https://twitter.com/Climbrev/status/649719334382739456
@FoxNews @stephenfhayes Many of us wonder about that. Must not fit his political agenda.
— Holly (@HollyASwanson) October 1, 2015
@FoxNews @stephenfhayes Cause that would make basically everyrhing he just said incorrect.
— Bruce Wilson (@BrukishiFatu) October 1, 2015
As Twitchy reported, this evening, President Obama ambled down from his ivory tower to weigh in on today’s deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. He was careful to let America know how disgusted he was with the murderer gun-rights advocates. As The Hill put it, he was “visibly angry”:
Visibly angry Obama demands action on gun violence after #UCCShooting; WATCH: http://t.co/vG266ekPCa pic.twitter.com/X9CxEZrnu0
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2015
Unfortunately, he doesn’t seem to have enough misdirected anger to go around. As The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes noticed, despite his professed outrage about the #UCCShooting, the president has been conspicuously silent about these:
.@stephenfhayes: Why hasn't the President spoken out about the shooting deaths that happened in Chicago last weekend? pic.twitter.com/iVodvXkVCN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 1, 2015
Funny, that.
@FoxNews @stephenfhayes Good question.
— Beccaja m1 (@rebecca59380600) October 1, 2015
@FoxNews @stephenfhayes Good point!
— CathyLBryant-Authorن (@cathy73280175) October 1, 2015
Indeed it is.
In the last two weekends in Chicago, 98 people were shot and 13 people were killed. Not a peep from Obama about any of it.
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 1, 2015
Moreover:
.@POTUS: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." pic.twitter.com/BdIkKWS0Nv
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 1, 2015
Uh, you sure about that, Mr. President? Maybe you should swing by your hometown on your way to your next golf game.
Except in Illinois, which is where Chicago is. https://t.co/4HW6YZAL24
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/shumad1/status/649713861742960640
@FoxNews @POTUS What about Chicago?
— Natalie (@gnat65) October 1, 2015
— Leigh be happy (@1eighAnne) October 1, 2015
@FoxNews @POTUS Obama says states with more gun laws have fewer gun deaths. You mean like Chicago, Ilinois? #AnotherLie
— ElizabethJ❌?????? (@flatwalk) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/MicahLance/status/649717116619198464
@FoxNews @POTUS "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." pic.twitter.com/XPEhMiiDHC LMFAO You mean like Chicago?!
— Dana (@sparkey909w) October 1, 2015
@FoxNews @POTUS yeah, because look how safe Chicago, Illinois is, right? #UCCShooting
— Chris Stillion (@ChrisStillion) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/femijr/status/649720007904071681
@FoxNews @POTUS oh yes Chicago IL proves that. Where does this guys get his info???? #WakeUpAmerica
— Sallie De Silva Ⓥ (@SallieDeSilva) October 1, 2015
@FoxNews @POTUS cough Chicago cough cough #nobama
— ?⬇️ USMC Vet ?⬇️ (@KevinZ290) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/mightykaiserjoe/status/649715361948954624
@FoxNews @POTUS seriously? You are from Chicago, aren't you?
— Mike Fischer (@7OOP_USA) October 1, 2015
President Obama look at your own home city of Chicago.. Those are ILLEGAL guns & no laws would eliminate them.
— Scottie Nell Hughes (@scottienhughes) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/FLDINGO/status/649713140167495681
@FoxNews @POTUS Ummm aren't u from Chicago?
— JmacFeelsLikeIts1988 (@jonnymac1969) October 2, 2015
@FoxNews @POTUS has he heard of Chicago? SMH!!
— Laney Benedict (@PGLAB24) October 1, 2015
Of course, Chicago’s just one city in one state that’s awash in violence despite strict gun control laws.
So, basically, President Obama’s just blowing smoke. What else is new?
https://twitter.com/_sean_wulf_/status/649713078532210688
@FoxNews @POTUS Lie, with all due respect sir!
— Chris Mitchell (@ChrisWMitchell) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/waylon_o/status/649733563580063748
Fun game: Lying or Delusional? https://t.co/jwjlBQlyzZ
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/Machma7Machos/status/649736432995725313
@FoxNews @POTUS pic.twitter.com/bEssZuVnIB
— Alec Downing (@ALECgator13) October 1, 2015
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