Paul Simon sings at Sotos funeral

[Truthmatters]

Paul Simon sings at Newtown teacher's funeral - MSN Music News

 

[Truthmatters]

will tedd Nugent sing at any of the funerals?

 

[JKVegas]

Dude, that has nothing to do with anything.

Ted goes one way. He's entitled and has the right to his opinion, as does Paul Simon.

A lot of other singers didn't do it either.

Simon's paying tribute to the fallen more than making a statement, I would imagine. He probably wouldn't appreciate having words put into his mouth any more than Ted would.

 

[Truthmatters]

where did I put words in someones mouth?

 

[Truthmatters]

do you think any of the familys would want him to even attend one of the funerals?

 

[JKVegas]

do you think any of the familys would want him to even attend one of the funerals?

Who, Nugent?

I doubt they gave much thought as to whether or not Simon showed up. I would be pre-occupied with other things.

 

[Defiant1]

do you think any of the familys would want him to even attend one of the funerals?

Hell, they already let Obama show up. The bar is as low as it can get.

 

[waltky]

Sad week in Newtown; Obama calls for gun control legislation...

More Funerals in Newtown; More Debate on Gun Control
December 20, 2012 - More funerals and memorial services were held Thursday in Newtown, Connecticut for victims of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

The latest victims laid to rest were as young as six years old -- some of the 20 children killed in Friday's mass shooting. Twenty-six people died when a gunman opened fire on students and staff at an elementary school before taking his own life. Authorities believe the gunman also killed his mother before driving to the school. Investigators are trying to determine a motive for all the killings. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is traveling to the small town later Thursday to meet with law enforcement officials examining the mass shooting.

The attack has renewed a national debate over gun violence and gun control laws, and Holder's trip comes shortly after a meeting with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss measures to curb shooting assaults. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama chose Biden to lead an effort to write a set of concrete proposals to address gun violence. Biden said Thursday that the Obama administration is "absolutely committed" to curbing gun violence. Obama called Wednesday for Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban that lapsed in 2004.

A poll released Wednesday indicates the mass shooting has led to a shift in views on gun laws. The CNN/ORC International poll says 52 percent of those surveyed favor "major restrictions on guns or making all guns illegal." The researchers say that is a five-point rise from a poll conducted in August, shortly after a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater left 12 dead, and six people people were killed in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.

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Obama orders gun control proposals within a month
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - ‘EPIDEMIC’: The US vice president is to head a group that will study ways to improve mental health care and restrict gun use, amid outrage over last week’s shooting

US President Barack Obama put ending an “epidemic” of gun violence at the top of his second-term agenda on Wednesday, denying he was “on vacation” on the issue before last week’s school massacre. Obama called for “concrete” proposals within a month from a new task force to be led by US Vice President Joe Biden tasked with examining new gun control laws, better mental health access and the impact of violent culture. The president said the killings of 20 children and six adults in an elementary school last week should give lawmakers a potent incentive for action, even when the initial shock fades. Obama said he welcomed public support for measures like the banning of assault weapons, such as the one used by gunman Adam Lanza in Newtown, Connecticut, last week, and also the outlawing of the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips.

He said a majority of Americans also supported background checks for all gun purchases and signaled an effort to expand mental health care, in an effort to deter psychologically troubled people from turning to mass violence. “We’re going to need to make access to mental health at least as easy as access to a gun. We’re going to need to look more closely at a culture that, all too often, glorifies guns and violence,” he said. Biden has a history of framing crime legislation from his years in the Senate, has an affinity with law enforcement services and also enjoys the kind of cordial links with many top Republicans in US Congress that Obama lacks. Biden will begin his work today, meeting senior law enforcement leaders from across the US and key Cabinet members at the White House.

Obama, who comforted relatives of Newtown victims on Sunday, bristled when asked by a reporter whether he had been absent on gun control issues, following mass killings in Colorado, Arizona and Texas on his watch. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation,” he said. Obama, who many conservatives believe wants to take away their guns, made clear he supported the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which enshrines the right to bear arms in the US.

However, he added: “There is a big chunk of space between what, you know, the Second Amendment means and having no rules at all.” Obama also called on the National Rifle Association, the US’ most powerful gun lobby group, which piles pressure on lawmakers over gun rights, to consider its priorities before senior figures hold a news conference today. Despite signs that Republicans, especially those from rural, conservative states may balk at new legislative action, US Representative Catherine McCarthy said the uproar after this massacre was different. “We are fed up with the lack of courage here in Washington to take a stand, to do something,” she said.

Obama orders gun control proposals within a month - Taipei Times

 

[blastoff]

will tedd Nugent sing at any of the funerals?

Maybe if his sister-in-law also knows a victim.