A very weird memorial service...

if you ask me.

First you give it a name.  Then you make some T-shirts and programs in bright red and blue. Finally you make sure the audience (mostly college students) were not given instructions on behavior.  Viola!  A campaign kick-off worthy of the narcissist-in-chief.

Last night and today, there are many members of the "right" climbing all over themselves to prove how bi-partisan they are by praising Obama's "eloquent" speech.  A speech that was primarily focused on Gabrielle Giffords, who is, if I'm not mistaken, still alive.

Two of the victims most reported on were Roman Catholics and probably the rest of them were Christians.  What better way to soothe the families then by having a pagan blessing by a part native American waving a feather around, and whose Mexican half received rousing cheers.  It's difficult to even find the names of the other victims because they don't advance the agenda quite as well as a federal judge and a lovely little nine-year old girl.

Nope.  I'm not impressed, and neither is Casey Fiano:

Kicking off the 2012 campaign on the shoulders of the dead

Everyone is buzzing about the Tucson pep rally memorial service yesterday. The consensus seems to be that Obama was presidential and gave a wonderful speech that hit all the right notes. Ed Morrissey went so far as to say it might be the finest moment of his presidency. Rich Lowry called it a magnificent performance. Jim Hoft said it was the best speech he’s ever given. William Jacobsen called it a good speech, better in writing than in delivery. Charlie Martin was pleasantly surprised at the tone of the speech. And on and on and on. The overwhelming response seems to be fawning praise. It’s so amazing! The president gave a good speech! How wonderful!

I disagree.    read the rest

The Camp of the Saints is also underwhelmed:

Enough Is Enough, Conservatives

[...]It is time we on the Right realize that there is no reasoning with the Left, that they will not listen.
Their minds are closed and bolted shut to any arguments because they believe they have found THE ANSWER, the Way. The Progressives believe they are the only Enlightened Ones and that we are, at best, misguided idiots, and, at worst, dangerous and insane lunatics. This is what they believe. Don’t kid yourself that they view us as anything but fools or thought criminals. Just think of the ways they describe us and our ideas…go ahead, think…I’ll wait…well? In their depraved way of thinking, the Left believes that the Right is evil. read the rest

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