The President at the Tucson Memorial
My hope is restored. And my resolve to stop my own rhetoric, turn away from it from others, and to provide a better example for my children is strengthened.
From one member of a community in great pain, thank you, Mr. President.
"And if, as has been discussed in recent days, their deaths help usher in more civility in our public discourse, let's remember that it is not because a simple lack of civility caused this tragedy, but rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation, in a way that would make them proud. "
Barack Obama
From one member of a community in great pain, thank you, Mr. President.
"And if, as has been discussed in recent days, their deaths help usher in more civility in our public discourse, let's remember that it is not because a simple lack of civility caused this tragedy, but rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation, in a way that would make them proud. "
Barack Obama