President Obama emerged around 6:30 p.m. to address the press regarding the lethal mass shooting at Umpqua Community College Thursday. His speech quickly moved from an expression of sympathy to a show of anger and frustration to a call to politicize the issue.
POTUS visibly angry in responding to mass shooting in Oregon. "This is something we should politicize" pic.twitter.com/IEJYP2sjXB
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) October 1, 2015
Calling for more gun control laws, Pres Obama said he knows he'll be accused of politicizing the issue. He said it "should be politicized."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 1, 2015
"This is something we should politicize. It is relevant to our common life together, to the body politic."
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) October 1, 2015
"This is something we should politicize" -Obama in very Obama mode predicting that he'll be dinged for politicizing the OR shooting.
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/649715000353779712
Obama: "This is something we SHOULD politicize…this is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months"
— Suzy Khimm (@SuzyKhimm) October 1, 2015
Gee Obama, if only you knew someone in government, maybe he could solve these problems you complain about.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 1, 2015
Nice try, but it’s the fault of Congress for not doing more to pass gun control; and since you elected your representatives, it’s pretty much your fault.
We have failed Obama guys.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 1, 2015
Obama cost his party over 70 seats in congress & the majority of state legislatures. But let's help him out guys.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 1, 2015
Obama just called for Australian style gun bans but is saying he's not being political. Ok.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) October 1, 2015
The President of the United States just cited Australia and the complete confiscation of guns on national TV. Okay. Try it.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 1, 2015
I will say it's clarifying to see the president admit to willfully politicizing an event so he can confiscate guns of law-abiding people.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 1, 2015
Barack Obama just suggested confiscation of legally owned guns on live television.
— Andrew (@TheFoyeEffect) October 1, 2015
President Obama believes in the confiscation of guns in America. That's not hyperbole. That's fact. @93wibc #OregonShooting
— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) October 1, 2015
Remember: when progressives tell you not to politicize something, it's because they don't want you getting in the way of them doing it.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 1, 2015
Guy who called Americans bitter clingers in 2008 now wants us to think about his comments. Get lost.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 1, 2015
President Obama did acknowledge responsible gun owners, all of whom are apparently hunters and not tools of the NRA.
Thank you @BarackObama for asking hunters, sportsmen & those with guns for personal safety to question #NRA agenda #UCCShooting #gunsense
— Shannon (@shannonrwatts) October 1, 2015
This is the Constitution's fault you guys
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 1, 2015
@redsteeze When will we learn? When?
— James M. McGill (@MetricButtload) October 1, 2015
Aftermath – @POTUS on #UCCShooting "Somehow this has become routine…we've become numb to this." Photo @markknoller pic.twitter.com/f08oKklfpJ
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) October 1, 2015
We have become numb to this — so numb that the president made no mention whatsoever of the 50 shootings in Chicago over the weekend (and the weekend before that).
@redsteeze When he decides to give this same speech in the south side of Chicago, then I'll listen.
— pgplant (@pgplant1970) October 1, 2015
