Obama Explains Why He Attended A Ballgame Just Hours After The Brussels Attacks

[Lucy Hamilton]

The president emphasized that we cannot let terrorists disrupt our daily lives.

Sitting in the grandstands of Havana’s historic baseball stadium as the MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays took on the Cuban national team on Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama discussed his decision to attend the contest just hours after terror and tragedy struck the city of Brussels.

His reasoning had to do with fear. And with fortitude. And with refusing to cower in the face of a bully — refusing to let groups like the Islamic State dictate the rhythm and actions of the rest of the world.

“It’s always a challenge when you have a terrorist attack anywhere in the world, particularly in this age of 24-7 news coverage,” Obama explained in his live mid-game interview with ESPN. “You want to be respectful and understand the gravity of the situation. But the whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt people’s ordinary lives.”

Obama went on to cite Red Sox star David Ortiz’s April 2013 on-field, pregame speech, during which — just days after the Boston Marathon bombing — he raised the microphone to his lips and slowly uttered the words, “This is our fucking city,” to the roar of the Boston crowd.



That moment, Obama said, typified “the kind of resilience and the kind of strength that we have to continually show in the face of these terrorists.”

“They cannot defeat America, they don’t produce anything, they don’t have a message that appeals to the vast majority of Muslims or the vast majority of people around the world,” Obama said on Tuesday. “What they can do is scare. And make people afraid. And disrupt our daily lives and divide us. And as long as we don’t allow that to happen, we’re going to be OK.”

So in the face of such terror — in the wake of such brutality — Obama spent his Tuesday afternoon practicing what he preached. He went to a baseball game that from conception to first pitch was billed as the symbol of the newfound solidarity between these two formerly feuding nations, thus taking what he believes to be a stand against the terrorist groups of the world by taking a seat in the bleachers of that Havana stadium.

Obama Explains Why He Attended A Ballgame Just Hours After The Brussels Attacks

It's wonderful to have a cerebral president who can walk and chew gum at the same time. Thank you, Mr. President.

No it's because he's a POS and a classless POS at that.

 

[S.J.]

I think I might have to throw up. Don't hurt your back stretching and reaching to justify Obama's callous disregard for non-muslim lives being taken in the name of Islam.

Are you saying that no Muslims were killed by these terrorists? How were they so surgical to kill and injure only white Christians? Can you please give us a racial and religious breakdown of the victims?

Why don't YOU give us the breakdown?

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

I think I might have to throw up. Don't hurt your back stretching and reaching to justify Obama's callous disregard for non-muslim lives being taken in the name of Islam.

If it would have been an attack ON his precious Religion of Peaceniks he would have started crying and saying that the Islamic terrorists aren't Islamic, you know like he said there was nothing Islamic about Islamic State.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

I think I might have to throw up. Don't hurt your back stretching and reaching to justify Obama's callous disregard for non-muslim lives being taken in the name of Islam.

You got that right. If just ONE black welfare-trash punk was shot by a cop, obozo would have dropped everything like the world was coming to an end.

 

[S.J.]

I think I might have to throw up. Don't hurt your back stretching and reaching to justify Obama's callous disregard for non-muslim lives being taken in the name of Islam.

What is it should he have done exactly?

Not act as though nothing happened.

 

[Gracie]

I loathe Obama...but what was he supposed to do? Sit anxiously by his phone? For what?

 

[S.J.]

 

[MarathonMike]

Remember this was the same guy who was MIA during the Benghazi attack and the day after the tragic deaths hopped on a plane to attend his Vegas fundraiser. I would expect nothing other than Obama blowing off a Terrorist attack for funsy time.

 

[Lakhota]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

That makes sense, but .... he was already scheduled to attend the ball game. Why would that change?

Bush should have just kept reading to the kids when 911 happened.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

"America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba"

"or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba."

You really think this is a possibility? Why would ISIL/ISIS/Daesh be bothered with cosying up to Cuba....they already certainly have Sleeper Cells within the United States....same Modus Operandi as in Europa.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

Somewhere there is a communist party get together that is telling their minions to encourage people to establish closer relations with former communist countries.

 

[Lakhota]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

"America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba"

"or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba."

You really think this is a possibility? Why would ISIL/ISIS/Daesh be bothered with cosying up to Cuba....they already certainly have Sleeper Cells within the United States....same Modus Operandi as in Europa.

Duh, you left out China and Russia.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

"America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba"

"or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba."

You really think this is a possibility? Why would ISIL/ISIS/Daesh be bothered with cosying up to Cuba....they already certainly have Sleeper Cells within the United States....same Modus Operandi as in Europa.

Duh, you left out China and Russia.

Well yes, because ISIL/ISIS/Daesh are the biggest threat.

 

[Lakhota]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

Somewhere there is a communist party get together that is telling their minions to encourage people to establish closer relations with former communist countries.

You overlook that 25% of the Cuban economy is now capitalist. Plus, Obama is traveling with prominent corporate CEOs.

 

[Pogo]

That makes sense, but .... he was already scheduled to attend the ball game. Why would that change?

Bush should have just kept reading to the kids when 911 happened.

9/11 happened five thousand miles away in Belgium huh?

This board is so edumacational.

 

[Pogo]

The president emphasized that we cannot let terrorists disrupt our daily lives.

Sitting in the grandstands of Havana’s historic baseball stadium as the MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays took on the Cuban national team on Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama discussed his decision to attend the contest just hours after terror and tragedy struck the city of Brussels.

His reasoning had to do with fear. And with fortitude. And with refusing to cower in the face of a bully — refusing to let groups like the Islamic State dictate the rhythm and actions of the rest of the world.

“It’s always a challenge when you have a terrorist attack anywhere in the world, particularly in this age of 24-7 news coverage,” Obama explained in his live mid-game interview with ESPN. “You want to be respectful and understand the gravity of the situation. But the whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt people’s ordinary lives.”

Obama went on to cite Red Sox star David Ortiz’s April 2013 on-field, pregame speech, during which — just days after the Boston Marathon bombing — he raised the microphone to his lips and slowly uttered the words, “This is our fucking city,” to the roar of the Boston crowd.



That moment, Obama said, typified “the kind of resilience and the kind of strength that we have to continually show in the face of these terrorists.”

“They cannot defeat America, they don’t produce anything, they don’t have a message that appeals to the vast majority of Muslims or the vast majority of people around the world,” Obama said on Tuesday. “What they can do is scare. And make people afraid. And disrupt our daily lives and divide us. And as long as we don’t allow that to happen, we’re going to be OK.”

So in the face of such terror — in the wake of such brutality — Obama spent his Tuesday afternoon practicing what he preached. He went to a baseball game that from conception to first pitch was billed as the symbol of the newfound solidarity between these two formerly feuding nations, thus taking what he believes to be a stand against the terrorist groups of the world by taking a seat in the bleachers of that Havana stadium.

Obama Explains Why He Attended A Ballgame Just Hours After The Brussels Attacks

It's wonderful to have a cerebral president who can walk and chew gum at the same time. Thank you, Mr. President.

No it's because he's a POS and a classless POS at that.

Pfft. You just don't understand baseball.

 

[Pogo]

"His reasoning had to do with fear. And with fortitude. And with refusing to cower in the face of a bully — refusing to let groups like the Islamic State dictate the rhythm and actions of the rest of the world."



Obama is an insensitive dolt and a coward who let the terrorists dictate his actions.

Soooooo..... you're saying a terrorist action "dictated" his attendance at a beisbol game ..... that he was already scheduled to attend.

My brain hurts.

Yes instead of acting Presidential and attending to the obvious issues or showing a modicum of concern the boy who would be king went to the baseball game because he thought that it would show he was wearing his big boy pants that day. He looked like a damn fool.

That makes no sense whatsoever.

He went to the beisbol game because -------- that's what he was scheduled to do.
It's kind what you do when you have a schedule --- follow it.

 

[Weatherman2020]

America needs to cultivate a closer relationship with Cuba - since it's only 90 miles from our coast. I doubt even deranged NaziCons would want China, Russia, or some terrorist organization like ISIS to develop a close relationship with Cuba.

Somewhere there is a communist party get together that is telling their minions to encourage people to establish closer relations with former communist countries.

You overlook that 25% of the Cuban economy is now capitalist. Plus, Obama is traveling with prominent corporate CEOs.

The most a Cuban can earn is $15 a day. You make $15.01 and you go to prison.

Average salary is $19 a month. Obama just handed his crony big business comrades better than slave labor.

 

[Alex.]

"His reasoning had to do with fear. And with fortitude. And with refusing to cower in the face of a bully — refusing to let groups like the Islamic State dictate the rhythm and actions of the rest of the world."



Obama is an insensitive dolt and a coward who let the terrorists dictate his actions.

Soooooo..... you're saying a terrorist action "dictated" his attendance at a beisbol game ..... that he was already scheduled to attend.

My brain hurts.

Yes instead of acting Presidential and attending to the obvious issues or showing a modicum of concern the boy who would be king went to the baseball game because he thought that it would show he was wearing his big boy pants that day. He looked like a damn fool.

That makes no sense whatsoever.

He went to the beisbol game because -------- that's what he was scheduled to do.
It's kind what you do when you have a schedule --- follow it.

No sense to you of course. he is a weakling and a fool who let the terrorist get into his head . Thankfully he will be pout out to pasture soon.