Obama Tears Up Recounting Mass Shootings

While giving details on his forthcoming gun control executive action, President Obama teared up as he recounted some of the mass shootings of recent years. Conservatives responded in their typical manner. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"President Obama cried in public on Tuesday.

Two thirds of the way through a speech outlining a series of executive orders his administration would take to reduce gun violence, he mentioned the murders of 20 first graders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. He paused, then wiped a tear from his eye. The remnant was visible on his cheek for the next minute or so.

The Internet went, well, insane. Opinion split into two camps (what a surprise!). On one side were Democrats and gun control supporters who saw Obama's emotion as evidence of just how personally he is invested in the cause. Obama detractors -- and those less inclined to back gun control measures -- viewed the tears as either ginned up for the moment by a world-class political actor or as evidence of Obama's softness.”*

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