Posted on 04/12/2009 5:12:26 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
“Doesn’t sound like the pirates were about to shoot the captain.”What’s your point?
If Obama has his way, 3 square meals a day, and a cot to rest his widdle head. Oh, and don't forget a TV in his cell, packages and visits.
What is it about the word "Muslim" that the MSM does not understand?
Oops that was mean’t fpr William, not you.
Sorry, I agree with your statement to him...
Hello,How do you know they were not going to shoot him.
:) (((((Hugs))))))
The White House is being modest.
The real facts - President Obama and VP Biden flew over late last night in a supersonic jet and bailed out into the sea next to the lifeboat.
Obama tapped on the hull in morse code “let us have the hostage or I will throw Joe Biden into your boat and seal the door.”
The pirates immediately shot themselves and the hostage was picked up by the Navy. Obama and Biden were then launced off a carrier on two fighter jets and returned to the USA non-stop. Biden flew the jet most of the way by himself and even did the six air refuelings required, two of them in the night in wicked thunderstorms.
Upon his return, Biden modestly said that he had done this many times before.
I have a friend who has been involved in USCG training for these situations for a while now.
I imagine once the tow began that the wind was very inviting to the three pirates who had been shut up in a very hot sun-beaten life boat.
The pause that was refreshing was their last.
I imagine once the tow began that the wind was very inviting to the three pirates who had been shut up in a very hot sun-beaten life boat.
There were sure a lot of different stories early on. Like the captain jumping in the water and such.
Plus, his very own copy of the Koran.
I doubt it. Now that Captain Phillips is safe, I bet they release this guy in a gesture of compassion and “pirate outreach,” claiming that this is the best way to “save” the 16 crewmembers of the tugboat and to avoid future hostage-takings and “piratical contingency operations.”
Mark my words, Obama will try to get even more mileage out of this: “Captain Courageous Obama manfully ordered the daring rescue operation that saved the life of intrepid merchant marine captain then, in a dazzling display of magnanimity, patted the 16-year-old suviving pirate on the head and said, ‘Gentle Son of Africa, let him who is without sin cast the first stone. We Americans have been so evil, so cruel, so greedy as we consumed more than our fair share of the world’s resources. We have repented and you, Dear Brother, Child of Islam, you shall go before the Lord Obama, to prepare his way, to bring knowledge of salvation to the benighted and oppressed masses of the world. Lo, the Teleprompter on High has spoken. Go and sin no more, my child.’”
“And with that the waters of not just the shallow Reed Sea but of the entire Indian Ocean parted and the Pied Obamateur led the cowering ranks of Africa dryshod into the Promised Land of Nirvana.”
“And then Lord Obama rested from his labors and chowed down on St. Louis pizza on the eighth day.”
The End.
Don't forget the prayer rug and kufi.
I have heard that it is harder to get in the Coast Guard than any other branch of the military, I don’t know how true it is.
Yep, we’ll see what happens to the 4th pirate.
According to a liberal report I heard, these people are into piracy because they are poor and grappling with poverty and difficult lives. So their career goals have included hijacking ships.
How special.
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