Posted on 05/03/2011 12:28:40 PM PDT by ken5050
I turned FOX on at 2PM..caught the WH press briefing, and then the first few minutes of Shep Smith's program. The presser was a disaster. Unmitigated. Here's a fearless predicition..within one or two more news cycles, we will hear that the SEALS killed an unarmed Bin Laden who was trying to surrender. Several journalists tiptoed around the question, and Shep actually "wondered" aloud how an "old man" could have resisted SEALS. And as I type, he actually asked if this operation was "illegal."
The latest version is that there were 10 women and children in the upstairs room, along with OBL..
The pictures should have been released at the same time that the President spoke Sunday night. There woudl ahve been a few gasps, but in the overall euphoria of killing the bastard, it would have died down by now. Instead, it is now the central issue.
The administration is full of incompetent idiots. They will end up making a martyr of Bin Laden in the Muslim world.
Amid all the stories about how the enhanced interrogation techniques led to the information about OBL whereabouts, Carney was asked if Obama was still opposed to them. "Absolutely" was the reply. Idiot.
Remember, it was Eric Holder who early on wanted to indict CIA interrogators. Now, he's probably salivating at the idea of harpooning a SEAL.
This is going to get worse..far worse..
If Holder/Obama went after a Seal who shot OBL, it would literally be the end of this presidency. Holder would be run our on rails, and OBama would sink so low in the polls, Hillary would e in the race within 48 hours. That would be the biggest PR disaster in the history of the Whte House.
Probably because Judge Napolitano is on the warpath about it. Last night on Freedom Watch he detailed three situations under which the president can order someone killed. Insisted that the bin Laden killing did not meet any of them.
Reality, of course, is that no one cares if it was unlawful.
If Holder/Obama went after a Seal who shot OBL, it would literally be the end of this presidency. Holder would be run out on rails, and Obama would sink so low in the polls, Hillary would be in the race within 48 hours. That would be the biggest PR disaster in the history of the Whte House.
I wouldn't doubt it. Think of the most stupid thing that an administration can do, and this administration will do it.
Also, I was reminded of how stupid this administration was when I filled my tank this morning, costing me more than I have ever paid...and that's just me.
“Now, he’s probably salivating at the idea of harpooning a SEAL.”
He may be. But there were lawyers in that room watching it unfold. Doing anything to the SEALS would certainly destroy any bump in numbers Obama gets from this, and the Dem. leadership wouldn’t allow it.
“Reality, of course, is that no one cares if it was unlawful.”
Defeat Obama by any means necessary...even the death of OBL. That’s how dangerous Obama is to the USA. Of course, he’ll just blame Panetta in the end
I’m still waiting for the required Environmental Impact Statement on the OBL body dump in the Arabian Sea....
I have a picture supposedly of Bin Laden that was sent to me from a retired Army Chaplain friend. Can someone tell how to post it?
The MSM is hardly covering it..but everyone in the country feels it every day, and after this summer, public opinion will be dead set against him. When his polls hit the low-mid 30's...look for the Dems to attempt to dump him..
I thought Republicans were great at this until Obama came along. The PC aftermath of taking out Obama could get funny. After all Libs are Libs. Self destruct mechanism is set and counting.
Sure. This whole thing has been handled with tremendous incompetence. But that doesn’t matter, because the media are not about to close in on their Glorious Leader.
They’ll just make a few more snide comments asking why there isn’t more cheering coming from those evil right wing Tea Partiers, now that The One has personally disposed of Bin Ladin and done the job that Bush couldn’t do.
Or words to that effect.
And what about the carbon footprint of the SEALS in this operation? This have got to be lots of mixed feelings among good liberals about what went down.
And what about the carbon footprint of the SEALS in this operation? This have got to be lots of mixed feelings among good liberals about what went down.
Creating conspiracies and lies are more important to them.
Don't bother. There are photoshopped fakes circulating around the 'Net within 24 hours.
The one you received is probably one of those.
Disagree my friend.. this is the type of self-righteous story that the MSM loves..if you get a chance to watch a rerun of today’s Presser..at least the first 20 minutes..and it’s probably already on the C-span website..carefully listen to the questions, and the tone...they’re like hyenas around a dying animal..they can smell the blood...and of course, the hard left of the Dem base doesn’t like it..
OBL shot in front of his 12 year old daughter.
The true story just keeps getting worse and worse.
Rather than drop a moab on the compound and then dig out bones or teeth for DNA confirmation he goes for the one way he can take credit.
Now he gets blame rather than credit. He risked our SEALs lives for his own glory.
Incompetent idiots bump.
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