January 11, 2011
NOT THAT HE'S CAPABLE OF INTROSPECTION...:
The Challenge of President Obama’s Tucson Speech (Jake Tapper, January 11, 2011, ABC News)
“The President's still thinking about what he wants to say, and will mostly pay tribute to the victims and their lives,” a White House source tells ABC News about the president’s speech tomorrow night in Tucson.Another White House source says the speech will focus on the victims, the heroes, and those in Tucson impacted by the tragedy. The president’s remarks in the Oval Office yesterday are a good reflection of how he’s thinking about the tragedy, the source said.
“As president of the United States -- but also as a father -- I’m spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them,” the president said. The president said it’s “important to also focus on the extraordinary courage shown” during the shooting. “A 20 year old college student who ran into line of fire to rescue his boss. A wounded woman that helped secure the ammunition that might have caused more damage. The citizens who wrestled down the gunman. Part of that, I think, speaks to the best of America even in the face of such mindless violence.”
....but a mea culpa would be an excellent place to start. Something along the lines of, "when I hear people cite my own asinine remark about 'bringing a gun to a knife fight' I cringe. Civility has to start somewhere, so let it begin with me and this White House."
