Republican Michael Steele Compares Trayvon Case to Sandy Hook
Former RNC chair Michael Steele likened Sandy Hook to the Trayvon Martin case during a heated discussion on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.
He likened the two as incidents that should have inspired legislative
change, but didn't because Obama failed to lead. So while he didn't
compare the two as events of the same magnitude, his comparison does
suggests that the correct response to nationally-distressing crimes is
to change the law.
Steele's comments arose in a discussion of Obama's Friday speech on
the Trayvon case. Co-panelist Marc Morial said that Obama's comments
should start the discussion that will lead to "serious action steps by
the nation."
Steele responded that Obama hadn't acted quickly enough and has
failed to lead on the Trayvon case as much as on Sandy Hook. He's used
both incidents to call for political change, but he failed to do it
effectively:
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