Discussion: Obama On Jeb's 'Stuff Happens' Remark: I Don't Even 'Have To React To That One'

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TPM should be carrying this conference instead of little sound bites This is an incredible conference for all to see and especially those who criticize this brilliant, wonderful president working harder than any President in my lifetime whose desire to govern and make this a better place. Shame on TPM Shame

For those of you who are interested here it is The first part is about Arne Duncan leaving but the rest is a full fledged conference which in my opinion is a must see/ Starts at 14:01

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I’m watching it right now on CNN.
What.a.guy. period.

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Mr. President I respect and admire your restraint and maturity. You bring honor to your office.

I on the other hand am not the president, so I am free to react.

Hey Jeb!

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I can’t wait until after the election is over in 2016, say, late December 2016 and the Democratic sweep has sunk in for the MSM and the country and Obama has no reason to pull his punches anymore. To hear him unload on the craven and seditious Republican Party and tell us what he REALLY THINKS about them would be just a JEM.

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Yes he is a special person and if you want to se it all here is the span coverage

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He is the finest man to occupy the WH (along with JC) .A good and decent man who never gets down in the dirt. He makes me proud every day. I LOVE MY PRESIDENT

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And here is my take on the republican response to this most recent gun tragedy

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You’re absolutely right chammy. Considering all his potential he deserves a C+ in my book.

Jeb! - take notice.
This is what a President looks like.

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I would expect nothing less from you Darcy. You just don’t get or understand men with character and class

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I virtually never get to watch these conferences (work interferes with my politics sometimes), but it was a heck of a news conference.

The Jeb! rebuttal; the answer to the Hillary question; the response to the Pope, just to name a few, were quinessential Obama.

If more people would just put away the vitriol, the ODS and the anger, they might understand that this guy is good or more.

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that was actually a very good press conference…his responses were incredibly thoughtful and appropriately dismissive when necessary (and esp the ‘stuff happens’ remark by jeb – which is going to come back to haunt him… along with the ‘free stuff’… ‘too much healthcare money for women’…

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Well if you’re going to go on about your obsession with the president that’s fine but I thought by now you’d be past the cheap shots. I have both character and class, as does the president. But in my opinion he lacks in leadership. Show a little respect to others that disagree with you. It’s not that hard.

That “this line is disconnected” message you keep hearing is just Jeb’s fundraisers moving on…

#byejeb

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Stuff happens is a complete surrender to the problem. It’s a capitulation to mass shootings and gun violence. It says I have no freaking clue how to handle this, so I’m going to criticize the President for even bringing it up and hope to hell no one notices I have no solution. Today is a bad day to go that route.

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Pure GOP talking points. Of course you will now promptly deny it. smh

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why not say bush is sociopathic asshole? truth is jeb bush is a sociopathic asshole who never earned what he has btw.

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Thank Christ!

Testify, Brother Barack!

“No, it wasn’t a mistake, I said exactly what I said. Explain to me what I said wrong,” a visibly frustrated Bush responded. “Things happen all the time. Things. Is that better?”

Oh yeah- there’s no culpability here on the part of those who are pandering to the gun culture.

Shit happens when you accept money, cater to munitions manufacturers and engage in the kind of fear-mongering that would cause folks to go out and buy ammo at such a rate that 3 shifts of production can’t keep up with the demand.

Tell me more about the Muslim President, Oath-Keepers, threat levels, FEMA camps and the “real” interpretation of the 2nd Amendment as a check on governmental excess despite the Militia Acts definitions and then deny the obvious.

I’m so tired of this shit.

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