There was a letter-to-the-editor in "The Roanoke Times" from a reader in Moneta who said that political candidates were strangely silent with regards to the tragic events at Tech. But, when I got an email announcing that former NC Sen. John Edwards (D) was cancelling a fundraiser with bluegrass legend Ralph Edwards on Thursday, I realized that was not the case. In his statements, Edwards, who lost his teenage to a car accident, said: "Our dearest wish is that this day could start could start again with the promise of these young people alive. Knowing that can not be, our prayer is that for God's grace to give whatever measure of peace can be reached on this terrible day."
On her official campaign web site, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) said: "I am shocked and saddened by this horrific tragedy at Virginia Tech." She added that as a parent she felt for the parents who lost their loved ones on Monday.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Il) said on his campaign site: "Today, we are a grieving and shocked nation. Violence has once again taken too many young people from this world."
Though I am a partisan Democrat, I want to that aside for this quote about the killings from Sen. John McCain (R-Az), a man who I admire in spite of political differences. In his comments posted on his Seante web site, McCain said: "This inconceivable tragedy was a horriffic act of cruelty that took the lives of so many innocent young people."
But, the best quote of the day, came from Jay Leno who has made a living poking fun of presidential candidates and our president, Dick Cheney:) In the opening of his monologue on Monday, an unusually serious Leno said: "We'll do some jokes, but we don't want to forget what happened on this day."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment