npr.org - 11/10/2009
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Following is an advance transcript of President Obama's remarks at the Fort Hood memorial service, as provided by the White House. We come together filled with sorrow for the thirteen Americans that we have lost; with gratitude for the lives that they led; and with a determination to honor them ...
whitehouse.gov - 11/10/2009
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whitehouse.gov —
1:55 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: To the Fort
Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General Casey; General Cone;...
Secretary McHugh; Secretary Gates; most importantly, to family, friends and members of our Armed Forces. We come together filled ...
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Remarks by the President at Memorial Service at Fort Hood
mediamatters.org - 11/7/2009
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mediamatters.org —
Following the shootings at the Fort Hood Army
Post, the Fox Nation and right-wing blogs launched political...
attacks on President Obama's remarks at a the Tribal Nations conference at the Interior Department, in which he addressed the tragedy after ...
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Fox Nation, conservative media launch political attack ...
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Ft Hood Memorial
The Anchoress —
... Military people, cops and firefighters know how to honor their dead, and the Ft. Hood memorial service was excellently done, from start to finish. Gen. Casey’s speech, stirring. President Obama was, if typically remote, eloquent, and today eloquence mattered. As I twittered, ...
Video: Obama’s eulogy at Fort Hood
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... A good speech with a superb ending. Skip ahead to 11:18 of the clip or scroll down to the paragraph that begins “For history is filled with heroes” and go from there. This isn’t the first time The One’s risen to the occasion for a military address: His speech at Camp Lejeune in February was also surprisingly strong, albeit ...
President Obama At Fort Hood: No Faith Justifies These Murderous And Craven Acts
Below The Beltway —
... And here’s the full transcript.
All in all, it was a well-written, well-delivered speech, something that the community at Fort Hood needed and I’m sure appreciated.
Well done, Mr. President.
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President Obama's Remarks at Fort Hood
baldilocks —
Transcript . As we face these challenges, the stories of those at Fort Hood reaffirm the core values that we are fighting for, and the strength that we must draw upon. Theirs are tales of American men and women answering an extraordinary call — the call to serve their comrades, their communities, and their country. In an age of selfishness, they embody responsibility. In an era of division, they call upon us to come together. In a time of cynicism, they remind us of who we are as Americans. We are a nation that endures because of the courage of those who defend it. We saw that ...
Fort Hood Memorial
Shakesville —
President Obama spoke today at the Fort Hood memorial service and eulogized the soldiers who were killed. The transcript is here.
Veterans Then and Now
The Moderate Voice —
... In his Ft. Hood eulogy yesterday, the President eloquently honored “men and women answering an extraordinary call–the call to serve their comrades, their communities, and their country. In an age of selfishness, they embody responsibility. In an era of division, they call upon us to come together. In a time of cynicism, they remind us of who we are as Americans… ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 11/6/2009 — Yesterday when the Fort Hood news was breaking, at least a couple of the networks broke to President Obama's remarks at the Tribal Nations Conference, expecting a statement from Obama on the shootings. What they saw for a few long, uncomfortable, ...
Full Text of Obama’s Remarks at Fort Hood Massacre Memorial Service
themoderatevoice.com 11/10/2009 — President Barack Obama today spoke to a crowd of 15,000 at memorial service for the Fort Hood Massacre in which 14 people were killed. Details of the event are HERE. Here’s the full text of his address, via the White House website:
To the Fort Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General ...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/10/2009 — President Obama's prepared remarks at Fort Hood Memorial Service, as provided by the White House
We come together filled with sorrow for the thirteen Americans that we have lost; with gratitude for the lives that they led; and with a ...
Morning Fix: Obama's Ft. Hood moment —
The Fix
1. Key among the factors that make President Obama more personally popular than his policies are his considerable rhetorical gifts, which were on display in the remarks he delivered Tuesday at Fort Hunt, days after shooting on the base that left more than a dozen American military men and women ...
Small moments from Fort Hood's memorial —
Top of the Ticket
It’s hard to catalog all the moving moments and images from today’s memorial for the 13 people shot dead last week at Fort Hood in Texas and the dozens wounded, as investigations continued into Nidal Malik Hasan , the alleged shooter. President Obama delivered remarks that were both ...
Fort Hood Memorial Service —
Daily Kos
A few excerpts from President Obama's remarks, delivered at today's memorial service to honor the 13 men and women murdered last week at Fort Hood, Texas. We come together filled with sorrow for the thirteen Americans that we have lost; with gratitude for the lives that they led; and with a ...
Obama's "Pet Goat" moment? —
USS Neverdock
Some thing so. This isn't on the scale of 9/11 but I couldn't believe Obama's press conference when I saw it. His remarks on the Fort Hood shootings seemed almost as an after thought and his delivery seemed wooden and showed no emotion.