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President Obama calmly responds as Ferguson erupts into flames

Ferguson deteriorates on live TV as Obama urges protesters to remain peaceful.

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As President Barack Obama issued his formal statement Monday in response to news that a grand jury will not indict police officer Darren Wilson, the situation on the ground in Ferguson deteriorated. 

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The unsettling disconnect between Obama’s measured words urging the community to remain peaceful was broadcast across many networks on a splitscreen depicting protesters marching through Ferguson, Mo.’s smoke-filled streets.

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As the juxtaposition settled in, a Bloomberg TV anchor pointed out how the live broadcast just depicted “protesters basically tossing a car back and forth.”

Encouraging an even-handed approach from media during his address, President Obama noted that “there is inevitably going to be some negative reaction, and it’ll make for good TV.”

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