Courage of Mollie Tibbetts's Family

The Courage of Mollie Tibbetts’s Family Amazes Me
Not only did Rob Tibbetts tell the president* and all those reeking vampires on Fox News to keep his daughter out of their politics and her name out of their mouths, he was funny while he did it.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22854019/mollie-tibbetts-father-rob-tibbetts-press-conference/

Put simply, if Rob Tibbetts were to drop everything and run for president, I might just drop everything and join his campaign. From the Des Moines Register:

Speaking Sunday afternoon to more than 1,000 people at a ceremony at his daughter’s former high school, Rob Tibbetts didn’t directly respond to comments by President Donald Trump and others who quickly seized upon the suspect’s citizenship to argue for changes in immigration laws. Rob Tibbetts has not publicly commented on the issue. But in his eulogy, he highlighted how the local Hispanic community had embraced him as he searched for his daughter in recent weeks. While in Iowa for nearly six weeks, Hotel Grinnell put him up for free. During that time, he said he ate at a number of Mexican restaurants, where employees were sensitive and kind. They knew when he needed space or when he needed to joke, he said.

“The Hispanic community are Iowans. They have the same values as Iowans,” he said, including an emphasis on family. “As far as I’m concerned, they’re Iowans with better food.”

I am always amazed by the courage of people who put themselves out in public in the middle of unspeakable tragedy. But, dammit, I cannot imagine the strength it takes to crack wise under those circumstances. Not only did Rob Tibbetts tell the president and all those reeking vampires on Fox News to keep his daughter out of their politics and her name out of their mouths, he was funny while he did it.