December 15, 2012 by legitgov

Obama tears up over Connecticut school shooting, moving Web, pundits 14 Dec 2012 Pundits and the twitterverse were moved by President Barack Obama's tearing up during a public statement Friday about the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting. "You don't often see the president of the United States showing such emotion, wiping away tears as he speaks of these little kids -- five- to ten-year-old kids -- the majority of the victims that were killed in this mass shooting in Connecticut today," said CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said. "I've got to tell you, I've covered a lot of presidents, I haven't seen a president emerge as emotionally charged." [Obama cries at Connecticut shooting address - but no tears over the hundreds of children killed by his drone strikes. --LRP]