I was very disappointed by the piss poor way that the White House handled the "festivities" in Charlotte. Here is how I would have recommended that the President respond: "The events that unfolded this past weekend in Charlotte, Virginia were local events, happening at community level. There was an unfortunate death - and I offer my condolences - but the events in question were not of extraordinary nature, in the big picture of things. In fact, that same weekend, nine people were gunned down in Chicago alone, and six were killed in Baltimore. I deplore the criminal violence that plagues many of our cities, but I am not in position to react to each individual tragedy. According to my staff, the Governor of Virginia at no time requested Federal assistance in dealing with last weekend's events within his state. If this is not correct, I ask that he send me details of such a request. I am not even aware of any request by the Mayor of Charlotte for Virginia St