Obama denounces riots: 'Take the long-term, hard, but lasting approach of working with me'

President Obama was in Chicago this afternoon to sell his executive actions on amnesty, but circumstances required that he at least address the rioting in Ferguson, Mo. He denounced the looting and property destruction, but was met with a relatively slow clap when he declared that “those are criminal acts” that should be prosecuted.

"There’s no excuse for it. Those are criminal acts," Obama says of protests that turned violent in #Ferguson

— Brian Hughes (@BrianHughesATL) November 25, 2014

POTUS on Ferguson unrest: "There's no excuse for it. Those are criminal acts."

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 25, 2014

POTUS starts by talking about recent #Ferguson riots. "No excuse for it. Those are criminal acts." #Chicago pic.twitter.com/qzTHeUqHAJ

— Michael Esparza (@TVnewsMichael) November 25, 2014

Yes. Not “troublemaking,” “knuckleheads,” or anything else CNN called it MT @Acosta: POTUS on Ferguson unrest: “Those are criminal acts.”

— Brian Bartlett (@BrianBartlett) November 25, 2014

Mkay, so Obama stated "Those are criminal acts, people should be prosecuted for their criminal acts.." Hmmm… The irony.

— Deja. (@beyoudej) November 25, 2014

THOSE ARE CRIMINAL ACTS BARRY? MIKE BROWN BEING MURDERED WASN'T?!

— 5 Star Bitch (@DaBestToEvrDoIt) November 25, 2014

Fortunately, the narcissist-in-chief has a solution to the unrest underlying the Ferguson rioting, and naturally, it revolves around him personally.

Obama: Take the long term, hard but lasting approach of working with me to bring about real change. http://t.co/yJDqsTdDz9

— Scott Fornek (@sfornek) November 25, 2014

It’s the campaign that never dies.

Obama: "Don't take the short term easy route and just engage in destructive behavior. Take the long term and lasting route of working w/me".

— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) November 25, 2014

“I’ve never seen a civil rights law happen because a car got burnt…take the long hard route of working with me.”
-Obama

— REBECCADUPAS.COM (@ADoseofDupas) November 25, 2014

"Don't take the short-term" destructive route "take the long-term lasting route of working with me…to bring about s. real change." #Obama

— Lisa Donovan (@byldonovan) November 25, 2014

"Take the long term lasting route, of working with me, governors, and state officials to bring about some real change" – Pres. Obama

— Alex Schreckengost (@ATSchreck) November 25, 2014

Obama said take the long term lasting route but we been on this route since 1900 my dude. Not working.

— B.Stew (@Bryantstewart) November 25, 2014

and, once more, Obama puts himself in the center, "Take the route of working with ME…"

— Rani ~ Science Skeptic ? (@MilitaryRosary) November 25, 2014

Always.