Posted on 02/07/2009 5:32:44 PM PST by Kaslin
President Obama assured relatives and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the bombing of the USS Cole that he is keeping an open mind about how to handle the approximately 245 detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to participants in an hour-long meeting yesterday at the White House.
The president met with about 40 family members and victims, who hold different views on his decision to close the prison in Cuba within a year. The exchange, which was sometimes passionate but never acrimonious, left some who were deeply skeptical of the administration's decision to suspend military commissions at Guantanamo Bay satisfied that the president has not yet decided to abolish the current system of prosecuting suspected terrorists.
Obama told the group that he was only hitting the "pause button" when he sought the suspension of proceedings against 21 detainees, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. And he assured the group that he wants the swift prosecution of those responsible for the terrorist attacks and their facilitators.
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Think of Obama as an old cassette stereo system in a digital world.
Where’s the “easy button” to push to make this guy disappear?
So it is written, so it is done. I dub thee...
King NØthing
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The wife of a medical couple called in to ask if Obama really meant it when he said the tax cuts would expire and that 250k was rich. You see, their combined income was a little above that and she recently figured out that they paid over 43% of their income in taxes of one kind or another. She said they both voted for Obama.
Mike said the panel completely ducked the question and moved on with their prior discussion, a gambit he looks forward to trying when a caller stumps him with a question he can't / doesn't want to answer.
Ya know, for just a second I'd love to see the cut expire just to show that nimrod couple in Cincy what they voted for, but that would be contrary to what I believe. It may well happen anyway, so that will be my shred of hope out of this all, that the Cincy couple has a tax epiphany and never votes for another democRAT again.
Hmmm! You seem to have elevated him all the way up to being equal to excrement...human or otherwise.
How about: "YOU ARE MORE USELESS THAN A POS"?
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*Snort* I thought of the Metallica song when reading this, the song was released in '96 but damn does it sound like it fits Obama...
King Nothing (From the Metallica album "Load")
Wish I may
Wish I might
Have this I wish tonight
Are you satisfied?
Dig for gold
Dig for fame
You dig to make your name
Are you pacified?
All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased
*And it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
**Just want one thing
Just to play the king
But the castle crumbled
And you've left with just a name
Where's your crown?
King nothing***
Hard and cold
Bought and sold
A heart as hard as gold
Are you satisfied
Wish I might
Wish I may
You wish your life away
Are you pacified
All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased
[*--*** Repeat]
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have this wish I wish tonight
I want that star
i want it now
I want it all and i don't care how
Careful what you wish
Careful what you say
Careful what you wish
You may regret it
Careful what you wish
You just might get it
Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
[*--*** Repeat]
[** Repeat]
Nothin'
No, you're just nothin'
Where's your crown, King Nothing?
No, you're just nothin'
Absolutely nothin'
...off to never never land...
I LIKE it! Nice touch.
Good one!
Posted the lyrics before I saw your #51 *L* Which reminds me, I need to find when they’re showing this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on TV. Metallica made it in! *Snoopydances*
Nothin’
No, you’re just nothin’
Where’s your crown, King Nothing?
No, you’re just nothin’
Absolutely nothin’
And that sums it all up nicely.
Confess...did you take it?
He is taking a vacation after less than 3 weeks in office during this crisis?
> ps I know you were being sarcastic but I think this is better
LOL! I think your way is better!
Never heard of an “Ass Cactus” but I bet it hurts!
Does he include himself in that list of facilitators?
What flavor of koolaid did he serve?
He is your new fuehrer, just ask him.
After all his f-ups he goes on a vacation or his people arrange another phoney photo-op with his shirt off or in a classroom with grade school children who won’t ask him any tough questions, or he hopes they won’t.
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