President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.
After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed.
The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance.
The cable station cameras went to Barack Obama for the presidents comments -- but he did not appear until 5 p.m.
The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective. We saw neither.
But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks.
At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "Dr. Joe Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner."
Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?
The report goes on to say, “Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of the early light banter. The president should apologize for the tone of his remarks, explain what has happened, express sympathy for those slain and appeal for calm and patience until all the facts are in. That's the least that should occur.”
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There is another report here titled, “Our clueless Commander in Chief” also dealing with Mr. Obama’s reaction to the horrific shooting at Fort Hood where twelve soldiers were murdered in cold blood and thirty others were wounded.
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