Obama Teaches Optimism in Response to Tornadoes, Destruction and Death

April 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Obama Shares Optimism

Obama got it right for optimism when he said: "We can't control when or where a terrible storm may strike, but we can control how we respond to it,” regarding the storm related death and destruction throughout the South in the past few days.

Worst Day Ever in U.S. Tornado History

According to Greg Carbin at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, "These were the most intense super-cell thunderstorms that I think anybody who was out there forecasting has ever seen."

Obama Focuses on the Next Steps with Promise for Action

Obama spoke of more optimism when he said, "And I want every American who has been affected by this disaster to know that the federal government will do everything we can to help you recover and we will stand with you as you rebuild."

Pessimistic Worries

Mayor Jerry Mays of Phil Campbell, Alabama, a town of 1000, expressed this worry, "We've lost everything. Let's just say it like it is, I'm afraid we might have some suicides because of this."

A Few Optimistic Outcomes

"We even rescued two babies, one that was trapped in a crib when the house fell down on top of the baby." (from interview on PBS News Hour.)

An owner of a tanning salon survived with her two daughters by getting into a tanning bed together, closing the top and praying.

Optimism Expressed in a Moment after the Disaster

There were at least a few who showed incredible “optimistic stamina” when they were focused on the rebuilding process and beginning anew as soon as the storm had passed and clean up could begin.

A newly wed couple who lost their house and virtually all there belongings said: “We will just pick-up the pieces and keep going.” (CBS Evening News, April 28, 2011)

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