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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWith enough shootings, every comment about gun control can be dismissed as "exploiting a tragedy"
Obama Consoles Families in Oregon Amid 2 More Campus ShootingsROSEBURG, Ore. President Obama on Friday flew into this .. town .. to give solace to grieving families, but politics and two more deadly shootings on college campuses threatened to intrude ...
By GARDINER HARRIS
OCT. 9, 2015
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With enough shootings, every comment about gun control can be dismissed as "exploiting a tragedy" (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Oct 2015
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)1. Being president is not easy
You start with half not supporting you no matter who is president. I can't imagine it's a fun job which is why only 45 people out of billions have made it.
Wounded Bear
(63,975 posts)2. Yep, and if you have one every couple of days...
it is never the 'right time' to discuss it while people are still grieving.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)3. Yeah well THEIR comments can be said to be "dismissing a tragedy" eom
