President Obama is taking the High Road

[spanone]

'we cannot turn on each other'

[JenniferJuniper]

1. He has to

Let Sarah continue to take the low road.

[Bluerthanblue]

2. leading by example.

with empathy and a true desire for the best in all of us.

[babylonsister]

3. I've never seen him do anything but! And I'm happy that's who

he is.

[Bluerthanblue]

6. me too.

:grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. He has taken the high road.

I would not expect anything less from him...

It's a great speech.

[bullwinkle428]

5. I would have been shocked by anything else.

[thaddeus_flowe]

7. better than the low and the middle.

n/t

[spanone]

amen to all!!!!

[malaise]

8. His condemnation of the discourse is subtle beyond belief

What a brilliant analogy - using what we all do when someone dies in our own family.
Husbands, wives, life partners - Obama is so classy.

[BlueDemKev]

9. He's doing great....

...I'm starting to remember why I voted for him. :thumbsup:

[derby378]

10. Real-time response from an RWer

"And he brings up the polarizing rhetoric line even though it had nothing to do with the shooting spree. Also, he lectures us to be humble."

Just brace yourselves, folks...

[BlueDemKev]

13. Where are you getting that from?

The rw response?

[derby378]

14. For his sake, I'll keep it anonymous

Still sickens me a little, though.

[w8liftinglady]

11. he is really speaking a beautiful speech..getting choked up talking about the 9 year-old

[RainDog]

12. anyone who is worthy of the office of the presidency does and would do this

...which speaks volumes about someone else who cannot seem to do this if her political life depended upon it.

honestly, anyone here who thought Obama would use this as a way to divide already hostile factions doesn't quite get what is going on.

that's not his role, or the role of any president, and NO president would use a speech at such a time to attack his political opponents.

Even Bush didn't do anything of the sort regarding 9-11. He talked about unity among Americans.

[TheKentuckian]

15. The high road to the next attacks and the next crimes against civilized people

The "high road" refuses accountability and does nothing but encourage more of the same from the same knuckleheaded villains as always.

Same as it ever was with the same failed response to wicked, false, stupid, and wicked people.

[scarletwoman]

18. This is a MEMORIAL, not a venue for scoring political points. (nt)

[bluestateguy]

16. Usually I criticize him for that

This time, however, it is the right thing to do.

[ConnorMarc]

17. He Sure Is!!!

They are having CHUCH up in dere!

He seems like he's been fighting back tears the whole time.

WoW!!!