Well I was kind of hanging in there until I saw President Obama cry.

[nolabear]

We should all be crying for our children, and the brothers and sisters who have just had an unfathomable loss.

We should not turn on one another. We should try to talk, even as we disagree, with respect and care, and weep together for our little ones lost.

[cthulu2016]

1. It got all the reporters crying

[cynatnite]

2. Not one question from them...

Normally questins are shouted out. Not today.

[jenmito]

6. I noticed that, too. It was so sad yet comforting at the same time. n/t

[nolabear]

3. I know. S.E. Cupp can hardly speak. I respect her for that.

[valerief]

30. It's always best when she doesn't speak. nt

[Lasher]

32. Did you notice, none of them chased after him with questions as he left?

A solemn moment. I am filled with sadness, particularly for all those little children.

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Yeah, me too.

I just keep thinking about Christmas. Presents under the tree for the dead children. Their holidays will always be associated with tragedy. The country is in shock.

On edit: I notice that wasn't even coherent but it illustrates the mind-numbing shock.

[monmouth3]

8. I was just thinking the same exact thing. There are no answers..n/t

[kimbutgar]

19. I was thinking the same thing.

I could not imagine living if this happened to my son.

[Liberal Veteran]

5. I haven't cried in years it seems. Now I can't stop.

This cannot be allowed to be swept under the rug. It is too much.

I don't know the answer, but god damn it, something has to be done.

[Cha]

7. It's so unimaginably sad.. I just found out about

it. Thank you, nolabear

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. President Obama cried ...

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during the presser?

If so, I'm launching a pre-emptive F-U to beck, hannity, limbaugh and everyone else that questions President Obama's manliness, or sincerity, and offer that the display of emotion is normal and acceptable among HUMANS.

[former-republican]

12. He spoke as a father

He made me cry

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. They wouldn't dare

[jenmito]

15. They wouldn't dare. Not to mention,

Beck fake-cries all the time. Boehner cries, too. Obama cried as a father while comforting the country as POTUS.

[losangeleslibker]

25. Even them

I think and hope would share his sympathy. If not, then they're not human.

[pnwmom]

28. He visibly had to stop and compose himself more than once,

and he dabbed at the corners of his eyes several times.

"No drama Obama" was deeply moved. He is as empathic as any President I've ever seen.

[nolabear]

10. And thank you all for just talking. Thank you from the bottom of my weeping heart.

[butterfly77]

11. Me too..

one of my friends was crying and I told her I was numb until,I saw the President..

[Gothmog]

14. I am proud that this man is our President

I was crying a little too during President Obama's statement. I am glad that this man is our President

[icymist]

16. Anyone who is human would be crying on this one.

As soon as I heard the word kindergarten.

[Tanta]

17. I am about

to break down again.

[Blecht]

18. I'm not hanging in there at all

Just a few days after the mall I have to go by every day had two people randomly murdered, this happens.

So sad ... so sad.

[tblue]

20. Please let this be the beginning

of a move toward true gun control and gun safety legislation. I know he is sad. Bless him for caring so deeply. Now that we know that he is moved by the deaths of these children, let him back it up with action. If Lincoln can take on slavery, Obama can take on guns.

[Gman]

21. I came home and my wife is watching and said the same thing

[glinda]

22. I personally am waiting for real action.

[juajen]

23. All those little babies. I can't bear to imagine what they went through; not to mention the poor

mother of the shooter. I bet he shot the children first to hurt her more. I have a 4 year old grandson. How horrible that we are afraid for our children to go to school.

[Turbineguy]

24. And from the people who have helped bring you this terrible tragedy, some advice:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/14/how-parents-can-talk-to-their-children-about-ct-school-shooting-tragedy/

[Hekate]

26. He's a good man. I caught part of it, and he was wiping the tears away

I have to keep the TV off, as Friday afternoon to Saturday is my time with my 8 y.o. grandson. We're going to see The Hobbit shortly. I'm going to continue to thank the Gods for him, and my heart will break for those other parents and grandparents. But the TV is going to stay off in my house.

I repeat: Barack Obama is a good, good man. I hope we deserve him. I mean it.

[lunatica]

27. I've been crying all day, on and off.

They were babies.

[YvonneCa]

38. So have I. A K-4 school. Ages 4-9...

...years old, for the most part. BABIES. If we...as American adults...cannot do better to protect our children, there is something WRONG with us.

[nolabear]

29. What a tragic part of being president. I hope we can come together and care for the children.

And we're ALL children in many ways. Peace to you all. Peace to US all.

[UtahLib]

31. Just when I think I can't cry anymore, the tears begin to stream down my face again.

Witnessing the unbearable anguish on the faces of the parents is tearing me apart. We must somehow make this world safer for the most tender and innocent amongst us. Those poor little survivors will never be able to forget this horrible tragedy.

[RetroGamer1971]

33. Today is not the time for the NRA to spew. Hug your kids.

Our thoughts and prayers should go out to the families of the murdered children who lost their lives today because they went to school. Hug your little ones extra hard when they get off of the bus. Kiss them. and tuck them in EXTRA tight tonight......because some parents at Sandy Hook won't ever get to do that again. Guns talks can wait.

[AngryOldDem]

34. I was, too.

It was a very hard afternoon.

[nolabear]

35. My son's girlfriend is a Montessori teacher. She is having a rough day.

I understand from him that she's hanging in there, but parents are frightened, kids are picking up on it, she is deeply unsettled and trying to carry on, and it's just miserable.

I'm offering all the support I can, but it's damned awful all over today, I'm sure.

[Liberalynn]

36. I am not a parent

but I can only imagine how much sadness and fear incidents like these cause every parent, not just those directly effected. Their pain must be uninmaginable.

I am not even a by birth aunt, but my second cousin, who is now 27, adopted me as his honorary aunt, and another young man, 30 that is young to a 50 year old, adopted me as his unoffical big sister. I have known them both since they were infants. I know how much it would have hurt and how much it would still hurt, if they were taken from my life in such a senseless fashion.

So bless all of you parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, and brothers, who grieve during this terrible day, may you find comfort in the children who continue to bless your lives.

[eridani]

37. The best possible president we could have to comfort the nation at this time n/t

[lupinella]

39. K&R Thanks for this.

Our President has empathy. What a wonderful & rare gift.
Anyone who tries to gain political ground at his rare show of emotion should be boycotted loudly.