May 03, 2011
— Ace
"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."
"Calmy and meticulously overseeing" seems to be a resume-padding way of saying "He watched the SEAL team act on closed circuit video."
Like, "I facilitated urgent inter-organizational communications" (i.e., I routed calls to my boss).
Yes, he was Commander in Chief. He ordered the strike -- or acquiesced to it, when Leon Panetta really urged it.
But does anyone, apart from Howard Fineman, believe he was making tactical decisions? That's what his "meticulously overseeing" is meant to stupidly, and dishonestly, imply-- he crafts words which are deliberately vague but can be read to mean quite a bit.
No, Obama wasn't "meticulously overseeing" this. He was authorizing others to act. Those others "meticulously oversaw" it and then reported back that everything was being "meticulously overseen."
Amazing.
But of course they're going to do this -- bear in mind, this is a media which has praised Obama for accomplishing nothing at all. The media even swooned over drawings he drew as a seven year old!
They might as well have gone the full proud-parent route and babbled praise at him for making a nice poopie.
So, of course, when he finally achieves (as in, was a part of) something important -- well, all that previous, ahem, restraint they demonstrated goes out the window.
Question: Is the media saying it was possible that Obama might have made the decision to not authorize the raid?
That's how a decision becomes critical -- only if there was the possibility of choosing the other way. If there's no other possible decision, there's no real decision.
So -- is the media telling me that Obama is the sort of man who might have chosen not to take out Obama?
If so, please elaborate: And tell me why this should be a reason to vote for him rather than against him, which seems the more reasonable response.
Howard Fineman Is Truly An Idiot: I said it back in 2007, in a very funny piece in which I noted his tendency to drool on down to his pants when the name "Barack Obama" was mentioned.
Good to see his trousers are still wet.
Question for a Debate: "Mr. President, I'm going to read you the names of several people who were president, or who might have been president, had history worked out differently.
Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush the Elder, Bill Clinton, George Bush the Younger, John McCain, Rudolf Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, and Sarah Palin.
Now, Mr. President, I'd like you to tell me which of those people, if any, would not have made the decision you did to take out Osama bin Ladin."
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Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at May 03, 2011 12:38 PM (zxrQh)
Posted by: Vic at May 03, 2011 12:38 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: FUBAR at May 03, 2011 12:39 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 03, 2011 12:39 PM (i6RpT)
Truce is over (plus I need gas).
Today's Post-It for the fuel pump:
OBL CAPPED
NAVY SEALS ROCK!
HOW 'BOUT THESE PRICES?
NOBama 2012!
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:40 PM (7GfKM)
""I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."
--Evan Cocksucker Thomas, Newsweek Editor
June 2009
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 12:40 PM (uFokq)
Don't tempt 'em. We'll probably end up having at least one slow news day during the next 18 months.
Posted by: JR at May 03, 2011 12:40 PM (gWOju)
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:41 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at May 03, 2011 12:41 PM (VidfH)
Who would be the new addition to the "Underbus Kids?"
Posted by: Alec Leamas at May 03, 2011 12:41 PM (IVQSY)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 03, 2011 12:42 PM (i6RpT)
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at May 03, 2011 12:42 PM (zxrQh)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at May 03, 2011 12:43 PM (VidfH)
Wait a fucking minute wait a fucking minute here......I was told from 2001-2008 that anyone who advocated war and was all for it, had to either go to war themselves, or send their daughters to it.
WTF happened? When did this shit change!!!!11!!!
Oh that would have been waaay back in January of 2009.
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:43 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: joncelli at May 03, 2011 12:43 PM (RD7QR)
What's that? ... he led SEAL Team 6? I stand corrected!
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:44 PM (7GfKM)
Sweetie - fuck you. I missed Dancing with the Stars on Tivo for this crap.
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Posted by: Barack Obama at May 03, 2011 12:44 PM (7BU4a)
Posted by: davey brooks at May 03, 2011 12:44 PM (Y1DZt)
Posted by: seaniep at May 03, 2011 12:44 PM (FoUUZ)
Posted by: packsoldier at May 03, 2011 12:44 PM (3eTi8)
Posted by: Ted Kennedy's Gristle Encased Head at May 03, 2011 12:44 PM (+lsX1)
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:45 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:45 PM (ihSHD)
Everybody clap for Barry. Yea, Barry!
Now he gets a cookie.
Posted by: Howard Fineman at May 03, 2011 12:45 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 03, 2011 04:42 PM (i6RpT)
I remember watching that live on TV. IN COLOR!
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 03, 2011 12:45 PM (7BU4a)
If Bush had ordered the mission, the headlines would read "Cheney Death Squads Assassinate Unarmed Suspect!"
Ha! You stole my mindthoughts!
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: joncelli at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 04:45 PM (7GfKM)
The revolution is here brothers!
Posted by: The Italic Liberation Front at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (7BU4a)
Posted by: president o'bumbles at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (Y1DZt)
Posted by: Y-not at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (pW2o8)
And a sock fail!
Notion posted in last thread I tried to comment on and got rejected.
Here is the thing, I am glad UBL is dead. But UBL's day was over a while ago. That's why I wasn't that concerned that Bush didn't get him. Because he was either dead or as good as dead - useless.
Bloackbuster attacks on iconic landmarks is out. In is the Ft. Hood shooting. That's al Awlaki's war. We need to get that guy.
Posted by: blaster at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (Fw2Gg)
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (7GfKM)
Obama Watched A TV Show So He's Pretty Awesome
That is an outright lie, you teabagger! I personally led the raid and shot Bin Laden myself. Just ask the media. Or Drew M.
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at May 03, 2011 12:46 PM (c45xH)
Look, Obama killed Osama and bombed quadaffys house within a week. Know what I am feeling?
PEACE PRIZE!
Posted by: robtr at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (MtwBb)
Yeah, me neither.
Posted by: looking closely at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (6Q9g2)
between authorizing the SEALs to shoot those pirates and now this . . . obama should be pushed to the front of BUDS and just made an honorary SEAL!!!!!!!!!
funny that! All the pathological liars I have known have played the "seal card".
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Methos at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (uqJo6)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 03, 2011 04:42 PM (i6RpT)
That was gutsy. Everybody knows they have the Wave Motion Gun.
Posted by: Howard Fineman at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (T0NGe)
Not to like, ascribe any basic competency to the regime or anything. I just figure that the military and the SEAL team wouldn't have gone in if they didn't have that just like they wouldn't have gone in if they didn't have pre-approval to shoot OBL in the head.
Posted by: luagha at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (Dk9yX)
Posted by: Cicero at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Rocks at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (Q1lie)
FTFY
Posted by: 18-1 at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (7BU4a)
Posted by: nevergiveup
Appropriating the wartime exploits of another is disgusting and should never be tolerated in the public arena.
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 12:47 PM (326rv)
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (CpbrP)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (bp264)
I think it was on CBS Sunday night that I heard a reporter say something like this: "George W. Bush always called himself a wartime president. Barack Obama never made that claim, but now he can wear that mantle proudly."
Barf!
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Roy at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: Howard Fineman at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Cicero at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli & friends at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (3OCZw)
Posted by: Rocks at May 03, 2011 04:47 PM (Q1lie)
I have a wicked golf elbow injury you bitter clinger.
Posted by: Barack Obama at May 03, 2011 12:48 PM (7BU4a)
Posted by: Drider at May 03, 2011 12:49 PM (uJSfP)
So -- is the media telling me that Obama is the sort of man who might have chosen not to take out Obama?
- Me thinks you just divided by zero.
Posted by: DyingSlowlyEveryDay at May 03, 2011 12:49 PM (Yh3VO)
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:49 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 12:49 PM (326rv)
And I've gots the Piece Prize to prove it!
Posted by: Barack Obama at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (7BU4a)
Posted by: ace at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (bp264)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (VidfH)
That typo is never going to get old.
Posted by: Methos at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (uqJo6)
Posted by: BuckNutty at May 03, 2011 12:50 PM (D5ZXr)
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 12:51 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: USA at May 03, 2011 12:51 PM (YZISw)
I think it was on CBS Sunday night that I heard a reporter say something like this: "George W. Bush always called himself a wartime president. Barack Obama never made that claim, but now he can wear that mantle proudly."
Posted by: runningrn
Yes, it offsets the Nobel peace prize medal quite well, don't you think?
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 12:51 PM (326rv)
Posted by: Methos at May 03, 2011 04:50 PM (uqJo6)
Osama...Obama...Osama Obama...uh...get me more scotch dammit!
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at May 03, 2011 12:52 PM (7BU4a)
Srsly?
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 03, 2011 12:52 PM (YuWcy)
Posted by: jimmuy at May 03, 2011 12:52 PM (R5Sh+)
Posted by: Kurt at May 03, 2011 12:52 PM (/DG71)
Posted by: IreneFingIrene at May 03, 2011 12:52 PM (JKe0g)
Posted by: jimmuy at May 03, 2011 04:52 PM (R5Sh+)
Screw you man.
Posted by: Namesless White House Intern #3 at May 03, 2011 12:53 PM (7BU4a)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT at May 03, 2011 12:54 PM (48wze)
>>> That's how a decision becomes critical -- only if there was the possibility of choosing the other way. If there's no other possible decision, there's no real decision.
So -- is the media telling me that Obama is the sort of man who might have chosen not to take out Obama?
If so, please elaborate: And tell me why this should be a reason to vote for him rather than against him, which seems the more reasonable response.
Geez Ace you're on fire man - excellent point.
Great work on all of this stuff. That timeline that you put together is great.
Posted by: Roadking at May 03, 2011 12:54 PM (quUhk)
But in this case he made a tough call. This was an uber risky mission and with the Carter comparisons already floating around, Jimmy's debacle in the desert had to be on his mind. Obama had to make a difficult call with huge personal risk and he made it....and he made the correct one.
This is going to make it tougher to say "Obama has no guts" when the election rolls around next year.
(I mean, of course I'll still say "Obama has no guts", but this is going to make it a lot tougher to say...)
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at May 03, 2011 12:54 PM (HqpV0)
Posted by: Havedash at May 03, 2011 12:54 PM (sFD5n)
Srsly?
Totally srsly.
Posted by: Moammar QCKaddafi at May 03, 2011 12:55 PM (uqJo6)
Wow, Obama killing Bin Laden with his sheer mind thoughts is epic! No other president in history has ever accomplished anything this vital to national security before! I guess it is now safe to say that in 2012, the only candidate that will be able to beat President Obama is President Obama.
You know what would save a lot of money in 2012? Suspending elections! Republicans can't win anyways, and they'd probably appreciate the cost savings. The money that would have been spent in elections could be put towards the national debt. Win/Win for everybody!
Posted by: State Run Media Whore at May 03, 2011 12:55 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Veritum at May 03, 2011 12:55 PM (wz/QP)
Posted by: Rocks at May 03, 2011 12:55 PM (Q1lie)
Is it me or have they lost their minds completely?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 12:56 PM (bxiXv)
Obama hasn't been held in Godlike status in awhile, so it's only natural to question......
When it comes to Obama....question EVERYTHING.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 03, 2011 12:56 PM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli & friends at May 03, 2011 12:56 PM (3OCZw)
As for the decision...the choice to kill him was a no brainier but Obama could have chickened out and dropped some JDAMs on him. Might have worked, might not or we might never know for sure. He authorized the riskiest option and should be credited for that.
Posted by: DrewM. at May 03, 2011 12:56 PM (WNzUA)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 12:56 PM (U9jjw)
This was done for national security reasons, not political ones," said Democratic strategist Mark Mellman
The victory lap at Ground Zero must be for national security reasons.
Posted by: Roy at May 03, 2011 12:56 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: IreneFingIrene at May 03, 2011 12:57 PM (JKe0g)
In the White House released pic, I didn't even see Obama at first. He seemed to be pretty slumped down off to the side. I would have expected a more stately pose as he "oversaw our Nation's finest fighting men". Front and center with his arms crossed would have better fit the narritive. I also noticed that Hillary! didn't seem to have the stomach for what was going on at the time the pic was taken.
Posted by: Havedash at May 03, 2011 04:54 PM (sFD5n)
He would have been more prominently in view had he not dropped his bag of skittles scant seconds before and was just returning to his seat when the pic was snapped ...
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:57 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 03, 2011 12:57 PM (qdBf5)
Well, he could have ordered a bombing.. Or he could have waited and waited...
Rememebr Tora Bora when we (either the Bush White House or the field commanders) refused to go engage Osama when he was located because of the risk?
Again,,not an Obama fan, but he did good here. Just because the man is an insufferable narcissist, doesn't mean that props aren't due when props are due.
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at May 03, 2011 12:58 PM (HqpV0)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 03, 2011 12:58 PM (Hiaja)
(If things had gone poorly):
"I told those guys not to go in there and do that, and now they have a big problem."
Posted by: Barry ONineIron at May 03, 2011 12:58 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: ace at May 03, 2011 12:59 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Fritz channeling Trump at May 03, 2011 12:59 PM (GwPRU)
- from "My First Combat Drop" by Master Chief Barry Obama
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 04:56 PM (U9jjw)
This!!!
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 12:59 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: IreneFingIrene at May 03, 2011 01:00 PM (JKe0g)
Posted by: ace at May 03, 2011 01:00 PM (nj1bB)
Hey Vic. I figured out something that I think you might be interested in.
Posted by: DiogenesLamp at May 03, 2011 01:00 PM (v2K2g)
Any other decision would have amounted to Presidential malpractice. Can you imagine if he had been presented evidence that placed Osama in that compound with high confidence and passed on the opportunity? I'm glad he gave the green light, but he doesn't deserve a standing ovation for having done it.
Posted by: angler at May 03, 2011 01:01 PM (SwjAj)
Posted by: D Bowie & B Obama at May 03, 2011 01:01 PM (3OCZw)
They might as well have gone the full proud-parent route and babbled praise at him for making a nice poopie.
That is their agenda.
Posted by: SomeWhereSouthWest at May 03, 2011 01:01 PM (CyPWX)
He did wait a fair bit. Five special National Security meetings before making a decision kinda puts the lie to the President Gutsiest-Call-Ever meme.
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 03, 2011 01:01 PM (Hiaja)
I don't give a shit about his bad posture. Hell, I'll even give him a point for approving the op. And another point for watching it. That's two points.
Dude's stil at minus 10,000 points for election fraud, anonymous donors, foreign campaigning, screwing with Iraq and Afghanistan war plans, ROEs, obamacare, union shenanigans, GM and Chrysler, abusing bailout funds, repeated "stimuli" that just went to unions and government agencies to shore up his constituency, huge over-spending, not taking the budget seriously, "acted stupidly," dragging feet on the oil spill, dragging feet on oil drilling permits, all those communist czars, the child-molester czar, "I won," gun-running ATF, and ON and ON and ON and ON....
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:02 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: AoSHQ's worst commenter, DarkLord© at May 03, 2011 01:02 PM (GBXon)
"Undershorts worn by Preznint on May 1st retired for having ineradicable racing stripes"
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 01:02 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: AoSHQ's worst commenter, DarkLord©
On the plus side, he beat Biden's high score.
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 01:03 PM (326rv)
Posted by: joncelli at May 03, 2011 01:03 PM (RD7QR)
Apparently they are Ace. The Daily Mail quotes the NYT saying everything was set to go but obama had to sleep on it and waiting 16 hours. The next morning:
Obama told his national security adviser Tom Donilon and several other top aides on Friday morning that he would sign off on the daring plan in a moment of drama in the ornate Diplomatic Room of the White House.
with the words "It's a go." Well, I suppose the might have said "No go." but I can't think of one reason why.
Posted by: Rocks at May 03, 2011 01:03 PM (Q1lie)
By mid-February, the officials were convinced a "high-value target" was hiding in the compound. President Barack Obama wanted to take action.
Obama tapped two dozen members of the Navy's elite SEAL Team Six to carry out a raid with surgical accuracy.
[abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=13512344&page=2]
Posted by: OCBill at May 03, 2011 01:03 PM (YJvVE)
But Bloomberg will be there?
Posted by: Soothsayer
Bloomberg will protect him from Tea-partiers.
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 01:03 PM (326rv)
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who plans to attend the debate, said, "I hope all of the serious or even potential candidates are going to get in this debate because, look, this is a president who's got his challenges, but he's going to raise a billion dollars; he's a very gifted campaigner and we've got to start taking the case to the American people why he should be fired."
Others expected to participate include former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who's 2008 run sparked the modern Tea Party movement, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and businessman Herman Cain.
Newt Gingrich had planned to attend but has indicated he will not have filed the FEC papers in time. Mitt Romney has yet to file his South Carolina candidacy papers and some insiders have hinted that his strategy will downplay the Palmetto State this time.
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann expressed eagerness to attend but does not expect to have her paperwork in order until June. Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin have filed no paperwork which some Republicans see as a sign that both will opt out of the 2012 race altogether.
So it looks like Romney will be skipping SC. Maybe it's not his turn after all.
Posted by: Vic at May 03, 2011 01:04 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 03, 2011 01:04 PM (f9c2L)
That Howard Ballman and his other "slobber to power" cohorts are having to go to this extreme shows how desperate they are to salvage anything from this disaster.
Posted by: Shiggz at May 03, 2011 01:04 PM (mLAWK)
Check almost any post that is old and they are almost always like that at the end.
Posted by: buzzion at May 03, 2011 05:01 PM (oVQFe)
They collect spam like OBL's bacon-swaddled corpse is collecting barnacles.
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 01:04 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: OCBill at May 03, 2011 01:04 PM (YJvVE)
How the FUCK am I supposed to believe that he had anything to do with this other than, "Sir, we've got bin Ladin. You need to see this."
Seriously........
Posted by: © Sponge at May 03, 2011 01:05 PM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Sheriff Joe Biden at May 03, 2011 01:05 PM (QKKT0)
Surgical accuracy, mind you. And picked by Obama.
Did these surgeons rip out the tonsils for profit?
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 01:06 PM (Gzv/o)
that's even more aggravating than the "He determined there was enough intelligence." crap.
Posted by: Rocks at May 03, 2011 01:06 PM (Q1lie)
>>> They might as well have gone the full proud-parent route and babbled praise at him for making a nice poopie.
You mean like the one that is currently on Howard Finemans chin?
Why yes, I guess that is a nice one.
Posted by: Roadking at May 03, 2011 01:06 PM (quUhk)
Posted by: Penfold at May 03, 2011 01:07 PM (1PeEC)
For fucks sake.. they don't get that if this thing had gone south, it would have been someone else's ass.. not Obama's!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 03, 2011 01:07 PM (f9c2L)
Surgical accuracy, mind you. And picked by Obama.
Posted by: OCBill at May 03, 2011 05:04 PM (YJvVE)
The Preznint was miffed when the SEAL team members refused to don white lab coats and cancelled his photo-op.
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 01:08 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: joncelli at May 03, 2011 01:08 PM (RD7QR)
I get my Obama's and Osama's mixed up too.
Posted by: Mel at May 03, 2011 01:08 PM (HGQMD)
On the plus side, he beat Biden's high score.
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 05:03 PM (326rv)
Potato?
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 03, 2011 01:08 PM (7BU4a)
"Undershorts worn by Preznint on May 1st retired for having ineradicable racing stripes"
And Jay Carney can look forward to this as a retirement gift from the One.
Posted by: Obama's WH Gift shop.com at May 03, 2011 01:08 PM (3OCZw)
Posted by: marie at May 03, 2011 01:08 PM (W7Seu)
On the plus side, he beat Biden's high score.
Posted by: Danger Dick Blumenthal at May 03, 2011 05:03 PM (326rv)
Oh, come on. Biden fell asleep during his turn.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:09 PM (bxiXv)
>>> So -- is the media telling me that Obama is the sort of man who might have chosen not to take out Obama?
Ace - Drudge has a headline top right that mentions him waiting 16 hours and sleeping on it..........
So you know like, courage man.
Posted by: Roadking at May 03, 2011 01:09 PM (quUhk)
OK, let's get Steve. And that Dylan guy. He's done good work. I'm impressed with what Jose did during last year's playoff run. Jess is too much of a hot-head for this job. Can't have him going Berserker, not this time.
Posted by: Obama picking his team at May 03, 2011 01:10 PM (Hiaja)
What a fucking lie.
But they can't even get their lies straight. Last week Donald Trump was a "Tea Party favorite."
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 01:10 PM (uFokq)
Seriously Howard? Seriously?
How can a grown man say this about a....politician?
Posted by: Tami at May 03, 2011 01:10 PM (VuLos)
None and it looks like Ron Paul is the ONLY one who has actually filed any paperwork.
If Fox holds the line on the rules for this debate Ron Paul will be debating himself.
And he'll probably lose.
Posted by: Vic at May 03, 2011 01:10 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Beppo at May 03, 2011 01:10 PM (uI4Or)
Yep, that is the norm for Kommie Karl Kameron. He hates Republicans.
Posted by: Vic at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (M9Ie6)
That's not a bad point, but you have to put it in the context of not only the intensity of his authorizing others to act, but also the ferocity of his observing of events. It was like some kind of refined, concentrated, super-heated, kinetic passivity.
Posted by: Ted Kennedy's Gristle Encased Head at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (+lsX1)
Fineman not only jumped the shark over The Anointing, he jumped the entire Dead Sea.
What an idiot.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (k8LtX)
And he'll probably lose.
Posted by: Vic at May 03, 2011 05:10 PM (M9Ie6)
Hey Vic. Got a few minutes?
Posted by: DiogenesLamp at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (v2K2g)
Five gets you ten they put CoD:MW2 on, gave him a controller, and told him he was making tactical decisions on the ground...
They probably had to put a bike helmet on him so he wouldn't hurt himself.
Posted by: marie at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (W7Seu)
Posted by: Milo at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (Zv/J9)
Now I do question the timing of the All American Jack Combo add in the side bar complete with a bald eagle........
Posted by: Roadking at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (quUhk)
Ace should light the Breitbart lamp on the roof and ask Andrew to get to the bottom of this 'Ron Paul is the father of the Tea Party' lie.
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 01:12 PM (uFokq)
Because I'd take it. At least I wouldn't be paying 4.29 a gallon.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at May 03, 2011 01:13 PM (pLTLS)
Today its just the lefties trying to insist that Obama bascially single handily hunted him down. They are desperate and feverishly ridiculous. Their false god is weak and now they must tremble because they put all their eggs in his basket.
Posted by: Shiggz at May 03, 2011 01:13 PM (mLAWK)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 03, 2011 01:13 PM (qdBf5)
If there had been anything wrong with the intel, or the raid collided with Pakistani forces, this could have gone bad. There may have been further intel opportunities from monitoring the site rather than striking. And the blowback in Pakistan from the strike, even if successful, could be ugly.
Any competent c-i-c would be aware of these issues and would at least consider not going.
IMHO.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 1 is grovelling coward and 10 is shoot-first berserk) a 3 or maybe even a 4 might not go, and 5-8 would think about it first.
So Obama deserves that much credit. He's President, and he sees (against all his conditioning) what the President has to do - at least some of the time.
Posted by: Rich Rostrom at May 03, 2011 01:14 PM (dyIHB)
Posted by: Soona at May 03, 2011 01:15 PM (45UNa)
He was in DC picking up the Najeeb Halaby Award for Public Service from the Arab American Institute.
You know, truce and all that.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 03, 2011 01:15 PM (YuWcy)
Posted by: Penfold at May 03, 2011 01:15 PM (1PeEC)
Now, Mr. President, I'd like you to tell me which of those people, if any, would not have made the decision you did to take out Osama bin Ladin.
That's easy: Jimmy Carter.
What do I win?
Posted by: Andy at May 03, 2011 01:15 PM (5Rurq)
Posted by: ace at May 03, 2011 01:16 PM (nj1bB)
"Meticulously overseeing " the operation???
He had to be pulled off the fucking golf course to watch it!!!!
...and that's being reported all over....just not from rdbrewer's article in the sidebar.
Posted by: beedubya at May 03, 2011 01:16 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:16 PM (k1rwm)
Thank you, thank you! (Waits for applause to die down).
As an American (whips out B.C. from jacket pocket), I am proud to stand before you all today to congratulate myself on the outstanding way I handled the recent killing of Osama Bin Laden. Many of you lost family and loved ones that fateful, sunny, cloudless Tuesday morn. I myself remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. Michelle and I had just finished working out with our personal trainer, Joe, and were sipping our cruelty free, fat free, sugar free, fiber enriched, fair trade protein drinks.
Luckily, I was not in D.C. at the time as I was busy coaching Malia's basketball team to the semi-final of the quarter final of the pre-playoff hemi-final. Michelle and I sat aghast as we watched the two airplanes deliberately ram into the World Trade Center. We immediately placed several franctic phone calls to our broker in Tower 1 to begin selling off our stock shares immediately. I couldn't believe that an incident like this could wipe out the carefully crafted nest egg that Michelle and I had only recently been able to put together.
As the full horror of the financial losses we would incur hit us, Michelle and I both burst into tears. For you see, it wasn't long ago, that we were just like you guys, living paycheck to paycheck and carrying a balance on all 25 of our credit cards. We were finally able to start saving for the girls's college funds when disaster struck.
I am happy to stand before you today and bask in my own greatness. There really is no one as smart, as good looking or as wonderful as me. I guarantee you that you will go away from this place today, better people, because I have honored you with my gaze.
So in conclusion, this is a great day for America and a great day for me. I bless America! Amen!
Posted by: Zero at Ground Zero at May 03, 2011 01:16 PM (ihSHD)
Sixteen Hours.
"But the next morning after 16 hours, Obama summoned four top aides to the White House Diplomatic Room. Before they could speak, the president put his fist on the table and declared 'It's a go'."
--
I especially like the "fist on the table" part, where after waffling for SIXTEEN HOURS, he simulated decisiveness by putting his fist on the table.
[DailyMail via Drudge]
Posted by: OCBill at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (YJvVE)
President Barack Obama just proved himself -- vividly, in almost Biblical terms
It must have been difficult to write this as he was simultaneously, in almost Biblical terms, pulling Barry's pubes out of his teeth
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (1Jaio)
This may be a little off topic but has anyone mentioned or asked if they found dialysis gear in the compound?
Posted by: Milo at May 03, 2011 05:12 PM (Zv/J9)
No, but they did find a couple of dozen packages of diabetes supplies delivered by Liberty Medical! How 'bout that service!
Posted by: Wilford Brimley, authorized spokesperson and oatmeal afficianado at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (7GfKM)
Hi!
Posted by: Bill Clinton at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: joncelli at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (RD7QR)
Any competent c-i-c would be aware of these issues and would at least consider not going.
---
The guy campaigned on getting Osama. Under what circumstances would the risks be any less?
Or was Obama's promise to get OBL as serious as OJ's promise to find the real killers?
Posted by: Y-not at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Mel at May 03, 2011 05:08 PM (HGQMD)
My wife claims that is why the MFM is now using Usama vice Osama because even the skilled media butt kissers have screwed this up.
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 03, 2011 01:17 PM (yrGif)
Posted by: ace at May 03, 2011 05:16 PM (nj1bB)
But they weren't 100% sure that bin Laden was in there, were they? They were going on strict INTEL with no visual confirmation until the feet were on the ground and inside the house.
He made the call because he was told to. Top Men told him to. Top.Men.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 03, 2011 01:18 PM (UK9cE)
I think Obama would love to take himself on a date. He's gay like that.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at May 03, 2011 01:19 PM (IXLvN)
Posted by: Wilford Brimley, authorized spokesperson and oatmeal afficianado at May 03, 2011 01:19 PM (7GfKM)
You gotta wonder why Bush couldn't get to Osama in 7 years.
Or do you?
Didn't the New York Times and the Democrats did everything they could to thwart the mission. From leaking info to turning public opinion against Bush?
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 01:19 PM (uFokq)
That Fineman piece is one of your best hitjobs-- the 'V' references are even better now, what with the remake and all.
I'm sure this comes up every now and again, but the sidebar Best Ofs are long overdue for updates. Can we get some kind of nomination process or something going? There's all kinds of comedy platinum on here, but it can be hard to find.
That Trump/Riptide thing you reposted recently, for example. Classic.
Maybe a re-categorization? You don't do Top Tens much anymore (though, yeah, they're great when you do), and there's those Ewok p-shops, and I don't know.
I just work lurk post here. (Sometimes.)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at May 03, 2011 01:19 PM (zgHLA)
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:20 PM (k1rwm)
---
So was the original plan to wait to catch OBL when he was making an appearance on Oprah or something? I mean, wtf? There were obviously human assets involved in locating OBL. I doubt any of these operations have more certainty than this one did.
The "brave" part was sending our guys in so they could pop OBL and drag off the body. Clearly a critical step so we could all see that OBL was dead, right?
Posted by: Y-not at May 03, 2011 01:20 PM (pW2o8)
Just like it took him 2 days to get "outraged" over TARP money going to banker bonuses.
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 03, 2011 01:21 PM (Hiaja)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 01:21 PM (U9jjw)
Or do you?
Didn't the New York Times and the Democrats did everything they could to thwart the mission. From leaking info to turning public opinion against Bush?
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 05:19 PM (uFokq)
I said yesterday that the only reason this wasn't leaked early was because GWB wasn't prez anymore and inside info leaks just weren't sexy anymore.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 03, 2011 01:21 PM (UK9cE)
Posted by: t-bird at May 03, 2011 01:21 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Milo at May 03, 2011 01:22 PM (Zv/J9)
Obama pisses. Gets nothing on his hands. He's a fucking genius!
Obama tells a Seal Team to go on a mission. Smartest guy in the room!
Obama watches TV screen with intent. He's a genius!
Posted by: Jack at May 03, 2011 01:22 PM (kCT7A)
How many hours of painstaking meticulous deliberation did it take for Obama to give the go-ahead for Cash for Clunkers?
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 01:22 PM (uFokq)
Posted by: AndrewsDad at May 03, 2011 01:23 PM (C2//T)
"Why they can't bomb an outhouse without my permission!" Lyndon Banes Johnson.
Be thankful they did not have a comm lash-up or Barry would have been going, "No! Don't shoot! Its a trap! I must look wonderful!"
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 01:24 PM (pqu9S)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 03, 2011 01:24 PM (i6RpT)
Posted by: © Sponge at May 03, 2011 05:21 PM (UK9cE)
What good is freedom of the press if the President is not free to dictate what gets reported!
Posted by: Jay Carney at May 03, 2011 01:24 PM (yrGif)
The "brave" part was sending our guys in so they could pop OBL and drag off the body. Clearly a critical step so we could all see that OBL was dead, right?
Posted by: Y-not at May 03, 2011 05:20 PM (pW2o
He waffled for 16 hours. He was beating himself up because they weren't sure he was there and didn't want egg on his face or to look foolish (because of how bad he already looks) so he couldn't make the decision. Someone made it for him and convince him to say yes.
He slammed his fist on the table because he was being pressured to go and doesn't like to be pressured.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 03, 2011 01:24 PM (UK9cE)
@210
Should say will be. Mitch gets his Award from the AAI on Wednesday. Monday was an award at Columbia in NYC.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 03, 2011 01:25 PM (YuWcy)
That picture of him watching the monitors, he clearly has no idea what's happening. He's barely shoehorned into the room as it is. Funny that Biden seems totally relaxed, as if he's the one that's in the loop.
I had that thought too. Obama was the smallest man in the room, and Sheriff Joe looked surprisingly sentient. Weird!
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at May 03, 2011 01:25 PM (ihSHD)
Did we forget already that Obama is the Ass Kicker in Chief?
"I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick."
Obama is kick ass!
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 01:25 PM (uFokq)
After sifting all the evidence --- the prisoner testimony, the intercepts, the aerial photographs --- we concluded that Barry's a dilettante and a wanker.
That kind of work is why you pay us the big bucks.
Posted by: Top. Men. at May 03, 2011 01:25 PM (w41GQ)
Now, did BO believe that? I'm not sure, I feel like he was dragged kicking and screaming into this and valerie jarrett aided and abetted him in not wanting to do this. Cause really, after the fact you can create any narrative you want and control it as long as you spin it the right way.
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:26 PM (k1rwm)
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at May 03, 2011 01:26 PM (b0BN0)
Posted by: Tim at May 03, 2011 01:26 PM (xq7pr)
So -- is the media telling me that Obama is the sort of man who might have chosen not to take out Obama?
Cue MASH theme music...
Posted by: SomeWhereSouthWest at May 03, 2011 01:26 PM (CyPWX)
Posted by: Obama bin Lyin' at May 03, 2011 01:27 PM (FcR7P)
Kevin Spacey Jerks Off in that!?
I never watched it because it had 'American' in the title. I figured it must be Racist...
I'll be right back.
Posted by: Barack Obama - Genius Americanus at May 03, 2011 01:27 PM (+D8XP)
Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush the Elder, Bill Clinton, George Bush the Younger, John McCain, Rudolf Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, and Sarah Palin.
Now, Mr. President, I'd like you to tell me which of those people, if any, would not have made the decision you did to take out Osama bin Ladin."
Large wager on Carter, please.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 03, 2011 01:27 PM (xy9wk)
Yeah, from political standpoint, any outcome that ended with OBL dead or in custody was a winner, even if the SEAL Team took 90% casualties.
Posted by: Jon at May 03, 2011 01:27 PM (bDfMt)
What damn president (or ordinary person really) says, "Okay, I'm in total control and command of one the biggest take-downs/kills of, at least, the last decade, but I'm going to play golf. Call me just before the choppers take off, so I can come back and watch the action."
Total. fucking. bullshit. What shitstain, while maybe, being kept informed through 5 whole meetings in 2 months, after making the decision to take out the most wanted man in the world does that kind of shit? I mean, he supposedly knew that it was in a sort of countdown mode, and being as this was maybe the biggest decision of his presidency thus far, he takes off and plays golf?
Doesn't. make. any. fucking. sense.
Posted by: Steph at May 03, 2011 01:28 PM (AkdC5)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at May 03, 2011 01:28 PM (IXLvN)
Posted by: Y-not at May 03, 2011 05:20 PM (pW2o
-----He waffled for 16 hours.
---
Yeah, I was being facetious about the "brave" part. Oh, and about the "so we could all see OBL was dead" part.
I don't think it's all that brave to risk other peoples' lives to bring home a trophy that you then pretty up with an Islamic ritual and dump into the sea.
Posted by: Y-not at May 03, 2011 01:28 PM (pW2o8)
Posted by: tsj017 at May 03, 2011 01:29 PM (4YUWF)
President Barack Obama just proved himself -- vividly, in almost Biblical terms
I just love how libs hate the Bible unless they're slobbering over Obama.
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at May 03, 2011 01:29 PM (9eMfR)
>>> Obama watches TV screen with intent. He's a genius!
You must admit - he is watching the shit out of that tv. Thats what you don't get.
It's like this, anyone can just walk into a room and most do. But obama makes an intrance into that room and makes it his bitch. Do you see the difference?
Looks easy but that is what makes it sooo difficult - strenuous nuance. That session was probabaly the equivilance of a 30 minute workout for him.
Posted by: Roadking at May 03, 2011 01:30 PM (quUhk)
Obama pisses. Gets nothing on his hands.
Wait!
That's actually possible to do?
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 03, 2011 05:25 PM (AnTyA)
And I even do it sitting down, to add to the difficulty level!
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at May 03, 2011 01:30 PM (c45xH)
Posted by: polynikes at May 03, 2011 01:30 PM (lSnks)
Posted by: joejm65 at May 03, 2011 01:30 PM (BDB5n)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2011 01:31 PM (TMB3S)
It's the body language that gives him away. You just feel he's uncomfortable in that room. While the others are steely eyed and invested totally.
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:31 PM (k1rwm)
Posted by: t-bird at May 03, 2011 01:31 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: AndrewsDad at May 03, 2011 01:32 PM (C2//T)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 01:34 PM (U9jjw)
Posted by: Milo at May 03, 2011 01:34 PM (Zv/J9)
figs... don't... CRUNCH!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 05:17 PM (U9jjw)
I knew that would yank your chain!!
Posted by: ya2daup at May 03, 2011 01:34 PM (7GfKM)
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:34 PM (k1rwm)
Hey, wait a minute. Where's Kiefer Sutherland and the beep-peep countdown clock?
This show SUCKS. What's on Discovery?
Posted by: Joey Plugs at May 03, 2011 01:34 PM (7YzRS)
Purpose: "Providing for consideration of H.R. 1213, to repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges; H.R. 1214, to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction."
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 03, 2011 01:35 PM (qdBf5)
FNC has just reported that the WH may not release any pics because they might be deemed "inflammatory".
Posted by: Soona at May 03, 2011 01:35 PM (45UNa)
"Remember when I said I'd kill you last?"
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 03, 2011 01:35 PM (Hiaja)
Posted by: Robin at May 03, 2011 01:35 PM (VY112)
FNC has just reported that the WH may not release any pics because they might be deemed "inflammatory".
Posted by: Soona at May 03, 2011 05:35 PM (45UNa)
beck argued all morning on his radio show that they should not be released, guess he was effective.
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:36 PM (k1rwm)
And a breaking news story right now. President Obama just took a ginormous, epic dump. The stool actually crested over the commode! Somehow, this brave, young president overcame unbelievable odds, and was able to successfully wipe his anal cleft numerous times without, I repeat, without soiling any of the fingers on his right hand!!! This is completely unprecedented!!! I've seen toilet paper failure occur in cases much less severe than this one, but President Obama was determined not to let that happen, not this time, not this day.
What President Obama was able to accomplish under so much strain and so much pressure is a feat of Biblical proportions. I would not have believed it if I hadn't seen it, but President Obama's success in dealing with this perilous situation allowed him to leave the bathroom without having to wash his hands! Wow! I for one am lining up right now for the "meet and greet"!
Posted by: Breathless Media Whore at May 03, 2011 01:36 PM (ihSHD)
Nah, he thought it was a video game. He wanted to know when it was going to be his turn to play.
*Player 2 has entered the game*
"Don't you have work?"
*Player 2 has left the game*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 03, 2011 01:37 PM (7YzRS)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 05:34 PM (U9jjw)
"I'm your huckleberry." is pithier.
Mind you, I'm sure neither one translates into Arabic well. But that could be a source of humor in itself." 
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:37 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Leftist Douchetool at May 03, 2011 01:38 PM (1FPUI)
So they won't release the photos, eh.
Ace and others, if these photos manage to somehow get leaked in September or October next year, can we question the timing?
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 03, 2011 01:39 PM (uFokq)
That thing is smaller than the conference room at Stargate command. Pickard had more room!
What the hell are they spending the money on?
Well, it's certainly not being spent on cool phones with lots of buttons!
Posted by: Barry Omaumau at May 03, 2011 01:39 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 01:39 PM (FI38b)
Posted by: Bet you didn't know the templars had Seals! at May 03, 2011 01:40 PM (Zv/J9)
Posted by: Soona at May 03, 2011 01:41 PM (45UNa)
Based on this article, can we now start referring to The Messiah as Grofaz1?
1Gröfaz — German soldiers' derogatory acronym for Größter Feldherr aller Zeiten, a title initially publicized by Nazi propaganda to refer to Adolf Hitler during the early war years; literally, the "Greatest Field Commander of all Time".
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 03, 2011 01:41 PM (xy9wk)
Posted by: curious at May 03, 2011 01:42 PM (k1rwm)
festooned I love that word
Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at May 03, 2011 01:43 PM (TLzjV)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2011 05:31 PM (TMB3S)
President Petey thought he was watching a reun of 24.
Posted by: beedubya at May 03, 2011 01:43 PM (AnTyA)
"Poor soul. He was just too high strung."
Thanks Merovign, I just sneezed something that is very unladylike because I was laughing so hard. Never read Ace while also eating spaghetti with homemade mushroom sauce. eeeewwwww
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 01:44 PM (pqu9S)
Been trying to think of a cool catchphrase the SEAL could have used just before he plugged OBL. I am thinking, "Allah-u Ackbar, Asshole" would suffice. What do you got?
Ai-yi-yippee-kai-yay, Mother Effer!
Posted by: Bruce Willis at May 03, 2011 01:44 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Soona at May 03, 2011 05:41 PM (45UNa)
NO, RLY?!?!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:44 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 05:44 PM (pqu9S)
It is always best to eat between threads.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:45 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 01:46 PM (FI38b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 01:47 PM (pqu9S)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:47 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:48 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 05:44 PM (pqu9S)
Puttanesca goes best with Ace...IYKWIMAITTYD
Posted by: beedubya at May 03, 2011 01:49 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:49 PM (bxiXv)
I hope that the last words Bin Laden heard was from a ST6 member right before the brains flew: "Yo! Pig!
Posted by: Soona at May 03, 2011 01:50 PM (45UNa)
Beedubya, translation please?
As for last words, hhmmmm. SEAL Team 6 shooter to Osama, "Eat bacon bits!" eehhhh
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 01:52 PM (pqu9S)
Posted by: polynikes at May 03, 2011 01:53 PM (lSnks)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 01:53 PM (FI38b)
"By the power of Greyskull!"
"Look right here, and wait for the flash."
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:53 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Milo at May 03, 2011 01:54 PM (Zv/J9)
Hard to believe that the left is so intolerant of Christians when reporters are trumpeting Obama in "Biblical" terms. From James Hirsen:
Jim Caviezel reveals that taking the lead role in “The Passion of the Christ” has curtailed his ability to obtain work in Hollywood.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Caviezel’s voice was “cracking with emotion” as he shared his post-“Passion” experience of being “rejected in my own industry.”
While promoting “Words of Promise Audio Book of The Bible,” featuring the voices of Caviezel, Michael York, and Oscar winners Richard Dreyfuss, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Voight and Louis Gossett Jr., the gifted actor addressed an audience at the First Baptist Church of Orlando.
Caviezel noted that when he acted in “The Passion” he was 33 years old, the same age that Jesus Christ was when he was crucified. His initials, too, are the same as the Savior’s, a coincidence that “freaked out” director Mel Gibson during casting.
Caviezel said that after Gibson offered him the lead role, the director called him back and tried to dissuade him from taking the part, predicting, “You'll never work in this town again.”
“We all have to embrace our crosses,” Caviezel responded.
The film star said that he has paid a price in Hollywood. “Jesus is as controversial now as he has ever been,” Caviezel said. “Not much has changed in 2,000 years.”
Despite a dearth of film offers, Caviezel accepts his personal cross. “We have to give up our names, our reputations, our lives to speak the truth.”
A heavier cross than that of career is a family tragedy: One of the special-needs children that Caviezel and his wife adopted from China has developed terminal cancer. CaviezelÂ’s faith remains unshaken despite the heart-breaking diagnosis.
Reflecting the believer’s hope, Caviezel said, “Maybe God, through my son's death, is going to teach me something.”
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 01:54 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2011 05:31 PM (TMB3S)
The tip was when he commented that he just loves Jack Bauer.
Posted by: Tami at May 03, 2011 01:55 PM (VuLos)
"Eeenie meenie minie mo... aw, fuck it." BAM BAM
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:55 PM (bxiXv)
So our Biblically effective CinC displayed his world class temperment at the Correspondent's Dinner:
In what appears to be yet another vengeful swipe from the president, Obama went after actor Matt Damon, who recently dared to criticize his leadership ability.
“Matt Damon said the other day that he was disappointed in my performance,” Obama said. “Well, Matt, I just saw ‘The Adjustment Bureau’...”
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 01:58 PM (ihSHD)
There's a little sign in the window of Hollywood casting agencies, scrawled in black ink, that read "No Christians, Republicans allowed."
Luckily, the "barrier to entry" for filmmaking is getting lower, so they won't be able to keep "certain voices" out for long.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 01:59 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 01:59 PM (FI38b)
So our Biblically effective CinC displayed his world class temperment at the Correspondent's Dinner:
Posted by: runningrn at May 03, 2011 05:58 PM (ihSHD)Dude punches down more often than Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 03, 2011 02:00 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: SomeWhereSouthWest at May 03, 2011 02:03 PM (CyPWX)
Posted by: Buck O'Fama at May 03, 2011 02:04 PM (ebnmu)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 03, 2011 02:06 PM (FI38b)
Only people who have congestive heart failure or who are "salt sensitive" should avoid salt. I tried an experiment in which I ate salty potato chips all day long and took my blood pressure hourly. The salt had no impact what so ever.
Posted by: Vic at May 03, 2011 02:07 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Passably Affable at May 03, 2011 02:08 PM (2Ukpz)
@143: "Nobody will have to run on national security at all; first of all, people don't trust Democrats on that no matter who is president, and secondly The Issue is going to be the economy, barring some national security screwup of, dare I say, biblical proportions."
I'll bet we don't even have contingency plans for dealing with the Assyrians, Hittites, or Babylonians!
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 03, 2011 02:09 PM (xy9wk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2011 02:12 PM (pqu9S)
@246: " Been trying to think of a cool catchphrase the SEAL could have used just before he plugged OBL. I am thinking, "Allah-u Ackbar, Asshole" would suffice. What do you got?"
"Hello, my name is Petty Officer Inigo Montoya. You killed my countrymen. Prepare to die."
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 03, 2011 02:20 PM (xy9wk)
159 Of course it was possible for Obama to say no.. The kids over at Daily Kooks have story after story about how Obama risked his presidency and second term on this decision! He made a selfless decision for the good of the country!!!111!
Sounds like they're surprised too.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 03, 2011 03:31 PM (C9l9M)
Posted by: Rich C at May 03, 2011 03:56 PM (9+wUC)
"Calmy and meticulously overseeing"
I think if you give most 5 year olds a cookie, they can do this aswell. Especially boys since it probably looked like a cool video game.
Posted by: Keven at May 03, 2011 04:22 PM (UMRed)
Sorry, I just see a dickhead that's been forced to cancel his golf game to watch some kinda Call Of Duty reality show, against his,ahem, "better" judgement. This fucker is clearly in over his head.
Posted by: GoldBug at May 03, 2011 04:45 PM (uPJN8)
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at May 03, 2011
Mike Moran says to kiss his royal Irish ass. Bitch!
Posted by: Severn's Shore at May 03, 2011 05:35 PM (u+8qs)
D'oh!
Posted by: DW at May 03, 2011 06:56 PM (BrAGj)
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Well said, Howard Fineman.
Posted by: longtime republican at May 03, 2011 12:37 PM (uFokq)