President Obama: Gun Lobby and Allies "Willfully Lied About the Bill" (Full Rose Garden presser)

[Tx4obama]

Senate Republicans, backed by rural-state Democrats, blocked legislation to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms. Attempts to ban assault-style rifles and high capacity magazines also faced certain defeat in a series of showdown votes four months after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. The background check measure commanded a majority but fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance.

President Obama spoke candidly about his frustration with the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey Amendment. Obama said that the gun lobby and its allies "willfully lied about the bill." Obama was introduced by Mark Barden, the father of Sandy Hook victim Daniel Barden.

[iandhr]

1. I never have seen him so angry

[caledesi]

6. Me either. nt

[iandhr]

7. He is usually Mr. Cool

Even when he is upset.

[Scuba]

2. POTUS: "You outnumber them. Make us do it." (paraphrased)

Once again the President is calling on the people to let their Congress-critters know they will feel pain if they deny the public.

To the phones !!!

Find your congress-critter's numbers here...


http://www.opencongress.org/people/representatives

http://www.opencongress.org/people/senators

[caledesi]

8. Thanks for this important info. Called these clowns. nt

[pinto]

3. Kick (nt)

[RBInMaine]

4. Either Americans take action in 2014, or they deserve exactly what they get. Period !

Elections have consequences. We just had the chance to vote the ReSCUMlicans out. We didn't. In 2014 there will be another chance. The Republican Party is rotten to the very core, and entirely corrupt. But if Americans want this infected cow shit of a party involved in the government, then they get exactly what they deserve. They voted for them. So now they have them. And SHAME on the purists who sat home in 2010, bitched and whined about nothing, and allowed these pieces of rotten cow turd to get into power at both the state and federal levels so they could gerrymander the districts. Next time, VOTE.

[Jamaal510]

5. I just wish that

the people who voted for them didn't have to drag the rest of the country down with them...