# Comments on President Obama's Charleston speech and Amazing Grace

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 26, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-president-obamas-charleston-speech-and-amazing-grace/723565 "2015-06-26T21:52:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-president-obamas-charleston-speech-and-amazing-grace/723565/23 "2015-06-27T16:41:47Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> Not an Obama fan, but he did his best. Really, what can you say about a senseless act of violence? All you can do is offer some kind of explanation-whether that resonates with the audience is something only doing it can reveal.

Last week, you seemed to think a speech was an inadequate response (see below). Now, it’s the best he can do?

> [@Charleston, SC church shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charleston-sc-church-shooting/722823/176):
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> To me, this sad affair is a lot like the Connecticut school shootings-Obama makes a speech, will probably appoint a commission (to study it), and the whole thing will be forgotten…unless there is political capital to be made off it.  
> Our cynical politicians have no answers, they just talk a lot.

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