You know …

I subscribe to the time-and-place theory of keeping one’s mouth shut. That is, I dislike intensely those who toss spit wads from the cheap seats whenever horrific tragedy strikes and they start laying blame for its cause.

Two cases come to mind.

One of them involves lefties who are saying that the Moore, Okla., tornado is the result of manmade global warming. The air is so full of carbon emissions that the storms emanating from weather systems have grown in intensity and, thus, we see events such as the one that devastated Moore on Monday.

Maybe, maybe not.

The other comes from the other side of the spectrum, specifically from a pulpit used by a well-known TV preacher who – and this one is just stunning – said on the 700 Club that the Moore twister occurred because the good folks there didn’t pray enough. Pat Robertson has just uttered only the latest in a string of ridiculous utterances involving perceived consequences brought to those who don’t, in his mind, pay enough attention to God.

Here’s a link to the idiocy that came out of Robertson’s mouth.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/video-pat-robertson-blames-tornado-victims-not-praying

There might be a time to assess responsibility for what has devastated many thousands of lives and destroyed people’s property. President Obama said today that the folks in Moore will have “grief to absorb” before they begin the mind-numbing task of rebuilding their community.

Why not just let these folks grieve, mourn, weep, comfort each other and begin the long journey back from their misery? There will be a time to ponder all the rest of it. Now is not that time.