On Martha’s Vineyard, President Obama delivered a statement today on the barbaric murder of journalist James Foley during which Obama gave ISIS a stern face.
Here’s where Obama delivered that statement:
View from Edgartown Elementary School, makeshift WH briefing room. POTUS statement on #JamesFoley at 12:45 pm pic.twitter.com/NjzV3erEI9
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) August 20, 2014
The chosen location of an elementary school was questioned and analyzed:
@Will_Antonin I've wondered the same. What is the psychology of this? He looks ridiculous.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/darthlevin/status/502129020562329600
@Will_Antonin @straytski that's his comfort zone and level of his leadership.
— NoToTheMark ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ?? (@ljcambria) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/RightandIrish/status/502129072886255617
@MelissaTweets @Will_Antonin His constituency, the very young, uninformed, moldable. #childabuse
— Jennine (@jenninejones) August 20, 2014
@MelissaTweets @Will_Antonin gotta b 2 make it appear not so serious. some subliminal thing to make it seem like all is well. #BhagdadBob
— kira davidovich ? (@kirad6) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChangeHopeless/status/502128015141502976
@MajorCBS yet another "elementary" visual.
He should stand on a dock with a shark.— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) August 20, 2014
Or perhaps…
@MajorCBS Can't be too far from the golf course so he'll slum it this time
— Jen Stroup (@JenStroup) August 20, 2014
That theory might not be too far off course.
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