Tucson Shooting Hero to be honored at State of the Union (Daniel Hernandez)

[sabra]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) – It is a Washington ritual at the State of the Union address. The president honors special guests by inviting them to sit alongside the first lady in her reserved box in the House chamber.

This year the special guests will include at least one of the heroes from the tragic Tucson shooting. White House spokesman Nick Shapiro tells CNN Daniel Hernandez, the intern who assisted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the Safeway parking lot, will join First Lady Michelle Obama for the speech.

According to a senior White House official, Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Giffords, was also invited but is unlikely to attend because of the Congresswoman's ongoing treatment and rehabilitation at a Houston, Texas hospital. The rest of the guest list has not yet been announced.

Traditionally, the special guest list can be about two dozen people, ranging from guests who exemplify extreme valor and courage to those who represent the president's political agenda.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/24/tucson-shooting-hero-to-be-honored-at-state-of-the-union/

[Monique1]

1. When I first saw the topic

I read it as the shooter was the hero and will be an honored guest. I had to read the article. I thought WTF? Maybe this is just me but the wording needs to change. Hernandez the Tucson hero will be honored at the State of the Union.

[Dappleganger]

2. Good for him!

He's a great American, that's for sure. :)

[pampango]

3. You've probably all seen this posting by Mark Shields of PBS.

This is America:

"Last week we saw a white Catholic male Republican judge murdered on his way to greet a Democratic Jewish woman member of Congress, who was his friend. Her life was saved initially, by a 20 year-old Mexican American gay college student, and eventually, by a Korean American combat surgeon, and this all was eulogized by our African-American President."

Mark Shields, PBS (originally a Facebook posting)

[jwirr]

4. This is great but I feel sorry for that humble young man. He is not

comfortable in this role. He did what he did because it was the right thing to do. That is what makes him a hero.