Holocaust Museum Shooting: Obama Saddened

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he is shocked by the shooting at the Holocaust museum near the White House.

He called it an "outrageous act" and said it "reminds us that we must remain vigilant against anti-Semitism and prejudice in all its forms."

Obama said Wednesday's shooting would not diminish the United States' effort to build a more peaceful and tolerant world. Obama says no U.S. institution is more important to those efforts than the museum.

The president also says his thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of a security guard who was fatally wounded in the shooting.

Comments

[tailgateshirts]

I would like to know what Bill-O thinks since he had such passion about the muslim that shot the army recruiters and didnt make mention of this at all on his show yesterday.

[conniedogs]

Sad indeed, but it's time for this country to start dealing with RACISM.

[greenlass]

We should all put out signs on our lawns, in our windows, on our bumpers, wherever. "Hate is not a family value."
Or something like that. Suggestions? I've got my paint ready...

[Klimb]

RIP Steven Jones!!!

[Jacob77030]

Amen.

[onepotatotwopotato]

Mancow Muller speaks out: http://www.progressillinois.com/2009/6/12/mancow-obama-holocaust-museum

[onepotatotwopotato]

What he wrote: http://www.antichrist.net/vonbrunn.html

"As duped Aryan sheep begin to understand the "Holocaust" they also begin to better understand Christianity. Both have similar origins. Both have identical objectives.... The New Testament was written in Greek. Paul - who believed the World was flat, that Joshua made the sun stand still, and Jehovah spoke from a burning bush -- wrote one-third of it, perhaps more. The events described in the 24 Books are often contradictory, fail the time-line, defy both archaeology's and nature's immutable laws, and are suicidal if practiced. Nevertheless, the shamans bought it, taught it, and the illiterate public was coerced, brainwashed, threatened, tortured, murdered, and enthralled."

CHRISTIANITY and the HOLOCAUST.
by James W. von Brunn

[harriscrl3]

Folks on the left your hypocrisy is starting to show. Because you can't criticize Bush for the way he handles terrorism by restricting people's rights and then expect Obama to do the same thing. Its called hypocrisy.

He handles white supremacist like how he handles terrorist THROUGH THE COURTS DUE PROCESS.

I know you all can't possibly be thinking that he should start taking away people's guns and restricting free speech cause that would be a BUSH response.

Carol

[freemind1234]

Sorry to bring this up but where was Obama's messages when Palestinian children was murdered in cold blood.

[Jacob77030]

This has nothing to do with the other.

[AuntiepoppyCock]

The President spoke about that in Cairo. Follow the script or SCRAM!

[onepotatotwopotato]

When the government intentionally disarms the law-abiding citizens of a city who do you think will be armed?

[DanHasSpoken]

BS - stop making excuses for this deranged psychopath.

[CarlyHope]

Explain to me then, how attacking the Holocaust Museum is at all connected to the (OVERTURNED) DC hand guns ban

[djkrlsn]

DC needs to be smacked by SCOTUS a few more times before the council figures out what "shall not be infringed means"

[Raiderfan0524]

I have to agree with those who are saying that we can't expect the president to do what we as Americans can do if we just get off our behinds!

A friend of mine used to work for a Human Relations commission in Berks County, Pennsylvania back in the late 90s. Her gig was enforcing the nation's Fair Housing laws and she had also started a task force to combat the White Supremacist groups that call the county home. Things were so bad that one high school had a Skinhead chapter in it.

She tried and tried to get people to rally around the cause and to take charge of their community, but for the most part she was met with silence. She ended up being harassed by White Supremacists to the point that she was run out of town. She's still on these group's radar and has moved from place to place for her own safety.

While I applaud her efforts and see her as one of my heroes, her sacrifice wouldn't have been necessary if everyone would say to these folks "Not In My Town."

I can't remember who said this, but I think it makes perfect sense: Evil triumphs when good people do nothing.

If we're good people, we need to start acting accordingly.

[Virginia Plain]

Well said, Raiderfan.

[amaboss52]

My prayers for the guard who was killed. Here we see the rightwing hate speech come to fuition.

[Tynamouse]

This is really sad and we can never rid the world of all these crazy hateful people however it does point out the danger when people like Gingrich and Rush start throwing the race talk around because the one thing they can not control is how people respond to that type of talk. Being a country with freedom of speech we can't shut down people like them (even tough it would probably help lessen the divisiveness in this country) so we have to rely on public pressure to control them. Unfortunately they have a loud following so that probably won't happen. I just hope this does not escalate into something worse that would put the President or his family in danger. if that happens you will see riots in the streets like we have never seen before and it will be the end of the Republican Party as we know it. Really a very sad day for decnt people everywhere.

[cjlessie]

What happened is terrible, but what do you want the President to do? What's done is done. No one could have predicted this, or the other recent events. People need to respect everyone's values, opinions, and lifestyles. That's what we need to do.

[littlejohn]

Wrong. Anybody could have predicted this. The shooter was a convicted felon who maintained a hate-spewing blog. His wife, who divorced him many years ago, said he was an abusive, hate-filled whacko.

[ProgressiveAndProud1]

Actually the DHS predicted both this and the shooting in Kansas.

What was Obama's reaction? .... Make Napolitano apologize because fox news people were offended.

Think!!! ..... Leave blind faith following to the right wing.

[Brett575]

The President can fight hard to make it much, much harder to own a gun.

[onepotatotwopotato]

Somebody already has had the same idea.
His name was Adolph Hitler.

"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty." by: Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) German Nazi Dictator Source: Hitler's Table Talks 1941-1944, Edited by H.R. Trevor-Roper (London: Widenfeld and Nicolson, 1953), pp. 425-426.

[djkrlsn]

Try reading the Second Amendment in terms of Heller--which clearly states the RKBA is AN INDIVIDUAL RIGHT

[ProgressiveAndProud1]

I've had it with the president's non-stop pandering to the right wing. ..... In his own words ...... ENOUGH!!!!

[Roxanna]

The President is up against powerful forces that want to globalize and control the world....

They do it through media manipulation inciting anger with the most uninformed and ignorant., resulting in the kind of extreme acts we are now seeing such as this and the recent killing of Dr. Tiller..

It is Home Grown Terrorism.

[tisfilm]

Must protect Obama.
Don't trust to those Rightwingnut and Fox News.

[ProgressiveAndProud1]

Look I am a huge Obama supporter but I am sick and tired of his constant pandering to the right and refusal to say anything that might offend these nutcases no matter how clear it is that they are to blame.

Do I expect him to take immediate action? No! .... But would it hurt to refer to the DHS report that came out and say something like "These actions will not be tolerated. Nationwide investigations will begin immediately and all members of hate groups will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law"

Would that be too much to ask?

Stop being such kool-aid drinkers!