President Obama calls late restaurant owner's family

[Tx4obama]

Obama calls late restaurant owner's family

President Obama Friday called the family of a restaurant owner who died mere hours after his visit, the White House announced.

"The president expressed his sorrow and his condolences about this very sad event," White House press secretary Jay Carney said. "He was honored to meet her and passed on his feelings that the whole family is in his thoughts and prayers."

--snip--

"We're extremely saddened by Ann's sudden passing," the Obama campaign said in a statement. "Ann led an exceptional life by all that knew her."

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/07/obama-calls-late-restaurant-owners-family-128223.html

DU post regarding the death of the restaurant owner here:
Akron restaurant owner dies hours after meeting Obama
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014160354

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Obama is a class act!

And I know he meant what he said...

[russspeakeasy]

2. YUP..

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. +1

[SwissTony]

9. Very much so. nt.

[Pizz]

16. The guy has got all sorts of hot swag!

Lets face it. The only reason people hate him is because they are
so unhappy with their own lives. They see Obama as the face of youth
and change and realize their time has come to step aside. This is what
they fear and hate most.

[tanyev]

4. I knew he would.

He's a class act.

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. That has to weigh heavy on anyone with a heart. Someone you were just hugging hours b4,

and to hear they died soon after has to be devastating. RIP Ms. Harris.

[ailsagirl]

6. He is extraordinary and not just in the world of politics

He's the kind of person you would want as a friend because you know that he would ALWAYS be there for you. Obama is who I want to continue governing our country. No one else comes even close, IMO.

[AnnieBW]

7. Wow!

That was classy.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. When Bush did a photo op at a place

it often closed right afterwards. It happened so many times workers got worried when they heard he was coming. Bush was such a fraud that he had "Made in the USA" stencilled on cardboard boxes at an importer. His "working class hero" bit was a joke.

When Obama visits a place people KNOW he's on their side all the way and doesn't act like someone who has spent his whole live having other people do things we take for granted, like laundry, shopping for food, going to a small restaurant.... He comes off as the kind of guy who would know how to use jumper cables.

[NBachers]

10. "He comes off as the kind of guy who would know how to use jumper cables. "

Great statement! Obama and Biden both.

Now I'm thinking of the time I hooked jumper cables up wrong in the dark and fried my ignition system . . .

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. I doubt Romney even knows what they are.

[4lbs]

14. He probably thinks jumper cables are those elastic cables that bungie jumpers use.

Probably would want to ban them because they are too dangerous.

[efhmc]

15. Use them to tie down his dog kennel. Correction: have his butler tie down

the dog kennel.

[ProgressoDem]

19. This might be the best DU comment of all time.

n/t

[treestar]

17. He's never have a car old enough to need them

breakdown of autos is probably not in his experience.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. He probably doesn't even know cars can be washed.

He's the type to get a new car when the old one gets dirty.

Any time now I expect him to give a speech about America's inventiveness as he describes spinning brushes and hot wax.

[Skittles]

11. lovely gesture

[drmjg]

12. Indeed

It was the compassionate thing for the President to do. And, the campaign simply gave details to the press that wanted to know. No grandstanding, no political haymaking. All in all, well done.

(Now if you take time to read some of the Politico comments, you understand the level of vitriol towards the President that simply has taken over the lives of some people. )

[GTurck]

20. CLASSY...

just plain classy.