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President Barack Obama is upping his social media game.
POTUS made his very first post on Instagram last night as he journeyed to Alaska.
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The image was taken out the window of Air Force One. The blue sky breaks out along the horizon line as a blue engine from the airplane can be seen in the foreground.
Nearly a dozen incidents of violence against LEOs in what ... a week and a half?
originally posted by: AboveBoard
a reply to: incoserv
Trump is on twitter non-stop. Trump is on Instagram.
...
Help me understand your outrage better, because right now, it just looks like no matter what the President does, he is, by some people's estimation, doing everything "wrong." Is he not allowed to do what millions of Americans do, including Presidential hopefuls?
- AB
originally posted by: boncho
Nearly a dozen incidents of violence against LEOs in what ... a week and a half?
Nearly a dozen incidents of violence against LEOs reported on in what ... a week and a half?
Fixed that for you.
LEOs still have I believe one of the safest jobs around.
thefreethoughtproject.com...
originally posted by: incoserv
originally posted by: AboveBoard
a reply to: incoserv
Trump is on twitter non-stop. Trump is on Instagram.
...
Help me understand your outrage better, because right now, it just looks like no matter what the President does, he is, by some people's estimation, doing everything "wrong." Is he not allowed to do what millions of Americans do, including Presidential hopefuls?
- AB
First, he's not a "presidential hopeful", he is THE PRESIDENT. Apparently you and he both forget this.
Second, a thug gets shot, he's holding press conferences and casting blame. Cops are being shot at, he's posting pics on Instagram.
If he'd kept his face and his mouth out of previous incidents, I wouldn't have anything to say about this, but he has not. He has made a point of getting involved in other incidents, telling everyone what to think and even inciting more reaction. He himself has set the precedent.
This is lack of leadership. Or, actually, I think that it's very calculated leadership.
Now, he's too busy posting pics on Instagram to say anything?
SMH
WASHINGTON — President Obama called the widow of the Texas sheriff's deputy gunned down at a gas station Friday night, calling violence against police "completely unacceptable" and calling on Americans to stand up for the safety of police officers.
In a statement, Obama asked for support of police families.
"I also promised that I would continue to highlight the uncommon bravery that police officers show in our communities every single day. They put their lives on the line for our safety," Obama said in the statement. "Targeting police officers is completely unacceptable — an affront to civilized society."
originally posted by: AboveBoard
Trump is on twitter non-stop. Trump is on Instagram.
...
Help me understand your outrage better, because right now, it just looks like no matter what the President does, he is, by some people's estimation, doing everything "wrong." Is he not allowed to do what millions of Americans do, including Presidential hopefuls?
- AB
originally posted by: muse7
non-issue
originally posted by: Sremmos80
www.washingtonpost.com...
He did call the widow.
www.ijreview.com...
He has spoke about the incident, so he isn't just not saying anything.
Took me all of two min to find too, did you look before to see what his response has been?
originally posted by: AboveBoard
The shooting of the officers is a horrible thing - a tragedy, and I absolutely agree it is important. I think what you are saying is that he is somehow showing a double standard?
The press conferences regarding Michael Brown and Furgeson came after mass protests and huge amounts of community unrest. I suspect that the level of Presidential response had to do with the level of civil unrest and conflict that came about in the days after the shooting of Michael Brown, and Trayvon Martin, etc.
What DID the President do? He called the widow while traveling, he made a press statement that has been downplayed in the press for some weird reason - the press isn't covering it. What does that say? What does it say that the media didn't promote his statement to the point where it had more impact? He IS on a plane going to a remote area during this time, and his response was limited due to that.
Look, I know what its like to not like a President to the point that everything they do is somehow wrong. I felt like that during Bush II. (I actually voted for Bush Senior...I'm an Independent.) I think that you don't like Obama. That's the main point I'm getting from the thread.
Let's see, how many fry cooks at McDonalds have been shot in the last week?
How many janitors at office buildings have been shot in the last week?
How many childcare employees have been shot in the last week?
Sorry, but that has to be one of the most poorly thought out posts ever to appear on this forum.