Watch President Obama Speak In Newtown, Connecticut

President Obama will be making an address from Newtown, Connecticut shortly. We'll be streaming it live after the jump. Share your thoughts and observations with us in our Comments section. I'll be watching the Fox News coverage and doing some live blogging.

UPDATE: Video of President Obama's touching speech is after the jump.

7:02 I understand President Obama is a bit delayed because he's taking some time with the victims' families.

7:11 Fox just suggested Joe Lieberman would be a good chairman for a commission on investigating what can be done to prevent school violence.

7:50 President Obama has arrived.

7:58 Memo to Fox News: Look, there ARE Jews in Newtown.

President Obama is speaking now.

8:50 Obama: We can't accept things like this as routine.

8:54 So sad to hear President Obama read out the names of the fallen children. I can hear people weeping.

9:08 And here comes the criticism of the President.

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commented 2012-12-17 11:38:37 -0500 · Flag

Sandman2 & Bemused, it was a quote from someone named John Oliver. I don’t know who that is, but maybe one of you do. It was sent to me from a friend of mine that I felt put this in the proper perspective.

I live about 20 miles from where we had a similar incident that occurred on January 17, 1989, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California. The gunman, Patrick Purdy, who had a long criminal history, shot and killed five schoolchildren, and wounded 29 other schoolchildren and one teacher, before committing suicide. It seems to be forgotten about today, but that slaughter lead to the 1993 assault weapons ban.

commented 2012-12-17 11:13:58 -0500 · Flag

bemused commented 9 hours ago· Flag
Doors17 read this for us: “One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all have to take off our shoes at the airport. 31 school shootings since Columbine and no change in reguation of guns”.

That is great point that should be made over and over and over again.
Thanks for that @doors17

commented 2012-12-17 09:32:56 -0500 · Flag

@doors 17. So true and so sad. When did the NRA become our fourth branch of Government?

commented 2012-12-17 02:05:00 -0500 · Flag

Oops. Ellen had beat me to it.

commented 2012-12-17 02:04:40 -0500 · Flag

Doors17 read this for us: “One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all have to take off our shoes at the airport. 31 school shootings since Columbine and no change in reguation of guns”.

Ironic and oh so true.

commented 2012-12-17 00:23:32 -0500 · Flag

doors17 wrote:

“One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all have to take off our shoes at the airport. 31 school shootings since Columbine and no change in reguation of guns”.

Nice.

commented 2012-12-16 23:27:01 -0500 · Flag

At this point it is no longer important what the lying Rightwingers say about our President,no malicious rhetoric and hate speech is going to diminish what a great caring loving man this is.We did well to elect him the first time and even better the second time.He will I’m convinced do whatever it takes to make sure that we are taken care of to the best of his ability.It will be a very hollow feeling when 2016 comes.

commented 2012-12-16 22:14:26 -0500 · Flag

I was at a gym and didn’t hear the speech, but I did take a look at the comments from several right wing blogs, and well, you know, all were easily predictable with their fear of losing their guns. I’m sure we’ll be reading soon about a surge in sales for guns and ammo which will please the gun manufactures.

I read the following that I would like to share with you.

“One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all have to take off our shoes at the airport. 31 school shootings since Columbine and no change in reguation of guns”.

commented 2012-12-16 21:14:07 -0500 · Flag

Fox also said Obama wrote his own speech.

commented 2012-12-16 21:00:34 -0500 · Flag

I just saw a tweet saying President Obama wrote his speech himself.

commented 2012-12-16 20:47:25 -0500 · Flag

Is it just me or did President Obama seem to be blinking back tears at the beginning of his speech?

commented 2012-12-16 20:17:36 -0500 · Flag

Uh-oh, was that a Muslim just now?

commented 2012-12-16 19:57:09 -0500 · Flag

Not sure I’ll be able to watch this without crying.

commented 2012-12-16 19:55:27 -0500 · Flag

Is this a rabbi speaking now?

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