Hillary cancelled her rally in Ft. Worth and went to the hospital to be with the family.

[crispini]

Now on MSNBC.

What a sad event.

[thesubstanceofdreams]

1. Gracious of her n/t

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. What's this now?

What event? What happened?

[bleever]

Motorcycle cop in her motorcade killed in an accident.

So sad.

[Der Blaue Engel]

21. Yikes

:(

Thanks for the post. I just found the LBN topic on it.

[zanne]

7. The cop leading her motorcade crashed and died.

He somehow crashed into a concrete wall.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. she, it was a woman.

[ailsagirl]

60. I just read it was a male police officer...

"Killed was 20-year Dallas police Officer Victor Lozado,
who had a wife and four children, two of them in college."

Very tragic.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5562349.html

[Eurobabe]

66. nope it was a man, he left behind a wife and 2 kids

very sad. just on MSNBC.

[rodeodance]

3. what a horrible event for all involved.

[Botany]

4. It was the only right thing to do.

I hope Barack takes a day off too.

[AX10]

5. kick

:kick:

[Umbram]

27. Wouldn't think so.

I'd think the police would be 'local' and therefore not have traveled the country with her.

It is good of H.C. to spend time with the family - it shows a great deal of class in a profession that too often shows very little.

EDIT: this was meant to reply to the question about whether she knew the officer. I have no idea how I managed to reply to a *kick*.

[Straight Shooter]

61. Thank you.

I just wondered if she had mixed and mingled with the officers, or maybe the same motorcade attended her in that area of Texas.

[EffieBlack]

79. Probably not

The Clintons often meet and thank the local police who protect them during a visit at the end of the visit - shake hands, take photos with them, etc. usually at the airport. If she's still doing this on her trips, it's unlikely that had yet met this officer at this point in her visit.

So sad. Very gracious of her to go speak to the family. Heartbreaking.

[Straight Shooter]

86. Thank you, EffieBlack.

Great sadness for all involved.

[Straight Shooter]

6. Is there any chance she knew the officer who died?

I think it's a good thing for her to visit the family, since basically the officer was on duty on her behalf when the accident occurred.

What an appalling thing to happen.

[rodeodance]

13. doubt it. But this tragedy affects the whole campaign--she is the leader--and i am glad

she went to the family.

[Straight Shooter]

16. I don't know how close the candidates get to attending personnel.

We'll learn more as time goes on. In the meantime, I feel so sorry for the family.

[The Backlash Cometh]

54. Bush would have kept on motorcading.

[yodermon]

73. didn't that actually happen once?

http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/69400/

[The Backlash Cometh]

74. Think so.

[Hoof Hearted]

75. Yes, he would have, and probably had some cake and played guitar too. n/t

[DURHAM D]

8. I knew she would. Its the right thing to do. n/t

[jenmito]

12. It's the HUMAN thing to do. Anyone else would do the same thing. n/t

[DURHAM D]

24. Did you mean the "humane" thing to do? n/t

[jenmito]

32. No. I meant "human." n/t

[Benhurst]

31. Bush certainly didn't under similiar circumstances. So not everyone

would have done the same.

[jenmito]

34. OK. Then I sit corrected. n/t

[MiniMe]

59. You are assuming * is human, or humane

He is neither. It is the human thing to do, and that is where the dems trump the repukes. The dems actually care.

[backscatter712]

63. Beat me to it.

I've stopped thinking of that brain-damaged dry-drunk psychopath as a human being long ago.

[sfam]

9. Hillary's handling this absolutely as she should...as if there was any doubt nt

[Barack_America]

14. I would hope that even the Republican candidates would react similarly. n/t

[jenmito]

18. I think they would. Being human shouldn't be praised. It should be expected. n/t

[Barack_America]

33. Well, I think that it can certainly be noted.

But I'm serious when I say that I would expect the same reaction from anyone representing us in government.

[jenmito]

36. I agree. n/t

[rodeodance]

23. I have no doubt they would.

[Barack_America]

35. #23, I cannot "see" you. n/t

[canadianbeaver]

49. Do you have Rodoedance on ignore?

if you can't see them...that might be the reason....

I had someone on ignore(by accident-did not know how)and could not understand who this ignore person was as I was unable to read their posts...after a while I realized what I had done..and took that person off ignore...it was really weird. ...and kind of funny.

[Barack_America]

62. Apparently yes.

But it's not a mistake. I have many people on ignore, unfortunately.

For some reason, I tend to let people I have on ignore know that I'm not responding to them because I can't see their post. It seems somehow more polite than just ignoring what they've written. :shrug:

Thanks for trying to help.

[canadianbeaver]

64. OK....got it......

I personally think that would drive me nuts....thats why I have not activated my ignor button...no matter how much I disagree..there may come a time when what is written may open my mind...or possibly I could open theirs with a reply...

but each to their own....:hi:

[goldcanyonaz]

10. She's a class act.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. so sad for the family. glad my candidate is doing what i consider the right thing.

[BeatleBoot]

15. Sad for the family.

She's has class.

[Yael]

17. Very gracious move

and BTW, the officer was female to whoever posted 'he' above.

[Barack_America]

28. That is still unclear.

Most of the articles coming out of Dallas are referencing a male.

But nobody knows for sure and it is tragic nonetheless.

[Nailzberg]

76. Early reports were incorrect. The officer was male.

The officer was identified by police as Victor Lozada-Tirado, who held the rank of senior corporal, was in his 20th year on the police force. Police said he was married and had four children.

http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/clinton_motorcade_motorcyle_co.html

[Yael]

84. I saw that on CNN. How heartbreaking.

[Barack_America]

19. I'm glad for this. But I hope that her campaign and press entourages...

...have the decency to stay behind.

I can't imagine how the family wouldn't be overwhelmed by all of that.

[Umbram]

58. I hadn't thought of that.

It would be pretty terrible for the poor family to become some sort of sick paparazzi fodder.

Not that I have disdain for all of the press, but America has an endless appetite for other people's sorrow.

[tishaLA]

22. Very classy move

Good for Sen Clinton.

[Quixote1818]

25. Good for her. The same thing happened in Albuquerque with Bush's motorcade and he didn't go

to the funeral.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467072/

Bush issued a statement saying he was saddened by Casey's death and extraordinarily grateful for his protection.

[Mags]

26. She has always been classy. She continues to make me proud.

[Obamanaut]

29. I think that's a very sweet thing to do. nt

[Blue_Roses]

30. So very sad.

I have a lot of respect for Hillary doing this. Can you imagine how this family is grieving...:cry: This officer had been on the force since 1988.

Geeze...

[UALRBSofL]

38. Was the policeman part of her security and so does Hillary know him?

Just curious if they work for the campaign or not?

[Blue_Roses]

43. Here's the latest that they have so far:

DALLAS — A veteran Dallas police officer escorting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's entourage to a rally in Oak Cliff Friday morning lost control of his motorcycle and was killed.

The accident happened on the Houston Street viaduct around 9:20 a.m. The Kawasaki 1000 Police Special motorcycle apparently hit a concrete abutment.

HD Chopper 8 pilot Troy Bush, who flew over the scene shortly after the incident, estimated that the officer had been thrown about 20 yards by the impact after apparently hitting a railing.

www.wfaa.com

[northzax]

47. she is unlikely to know the officer personally

this was local security for a VIP. not her private security (although she pays for it) or Secret Service. This was just some poor schlub doing his/her job.

a sad story.

[Occam Bandage]

37. What else could she do? What a sad day for her campaign.

[Tom Rinaldo]

42. She could have commented from the stage at her rally and asked the attendees to pray for the family

She could have had her staff make arrangements for her to personally call the family later.

She did not make those choices. She cancelled her rally and went to be with the family immediately. I'm not trying to make any specific point other than to answer your question. There were other choices she could have made.

[Occam Bandage]

52. Well, yeah, I know she *could* have done those, but I wasn't actually asking

what her other options were. It was just an, "Oh, God, what a sad situation" comment. What she did was the only right thing to do.

[Tom Rinaldo]

53. I guess we are blessed in a way that we can make positive assumptions

about how our leading Democrats will act in the face of a tragedy like this. I agree with you, it was the only right thing to do and the people who Democrats support for President usually can be counted on to do the right thing on a human level.

[IndyOp]

39. Gracious act. I am very sorry the accident happened... (n/t)

[Pab Sungenis]

40. I would hope Obama postponed his campaign out of sympathy.

It would only be the right thing to do.

[jillan]

68. I doubt he would, but I would hope that he would at least have a moment of silence for the fallen

officer. That would be classy.

[EffieBlack]

82. I don't think he's in Texas today

It would be appropriate for him to note this tragedy and express sympathy, but I don't think it would be appropriate for him to do more while out of state.

[Cameron27]

41. I knew she would.

It's so sad, my condolences to the officer's family.

[butterfly77]

44. Msnbc said that Hillary was visually upset because her ...

car was behind and she rode by and saw the accident...

[UALRBSofL]

56. butterfly77 I can see why she would be upset

When I was a kid, there was a car accident that happened minutes before we drove by, and the ambulance had just gotten there and I saw this dead body laying on the side of the street as we drove by. It freaked me out. And for whatever reason I havn't forgotten it to this day.

[mzmolly]

45. So very tragic for all.

That poor family.

[apocalypsehow]

46. Kudos to her, a classy, gracious act. My thoughts will be with the family of the fallen officer.

n/t

[BlueGirlRedState]

48. I applaud her for that.

A very gracious gesture.

[The Backlash Cometh]

55. Me too.

[demmiblue]

50. Good for Senator Clinton!

Needless to say, it is the right thing to do.

I am very proud of of being a Dem at this moment!

May the officer's family eventually find peace. :cry:

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[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. Good for her.

[democrattotheend]

65. Very gracious

Definitely the right thing to do.

[Guava Jelly]

67. That was nice of her.

Sad deal all around.

[jillan]

69. What a heartbreaking story.

I can't even imagine how she must be feeling right now.... let alone the family of the officer :cry:

[Beacool]

70. A very sad day for Dallas!!!

I'm terribly sorry about the death of the police officer. It seems that he was 49 years old and had 4 children. How heartbreaking for them, his wife and the rest of his family.

I'm not surprised at all that Hillary canceled her Ft. Worth rally. As first lady and senator she has always acted with class and dignity when tragedy struck. I remember how she walked around downtown Manhattan with only one secret service person so as not to attract attention while she surveyed the damage and talked to first responders and survivors. I think that in the heat of this race some people may have forgotten that she is one classy lady.

[emilyg]

71. Condolences to the family and fellow officers. Sad.

[grace0418]

72. Very sad. And good for Hillary. She did the right thing.

I'm glad to hear it.

[ronnykmarshall]

77. This is so sad

and it also brings out the hate scum bag vultures that have infested this place.

I noticed several "ignores" on this thread.

I logged off and saw that I wasn't suprised to see the same carcus pickers.

[scheming daemons]

78. This is absolutely the right thing to do...

...but please... leave the TV cameras and press behind.

The family doesn't need that crap.

[Virginia Dare]

80. That's class..

I don't think Bush ever gave the two that died protecting him a second thought.

[Hoof Hearted]

81. How incredibly sad.

:cry:

[CarlWoodward]

83. Just to be clear

Hillary DID appear in downtown Fort Worth (I was there). She spoke for about five minutes, then left to go back to Dallas.

[Control-Z]

85. She makes me proud

kick
edit: to R

[ElsewheresDaughter]

87. my thoughts go out to the loved ones of the police women may they find peace....

and to Hillary may she also find peace.

She makes me feel Proud to support her

[Forkboy]

88. It's the right thing to do, but she can't win either way with it.

I give her credit for going though.

[Control-Z]

89. Error:

You've already recommended that thread.