Fineman: Obama Killing Bin Laden Proves 'In Almost Biblical Terms' He's Effective Commander-in-Chief
As we watched President Obama tell us Sunday evening of Osama bin Laden's death, we knew the media would be starting the Mother of all victory laps.
Not surprisingly out ahead of the cheering throngs was Huffington Post's senior politics editor Howard Fineman with his Monday love letter "Obama Gets Osama: Goodbye Vietnam":
By calmly and meticulously overseeing the successful targeting of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama just proved himself -- vividly, in almost Biblical terms -- to be an effective commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States.
Good night, Vietnam. Goodbye, George McGovern's anti-war campaign of 1972. Goodbye, Jimmy Carter's pathetically inept hostage-rescue mission in 1980. Goodbye, Bill Clinton and the draft.
Or so Democrats have at least some reason to hope.
"This is a definitional moment for voters," said Democratic polltaker and strategist Geoffrey Garin. "There's no question that the Republicans will make a 'national security' run at the president in 2012," he said. "But the most tangible thing for voters will be that Obama got the central job done. A lot of people were involved in baking the cake, going back years, but the cake turned out well and voters will notice."
In Fineman's view, the murder of bin Laden Sunday erased decades of failed military strategies and policies by Democrat presidents going back to Lyndon Baines Johnson, and voters can now rest assured that a liberal Commander-in-Chief can be just as strong on national defense as a conservative one.
He even found a few Democrats to support his fakakta theory:
"This was done for national security reasons, not political ones," said Democratic strategist Mark Mellman, "but the political impact is clear. "No one is going to be able to run on a theme that the president is 'weak on defense' or 'weak on terrorism.'"
To be sure, Obama deserves a lot of credit for what happened Sunday, but what Fineman and the Democrat strategists that helped him create this love letter forgot was that it appears quite likely policies the former junior senator from Illinois opposed - like torture and waterboarding at Guantanamo Bay for example - may have led to information about bin Laden's whereabouts.
If the current White House resident and much of his Party had their way, and such practices didn't exist, it's quite conceivable America's public enemy number one would still be alive and well in that Islamabad compound, and Fineman along with the rest of Obama's sycophants in the media would be looking for other ways to express their affection for the man they lifted into his current position.
While media do their predictable victory lap, and more information comes out about this mission, it's not a certainty Americans will be so quick to see this as an almost Biblical transformation of liberals into trustworthy experts on national defense. And, without appearing overly cynical, it's also not a certainty taking out bin Laden was that big of a deal almost ten years after 9/11.
Stocks actually went down slightly on the news Monday, crude oil dropped a meager 41 cents, and gold rose by 70 cents. If traders across the globe saw the removal of bin Laden as an almost Biblical improvement to international security, stocks would have exploded in value as oil and gold plummeted.
Let's understand that there is a terrorist/security risk premium in such things as oil and gold, as well as a terrorist/security risk discount in stocks.
What this means is that stocks trade far lower than they should due to the fear of a terrorist event or war while oil and gold trade significantly higher. This became quite evident after 9/11, and has dramatically reappeared since hostilities began in the Middle East and Africa earlier this year.
Gold is up $250 since January, oil almost $25. Some of the rise in both is due to our budget deficits and threats of a downgrade on our debt, but the worsening international security condition caused by uprisings throughout the Muslim world are also a huge factor.
The man seen by some as the biggest threat to international security was taken out Sunday, and markets collectively yawned. Quite contrary to Fineman's raves, this was hardly Biblical. Traders of oil - and, in particular, gold - certainly didn't feel our world suddenly became safer without bin Laden's existence.
But that's not going to stop Fineman and his ilk from doing their victory lap; I don't know what would.
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Geez Noel
Submitted by paragrouper on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:40am.
It's been so long since anything good has been accomplished by the Administration--let them enjoy the moment.
I agree we should give credit
Submitted by dscott on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 4:56pm.
I agree we should give credit where credit is due otherwise we would be acting like liberals. Thank you mister CIC for allowing the military to get the bad guy. I hope the deaths or capture of Mullah Omar and al Zawahiri will be shortly forthcoming. Like I said elsewhere, I prefer to have these men contemplate their failure isolated in a 3 x 5 cage until they die, it's much more just for their victims. Yes, I can be a cruel person where the perp has acted heinously. A bullet in the head is merciful.
Having said that, the context of Obama's overall actions in the use of military power is irreconcilable to his representations. Obama's campaign promises definitely came with numerous expiration dates (of which I am greatful) but his duplicity in deceiving the voters who supported his candidacy were definitely led astray. Obama is nothing at all what he represented himself to be and as such a major leadership fail. Eisenhower said you can't push a string, you can only pull it. That is the nuance of being a leader in a Republic. In order to be an effective leader you must have a common goal and purpose with those whom you command. Obama due to his numerous expired statements does not.
Obama is not what he presented himself to be, a liberal who was anti-war. Obama used drones to kill people on the ground which is completely against what he stood for. He has killed American citizens overseas without benefit of a judicial process that he and many liberals represented should be done. Again, I have no problem with either of these actions since those were killed were on the field of battle opposing US Forces. Obama has demonstrated that he will order a soldier to kill the enemy.
In short, Obama obviously has what Bill Clinton did not, a killer instinct or a least the willingness to get rid of bad people without the silliness of confusing civilian legality with military methods in prosecuting a war. Had Bill Clinton had Obama's willingness to get the job done without being squeamish about it, then 911 would never have occurred. A whole series of events would never have occurred from the invasion of Afghanistan to Iraq. There would have been no context for Iraq. Of course even these series of events have their origin in another conniving passive aggressive pansy, Jimmy Carter who undermined the Shah of Iran and formented Muslim jihad (undeniable facts of history) as a means to needle the Soviet Union to make their outlying provinces ungovernable.
Having the compunction to kill and lie is a means to obtain power, but those are things we do in war, not in domestic politics and certainly not as a leader in a Republic representing the wishes of the public who entrusted him with the safe keeping of their fortunes and security. No matter how much liberals spin this, the inescapable truth is Obama lies and therefore is unworthy of trust.
He also said we'd kill bin Laden if he became president
Submitted by The Irishman on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 5:08pm.
So he's got that going for him. And by the way, Commander in Chief Obama did not "allow" the military to get the bad guy, he ORDERED them. See the difference?
Too Bad Obama.....
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 6:52pm.
It's too bad Obama just can't order the unemployment numbers to drop!
Wait a second.........I guess he is!
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
point 1 - the military was
Submitted by dscott on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:01am.
point 1 - the military was ready to kill OBL since the Clinton administration, the only thing that stopped them was a Democrat. That's nuance for you.
point 2 - A new wikileaks release revealed we suspected OBL was in Abbotabad and thus forced Obama's hand lest he be shown as ineffective as Clinton and a liar as you just admitted - Obama said he would kill OBL.
Again, this does not take away from the fact that Obama gave the order to kill OBL.
IMO Were it not for the Wikileaks expose', Obama would have happily waited to the summer of 2012 "investigating, observing, confirming and studying" where the politics of the kill would have been to his favor but that's my read of the man as pathological, charming as he may be. I view him as an extremely dangerous self serving person who should not be underestimated.
Obama's orders
Submitted by The Irishman on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:25am.
I love how conservatives keep bringing up these "what ifs" AS IF different possible scenarios can still come to light.
Speculate as you will, you don't know what happened in the months leading up.
But bin Laden is dead. Obama made it a priority. Now you pretend, after all that's happened, Obama didn't really want to catch bin Laden. Nice.
Irish
Submitted by bassndude on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:39am.
It was always a priority. From Tora Bora to death, Osama was a priority target for the CIA and/or the military. Hence the task force that was full time looking for him. Obama just happened to be sitting in the Oval Office when the cards fell, that's all.
So far, Rasmussen Reports shows no bounce for Obama. Not even one point. As a matter of fact, from yesterday, he is down a point. Go figure.
Fact of the matter is, it took Obama 16 hours to decide to kill Osama, after he had all the information. He had to sleep on it! Sleep on it?! The guy is the most indecisive man on the face of the earth. He is weak. He is arrogant. He is worthless, except as a figure head. And he is not any good at that.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
Why?
Submitted by The Irishman on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 10:13am.
Why should the president see a bump in his polls? This event changes pretty much nothing.
Dead Zippers Lies again.
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:40am.
He did not make it a priority. You lie again.
Barack Obama suggested last night that removing Osama bin Laden from the battlefield was no longer a priority and that America's security goals could be achieved merely by keeping a watchful eye on al-Qaeda. --- January 15 2009
points 1 & 2 are undeniable
Submitted by dscott on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:56am.
points 1 & 2 are undeniable facts. After those facts, I plainly said IMO - IN MY OPINION. It means what I think, That doesn't mean conservatives as a whole hold the same opinion.
Once Wikileaks exposed the location of OBL, Obama had no choice but to MAKE a decision he had been sitting on for months since they knew the location from August 2010. That is a fact followed by an inescapable conclusion. His choices were: give the order to kill OBL OR lose the opportunity. IMO, had Wikileaks not exposed' OBL's location, Obama would have continued to sit on the decision, that's his MO.
dscott---
Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:53pm.
A good post, with one small caveat -
"In short, Obama obviously has what Bill Clinton did not, a killer instinct or at least the willingness to get rid of bad people without the silliness of confusing civilian legality with military methods in prosecuting a war."
I don't know that Obama has a killer instinct other than following his advisor's advice in domestic political situations, and if he did not confuse 'civilian legality with military methods in prosecuting a war' with the brouhaha over having Khalid Sheik Mohammed tried in a civilian courtroom in New York City as opposed to facing a military tribunal, then he merely underestimated the checks and balances of a system designed to tell a would be emperor that his desires or wishes are sometimes fated to come in last behind common sense and public approval.
MD
Correct you are as to what he
Submitted by dscott on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:39am.
Correct you are as to what he wanted to do with those "already in custody." However, Obama clearly demonstrates that the rhetoric of civilian legality has no place in a combat situation, that is what I was referring to.
Also, IMO Obama/Holder had nefarious motives in trying KSM and others in civilian court, which is why I opposed such an action, since Obama promised they would be found guilty and even IF they weren't they would stay in jail for the rest of their lives. The horrific precedent of such a rigged civilian trial would lead to indescriminate detentions with zero charges against anyone whom the Regime found at odds with them by labeling them as "terrorists". Because anyone whom opposed the Regime would be considered a domestic terrorist via circular reasoning and no one would be able to oppose it. Guilt by Accusation. http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/11/18/the-rule-of-law/
dscott---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 10:47pm.
I understand.
I missed that point, before.
MD
I take it all back, NO CREDIT
Submitted by dscott on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 4:43pm.
I take it all back, NO CREDIT WHATSOEVER for Obama, none, zilch, nada, zip. NEW INFORMATION HAS SURFACED ON THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO killing OBL
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/05/9-months-16-hour...
PROPS TO CLINTON, PANETTA and GATES! If it were up to Obama, it wouldn't have been done. Furthermore, Obama is a puppet of Valerie Jarrett. by the way Obama was literally on the golf course when decisions were being made to proceed!
Democrats, do yourselves a favor, impeach Obama because between this puppet and his handler you are all going down with him.
Let's be realistic
Submitted by zenman1661 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:43am.
I think in Biblical times the leader did a little more than sign the order for the troops to launch a mission.
Yep
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:15am.
They were usually out in front personally leading their soldiers into battle.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
They were. David got into
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 3:05pm.
They were. David got into trouble with Bathseba because he was not leading the troops.
Here's the exact passage from II Sam 11:1
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Of course...
Submitted by Too Old To Be Cool on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:43am.
...if a Republican president said the same things, he would be attacked for "taking credit where it's not due".
inheritance
Submitted by mom_rox on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:02am.
I can't remember where I read this (here or on another site):
President Obama's new slogan: "I inherited this success."
If Obama looks like a giant,
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:35am.
If Obama looks like a giant, it's because he's standing on the shoulders of George W. Bush.
Biblical???? Good grief!
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:58am.
More soft bigotry of low expectations.
I know they insist on using superlatives when talking about The Obama, and they keep inflating his accomplishments, but this is ridiculous.
Where will they have to go after this: back to Evan Thomas's "sort of God" analogy?
"But the most tangible thing for voters will be that Obama got the central job done.
Yeah, Osama bin Laden was the central job. Or not.
plagues
Submitted by m1xram on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 8:30pm.
Maybe it's Biblical like the 7 deadly plagues for what he's done to American? If I lived in Arizona or Wisconsin, I'd certainly be wondering why my president hates me.
The opposite of Left is Freedom.
Scumbags
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:53am.
I see it this way: One scumbag who gave the order to take out another scumbag doesn't make him any less of a scumbag.
What's the difference between the two? One's a mass murderer, the other's a country murderer.
-Jon
We will see if the American
Submitted by okie-pastor on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:53am.
We will see if the American people agree in November 2012
I said yesterday that I bet
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:59am.
I said yesterday that I bet Obama is wishing the election was this year!
By next year, if the economy's still in the tank, no one's going to be voting on the basis of this.
I saw somewhere that he did
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:13am.
I saw somewhere that he did get a bump out of this.
Just keep reminding them...
Submitted by Serr8d on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:07am.
What's going to keep the victor lap from becoming a victory parade in 2012?
Just keep reminding them of the Big(ger) Men in the room.
That, and "It's the Economy, Stupid!"
But, but, but
Submitted by Tomorama on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:10am.
It is comical how the FACT that GITMO and waterboarding come into play here and were a HUGE part of this puzzle and the media is pretty much ignoring the FACT that Obambi and EVERY libtard was against BOTH of these "Bush ideals".
But now that they were again PROVEN TO WORK, as we say, CUE THE CRICKETS.
John Brennan said this morning that he doesn't believe waterboarding was used.
I LOST ALL RESPECT FOR HIM.
But did He learn anything?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:11am.
You really have to love democraps. Their boy gives the order to take out one terrorist (can we call him that now?) and all of a sudden He is Marcus Luttrell?
Do you think Bambi learned anything from this, like Arab leaders will fear us more and respect us more for putting a bullet in someone's head than kissing their asses and their rings.
Water boarding works, and it should be the "torture" of choice in Gitmo.
Keep Gitmo open, and advertise the fact. Dare those bastards to try and stop us.
Next time you kill one of these bastards, feed his body to the hogs, film it, and run it on TV.
Bambi did good here. I have to give him credit for not saying "NO" when our magnificent armed forces delivered this pig on a platter. All he had to do was not say "NO" and he came through.
Now doesn't that make us all feel better than watching Him kiss rings and ass on his "Will You Still Love Me" World Tour? Hell, even the bimbo's on the view were chest bumping and wanting to throw down.
Sorry
Submitted by JLin on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:14am.
He still looks like Bill Clinton's coffee boy.
Yet, how is there not blowback on the Afghan surge?
Submitted by merly1 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:17am.
We are spilling our blood and money chasing cavemen/drug producers in Afghanistan, while the real terrorists are far way in Islamabad. How is this not an issue after all the years of Bush fighting "the wrong war." Bush was very correct in de-emphasizing a big effort in the graveyard of empires.
Alas, that will also be us if we dont wise up pretty quick.......................I am all for celebrating President Obama and the Navy seals fabulous OBL efforts, but the painful conclusion is this invalidates the whole "Afghan as primary front" theory. Sorry, but it is true.
Use drones there, and get our boots out...................you dont think the Russians have some schadenfreude over this effort?
I don't know much about the Bible
Submitted by The Irishman on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:17am.
But I'm almost certain it doesn't mention Commander in Chief.
There is no mention of CIC in
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:19am.
There is no mention of CIC in the Bible. I was the job of the king to lead their troops into battle. Throughout history kings pretty much led the battles.
Thank you
Submitted by The Irishman on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:27pm.
That makes a little more sense, but the analogy is still wrong.
Do you mean effective or affected?
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:18am.
The only thing this loser has shown is that when he follows the previous administration's policies he sees success.
Of course to get elected those policies are all bad and must be stopped immediately.
BO's success is that he followed Bush's lead. Naturally giving all credit where it's due.
To Libs everywhere: "OBL's Death a Victory for the Adults"
Submitted by Red Jeep on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:23am.
"The children are celebrating and taking credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, but make no mistake about it, this is a win for the adults... Now by adults, I mean folks mature enough to understand that the world is a mean place ruled by the aggressive use of power and that the only way to stop evil from ruling is for the good guys to use more power and to use it more aggressively."
"And by children, I mean the overgrown juveniles who refuse to understand this reality as it is and who like to think the Muslim world adored us until Bush-Cheney and Rumsfeld came to power. Long before election day of 2012, this will become evident."
"The death of bin Laden has nothing to do with closing Guantanamo Bay. It has nothing to do with trying Kahlid Sheik Muhummad in New York City. It has nothing to do with avoiding collateral damage at our own soldiers' peril and it has nothing to do with Patti Murray's gushing about bin Laden's day care centers..."
"First, it is instructive that candidate Obama campaigned against the idea of even killing bin Laden. Now he's taking credit for masterminding the entire op and the military hating leftists are now ready to call him the return of Patton.
But let's look at some background. What really happened is that the intel trail that ultimately culminated in Sunday's events started in 2007 at Guantanamo Bay. The first key piece of intel was the identification of the couriers who kept bin Laden informed. I guess we'll never know for sure if waterboarding led to this first nugget of information, but you can bet that whatever it was it falls under the very adult notion of "enhanced interrogation" techniques. In other words, Obama is the beneficiary of tactics he campaigned against -- that were performed at a location he campaigned against..."
To sum it up, everything we as conservatives believe about our country's defense, the War on Terror, interrogation, special ops / black ops, Gitmo, and the realities of the world was validated. Our ideas won. Our tactics won. An enemy we never hesitated to call out was killed.
Everything liberals believe about the same was defeated. They are trying to take credit for a win in a war they never acknowledged with tactics they openly hate. With a childish liberal in the White House, that may not be evident to much of the country at the moment. But I predict it will be..."
From an article by C. Edmund Wright http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/05/obls_death_a_victory_for_the_a.html
Oh, and Howard, your check is in the mail and included is your card certifying your stupidity.
From one grownup to another ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:34am.
... well said, Jeep!
The left is going to get all they can squeeze out of this
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:31am.
Deep down, the propaganda hacks in the media know that Obama positively sucks as both POTUS and CIC, and they are going to do whatever it takes to try and draw the attention of the sheeple away from that.
Even if they have to lie through their teeth to do it.
And there is no way they will ever turn on him - no matter what he does, as he has gotten the far-left closer to their ultimate goal than FDR, LBJ, and Jihad Jimmy Earl combined.
They know this country is in the home stretch, and they can clearly see their goal post from here.
Why would they derail the bullet train to Marxist bliss now?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Hey Fineman...He had no other choice.
Submitted by NVRAT on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:33am.
Here we go again trying to make political hay over the sighing of an order to kill OBL, it seems to me President Bush issued that order in 2001 or there about. Obama had no other choice and had to issue a recount of the order because there were to many people that knew they had OBL located. It could not be because Obama has such low approval ratings could it? it would have been a total disaster for him NOT to sign the order and later be known that Obama refused. As usual all Democratic politicians are try to make it look like it was all his doing. What a Damn laugh.
'Biblical'? Uh, Howie-boy is
Submitted by Slyrr on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:34am.
'Biblical'? Uh, Howie-boy is an atheist, right? Isn't he part of the liberal leftist anti-christian lobby that's trying to ban the 10 commandments in public, punish anyone who prays, and tear the crosses off dead war heroes? Now all of a sudden he cites the bible as if he thinks it's somehow important and authoritative? It is to laugh.
Here lies Osama Bin Ladin: He died as he lived - cringing behind a human sheild
When are you stupid bastards going to wake up???
Submitted by Patriot II on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:46am.
barry soetoro, aka A.H. supreme, oblahma....didn't do jack shyt! nada, nothing, get it! You want to thank someone, thank the Navy Seals.....not this freaking half white , half wit!!!
Gotta disagree, Pat II.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:08am.
The dip stick DIDN'T SAY NO when confronted with the facts (and probably an implied threat from within His military and the CIA that they were going to do it whether He liked it or not)!
In His ass kissing, ring kissing world that is a major accomplishment.
Now if He would just sit the hell down and shut up for the next two years and let the JSOC run things, He could actually get reelected. That's enough to make me puke.
Didn't say no...but.......
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:24am.
Have you seen that picture of them in the situation room(saw it on Drudge myself)? Everyone's expression is what would be expected, except the expression on DuhOne's face makes him look like he's pissed off about something. Hillary had a "OMG" or something similar expression, I can allow that, but the others, minus the Chairman, all had a pensive "wait and see" look, even Biden.
Gotta make you wonder.
-Jon
I liked the "cake" analogy.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:08am.
"A lot of people were involved in baking the cake, going back years, but the cake turned out well and voters will notice [that Maobama came in after all the work was done and blew out the candles]."
An effective CIC would not
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:10am.
An effective CIC would not mess around with the Somali pirates. There are 4 Americans dead because of his ineffectiveness. Let's see what happens next time Americans are taken hostage.
I can't believe this garbage....In Biblical terms?
Submitted by Herbster on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:29am.
Come on now. We all know the state run media got the memo of what to say.....But, "In Biblical terms?" Howard, you insulted all three "Moderate Muslins" by not mentioning the koran! You neglected to regurgitate that, "We are not at war with islam." You also committed the sin of not repeating today's official description of obambi.....GUTSY! No more White House invites for you. Of course, the "Gutsy ones" were the Seals who took on this mission. Let me ask you you Howard......If this mission had failed and we had serious numbers of casualties, who would you blame? I have a feeling that the blame would be placed at the feet of George W. Bush. The state run media would claim that the mission failed because BUSH'S plan was used, BUSH'S intelligence analysis, etc. It is disgusting that a president - any president - is described in heroic, Biblical terms.......for just doing their job! Since when is is doing your job, GUTSY? The propaganda will continue for weeks now. The administration will slowly release information that the toadys in the media have been instructed to ask for. These people have no shame.
Do you remember the old song? "You can talk about your man of Gideon, Talk about your man of Saul....None like good old Joshua at the battle of Jehrico's wall."
I expect the state run media will come out with a revised version....."You can talk about your man of Gideon, talk about your man of Saul...none like good old gutsy man at the battle of basket ball!"
Prauy for our Nation!
This is some arrogance by the
Submitted by rbosque on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:31am.
This is some arrogance by the left. Obama ran on an anti-war platform. His drones have been fomenting anti-war sentiments in the media, academia, Hollywood, and through their vile anti-war and pro-Marxist protests... and now he's portrayed as some type of Alexander the Great. How many times have we seen vulgar depictions of Bush as a Nazi, "war monger", or as Hitler? Where are the similar depictions of Obama? Obama started another war in Libya, where are the protests now?
This shows the lengths and depths these people will take in order to keep their power.
I agree with Fineman
Submitted by HockeyKid on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:57am.
The Bible is full of examples leaders who won battles but were awful leaders, seeking not the favor of God, and each had his fall at the end.
Obysmal is decidedly defined in those biblical terms.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Detach lips from rear, Howie
Submitted by StarAZ on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:03pm.
Now it comes out Jarrett was for this, Obama wasn't--at first. Some dustup betw them. Yes, he ordered a military operation in progress for months--that's his job, if I am not mistaken. He made a decision! Stop the presses. As for the Biblical thing--maybe I missed the slingshot there in the chair beside him in the situation room. My eyesight is pretty bad.
BHO is Chauncey Gardner,
Submitted by fitzfong on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:28pm.
BHO is Chauncey Gardner, Forest Gump and the Manchurian Candidate rolled into one smug, arrogant, overly-entitled package employing a coterie of Howard Finemans from the Chris Matthews/BHO Fighting Kneepad Brigade to spin every accidental bowel movement this man makes into some history-altering triumph. They fool no one anymore...outside of those who wish to be fooled.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
The hobgoblin of liberal minds
Submitted by chazski on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:30pm.
The liberal media establishment is displaying a truly foolish consistency in their uniformly claiming that the killing of bin Laden shows that Obama is a "commanding commander" and proves he is qualified to be President. Every discussion by liberals of the bin Laden take down begins with praise of the "bravery" of Obama for making the decision and the assertion that it proves his ability to be President. What they don't understand is that their repeated insistence that Obama is qualified shows that there is a real question about his qualifications. If he was truly qualified, they wouldn't have to keep insisting that he is. They haven't stopped yet bashing Palin as unqualified to be President, but even as we speak, she has four more years of successful executive experience than does Obama.
Never forget that this so-called 'effective' CIC...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:35pm.
...sent his lackey Herr Erich von Holderen and his Ministry of Justice after many of our soldiers, one of which was a SEAL who merely punched out a Jihadist.
Now Obama has trotted out his little lackey to tell us all how legal this mission was.
Why is it I think that Holder would be the first prosecutor in line to try the soldiers involved for war crimes, as well as their CIC if said CIC had an "R" after his name?
No, this CIC is an anti-American, derelict fraud, and has been trying to make it as difficult for our military as he possibly can since Day One.
He ran on an anti-military, anti-GWOT platform, and the American sheeple voted for him by the millions.
I'm just amazed he hasn't managed to surrender outright to the Jihadists in the GWOT.
Yet.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Herr von Holderen is supposed
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:06pm.
Herr von Holderen is supposed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee today on Operation Gunrunner/Fast and Furious. i wonder if he will be truthful.
On his way to Sainthood...
Submitted by octavioj on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:10pm.
My God these people like to bash the Evangelical Republicans but when it comes time for their idolatry they are quick to jump into the religious equivalency, are they not?
Perfectly consistent with the
Submitted by dscott on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 9:15am.
Perfectly consistent with the idea of Utopia on Earth belief system. If Heaven can be created on Earth, then those who created that heaven are gods. Hence, self righteousness is a virtue to a liberal. It would be wonder if they DIDN'T bash evangelicals as they are complete opposites.
A couple of questions. If
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:23pm.
A couple of questions. If getting Osama made Obama a competent CinC, why didn't the HuffPo assert that Bush's getting Sadaam and his sons made Bush a competent CinC?
If the policies that Obama implemented after inauguration, would have, had they been implemented during the years 2003-2008, resulted in the inability of the US to obtain the crucial intelligence necessary to connect the dots to Osama's fortress in Abbotabad, how does that make Obama a competent CinC?
The stills of Obamao
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:43pm.
and his flock of lambs watching the operation was priceless. Obamao and Clinton were horrified. They look as if they have no clue what happens when the military does it's job. I think Baby Obamao learned a hard lesson about the difference between the stroke of a pen, the giving of an order and the results of that order. He also learned a big lesson about the difference between being a leader and a community activist. Hillary needs to toughen up, if she wants to be POTUS. Protecting our country is not a joke. People die in the process. Liberals, who were dancing in the streets right along with conservatives, must understand that we live in a violent world. Liberals think "violence" is a picket line or nasty dialogue. This is REAL VIOLENCE, perpetrated by professionals, the best in the world. Liberals need to break out of their idealist, bubble-like existance and see the world for what it truly is. Conservatives do.
The rest of the room was intent, knowing that they were seeing an historic moment.
DID YOU ENJOY THE MEAL?
Submitted by Herbster on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:56pm.
Let's see.......Bush cleaned the house, shopped for the food, set the table, cooked the dinner. Obambi came in and ate dinner.......afterward he crowed to the workd how hard he worked, to make the evening a success, etc.
Word is it took him sixteen hours to decide to let the Seals go after Bin Ladin. Indecisive, weak, lacking core values. Not the qualities of a leader. Oops. I forgot. He leads from behind.
The White House and the state run media will draw out this affair as long as possible for maximum political effect.
A guest on the Morning Joke Show stated that he was thrilled with obama's "Growth from a law professor to a decisive President." Lie #1. Obambi was NOT a law professor even though the media continues this lie. According to the Univ. of Chicago, he was a Part-time lecturer. Now he is a "Decisive, gutsy President" Please feel free to chime in with what should be his real title. I'll start the ball rolling with Leftist community organizer.
My vote is for
Submitted by HockeyKid on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 2:37pm.
The Great Pretender.
In a seemingly prescient frame of mind, The Platters even recorded a theme song for him:
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such
I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone
Almost spooky, ain't it?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
I'm still waiting
Submitted by MissMinPhx on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:56pm.
for someone to suggest that we simply designate Obama "Emperor for Life" following the take down of Osama Bin Laden. Barbara Walters came close yesterday to suggesting that when she said "Let's just cancel the election now." We all chuckle about these stupid things the media says, but this is how a cult of personality starts and our media is playing its part perfectly. Has anyone from the media yet asked any administration official any tough questions about the OBL takedown? Der Spiegel has an article insisting that it violated international law, and sadly there are many others out there criticizing Obama's actions, yet in this country it's only positive news. We Americans have to read the European journals to get anything other than glowing news reports.
Hypocrisy = Stephen Colbert
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 2:50pm.
From Big Hollywood
Stephen Colbert clip from 2009 ranting how Dick Cheney "Assassination Squads" are terrible.
Stephen Colbert clip from a couple days ago praising the assassination of OBL.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Biblical? Let us bray....
Submitted by Pilgrim1949 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 2:52pm.
The Obamessiah's Biblical quotient can be summed up in Old Testament terms --
In Biblical times it was considered a miracle when an ass spoke.
Times certainly have changed!
"Ye canne change the laws of physics....." but some politicians believe that with the right legislation you can pretend they don't really apply to your own pet projects...
Wording
Submitted by m1xram on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 8:44pm.
Noel, not sure I'd have used that term. I don't feel the righteousness in it. Here's a good one, eradication. That has the feel of evil removal.
In the years I've been reading your stuff this was the only think I could find to whine about. :-) Keep up the great work!
The opposite of Left is Freedom.