"He [Obama] is "shocked and outraged" at Tiller's killing but only "deeply saddened" by the Long killing. So, where exactly is the basis for his presumptive moral authority? There isn't any."



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The recurring theme in so many of Obama's speeches is moral authority, usually the specific lack of it in the American Government, at least until he was elected, it seems. Continued...

On Sunday May 31, 2009 Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed in Kansas.

On Sunday May 31, 2009 President Obama issued the following statement regarding the killing of Dr. Tiller, within hours of the event.

"I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence."

On June 1, 2009 an American Muslim convert who said he was opposed to the U.S. military shot two soldiers outside an Arkansas recruiting station, killing one of the soldiers.

It took Obama three days of being bombarded by the conservative press to finally issue a public statement regarding the event.

“I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young soldiers who were doing their part to strengthen our armed forces and keep our country safe. I would like to wish Quinton Ezeagwula a speedy recovery, and to offer my condolences and prayers to William Long’s family as they mourn the loss of their son.”

He is "shocked and outraged" at Tiller's killing but only "deeply saddened" by the Long killing. So, where exactly is the basis for his presumptive moral authority? There isn't any.