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March 24, 2011

War By Any Other Name And Your Metaphor Of The Day
— DrewM

Libya is not a war you silly wingnuts, it's simply "kinetic military action". Hope that clears things up for you.

In the last few days, Obama administration officials have frequently faced the question: Is the fighting in Libya a war? From military officers to White House spokesmen up to the president himself, the answer is no. But that leaves the question: What is it?
In a briefing on board Air Force One Wednesday, deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes took a crack at an answer. "I think what we are doing is enforcing a resolution that has a very clear set of goals, which is protecting the Libyan people, averting a humanitarian crisis, and setting up a no-fly zone," Rhodes said. "Obviously that involves kinetic military action, particularly on the front end."

We've always been at ~~war~~ kinetic military action with Eastasia!

Oh, so our military is just dropping bombs, blowing things up and killing people in another country. Why on Earth would anyone think that's war? FYI- this non-war isn't meeting expectations yet. I wonder when the NY Times will declare it, whatever it is, a quagmire.

Meanwhile, it appears the ghost of Al Haig tried to stage a coup while Obama was gone and take over the Oval Office.

Sadly, somebody appears to have let him in.

Added: Ace has often talked about one of the main powers of the presidency...to not talk about something. It's the corollary to the "Bully Pulpit", if POTUS doesn't talk about something, it doesn't really exist and it's certainly not a crisis.

Well, Obama hasn't gone on TV to address the nation about Libya as every president I can remember has when sending troops into action. Yesterday I saw something on Twitter, I'll try and find the link (here it is), that said Obama has no public events scheduled for today or tomorrow. Now comes word there will be no on camera briefing by the White House spokesman either. They are simply hiding from the American people so they don't have to explain themselves. It's shameless and dangerous (if the military is going into action people need to support the mission. It's the job of the president to layout that mission and rally the public. Obama is derelict in doing his duty. Again.)

Posted by: DrewM at 07:00 AM | Comments (131)
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1 War, is like when, you know, they put those soldier fellows on the ground.

Posted by: Moon Starflower at March 24, 2011 07:03 AM (5w2eY)

2 Where's my entertainment?

(I'm talking about the commenters.)

Posted by: Apostrophe, Clouder of Minds at March 24, 2011 07:04 AM (fWdId)

3 Just turn the question around a bit.

Mr. President, what would you call it if there were "rebel action" in the United States and Saudi Arabia or New Zealand bombed U.S. Army troops fighting the rebels?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 24, 2011 07:04 AM (LH6ir)

4 Ah, that's better.

Posted by: Apostrophe, Clouder of Minds at March 24, 2011 07:04 AM (fWdId)

5 too funny

will someone get fired for not making sure the door was open?

Posted by: curious at March 24, 2011 07:04 AM (k1rwm)

6 Last week my wife came home from shopping early and caught me watching Hairy Pooter and The Sorcerer's Bone with my pants around my ankles. She was pretty mad until I informed her that I was simply engaging in kinetic genital action.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 24, 2011 07:05 AM (U9jjw)

7 Isn't this a Man Caused Disaster, or are only terrorists allowed to do those?

Posted by: countrydoc at March 24, 2011 07:05 AM (131HS)

8 Wait till you here about Obama's new energy policy that relies on Perpetual Motion so we can do away with fuels.

Posted by: Rocks at March 24, 2011 07:06 AM (Q1lie)

9 "Obviously that involves kinetic military action, particularly on the front end."

That's where Obama's military advisors are taking too much direction from Barney Frank. The idea is to preform kinetic military actions to the enemy's back end.

Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at March 24, 2011 07:06 AM (5w2eY)

10 That scene of Obobo getting locked out of the White House is designed to make him seem more human and accessible. This will be widely shown across the country (not that CBS has any interest in propping up the president or the Democrat party).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 24, 2011 07:07 AM (LH6ir)

11 Probably Crocs.

Posted by: Rocks at March 24, 2011 07:07 AM (Q1lie)

12 I have always said, that this Overseas Contingency Operation (WAR) using Kinetic Military action (big bombs), will bring Peace in our Time (victory), by taking away their ability to kill their own people (killing the enemy).

Posted by: President Barrak Barry Soetoro Obama at March 24, 2011 07:08 AM (NtXW4)

13 And that fucking little faggy salute he gave the marine was irritating beyond belief.

What is protocol here? He never served and isn't in uniform. Why is he saluting?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 24, 2011 07:08 AM (LH6ir)

14 5 too funny

will someone get fired for not making sure the door was open?

The close-up version is even funnier. He was whistling already but he appears to continue whistling just to cover his mistake.

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at March 24, 2011 07:09 AM (UO6+e)

15 The lockout was a conspiracy by Big Door.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 24, 2011 07:10 AM (1KFpn)

16 I am quite sure this "locked out" footage will inspire the same dignified commentary as the W-can't-open-the-door moment.

(sits with hands folded quietly)

Posted by: Filly at March 24, 2011 07:10 AM (0TlXf)

17 It will be a "humor dog that didn't bark funnily" moment yet again. Despite all intentions, people will see it and think "what an enormous tool" and then denounce themselves

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 24, 2011 07:11 AM (SB0V2)

Bastard, he found a way in.... who let him in.... you all know this is really MY Office....

Call the Press... I'm ready for my closeup...

Posted by: Ms President Hillary Clinton at March 24, 2011 07:12 AM (NtXW4)

19 "The lockout was a conspiracy by Big Door."

bwah!

In other news, when I was the age of the Two Punishments, my mother would have killed me for going out in public attired like that to go to the grocery, let alone representing the entire family on worldwide television.

Posted by: Filly at March 24, 2011 07:12 AM (0TlXf)

20 Exothermic Diplomacy

Posted by: toby928™: Popular Front for the Liberation of Wisconsin at March 24, 2011 07:14 AM (GTbGH)

21 CBsDildo, Like it or not, Zero is the CiC, so it is proper for him to return salutes. Respect is a two-way street and officers are required to return that courtesy. However. Learn how to properly render a salute, jerkoff. You look like you're in the fucking Air Force.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 24, 2011 07:16 AM (U9jjw)

22 My uber left Viet Nam Vet coworker reminds me often the difference between a war and a conflict. Vets of conflicts are denied VA benefits provided to Vets of Foreign Wars. I don't know this first hand, only by what I am told.

We discussed this latest US action and have concluded that this is a Humanitarian Mission.

Posted by: sTevo at March 24, 2011 07:16 AM (dHZ/U)

23 Check out top picture of MO'chelle. OY.

Posted by: momma at March 24, 2011 07:16 AM (penCf)

It's not a war.

It's a 'quagmire.'

Take a page from the left and use it often with your liberal friends. And always ask them how is it Quadaffi is still alive? Why haven't we killed him yet? Why isn't the war over with yet?

I want Qadaffi to die a horrible death someday. But a few years down the road after making this liberal circle jerk look real bad.

And seriously, just thinking about it this morning. I can't remember the last time I heard of US troop deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan from the media. Bastards.

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at March 24, 2011 07:16 AM (GKQDR)

25 England should go to George Orwell's grave, wrap his body in copper wire, and run a current through it.

The way he's got to be spinning right now, harnessing that energy could help fix Europe's energy problems.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at March 24, 2011 07:17 AM (UvFnc)

I guess the locked door caused a case of Erklenertia.

Posted by: mark c at March 24, 2011 07:17 AM (SBIko)

27 Whew. Well at least Obama didn't say it was "a strange series of mishaps".

http://tinyurl.com/69bhrg6

Honestly, they should stop trying to use grown-up words.

Posted by: Marcus at March 24, 2011 07:17 AM (CHrmZ)

God, I can't wait for 2012. I'd vote for Satan over this affirmative action POS. He's set black Americans back at least 50 years.

Seriously, there are no words. Just go, Barry, you're not welcome here.

Pray hard, boys and girls, our country is on the line.

Posted by: BIG ROB at March 24, 2011 07:18 AM (hr33h)

Guess he didn't see the sign since he's been gone...

"Commies, use side door".

Posted by: HH at March 24, 2011 07:18 AM (6oDXl)

@14 - As Commander-in-Chief he's required by protocol to return a salute to military personnel. He didn't seem to take to the basic lessons on how to properly do so. Clinton saluted as well.

In Barry's defense, at least he didn't try to go through the window this time. One would also suspect that The Manolo over at Shoeblogs will most likely have something to say about the President putting his daughter in safety orange Crocs as well. I'd guess it will start with "AYYYY!"

Posted by: SoupOrMan at March 24, 2011 07:18 AM (J991N)

31 it's not war war.

Posted by: twig at March 24, 2011 07:19 AM (w9N0m)

32 kinetic military action sounds a lot like morning calisthenics.

Posted by: pep at March 24, 2011 07:19 AM (GMG6W)

33 What I want, Barry, is for you to stand there in that ill-fitting thrift store suit and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 24, 2011 07:19 AM (U9jjw)

34 I am still not getting how a mere "No-Fly" zone requires the destruction of Libyan units with no anti-air capability. Not that I all busted up over it, just wondering why they will travel five hundred miles out of their way to tell a lie when the truth doesn't really hurt them.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at March 24, 2011 07:19 AM (0IPsJ)

35 Who the fuck thinks up these euphemisms? Kinetic military action, sounds like a videogame feature...

Posted by: Penfold at March 24, 2011 07:19 AM (1PeEC)

36 It's called NUANCE. You racist, homophobic, sexist, islamaphobic hillbillies just aren't intelligent enough to understand the difference between war and a humanitarian effort. You see, in a humanitarian effort you don't bomb and kill people. Oh, wait. Umm, never mind.

Posted by: Different white house idiot than the one that locked out the pres. at March 24, 2011 07:20 AM (e11O8)

37 Blaze Exclusive: Congressman Presses Holder to Investigate Â‘Terrorist PlansÂ’ in Bank Plot

Posted by: momma at March 24, 2011 07:20 AM (penCf)

38 Read Speaker BoehnerÂ’s Letter to President Obama on Military Action in Libya

Posted by: momma at March 24, 2011 07:21 AM (penCf)

39 24 Check out top picture of MO'chelle. OY.

Posted by: momma at March 24, 2011 11:16 AM (penCf)

That looks like a drag queen with a really, really bad fashion sense

Posted by: beedubya at March 24, 2011 07:21 AM (AnTyA)

40 He must have forgotten to pay the rent before he left on vacation.

Posted by: mark c at March 24, 2011 07:22 AM (SBIko)

41 "Obviously that involves kinetic military action, particularly on the front end."

So we are trying to stop Qaddafy from starting man-caused disasters?

Or am I thinking too far out of the box?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 24, 2011 07:22 AM (bgcml)

42 No one warned me there was Sas in that Video.

Posted by: Honey Badger at March 24, 2011 07:23 AM (kZ8J9)

Why is Glenn Beck all but naming Jamie Gorelick as the next FBI Director? Does he know something we don't know? Dumb question. Of course he does! Actually, Beck was naming Gorelick because she fit snugly in whatever conspiracy theory he was vomiting the past hour.

I was frantically searching the web for the announcement of Gorelick to FBI and then realized that I'd been had, again, by the all-knowing, all-seeing, Maha-Man-Boooby Beck. There is no way Gorelick gets that job! Another nail in the coffin of Beck's sanity and credibility.

Posted by: Snaphook McMulligan at March 24, 2011 07:23 AM (5aWTl)

44 Check out top picture of MO'chelle. OY.

NOT. A. VACATION.

Posted by: Your MFM reads from its WH-prepared script at March 24, 2011 07:23 AM (oSMOM)

45 SecDef Gates is a useless ballslobbering douche.

Posted by: steevy at March 24, 2011 07:23 AM (ibfOH)

46 The Hotair thread really surprised me at how funny it was. Truly a rarity there, you should check it out

Posted by: Juicer at March 24, 2011 07:23 AM (XVCV0)

47 OMG there's military action going on in Connecticut????

Posted by: Meggy Mac at March 24, 2011 07:23 AM (1KFpn)

48 The girls appear to have inherited their mother's (lack of) fashion sense.

Posted by: baldilocks at March 24, 2011 07:24 AM (T2/zQ)

49 Not that I all busted up over it, just wondering why they will travel five hundred miles out of their way to tell a lie when the truth doesn't really hurt them.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at March 24, 2011 11:19 AM (0IPsJ)

Probably the same reason why he will spend $2 million hiding a birth certificate that states that he was born in Hawaii and has nothing embarrassing on it.

Posted by: Hedgehog at March 24, 2011 07:24 AM (Rn2kl)

50 God, I can't wait for 2012. I'd vote for Satan over this affirmative action POS. He's set black Americans back at least 50 years.

Sorry, I'm endorsing the incumbent.

Posted by: Satan at March 24, 2011 07:24 AM (bgcml)

51 The oldest daughter looks exactly like Michelle, unfortunate.

Posted by: Rocks at March 24, 2011 07:24 AM (Q1lie)

52 Where are the Cambridge police when you need them?

Posted by: Fritz at March 24, 2011 07:24 AM (GwPRU)

53 54 Indeed.

Posted by: steevy at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (ibfOH)

54 Last week my wife came home from shopping early and caught me watching Hairy Pooter and The Sorcerer's Bone with my pants around my ankles.

Once I get home from work I'm going to have to check whether said fil-um actually exists. Oh Hermione ...

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (oSMOM)

55 Sasquatch

Posted by: garrett at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (kZ8J9)

56 Don't reporters ever get offended when they get fed pablum like "kinetic military action"? They never get tired of being the Democrats' bitch?

Yes, it's a rhetorical question.

Posted by: FUBAR at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (McG46)

57 Bush changed the locks after 9-11. I blame him !

Posted by: Cu'Chulainn at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (oW269)

58 Didn't Edwin Starr do a song that went...

Kinetic military action.
Unh. Good God, y'all.
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothin'.
Say it again now.
Kinetic military action.
Uhn. Good God, y'all.
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothin'.

Posted by: rdbrewer at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (n1sGa)

59 9 What the hell kind of shoes was his daughter wearing? Construction safety shoes? Damn those are some orange shoes.

Posted by: CDR M at March 24, 2011 11:06 AM (5I8G0)

She has her mom's "awesome" fashion sense.

Regarding another overseas contingency operation, we're damned lucky those pilots didn't fall into Daffy's hands. Barry would make Carter's hostage crisis look like child's play.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 24, 2011 07:25 AM (UOM48)

60 The little one looks like me!

Posted by: Glenn 'Big Baby' Davis at March 24, 2011 07:26 AM (kZ8J9)

61 Hahaha, the fake-nonchalant whistling. Just too much. What a useless fuckwad.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 24, 2011 07:26 AM (oSMOM)

"Obviously that involves kinetic military action, particularly on the front end."

I think this entire administration has actually given up trying to formulate coherent responses and were all provided with a random word generator app for their phones

Posted by: beedubya at March 24, 2011 07:26 AM (AnTyA)

63 Well, at least he's finally learned to try the door instead of the window. Maybe by the time he's out of office he can learn to both operate doors and an umbrella.

Posted by: Damiano at March 24, 2011 07:26 AM (3nrx7)

64 Check out top picture of MO'chelle. OY.

Posted by: momma at March 24, 2011 11:16 AM (penCf)

Worse than that....check out the comments. Truly vomit inducing.

Posted by: Tami at March 24, 2011 07:27 AM (VuLos)

65 I hear there's a good movie called Star Kinetic Military Actions.

Posted by: rdbrewer at March 24, 2011 07:27 AM (n1sGa)

66 As I said in another thread, if this was in the morning, the staff was probably surprised that he was heading to the office before the crack of 10 AM.

If this is in the evening, they assumed he was still on the golf course after the grueling 2-1/2 hours he put in that morning.

Posted by: Hedgehog at March 24, 2011 07:28 AM (Rn2kl)

67 Don't forget about the Kinetic Military Action on Poverty.

Posted by: nickless at March 24, 2011 07:28 AM (MMC8r)

68 I think it's time to start kinetic office-holder removal proceedings

Posted by: beedubya at March 24, 2011 07:29 AM (AnTyA)

69 You really can't fault the staff. It's not like he's ever shown up for work in the past 2 years.

Posted by: Damiano at March 24, 2011 07:29 AM (3nrx7)

70 Who the fuck thinks up these euphemisms? Kinetic military action, sounds like a videogame feature.. I don't know, but the military is rife with them. I remember after a gunnery qualification, my evaluator was showing me video of my engagements and talking about "servicing the targets." I said, "Hang on, sergeant. I don't service the targets, I shoot 'em. If the target lifters or generators are broken, Range Control is supposed to service them. I don't have any electrical or small engine maintenance training, so I wouldn't know the first-" He got all pissy and said that shooting was what he meant. "But we already have a word for shooting. It's 'Shooting.'" Even pissier after that.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 24, 2011 07:29 AM (U9jjw)

71 High crimes and misdemeanors
.

Posted by: Jellytoast at March 24, 2011 07:31 AM (eIpSi)

72 OTOH, why would anyone lock any doors on the WH anyway? Like a burglar's going to get more than two feet into the perimeter.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 24, 2011 07:31 AM (oSMOM)

73 i was just reading about the kinetic military action to end all kinetic military actions. seemed kind of war-like.

Posted by: twig at March 24, 2011 07:31 AM (w9N0m)

74 Fiction in a fig leaf.

Posted by: maddogg at March 24, 2011 07:31 AM (OlN4e)

You ask, What is our policy? I will say; Â“It is to wage Kinetic Military Action, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that Allah can give us. That is our policy.Â” You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Exit Strategy - Exit Strategy at all costs, Exit Strategy in spite of all terror, Exit Strategy however long and hard the road may be, but only up to a full week; for without Exit Strategy I lose my base and I'm a one-term president.

Posted by: Lord Barry Obullshit, Supreme Military Kineticist at March 24, 2011 07:31 AM (0pBLV)

Regarding another overseas contingency operation, we're damned lucky those pilots didn't fall into Daffy's hands. Barry would make Carter's hostage crisis look like child's play.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 24, 2011 11:25 AM (UOM4

Give him time. He has a little under 2 years left to out incompetent Jimmah.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 24, 2011 07:33 AM (yQWNf)

77 I'm so disappointed Barky didn't whack his head on Marine One again. And did you catch the oldest daughter jumping down the steps? I know she's a kid, but jeebus, have some respect for the guy standing next to you at attention. You know, those weird guys your dad is so hot to send off to war and forget.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 24, 2011 07:33 AM (UOM48)

78 OTOH, why would anyone lock any doors on the WH anyway? Like a burglar's going to get more than two feet into the perimeter. Posted by: Waterhouse at March 24, 2011 11:31 AM (oSMOM) Remember what the "Clintons" and their people did when they left the White House? I am not surprised the lock the doors. I bet they count the silver ware also

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 24, 2011 07:33 AM (0GFWk)

79 The lack of clarity, the Obama White House insists, is a virtue, including having a commander in chief who's out of the country while it's bombs away. It's the first war run by a multitasking telecommander.
From that piece in #78. We are truly living in fucking bizarro world!!

Posted by: Hedgehog at March 24, 2011 07:33 AM (Rn2kl)

80 76 OTOH, why would anyone lock any doors on the WH anyway?Â Like a burglar's going to get more than two feet into the perimeter. Posted by: Waterhouse at March 24, 2011 11:31 AM (oSMOM) Ummm... Barry and family live there and members of Congress, Richard Trumpka, etc. visit regularly. They probably took advantage of him being away as an opportunity to count the silverware.

Posted by: Damiano at March 24, 2011 07:35 AM (3nrx7)

Give him time. He has a little under 2 years left to out incompetent Jimmah.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 24, 2011 11:33 AM (yQWNf)

He out incompetented Jimmah in the first 6 months or so. He's well into the bonus points by now.

Posted by: Hedgehog at March 24, 2011 07:35 AM (Rn2kl)

82 46

I was frantically searching the web for the announcement of Gorelick to FBI and then realized that I'd been had, again, by the all-knowing, all-seeing, Maha-Man-Boooby Beck. There is no way Gorelick gets that job! Another nail in the coffin of Beck's sanity and credibility.

Gorelick's been leaked as a finalist for the job, though Chicago rumors are that US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald will get the job as a payback for the way he kept the Blago case from blowing up in Bambi's face.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at March 24, 2011 07:35 AM (UvFnc)

83 The door knob acted stupidly. Doesn't it know that I won? And that I have a gift, Harry? As soon as I (tried to) turn the knob, I felt the earth begin to heal, the rising seas began to subside.

Posted by: BHO, super genius at March 24, 2011 07:36 AM (dOOBu)

84 Damiano....I'm going to take you up on that offer of a 'Honey Badger don't give a shit' graphic. I clicked on your name the other day but got an error msg. Every HB graphic that I've found on the internet and loaded into Cafe Press' make your own banner software comes in really tiny.

They suggest high resolution files - "8400 x 5600 pixel PNG with a transparent background".

If that's all a pain in the ass....that's ok.

Posted by: Tami at March 24, 2011 07:37 AM (VuLos)

85 Yahoo conveniently left the door incident out of their slide-show*, instead focusing on how cute it was that Obama pointed-out the color of Sasha's shoes. It's almost like it didn't happen because they didn't report it.

_{*Only went 20pics in and a majority of them were from El Salvador.}

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at March 24, 2011 07:37 AM (UO6+e)

86 Why didn't he just crawl through a window? And who are the imaginary people the bastard is always waving at?

Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2011 07:39 AM (rzuJR)

87 @88 No problem, Tami. I will try to get to it later today. Sorry about the error. Drop me a note with your details at: www.petro-consulting.net

Posted by: Damiano at March 24, 2011 07:40 AM (3nrx7)

88 www.petro-consulting.net

Posted by: Damiano at March 24, 2011 11:40 AM (3nrx7)

Ok, I sent you an e-mail. Thank you soooo much!

Posted by: Tami at March 24, 2011 07:45 AM (VuLos)

89 They never get tired of being the Democrats' bitch?

They're not the Democrats' bitch, they are the Democrats.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 24, 2011 07:46 AM (1KFpn)

90 Of course you know, this means kinetic military action.

Posted by: Bugs Bunny at March 24, 2011 07:50 AM (1KFpn)

91 Re: photo of Michelle. Looks preggers. Of course the question would have to be, who got her that way?

Posted by: National Enquirer at March 24, 2011 07:50 AM (e11O8)

92 Obama has no public events scheduled for today or tomorrow. Now comes word there will be no on camera briefing by the White House spokesman either. They are simply hiding from the American people so they don't have to explain themselves.

On the other hand, the Republicans in the House aren't bothering to hold their first hearing on Libya until next Wednesday and Lord knows what the feral Republicans in the Senate are doing.

There just doesn't seem to be any sense of focus, on either side.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 24, 2011 07:51 AM (PvLP4)

93 On the upside, at least he hasn't declared a Kinetic Military Action against Arizona.

Posted by: Gov. Brewer at March 24, 2011 07:52 AM (e11O8)

94 BREAKING NEWS17:44 French plane fires missile at Gadhafi plane at Misrata airport, says French armed forces (Reuters What ever that means?

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 24, 2011 07:54 AM (0GFWk)

95 101 The French shot down a trainer/light attack aircraft.

Posted by: steevy at March 24, 2011 07:57 AM (ibfOH)

96 Who came up with Operation Odyssey Dawn? Gheyest name for a military operation ever.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 24, 2011 07:58 AM (UOM48)

97 "servicing the targets."

with extreme prejudice.

Posted by: toby928™: Popular Front for the Liberation of Wisconsin at March 24, 2011 08:00 AM (GTbGH)

98 On the up-side, Barky looks like he's continuing to lose weight. Hopefully before 2012, he will literally be an empty suit.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 24, 2011 08:03 AM (UOM48)

99 BTW, I like the term someone used the other day: Kinetic Diplomacy

Posted by: toby928™: Popular Front for the Liberation of Wisconsin at March 24, 2011 08:03 AM (GTbGH)

100 I'm not typing this, I'm manually codifying into structured visual symbols the product of my combined coordinated neural firings which is my conscious response to the cognitive interpretation of another human's structured and symbolically codified mental process.

Posted by: Marmo at March 24, 2011 08:06 AM (InrkQ)

101 All I can say is Give static military inertia a chance

Posted by: Folk songs for our time at March 24, 2011 08:09 AM (RD7QR)

102 105 On the up-side, Barky looks like he's continuing to lose weight. Hopefully before 2012, he will literally be an empty suit.

I hate to go conspiracy-theorist here, but the refusal of Bambi to release his medical records makes me wonder if he has an ailment he's not discussing with the public.

The presidency clearly ages people, as seen with the "before" and "after" pics of Clinton, but Bambi looks like shit compared to how he looked just 2 years ago.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at March 24, 2011 08:10 AM (UvFnc)

103 Seems more like Isometric Military Action. Static contraction without any visible movement.

Posted by: polynikes at March 24, 2011 08:13 AM (yKP4s)

104 Okay, I'm really critical of Obama most of the time. But in this case, I do agree, this is not a war. It looks more like a monkey sh*t fight at the zoo. I don't think it was a war when Reagan had those airstrikes either. Now the choice of terms people use for this situation will always sound screwy just because I don't think there is a word in the english langauge that properly describes hostile actions enacted by a military that don't result in a knock-down dragout fight.

Posted by: Jerry at March 24, 2011 08:18 AM (4SKYj)

105 Kinetic Military Action - Acronym is "KMA" or Kiss My A__ - Intententional or just oblivious idiots???

Posted by: Bereans43 at March 24, 2011 08:20 AM (ASjv/)

106 I absolutely loved the 1983 Matthew Broderick movie "Kinetic Military Action Games"

Posted by: Brian at March 24, 2011 08:22 AM (BNlV7)

107 112 Kinetic Military Action - Acronym is "KMA" or Kiss My A__ - Intententional or just oblivious idiots???

I think someone in the office suggested it for a laugh then, when they were taken seriously, they didn't bother to correct them.

On that note, I'm just wondering when we're going to start the Standard Hands-on Intensive Training of the Libyan rebels.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at March 24, 2011 08:24 AM (UvFnc)

108

To everything turn turn turn

There is a seson turn turn turn

and a time to every purpose under heaven...

A time to be born, a time to abort,

a time for Kinetice Military Action, a time for sanctions,

a time for spin, a time to lie...

Boss??? I don't care how good of a writer I am... just can't make this work...

Posted by: Head Writer, Book of Obama at March 24, 2011 08:29 AM (NtXW4)

109

What is it with liberal doucebags that they can't call a thing by its name?

Do they really have that great of a need to appear intellectually superior to the poor huddled masses?

Posted by: Marmo at March 24, 2011 08:37 AM (InrkQ)

110 @69 - I have the titular line in that movie. "I'm tired of all these -- Star Kinetic Military Actions."

Posted by: SoupOrMan at March 24, 2011 08:49 AM (J991N)

111

I'm so disappointed Barky didn't whack his head on Marine One again. And did you catch the oldest daughter jumping down the steps? I know she's a kid, but jeebus, have some respect for the guy standing next to you at attention. You know, those weird guys your dad is so hot to send off to war and forget.

My thoughts exactly, Jane. I thought the same thing, "I know that kid's entering puberty and that makes you really self absorbed and unaware, but she didn't even look at the Marine, whereas her little sister looked like she did. I noticed the clip carefully omitted Moochelle getting off the plane. I'm thinking she probably either scowled at the Marine or did the "You're invisible to me" think like her kid did.

Posted by: runningrn at March 24, 2011 08:54 AM (ihSHD)

112

Shut de doah,

Keep Out the Devil

Shut de doah keep the Devil in the night.

Shut de doah, keep out the Devil,

Light a candle everything's all right...

Posted by: Randy Stonehill at March 24, 2011 08:55 AM (ihSHD)

113

What is it with liberal doucebags that they can't call a thing by its name?

You know, libtards are a lot smarter and more nuanced than us wingnuts. Semantics and appearances are everything. Little things like the truth have little value. We're too stupid to realize that.

Posted by: Randy Stonehill at March 24, 2011 08:56 AM (ihSHD)

114 Kinetic military action is definitely preferable to siesta style.

Posted by: MindThoughts at March 24, 2011 09:11 AM (xs5wK)

115 He didn't run full-face into the door this time. YOU SEE? The presidency IS a learning experience with lots of on-the-job learning curvy stuff.

Posted by: Whoopie at March 24, 2011 09:25 AM (lH6z9)

116

Morons,

Leave the kids alone. Really. They're not in the ring.

You don't want them to go all Amy Carter do you?

Posted by: Max Entropy at March 24, 2011 09:29 AM (lH6z9)

117 "We have always been at war with Libya"

Posted by: Barack Orwell at March 24, 2011 09:32 AM (lH6z9)

118 123 max,

yeah I remember all the restraint the donks showed on the Bush twins eh

Posted by: sven10077 at March 24, 2011 09:32 AM (kq1lG)

119 A snarky little sidenote: The left love to expound on the grace of Michelle and the girls. My keen mother's eye detects that the oldest daughter (don't remember which is which) is as gawky and klutzy and every other pubescent child whose balance hasn't yet caught up with her height.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at March 24, 2011 09:32 AM (l8uYu)

120

"kinetic military action"

Obama's Thesaurus Czar is at it again.

/Shamelessly stolen from a commenter at GatewayPundit.

Posted by: RickZ at March 24, 2011 09:40 AM (vGy3W)

121 103 Who came up with Operation Odyssey Dawn? Gheyest name for a military operation ever.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 24, 2011 11:58 AM (UOM4

DADT was repealed, you know.

Posted by: RickZ at March 24, 2011 10:01 AM (vGy3W)

122 So if they're engaging in kinetic military action now, does that mean they're holding thermal military action until later?

I hope there's no chemical military action involved.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 24, 2011 10:42 AM (bxiXv)

123 White House staff apparently called 911 and told police there was well-dressed black man attempting entry into the residence. Staff was unable to identify the individual, but they said the individual looks a lot like a celebrity golfer they see a lot on television. Police reported that the individual did in fact live there, and that was -- in fact -- an employee. These reports are unsourced, however, and have not been verified.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at March 24, 2011 11:49 AM (iAUf+)

124 I am not an Obama fan, but I don't know that I would call this a war. My father was at Okinawa and my uncles fought in places like New Guinea and northern Africa..by father in law was in the Battle of the Bulge..I am of the generation that lost 58,000 men in Viet Nam and in comparison I don't think of dropping bombs on Libya as a war anymore than I thought of Panama and Grenada as a war..

When Bush was president a lot of Democrats gave him a hard time over Iraq and Afghanistan because they are partisan and wanted to make his life more difficult. I think that maybe some conservatives are doing the same thing in Libya..I realize that it could not happen to a nicer guy. Obama deserves some of this grief considering his in general incompetence, however, Gaddafi has killed enough Americans over the years that he deserves every one of these bombs. I don't call this a war, I call this payback.

Posted by: Terrye at March 24, 2011 12:12 PM (T0tnd)

125 If this isn't a war, does that mean I'm not really dead?

Posted by: Charred Remains of Libyan in Burned Out Tank West of Benghazi at March 24, 2011 01:04 PM (blNMI)

126 That is the best bureaucratic euphemism I've heard since NASA referred to an explosion as an "energetic disassembly". ROTFLMAO!!!!

Posted by: sestamibi at March 24, 2011 01:53 PM (q6Jzo)

127 To liberaltards its a illegal war when theres a republican in the whitehouse and a legal war when theres a demacrat in the whitehouse

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