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Originally posted by Q2IN2Y
When people are overcome with emotions, one thing I do know happens.... their voice changes.
Beneath the expressions of grief, sorrow and disbelief over the Connecticut school massacre lies an uneasy truth in Washington: over the last few years the Obama administration and Congress quietly let federal funding for several key school security programs lapse in the name of budget savings.
Government officials told the Washington Guardian on Friday night that two Justice Department programs that had provided more than $200 million to schools for training, security equipment and police resources over the last decade weren't renewed in 2011 and 2012, and that a separate program that provided $800 million to put police officers inside the schools was ended a few years earlier.
Meanwhile, the administration eliminated funding in 2011-12 for a separate Education Department program that gave money to schools to prepare for mass tragedies, the officials said.
A nationally recognized school security expert said those funds had been critical for years in helping schools continue to enhance protections against growing threats of violence. But they simply dried up with little notice as the Columbine and Virginia Tech school shooting tragedies faded from memory and many Americans and political leaders had their attentions diverted to elections, a weak economy and overseas dramas.
Originally posted by VaterOrlaag
reply to post by onequestion
Wow.
A school shooting and you're all hung up over whether Obama was really crying or not?
Get a life.
well it would help if the leader of your country actually cared
its so true,the finger wipe and the big pause,if it was the razzies then he would win for worst actor.
Originally posted by onequestion
reply to post by sparky31
oh thank you, comments like this make me think there is still some form of intelligence past emotional responses.
its so true,the finger wipe and the big pause,if it was the razzies then he would win for worst actor.
well it would help if the leader of your country actually cared
edit on 15-12-2012 by onequestion because: (no reason given)edit on 15-12-2012 by onequestion because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by onequestion
reply to post by DrEugeneFixer
The actions of our leaders are a reflection of the people they lead.
Maybe we should be looking at ourselves as americans if you think this is acceptable behavior.
Maybe you guys aren't really paying attention yet?
Buy a clue. Obama's emotional response to this event has no significance. He's not the country's emotional weather-vane.
Whats really important is that everything we are seeing and experiencing is a reflection of our individual self and the spirit of our consciousness.
Whats really important is that everything we are seeing and experiencing is a reflection of our individual self and the spirit of our consciousness.
Originally posted by karen61560
reply to post by Credenceskynyrd
Obama is not responsible for killing any children. ZERO. The pres doesnt kill people.