people spreading hatred and division, he said they leave the impression that violence is acceptable. and then he clearly said he was speaking about some things regularly said over the airwaves, and that was meant rush limbaugh and newt gingrich. that was very much a partisan exploitation of that tragedy. and it happened to be the beginning of his comeback. now obama is in a different circumstance. the attempt of people on the left to get ahead of the story and do what clinton had done with oklahoma city already is almost over. because it s so cynical. tip critical and without any evidence. obama is too smart. he will act as head of state, rather than head of a party or a head of government. i think he understands both
unlike the last time she tripped while walking to the white house and broke her elbow. she cite that had injury when dismissing talk that her role in shaping foreign policy was being diminished. i broke my elbow, not my larynx. reporter: she s had a lot of practice boarding and exiting planes. steps are tricky enough, but imagine having a camera trained on your every arrival and departure. presidents develop their own style. president obama prefers to jog. bill clinton was more lease surely. and george bush occasionally clutched the railing, something gerald ford should have done. his fall while deplaning in austria has been embellished with sound effects and lives eternally on youtube. president ford even stumbleding for up the steps. and it s not just american officials who slip on the airplane stairs while everyone is staring.
poundipound ing boston and raging water there. this is what happens in the nor easter whether it s summer or winter. all right. we ll get back to weather in a moment. meantime, politics now. a republican governor who may make a white house run is taking a few swipes at president obama. our senior political editor mark preston is at the cnnpolitics.com desk with more on that story. mark? good morning, fred. haley barbour considering running for president in 2012. well, last night in his final state of the state address down in mississippi, he took a couple pot shots at president obama. on the issue of health care reform, he said if the obama administration s health care mandates actually go into effect, it s going to impede hiring, hurt employers from being able to grow the businesses. on the issue of energy, he said the obama administration s policies driving up the cost of energy. so barbour didn t say if he s
conservatives. interesting because the president is just about an hour from now, he and the first lady will be leaving the white house to go to tucson and we re told one thick tng the president wilt mention in his speech tonight is this whole political debate that s playing out about whether overheated rhetoric contributed at all to the violence there in tucson. bottom line, white house aides say the speech writing team has been working on the remarks since about monday night. he it tends to be hands on with these speeches and he will be doing that, has already been working on revisions. and this is a unique obviously challenge for any president of either party when they re faced with a tragedy like this to both comfort the victims but also try to help the nation heal. very difficult task and we re told by white house aides the president and the first lady will also be visiting some of the families of the victim there is in tucson. i know there won t be any poll tick playing in what
today president obama and the first lady are flying to tucson, arizona, to attend a memorial for the victims of saturday s shooting and visit with the victims family members. here are the six who died that day. young as 9 and old as 79 all gatt theiring to hear congresswoman giffords speak. kristina green was born on splerchth, 2001. attending the congress on the corner event because she had been elected to her school s student council. 30-year-old gabe zimmerman was engaged to be married. giffords director of community outreach. dorwan stod dard was trying to shield his wife in the gunfire. 76. his wife was wounded in the leg but survived. u.s. district judge john roll stopped by to say hello to giffords after attending mass on saturday. 63-year-old began his career as