I am really nervous about the President going to Arizona on Wednesday. I almost wish he wouldn't.

[mfcorey1]

[dmr]

1. Me, too.

I wish he wouldn't go & it has to be a nightmare for the Secret Service.

I wish them all a safe trip.

[Raine]

2. The leader of our country needs to not be afraid

to go where the need is.

[Vickers]

6. +1

:thumbsup:

[blondeatlast]

22. +1, nt

[aquart]

3. Tucson is feeling like Dallas.

[rbrnmw]

5. It truly does

I feel the same

[rbrnmw]

4. Please Don't go Mr. President

I really fear for him

[Skittles]

7. naw, it is the absolute correct thing for him to do

we cannot let hatred win

And it was right for him not to immediately tear into this matter; the spotlight is now shining on a HUGE problem with political discourse in America - it's an opportunity for Obama to seriously try to unite Americans so he needs to choose his words very carefully

[EFerrari]

8. I see no reason in the world for Obama to go there.

None. In fact, he will only upset the nutty anti-government people by going there.

There's nothing he can say in Arizona that he can't say in Washington.

[Skittles]

9. oh FUCK the nutty anti-goverment people

since when should Obama base decisions on how it affects THEM? Get real.

[EFerrari]

11. Obama isn't the issue here. The safety and welfare of the people

in that community is. He has a security detail. They don't.

[Skittles]

14. President Obama needs to go to Arizona

end of story

[Skittles]

36. I have to ask you EFerrari

feel better about it now? Obama did great. :D

[Bragi]

25. Yep /nt

[Mojeoux]

10. Why is this post super-un-recced??

Who wants us not-nervous about Arizona on Wednsday? Stop stupid un-rccomrnding!

[MadHound]

12. Perhaps it's because it is over the top hyper-paranoid

The President has excellent security that I'm certain will be not only very alert, but beefed up for the trip. There is nothing to worry about.

[Mojeoux]

15. maybe

It's reported that the threats to the POTUS have gone up 400% and that the Secret Service is overwhelmed,

[EFerrari]

29. Skittles, whom I luv, doesn't agree with me but I still think

he shouldn't go because Arizona is a petri dish for people like this shooter and it's not only Obama who is put in harm's way when you turn up the heat on these folks. Fine, he has great security and nothing happens. But next week, Ollie shoots up the venue where he spoke and kills the custodian.

It just seems on balance, like a really bad idea.

[ret5hd]

19. Tell me how you know! Can you see the unrec count???

:sarcasm:

[Vickers]

20. Oh! Thanks for reminding me...I forgot to Unrec this one earlier.

:thumbsup:

[howard112211]

13. I just hope he doesn't apolgize, accep partial blame, and promise to work harder for compromise.

[MrSlayer]

16. There's protection on top of protection now.

Unless one of his SS guys loses his mind, President Obama will be fine. Of course, nothing is impossible but the President being harmed on such a high profile trip under these circumstances is nearly so.

[lonestarnot]

17. What we want a coward for a President? Not.

[LARED]

18. Why are you nervous?

DO you think Arizona is brimming with deranged people, just waiting for the chance to kill people.

[lunatica]

21. We have to stop being afraid of everything

This tragedy is great enough for Obama to make a personal appearance. All Presidents do this. Even Reagan did it.

[JANdad]

23. Oh FFS

eom

[TBF]

24. Remember how we criticized George Bush for hiding on 9/11 -

this is a similar national event and the president needs to make an appearance.

[NotThisTime]

26. As long as he has his papers he'll be fine... isn't that what some Arizonan's said? dared him to

come to their state... I suppose we'll see what happens.

[blondeatlast]

32. Russell Pearce, Speaker of AZ House and author of SB 1070:

SB-1070 Mastermind Russell Pearce: 'Obama May Not Be Visiting Arizona Because We Require Papers'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/russell-pearce-obama-papers_n_794208.html

[NotThisTime]

33. Exactly, could be a serious confrontation when he gets there....

[Sancho]

27. i think it's a bad idea!

There better be some pretty good security. Very scary!

:scared:

[ecstatic]

28. My opinion of AZ has changed over the past year

It's definitely a state to avoid, IMO.

[Courtesy Flush]

35. I feel the same way... and I'm a Southerner. nt

[malaise]

30. A drone will flatten Arizona

if they fuck with Obama.

[One_Life_To_Give]

31. Secret Service is a Top Notch organisation

If it couldn't be done safely they wouldn't allow him to travel there.

Walking up to a relatively unknown Congressperson with a weapon is not the same as getting anywhere near the POTUS with one.

[discopants]

34. Let the nutcases & their guns be fully visible to the public

so that America can look upon them with clear and open eyes. When Mr. TeapartyPatriot parades with his assalt rifle just outside the perimeter of the President's event, you know all the media is going to zero in on this guy. I think the tolerance and permisiveness to the public intimidation by these assholes has run its course.

[RamboLiberal]

37. Sorry but we and the president cannot live in fear

We and President need to show strength. And he did magnificently.