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First lady Michelle Obama weighed in on the Travyon Martin case in an interview with NPR broadcast on Thursday.
"My heart goes out to the parents, because we all as parents understand the tragedy of that kind of loss, and I think that's really the thing that most people connect to," Obama said. "And it's important for us not to lose sight of the fact that this is a family that's grieving and there's been a tremendous loss. And we all have to rally around that piece of it."
Obama also said that the incident was part of the ongoing American conversation on race, a "complicated" conversation that can't only happen when there's a high profile incident.
"Talking is good. Conversations have to be forever. You know, they can't come in spits and starts when there's an incident. I think we all need, as a country, to continue to talk about these issues, to understand our communities and the challenges that we face, which are different and unique depending upon where you live," Obama said.
"It's all about, you know, continuing to get to know ourselves in a very diverse and complicated country that is America. It is a wonderful place to live. But because it is so diverse, our challenges are complex. So there isn't, you know, a one-shot solution to this. It is complicated. It takes time. It takes openness. It takes compassion. It takes patience. And it takes a lot of work. So we should all be ready to roll up our sleeves and keep doing that work," Obama said.
~~~Never has SO much said SO little, "This is sad, we should do stuff, that stuff should be good, and we should keep doing good stuff..."
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quote: ""This is sad, we should do stuff, that stuff should be good, and we should keep doing good stuff..."
---------->> You forgot to add at the end "you know" ;)
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Almost makes you wait for the head bob and finger snaps, don't it?
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Thank goodness he said nothing. Remember the whole Harvard professor incident?
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Actually, he DID, he said, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon..." So, essentially, coming down on the side of the drug dealing suspected thug wannabe.
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As opposed to being on the side of the woman beating , cop assaulting guy who actually shot someone .
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So why PICK a side until it goes to trial? You would think the DUMBASS would have learned from the Harvard thing, NOPE, he OPENS his mouth and DOES NOT THINK before he speaks.
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Edited by gr8Dad (04/18/12 01:11 PM)
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How did he pick a side ? That's right , he DIDN'T . Lemme guess , when asked a DIRECT QUESTION he should just say NO COMMENT .
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How about, "I feel sorry for both of these individuals..."
But PLEASE, KEEP pretending that he wasn't coming down on a side. Yeah, if HE had a son, he would look like TRAYVON, or, well, like Zimmerman if the child took after Obama's MOM, or if he screwed Jennifer Lopez.
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