Obama at Sandy Hook Vigil Speech LIVE - Newtown Connecticut Elementary School Shooting 12/16/12

Obama at Sandy Hook Vigil Speech LIVE - Newtown Connecticut Elementary School Shooting 12/16/12

President Barack Obama, the father of two daughters, brought "the love and prayers of a nation" Sunday to the people of Newtown, Conn., where he visited with the parents of the 20 boys and girls who were killed Friday in their elementary school classroom.

Police said Adam Lanza, 20, killed his mother before driving to Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he killed the children and six other women before committing suicide Friday.
Obama met privately at Newtown High School with the families of the victims and with the emergency crews who responded. Later, he was the final speaker at an interfaith vigil.

"Newtown, you are not alone," the president said. "As these difficult days have unfolded, you have also inspired us with stories of strength and resolve and sacrifice."

The auditorium filled to its capacity of about 900 well before the vigil got under way. Hundreds more streamed into the gymnasium, which was used for overflow.

Obama spoke from a simple podium adorned with the presidential seal, which was set up before a plain black backdrop on a black stage. The only other color was provided by the U.S. and Connecticut flags standing in the background and a small table bearing 26 small white votive candles, one for each of the victims at the school.

The president was like thousands of other parents who have been drawn to Newtown from all over the country after the shootings.

"We can always pray for the goodness of people to just come out and try to bury this evil that's happened and hug our children a little better," Terry Polvay of Newtown said Sunday.

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[johnnyshilo]

thank you but do you have the whole speech?

[TravisDoyon]

very well spoken, great speech

[TheENDLESSProduction]

Fuck gun control. It's the equivalent of making it harder for sober people to buy cars to stop drunk driving.

[klj2382]

You're all retarded

[USAFORMERUSMC]

There was no argument & you are too stupid to judge anyone.

You talk too much! KEEP SUCKING!

[Jorge Os]

@Cruz M You're an idiot.

[Cruz M]

fking boring

[Decapitateddd1]

He died three weeks ago by being stabbed to death and i was the only person at his funeral. No news or anything at all, i heard it from one detective who worked on his case. Like i said there was no news or other people crying for him except me. But I dont need to keep talking about him because he was important to me even if no one else cared about It feels as if you are saying that we should not care that these children were killed just because millions of other americans die

[Decapitateddd1]

I know that people die every day its a sad fact of life and im aware of that but why do you feel its essential to bring that up when this is about what happened in Newtown , are you saying the deaths of these children are less important because others died every day ? I had a homeless friend who i knew for three years

[HArDNUCkL3S]

A racist insulting people on the internet to cover up his guilt, takes a real smart mind to insult people whenever you lose an argument no wonder your comment page is filled with insults towards other people . Good luck with that