President Remembers those who lives were sacrificed in the recent Tucson Tragedy

The President said the following words last night in his speech at Arizona State University :

"We may not have known them personally, but we surely see ourselves in them. In George and Dot[Morris; Dot lost her life and George is in stable condition], in Dorwan and Dot [Stoddard; Dorwan perished saving his wife's life by diving on top of her], we sense the abiding love we have for own husbands, our own wives, or own life partners."

He continued: "Phyllis [Schneck]--she's our mom or grandma; Gabe [Zimmerman] our brother or son. In Judge Roll, we recogniz e not only a man who prized his family and doing his job well, but also a man who embodied America's fidelity to the law.

In Gabby [Giffords--who opened her eyes when visited by the President bedside]--we see a reflection of our public spiritedness, that desire to participate in that sometimes frustrating, sometimes contentious, but always necessary and never-ending process to form a more perfect union."

Lastly, he remembered nine-year old Christina Taylor Green [to be buried in a red oak casket carved by Iowan Trappist Monks]: "And in Christina ...in Christina we see all of our children. So curious, so trusting, so energetic and full of magic.

So deserving of our love."

Thank you for showing up, Mr. President, and showering your love, your kind words of consolation for the benefit of all 300 million of us Americans still in a state of shock.....