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President Obama Visits Aurora Shooting Victims

While much of the focus has been on the crazed gunman who led police to his apartment full of explosives immediately following his attack on a theater full of innocent movie-goers early Friday morning, President Obama took time out yesterday to visit the with survivors and families of the victims who deserve the real spotlight in the wake of this horrible tragedy.

via CNN

President Barack Obama offered comfort Sunday night to the survivors and the families of the 12 people killed in a mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, never once mentioning by name the man accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater.

“I confessed to them that words are always inadequate in these kinds of situations, but that my main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know that we are thinking about them at this moment, and will continue to think about them each and every day,” Obama told reporters after the meeting at the University of Colorado Hospital, one of several area medical centers that treated the 58 people wounded in Friday’s attack.

Though much attention has been paid to the “perpetrator of this evil act,” that spotlight will fade, leaving behind just the good memories of those impacted by the tragedy, Obama said.

Obama recounted stories told to him by the victims’ families and those recovering from injuries.

“It reminds you that even in the darkest of days, life continues and people are strong,” the president said. “Out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come.”

Obama spoke before the start of a prayer vigil that brought together state and local officials with thousands of residents.

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