[Vision2020] President Obama at Tucson

[Joe Campbell]

The crowd was less than somber. That is exactly right. The people of Tucson wanted, needed something other than somber.



On Jan 14, 2011, at 3:14 PM, "the lockshop" <lockshop at pull.twcbc.com> wrote:

> Actually, you couldn't be more wrong. (even with all the practice you've had) I thought that the President did a very good job with his speech. Other then being slightly over long, which I attribute to the crowd interuptions, I thought it struck pretty much the right tone and was delivered perfectly. It appeared to me that early on in his delivery even he was a bit taken aback by the less than somber nature of the crowd.
>  
> g
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Reggie Holmquist
> To: Tom Hansen
> Cc: the lockshop ; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] President Obama at Tucson
> 
> Yes, that sounds to me like more of an opportunity for the participants to show solidarity in the face of ugliness.  I think Gary is mischaracterizing the situation in order to make the President look bad for political benefit.  Kind of ironic, considering how much he has been railing at others for politicizing something.
> 
> -Reggie
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
> The t-shirts were not physically "passed out" at the memorial.
> 
> They were lying on each individual chair.
> 
> That, alone, provides a more somber affect than somebody passing them out.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> 
> On Fri, January 14, 2011 12:22 pm, the lockshop wrote:
> > Nothing outrageous about the slogan itself but it's a little weird to be
> > passing out T-shirts at a memorial. I can't believe that anyone who
> > watched
> > the event didn't come away with the feeling that the whole tone was off
> > for
> > what would normally a rather somber event.
> >
> > g
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Kovis" <ckovis at turbonet.com>
> > To: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] President Obama at Tucson
> >
> >
> >> Roger, this is what was printed on the T-shirts:
> >>
> >> "Together we thrive"
> >>
> >> This is truly outrageous, don't you think?  Chuck Kovis
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> >> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 10:57 AM
> >> Subject: [Vision2020] President Obama at Tucson
> >>
> >>
> >>> President Obama gave a good speech at the memorial in Tucson. He set
> >>> the
> >>> right tone for a memorial. Some of the crowds actions and the t-shirts
> >>> were not appropriate for a memorial. A political rally, maybe.
> >>> Roger
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