BREAKING NEWS: Explosion Rocks Finish Line @ Boston Marathon (3 Viewers)

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BlazerWookee said:
With politicians trying to stick their face in front of a media firestorm? Absolutely I do. I was pissed when Clinton did it, I was pissed when Bush did it, and now I'm pissed Obama's going to do it.
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People would be just as pissed if the President didn't speak to the nation.

America was a attacked. Shouldn't the President address that?
 
BlazerWookee said:
With politicians trying to stick their face in front of a media firestorm? Absolutely I do. I was pissed when Clinton did it, I was pissed when Bush did it, and now I'm pissed Obama's going to do it.
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50% of being pres is being a figure head.
 
BlazerWookee said:
With politicians trying to stick their face in front of a media firestorm? Absolutely I do. I was pissed when Clinton did it, I was pissed when Bush did it, and now I'm pissed Obama's going to do it.
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Yup, he just politicized the hell out of this tragedy. Do you not expect our president to give a statement at all?
 
President Obama just addressed the nation from the White House press room:

The nation will remember Boston in their prayers tonight. Federal officials are mobilizing resources to help. I've notified leaders of both parties; they agree that on days like this, there are no political parties.

Police, firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard responded heroically. We salute all those who responded so quickly and professionally to this tragedy.

We still do not know who did this or why; we still don't have all the facts. We will get to the bottom of this. We will find who did this and we will find out why they did this. Any responsible people or groups will feel the full weight of justice.

Today is Patriots Day, a day that reflects the freedom Boston has celebrated throughout its history. Boston is a tough and resilient town; so are its people. I'm sure the people of Boston will pull together.

As we get more information, our teams will provide more briefings. We'll find out who did this, and we'll hold them accountable.
 
Boehner: flags over US Capitol to be lowered to half-staff out of respect for the victims of Boston Marathon tragedy
 
“On days like this there are no Republicans and Democrats,” says President Obama.

Clearly he is using this tradgedy to push his radical anarcho-collectivist views. shame on you omaba
 
Phew -- both of my people have checked in and they're fine.
 
You know what? I overreacted. I thought I read somewhere that the President was preempting television coverage for a speech. Turns out I misread and jumped to a conclusion.

My bad. Sorry to come off like such a dick about it. This whole situation has me pretty upset.

EDIT: Solid statement by the President. Offer encouragement, promise to find the culprits, then STFU and let the professionals do their jobs. Kudos.
 
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BlazerWookee said:
You know what? I overreacted. I thought I read somewhere that the President was preempting television coverage for a speech. Turns out I misread and jumped to a conclusion.

My bad. Sorry to come off like such a dick about it. This has me pretty upset.
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Rightfully so.
 
I don't think I could care less about this. It's the whole Pray for Boston, Thank God it wasn't worse attitude. Can't stand it.

I care much more about the tens of thousands of people starving to death every day.
 
So fucking sad. CBS just showed video of a kid digging through a mass of injured people on the ground after the explosion.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I don't think I could care less about this. It's the whole Pray for Boston, Thank God it wasn't worse attitude. Can't stand it.

I care much more about the tens of thousands of people starving to death every day.
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Do you mean people in the US? or like people in Africa/Asia etc?
 
So, a couple of things that seem odd to me. First is the size of the bomb. These seem relatively small. The video of the bomb going off seems like it could have been waaaaay worse. Luckily that wasn't the case. What is really odd is that this on one hand seems sophisticated in its coordination, but on the other hand seems amateurish in the size of the blasts (again, luckily it wasn't bigger). The 2nd odd thing is the timing. I would think that if a terrorist group wanted to make the biggest splash, like they normally do, they would have either hit when the winners crossed (biggest media/fan presence). It would have taken more careful planning, so that could very well be the reasoning for the timing.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I don't think I could care less about this. It's the whole Pray for Boston, Thank God it wasn't worse attitude. Can't stand it.

I care much more about the tens of thousands of people starving to death every day.
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If you could care less why bother to post in the thread?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
President Obama just addressed the nation from the White House press room:

The nation will remember Boston in their prayers tonight. Federal officials are mobilizing resources to help. I've notified leaders of both parties; they agree that on days like this, there are no political parties.

Police, firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard responded heroically. We salute all those who responded so quickly and professionally to this tragedy.

We still do not know who did this or why; we still don't have all the facts. We will get to the bottom of this. We will find who did this and we will find out why they did this. Any responsible people or groups will feel the full weight of justice.

Today is Patriots Day, a day that reflects the freedom Boston has celebrated throughout its history. Boston is a tough and resilient town; so are its people. I'm sure the people of Boston will pull together.

As we get more information, our teams will provide more briefings. We'll find out who did this, and we'll hold them accountable.
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hmm recycled the Benghazi speech, wonder if he will blame this on a youtube video
 
BlazerWookee said:
You know what? I overreacted. I thought I read somewhere that the President was preempting television coverage for a speech. Turns out I misread and jumped to a conclusion.

My bad. Sorry to come off like such a dick about it. This whole situation has me pretty upset.

EDIT: Solid statement by the President. Offer encouragement, promise to find the culprits, then STFU and let the professionals do their jobs. Kudos.
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Cheers buddy, tough time all over today. I want some answers that I know can't be given yet.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I don't think I could care less about this. It's the whole Pray for Boston, Thank God it wasn't worse attitude. Can't stand it.

I care much more about the tens of thousands of people starving to death every day.
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most of us in this thread do care. So instead of just saying stuff to show your webtastic penis, go to another thread.
 
porkchopexpress said:
So, a couple of things that seem odd to me. First is the size of the bomb. These seem relatively small. The video of the bomb going off seems like it could have been waaaaay worse. Luckily that wasn't the case. What is really odd is that this on one hand seems sophisticated in its coordination, but on the other hand seems amateurish in the size of the blasts (again, luckily it wasn't bigger). The 2nd odd thing is the timing. I would think that if a terrorist group wanted to make the biggest splash, like they normally do, they would have either hit when the winners crossed (biggest media/fan presence). It would have taken more careful planning, so that could very well be the reasoning for the timing.
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The bomb doesn't have to be big to achieve what they were wanting to achieve. What if they were simply hoping to cause panic and disturb our way of life? You don't have to kill a ton of people to accomplish that goal.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
There was a large medial tent right by the finish line that had more medical personal than any emergency room in the city.
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Also there were discussions and precautions taken about just such an incident ahead of time (not from any threat, just in general because it's such a famous event), so there were some people who know exactly what steps to take.

Also, there are three or four very high level trauma unit hospitals very close by, hardly anywhere in America would be as well equipped for large scale trauma cases as Boston.
 
The friends running that I know are apparently okay. Thank goodness.
 
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