Evan Bayh: Obama Talking Gun Control Hours After Massacre Isn’t Playing Politics

‘I think he was raising the issue of how do we deal with violence and residual problems with race in our society’

BAYH: "I don’t think the president was playing politics with this, Chris. I really don’t. Taken in full context of his remarks, I think he was raising the issue of how do we deal with violence and residual problems with race in our society. So, I don’t think it was inappropriate. With regard to him what do we do about race and that sort of thing, I think our two panelists mentioned, I can’t imagine a more powerful rebuttal to racism as in quality of the people who lost their lives and more importantly the reaction of their loved ones. It was almost unimaginable grace in the face of tragedy. And, hopefully, that will serve an important role in helping to heal some of the wounds that exist."

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