Obama scores victory at sea - Headline Nashville Tennessean

The Nashville Tennessean, tennessean.com

[depressed in 06]

I don't suppose he is rewriting the music to "Victory at Sea."

[depressed in 06]

This headline is one of the most sycophantic I have seen in long time.

The story cannot be linked due to copyright restrictions, which, won't matter, because, they don't show the front page anyway.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Obama scores victory at sea?....Yeah!...right!

[Frantzie]

Wow even in nashville they are mega suckups to the Kenyan-born marxist. All the credit goes to the SEALs and the brave merchant marine captain and his crew.

[messierhunter]

So he doesn't have to take any of the risk, show any leadership, or even speak on the matter at all when the outcome is uncertain, he gets to denigrate our soldiers when the outcome is negative, but he gets to take all the credit from our fighting men and women when the outcome is positive. Sick.

[texson66]

Well, with Prez 0’s funding cuts, the Navy Seals might not be able to be everywhere in the future.

Typical BO: praise with the left hand, and then stab them in the back with the right hand (military budget cuts)

[Avid Coug]

What really happened here is that our Navy finessed their own commander in chief. He authorized the use of force only if the captain was in imminent life threatening danger. When our snipers finally got poised for a good clean shot at the perps, they simply took it, and qualified their actions by saying that they could see through the window on the lifeboat that a perp was pointing a gun at the captain. Notice that Obambi did not authorize the use of force to simply take out the perps.

[andy58-in-nh]

As opposed to....

"Bush Orders Assault on Somalis; Defends Use of Force."

subhead: "Captain who was held captive now freed. Congress pledges investigation."

[bennowens]

I think the movie about this should be called “Easter Seals”.

[pabianice]

Surprisingly, they are praising the Navy over at DumpsterUnderground.

[colorado tanker]

Well, ya gotta admit it's an amazing story how Barry O secretly flew to the Bainbridge, taking personal command and firing one of the sniper rifles himself, then shimmying over to the lifeboat to personally rescue the Captain! We have a genuine Jack Bauer as our President!

What? Didn't happen that way? Some Navy SEAL snipers did it? All Zero did was say OK to the Navy plan? Who knew?

[Grampa Dave]

The Obamas Stage Daring Rescue

AP: Washington DC April 12 2008 10:37PM EST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibb released an official photo of the President and First Lady rescuing Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates.

In a prepared statement Gibb stated, "...that America's foes better be prepared for robust and immediate and personal action from The President and First Lady."

The President and First Lady were unharmed according to Gibb. They are expected to arrived on Monday by a F-18 Hornet piloted by Michelle Obama.

Gibb also stated that the supposed visit by The First Family to St. John's Episcopal Church was an elaborate plot to lull the Somali pirates into complacency. Actors were used to impersonate the Obamas @ St Johns with Will Smith playing TOTUS and Oprah playing Michelle. While the actors were at St John's, TOTUS and Michelle did a specop HALO jump onto the deck of the USS Bainbridge while it was underway at flank speed.

When asked by reporters his reactions to the rescue, Vice President Biden responded, "The Obamas are some crazy SOB's and they kick ass and take names, so you better not piss them off."

[TexasCajun]

What a Cowboy! ..Unilateral action! ...Disproportionate force!

[RummyChick]

Controversy is about to start. They are claiming that the pirates were out of ammo and they were trying to exchange the captain for their safety and the Americans refused.

[DAC21]

Nashville is a very cosmopolitan / College town....that's all you need to know. Visited there last year after attending the Indy 500, much safer / cleaner than Memphis. But the Politics are a changing in that neck of the woods thanks to Vandy and other schools with their nitwit Professors.

[ssapro]

Obama will most likely apologize to the families of the dead pirates and discipline the CO who gave the seals the green light.

[G Larry]

Conservatives should use this result as INSTRUCTIVE TO LIBERALS.

1-Consequences shape behavior.
2-It is good to fear the sword of the State, for it has it’s purpose.
3-This lesson transends individual security as well as national security.
4-If the agressor belives you may be armed, he is less likely to attack....If he knows you are not armed, you are subject to his whim.

[massgopguy]

That makes him a “Chicken Hawk” doesn’t it.

[CrappieLuck]

Nashville is very apologetic for it’s southern geography. They are the poster child of white guilt and try to make up for being southern by supporting the politician who promises to win Nashville approval by Northern cities.

Nashville is the epitome of Self Loathing, Apologetic, Southern White guilt. We’ve been beat into submission by years of “Redneck” labels and the stereotypes of racism.

If for no other reason, Nashville will support Obama out of fear of being labeled racist should they be critical.

[VideoDoctor]

The Tennesean newspaper is another dying dinosaur.

No one I know subscribes to it anymore and even fewer give a hoot what they have to say.

Simply put: They're NOT on the upswing.

[Jeff Gordon]

Obama had two choice. Authorize the use of deadly force to save the life of Phillips or let Phillips die. The fact that he made the right choice in this case is no more praise worthy than saying he did not skip breakfast.