Bush offers condolences at Virginia Tech

[rodeodance]

Source: AP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070417/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_virginia_tech;_ylt=ArjxZGWEqrLdX4Qm4OXjsAfMWM0F

Bush offers condolences at Virginia Tech

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Representing America's anguish,
President Bush told Virginia Tech students and teachers at a somber convocation Tuesday that the nation was praying for them and "there's a power in these prayers."


"It's impossible to make sense of such violence and suffering," Bush said at a memorial service on the campus where 33 people, including the suspected gunman, died in shootings the day before.

"Those whose lives were taken did nothing to deserve their fate," the president said. "They were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now they're gone — and they leave behind grieving families, and grieving classmates, and a grieving nation."

Before flying to the tragedy-stricken university in southwestern Virginia, Bush ordered flags flown at half staff and issued a written proclamation in honor of those killed and wounded.

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[rodeodance]

1. says here that clinton going to OK---Revied his presidency.

n times of tragedy, Americans often turn to the president to be the nation's consoler. One of the most memorable images of Bush is of him standing atop a pile of rubble in New York, bullhorn in hand, as he rallied the nation after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

In 1995,
President Clinton went to Oklahoma City after the bombing of the federal building there, and his on-the-scene empathy was later viewed as the key factor in reviving his presidency and helping him win re-election.

Bush urged those angered by the killings not to be overcome by evil.

"People who have never met you are praying for you," Bush said. "They're praying for your friends who have fallen and who are injured. There's a power in these prayers, a real power. In times like this, we can find comfort in the grace and guidance of a loving God."

[Robbien]

5. This time I don't even think the MSM is going to take the bait

nice words

but wrong guy.

Next.

[lancdem]

8. After six-plus years of utter incompetence

it's too late for Bush to revive his presidency. Iraq isn't going away.

[jean]

7. not to be overcome by evil - sorry bush, we all know - you're it.

[Demeter]

12. Bush's "Presidency" Is Dead, Dead, Dead

ain't no way to bring that sucker back to life, even if one wnated to.

[Straight Shooter]

2. Oh, the irony, these words coming from the one who ordered the senseless invasion against Iraq ...

"It's impossible to make sense of such violence and suffering"

"Those whose lives were taken did nothing to deserve their fate," ... "They were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now they're gone — and they leave behind grieving families ... and a grieving nation."

:banghead:

[saracat]

3. Exactly my point.The lying hypocrite!

[INDIA]

4. I don't like the fact that they include the killer in the death toll.

Lumping him in with his victims seems innapropriate to me. There were 32 victims and 1 asshole murdering scumbag who cowardly killed himself.... as far as I'm concerened.

Reminds me of how they planted trees for Harris and Kleibold next to the memorial trees of their victims at Columbine. The angry parents/student kept cutting them down.

[peacebird]

6. he was a sick young man, but still a human whose family will grieve

[INDIA]

9. I feel bad for his family.

But I won't be grieving for him. And I don't think his death should be lumped in with his innocent victims as part of the final death toll. I grieve for 32. The 33rd death is meaningless to me. Just a angry coward who took his own life.

[hlthe2b]

13. Insensitive to plant trees for the killers... but I kind of hate that

they cut down the trees...

Seems like they could have reconciled it somehow... in memory of the squandered potential H&K once held? Just my thoughts, but I certainly understand why so many could not countenance the gesture.

[BushOut06]

10. FUCK YOU, Asswipe-in-Chief

How fucking dare you, offering your insincere condolences for the 32 people killed at VT, when you've killed over a hundred times that amount of US citizens! The very sight of your smirking face makes me want to puke, the very sound of your voice fills me with an uncontrollable rage.

[cliss]

23. Well, I can't disagree with you.

How DARE he show up at a funeral, of any kind, anywhere.

[rocktivity]

11. But not before he had his spokesliar plug the gun lobby

if you'll pardon the expression...

:grr:
rocknation

[Loge23]

14. He gets it wrong as usual

They were in the right place and it was the right time. The victims were beginning a great day in their lives - teaching, learning, living.
There is no sense in madness. It could have happened in a supermarket, an office, store, anywhere. It happened at V- Tech.
Any of us, at any given time, can be said to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But doing what we love, wherever, makes anyplace the right place.

May they rest in peace.

[Dudley_DUright]

17. my reaction exactly L

I HATE it when people just pretend events like this are just a giant cosmic accident like a meteor strike or something and there is nothing to be done about it. :mad:

[scavenger]

15. So what, this isn't a big deal!

This sort of stuff goes on in Iraq on a daily basses and the majority of americans pay for the God Damn financing for it to happen, so what makes anyone better then the shooter in this case?

What bunch of God Damn hypocrites.

[dennis4868]

16. Sorry Thug in Chief....

your pResidency is over...nothing can save you. You lost me at about 2,500 crimes ago....

[Beausoir]

18. Where was he after the Red Lake Massacre?

The filth.

[Thor_MN]

26. Little political gain from visiting a low population Native American area.

[lanlady]

19. what my daughter said re Bush at Tech

She was at the convocation today -- she said Bush's speech was lonely and "small" and difficult to hear. But Gov. Kaine, she said, gave a great speech.

I was watching on video and noticed that when Bush & Laura left, no one applauded or waved or cheered him. No one thanked him for coming. He did not stop to shake the hand of the university dignitaries. All in all a strange exit.

[MadMaddie]

22. Thank you for sharing that with us....

He is not sincere...too little too late...He couldn't be bothered to go to the Gulf an cut his vacation short...but he surmised that it would behoove him to show up and try to act like a President....

[0rganism]

20. this, from the giggling executioner himself

For some reason, anyone who'd openly mock a condemned human before the nation seems ill-suited to offer condolences to the families of victims. And then there's the whole Iraq thing, which just doesn't look appropriate from any angle.

But it's a redundant observation, since bush is ill-suited to appear in public at all, let alone hold public office of any sort, much less the presidency.

[fujiyama]

21. Meaningless and hollow words

Bush is a sociopath himself...

[truthisfreedom]

24. Sociopath bush triggers this kind of behavior in others. Carelessness with human lives is a bad

example for the so-called leader of the free world to exhibit, especially on such a grand scale. He's inspiring terrorists everywhere, even this home-grown one.

[aaronbees]

25. King of the obvious can't even get this right

What a flippant piece of shit he is. God, I'm sorry because I really don't want to start politicizing this tragedy yet but his words are hollow to empty core. x(

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. Another photo op

:eyes: