Here in Tucson, it's been a rough few days

[Hobo]

The sadness has been overwhelming and the city (people) needed to exhale. We wanted to cheer and clap to start to blow out the bad air we have holding in since Saturday. You good folks or most of you haven't been here. There has been a pall over the city. We are extremely proud to have President Obama here to mourn with us tonight. Trying to be civil here, but to you who said our response tonight has been inappropriate, let me say this:


STFU!

Thank You

Hobo

:beer:

[EFerrari]

1. I hope you all got that opportunity tonight.

:grouphug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Hugs

trust me some of us do get it.

:hug:

[malaise]

4. Ditto

Here's a hug :grouphug:

[JohnnyLib2]

3. Well said.

:thumbsup:

[seabeyond]

5. that is what i was feeling hobo. i understood. truly. nt

[phasma ex machina]

6. .

:grouphug:

[mmonk]

7. I hope the whole memorial helped and will ease the pain.

[AsahinaKimi]

8. hugs

:hug:

[aquart]

9. Sounded perfectly appropriate to me.

Don't expect to be over it anytime soon, btw.

And don't be surprised if life is divided into Before the Shooting and After the Shooting.

This happened to all of you.

[Hobo]

18. That Safway was my grocery store

I was in the B of A on the corner at 9:00 am Saturday morning while they were setting up. I'm pretty sure that Congresswomen Gifford aide who was killed was standing in front of me in line waiting for a teller.



Hobo

:beer:

:toast:

[Michigan-Arizona]

20. I to have shopped at that Safeway

Shopped there many time's. Hubby & I signed our real estate paper's for our house in that plaza where Safeway is.

[aquart]

22. Like I said

As a lower Manhattanite who also remembers when JFK was shot, don't expect to get over it anytime soon.

[madinmaryland]

10. I think it was very appropriate. We are with you.

[madmom]

11. Good for you, let it out. Some of us understand. ...

:toast: :hug:

[Ptah]

12. Some photos from today at UMC:

[xiamiam]

13. our hearts are with you..nt

[kimi]

14. Yeppers

I've been in mournful situations, have gone to public funerals and memorials. My opinion -- if you ain't there, if you are not the one(s) suffering or mourning, you really have no idea.

So -- hope it all gets better there for all of you in Arizona. I hope most of all that people start to realize that civility needs to be re-introduced into our national climate.

[lunatica]

15. You're absolutely right

The morality police really do need to take a break and give the rest of us a break.

[Booster]

16. You've been through a lot - we are with you in your sadness.

:grouphug:

[blondeatlast]

17. Tucson is a beautiful COMMUNITY. I love it there and would move in a heartbeat

if I had the means (I'm in Phoenix).

There is nothing for which to apologuize. Well done, Tucsonans. :thumbsup:

[RichGirl]

19. I had no problem with it...perfectly understandable.

I was actually more annoyed with all the complainers.

[RamboLiberal]

21. You have a lot of beautiful caring people there

Your city certainly showed how much you care and your city certainly shown magnificence from your residents, to your doctors & medical personnel, to your sheriff and certainly tonight!

[jwirr]

23. I wanted to say that so much tonight. This was a memorial ( memories)

of lives celebrated and people pulling together. The mourning that many expected will come at the private funerals in each persons church or home. I am glad you feel free to speak out. We are trying to be supportive for our friends and DUers in AZ.

[Dappleganger]

24. The night was about you...

the victims, their family and friends. Nothing else really matters.

:hug:

[tavalon]

25. Whose response was inappropriate?

I mean other than Crosshairs Palin? Grief is grief and all of Tucson is grieving in their many ways.

[HEyHEY]

26. There's the civility Obama was calling for

:eyes: guess ya haven't learned anything in Tucson though.

[kayakjohnny]

27. Are people saying your response wasn't appropriate?

You, meaning Tucson? What was said, please?

[Paper Roses]

28. Everyone I spoke to today said that the memorial was great.

We interpreted the cheers in the background as rounds of applause and agreement. Well done Tucson.