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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
Because people who've just had their hearts and souls ripped out will take any shoulder offered to cry on. And the POTUS is a big ****ing shoulder.
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With everyone and their mother sending truckloads of thoughts and prayers, I think that shoulder duty is covered. Plus, I have a feeling that these kids would feel a lot better if Trump actually did something to prevent issues like this in the future than if he uttered platitudes at them.
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Sincerity is not the point.
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You're the smartest guy I know, Chula.
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Originally Posted by rubber soul
I guess it depends on the President. Someone like Reagan or Obama tended to come off as genuine while someone like Clinton maybe you wondered if he was pandering for votes. I don't know who was sincere or not with the possible exception of Trump who's an absolute nitwit who doesn't have a clue about what he's doing. Anyway, I like to think that most of the Presidents (even Clinton) meant well when they offered sympathies.
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They're ****ing politicians. Even if they did feel something resembling sympathy in their chest cavity, it's pandering for votes every time.