Once again, the President is the only adult in the room.

[RandySF]

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He called on common sense gun safety laws, no rush to ground war and called upon the American-Muslim community to take a more active role in snuffing out extremism inside the United States.

[Thinkingabout]

1. Good, very common sense. The GOP wants to blow up something and run around with

Their hair on fire, not leaders for sure.

[LannyDeVaney]

2. Yep, perfect ...

and the kind of thing he has said all along, but he realized a national Oval Office address, on all the networks, was the only way he could get it out to the thick-skulled.

[haikugal]

3. Did he ask the christian community to do the same?

[Drunken Irishman]

11. Why would he?

[LannyDeVaney]

13. Nope, because if he had, every network would have blown up ...

talking about that, and only that.

He called it terrorism.

He said "God Bless America"

I wonder what the new right-wing outrage will be?

His only comment on gun control was about making people on the terrorist watch-list off limits from purchasing guns. If that causes an outrage, then this country is even more pathetic than I thought, which is really bad - because make no mistake, this country is pretty pathetic.

[Snobblevitch]

16. I think he used the term "no-fly" list.

Or did he?

[PowerToThePeople]

15. This.

[AuntPatsy]

26. He should have, we cannot continue to ignore the "Elephant" in the room

[keithbvadu2]

29. The right wing loves to say 'radical Islamic terrrorists'

but seem to leave out 'radical Christian terrorists'.

We even have a recent radical Christian cop killer terrorist but the right wingers don't want to acknowledge that.

[haikugal]

31. It appears that neither do the New Democrats.

[DCBob]

4. Superb speech.

It was perfect tone and substance. Good he did it.

[AngryAmish]

5. They will take my gin when they pry it from my warm, passed out hand.

[840high]

10. olive or onion?

[GP6971]

14. Shaken or stirred?

[longship]

35. No real martini is ever shaken.

Ian Fleming was a WWII spy who wrote about a Cold War spy, James Bond. He was not a bartender.

Any bartender will tell you the rule. You should never, ever shake drinks which are all booze, like martinis, Manhattans, etc. You want them clear, cold, with no bubbles. Ingredients stirred over lots of ice is the only way. Only an idiot would order a shaken martini. And only an idiot bartender would accommodate such an order.

The shaken, not stirred meme is a bartender's nightmare.

[zipplewrath]

41. To stay sober

The only rationale reason for the "shaken not stired" martini was because he wanted it watered down. I guess a super spy was trying to stay sober.

[alcibiades_mystery]

42. All martinis should be "watered down" - the ice contribution is the same stirred

if done correctly.

A true martini (like any real cocktail that involves mixing in ice) relies on its water content. You don't get a martini cold by stirring without adding significant water to the drink - and it's supposed to be there. If anything, it takes longer to chill by stirring, so you add more melt-off.

The real answer is that "shaken" martinis were fairly common in the 1950's, and even fadish, while stirred drinks were frumpy. It was more about Bond being "fashionable" than it was about remaining sober.

[AngryAmish]

24. Onion

[840high]

28. ...

[Retrograde]

32. An onion techincally makes it a Gibson

Not that there's anything wrong with that....

(I like one of each: an onion and an olive, but I'm a Philistine at heart)

[40RatRod]

27. They will take my rum when they pry it from my warm, passed out hand...

...probably in about a half hour.

[dhill926]

6. Agreed…

Now imagine one of the republican candidates responding as president. Scary…

[philosslayer]

7. We tried prohibition

It didn't work.

[meaculpa2011]

8. I always practice gin safety...

In and out with the vermouth, add gin and shake with ice.

Pour into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with an olive or a twist.

[RKP5637]

9. He really is! He's stable and concise, well spoken and does not go off the deep end. He's perfect!

[LittleBlue]

12. Until you examine what he did in Syria

2013:

White House willing to support a Syrian rebel coalition that would include Islamist groups

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/white-house-willing-to-support-a-syrian-rebel-coalition-that-would-include-islamist-groups/2013/12/12/e400fc86-636d-11e3-aa81-e1dab1360323_story.html
2015:

Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/03/us-isis-syria-iraq

But people continue to believe words over actions. We blindly funded "moderate" Islamists and turned a blind eye when Saudi Arabia and Turkey funded Isis.

[840high]

21. Politicians have to make pretty

speeches.

[msongs]

22. bush's wars bad,obama's wars good nt

[Snobblevitch]

17. The only specific thing he said about gun laws in the U.S.

was to not allow people on the no fly list (or watch list?) to not legally buy guns.

[mcar]

18. He is

A calm, intelligent, measured response. The RW loonies will hate it.

[demtenjeep]

19. and basically told dump and cruz to STFU

and called them out on their labeling and separating by faith policies.

I absolutely love this president!

[sadoldgirl]

20. I only heard the last 10 minutes of his speech,

but it was very important that he mentioned that
American muslims are our neighbors and are in
our military. Yes, what I heard, was rational and
cooling to the emotions.

The question is whether people will not only
listen to him, but also heed his advice.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. "common sense gin safety laws"

Am I the only one to have this image flash before them?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mngb6SnkKhY/U3iRClr9rqI/AAAAAAAACZM/PQ8_AwA7O84/s1600/Gin+Blossoms+-+WC+Fields.jpg

Hey! I never claimed to be the adult in the room!

[SCantiGOP]

25. Gonna miss BHO

Miss Bubba too.
Really need a Dem
in the Oval Office in '17.

[SmittynMo]

30. So I got a wild hair

and decided to listen to FAUX's response. I couldn't take more than 3 minutes of it. It was filled with hate, he didn't do this, he didn't say this, he's such a failure. Not one positive remark. It's no wonder the right is the way they are. It was sickening. And I'm sure the viewers loved it.

[Akamai]

33. I go into the homes of people with kids with disabilities. Other cultures love their kids deeply.

I show the respect for them whatever their beliefs may be -- but no parent I have talked to espouses negative thoughts. They love their children as much as we love ours, as far as I can see. And I have been in many, many homes.

I told my far, far better half (we were married in 1976, and she agrees) that as much as we love our children, families from other backgrounds love their children pretty much as deeply as we love ours.

Good for Obama! Born in the same hospital my wife was, Kapiolani Hospital. And graduated from the same school she did, Punahou.

You are a good man, President Obama! I am sure glad to have voted for you twice! (On the other hand, TPP is not good, etc.)

Caleb

[UTUSN]

34. I say, all gunNUTS need to ENLIST first before anything!1 n/t

[iandhr]

36. He is again the only adult in the room.

Agreed 100%

He also looks 100 years older.

[SoapBox]

37. Unfortunately...not when it comes to the TPP.

[cheapdate]

40. No, but I don't doubt

that he honestly expects and believes it will increase the public good. I happen to think otherwise.

[patsimp]

38. actually gun control would not have stopped the two radicalized muslims from wearing suicide vests

[spanone]

39. don trump had his usual smart-assed response....

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[lovemydog]

43. Best President in my lifetime.

In my humble opinion, the best President in American history.

He deserves praise not only from all sides here in in our country, but around the world.

[Todays_Illusion]

44. I think that speech was perfect. Thank you Pesident Obama. nt