"There are going to be other days for politics"

President Obama speaking on Colorado massacre
NewsNM note - The President took exactly the right tone this morning in the wake of the murders in Colorado. Too bad some of his dumbest supporters couldn't follow his lead. It seems just moments after he led a prayer and suggested there would be "another day for politics" a few in the Fort Myers crowd a few started chanting "Four More Years." What are you going to do?
Buzzfeed - President Barack Obama took a break from campaigning to address this morning's tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, calling today for a day of prayer and reflection.
"There are going to be other days for politics," Obama said at was supposed to be a campaign event in Fort Myers, Florida. "This, I think, is a day for prayer and reflection." Obama cancelled his second campaign event in the Orlando area today. As he frequently does at moments of crisis, Obama invoked his role as a parent to describe his feeling after the shooting.  "My daughters go to the movies," he said. "What if Malia and Sasha had been at the theater?"
"Such violence, such evil is senseless," he added. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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