Obama Going To Service For Plant Explosion Victims

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas.

The service is scheduled for Thursday at Baylor University.

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Obama was already scheduled to be in Texas this week. He'll headline a Democratic fundraiser in Dallas Wednesday night, and then attend a dedication ceremony for President George W. Bush's library.

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[flamingdem]

1. I'm glad he is going nt

[OKNancy]

2. That's good.

Take care Mr. President

[kelliekat44]

3. Mourner-in-Chief. I hope he remains safe. nt

[sofa king]

5. All right, I'll say it: Please don't go to Texas, Mr. President.

I sure as hell ain't the first to say that.

[earthside]

4. Well, that is good.

Although I wouldn't blame him if he didn't go since as a Democrat he is a greater threat to Texas than Kim Jong Un.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/04/16/1872981/texas-ag-democrats-dprk/

[florida08]

6. investigation needed

what caused this was an overload of the stuff. Storage facility carried way more then it should have.

http://news.yahoo.com/texas-fertilizer-company-didnt-heed-disclosure-rules-blast-171654800--finance.html

[Fuddnik]

7. Since he was going to be there to attend the Bush Library dedication anyway.

[TwilightZone]

8. I believe it was the BBC that referred to him as the Comforter in Chief.

It's a job at which he excels.

[obama2terms]

9. Good

I was getting worried that Texas was being forgotten, I guess not