting


	Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting

bferman

11-6-2009 9:16 AM

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politics, fort hood, shooting, obama

bferman says:

Is it possible that Obama didn't see the shooting as that big of a deal? Why else react the way he did?

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11-6-2009 11:01 AM

bferman

I can't believe NBC reported this. The bloom is apparently off the rose.

11-6-2009 1:27 PM

Antara

I was really glad to see this in print, it is exactly how I felt watching him do it.

11-6-2009 3:20 PM

foxyarse

He just does not get emotional...you need to keep a clear head in that job.

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