Obama to visit Alabama tornado zone Friday

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Reuters

President Barack Obama will visit Alabama on Friday to view the damage from deadly tornadoes, the White House said.

Obama received an update on the disaster from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other officials. Obama has already declared that an emergency exists in Alabama, the hardest-hit of Southern states ravaged by storms this week.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/us-usa-weather-obama-idUSTRE73R5LD20110428

[upi402]

1. Hope he addresses climate change

I think he will

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[RebelOne]

15. Moderators, please tombstone this idiot. n/t

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[Pharaoh]

3. uppity Black man in Bama!

Be careful Mr President:patriot:

[krispos42]

4. I hope Alabama does the correct thing...

...and refuses all that big-government, socialist aid that was unfairly stolen from the job-creating wealthy people.


I hope instead they embrace all that for-profit aid from Halliburton instead.

[stonecutter357]

5. Loss of life and property is just plain devastating.

These things can be focused on at a later date but right now the loss of lives and people injured is what is much more important! Shame on you!

[Pharaoh]

8. sorry for being flip stonecutter

yes, it is a terrible tragedy for so many.

[krispos42]

16. Hmm.

It IS much more important... which is why fair-weather self-proclaimed "small-government conservatives" need to realize this ALL the time, not spend 99% of their time trying to cut government, then spending the other 1% of the time (after some sort of natural or man-made disaster such as an earthquake or financial meltdown) wondering where the hell the jobs, money, and emergency relief is.

[stonecutter357]

6. Alabama tornadoes: 'My family is all dead' ... links to reports across state

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/04/alabama_tornadoes_links_to_rep.html

[leftynyc]

7. I hope the Secret Service

is on their toes.

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[Botany]

11. And I've seen the Promised Land.

No phony walking w/ firemen as he rolls up his sleeves for a photo op but here is a real grown up leader reaching
out to those in need .... sometimes we forgot to say it, "But thank you Mr. President." I hope he is able to help the people.



I know the struggle is long and we may never get all the way there in my lifetime but the idea that a black man who is
President of the United State going to the deep south to help the people after a natural disaster shows that America has
come a long long way.


Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's
allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know
tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!

[hdayejr]

12. This soon? Thought you had to wait 5 days?

Wait, that was Bushco in his toy helicopter and Brownie. Remember all the suffering New Orleans went through?At least we don't have clowns in charge for this disaster

[alp227]

17. I agree, Obama is a class act

Bush never even bothered to get on the ground back then...that spoiled brat got to enjoy the view from the comfort of Air Force One...

[onehandle]

14. Look out Secret Service. There are Lots of Guns. And Racists here in the Deep South.

Will that pass muster?

[Doctor_J]

18. Indeed. He will need a Kevlar at a minimum

Tough day to be in the Secret Service