I read where Michelle Obama went to her funeral. But no word from the President demanding increased gun laws, etc. No FBI investigation to see if there might be a motive of racism. No DOJ investigation of possible hate crimes i.e. violation of her civil rights.
And I will be really surprised if there is gavel to gavel coverage of the trial or that it is even noted outside of Chicago.
President Obama would have been deemed a great leader if, after the Zimmerman verdict, he had stepped forward, condemned the violence in the wake of the verdict, and told everybody that the American way is to conduct a trial and go by the verdict whatever it is. Just go home folks and stop this senseless violence and rhetoric that divides us.
He would also have been condemned for instructing Americans on how to act and live their lives.
Mama F,
I don't know where you're post is but excellent as always.
You are totally right. Had he handled many many things differently, he would have gained far more respect and would have used his "post" as the divide bridge and leader I, as one, looked forward to seeing, looked forward to being a part of, looked forward to our melting pot melting and all the unicorns and rainbows our great country needed for our people. As it turned out in real life, that wasn't the motivation. By a long ass shot. This was one opportunity he had to bridge it along the road of many. The things he says like this is the greatest country, now let's change it, the things he does to DESPITE union rather than incite it are disgusting. This was an awesome opportunity for him to show his leadership and bring it together. Instead, he turned it to the divide and he himself as POTUS INCREASED the divide. Nice ******* job of a person with that kind of power and influence to turn away from it and actually make it more, not "fix" it.
Hence I said before and I will stand behind it. If I distasted him before this, I despised him after it.
He took his opportunity, power, chance and voice and threw it in everyone's face.
As far as I'm concerned, he's an agenda dickhead. The leader of them.
Enter Eric Holder.
This president didn't MEND it. He divided it more.
Great job, first black president, I commend you. Opportunity after opportunity lost to bring us together and agenda noted.
I'm all for black presidents.
Not. this. one.