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Obama: "We can absorb a terrorist attack" (Woodward book)
Washington Post ^

Posted on 09/22/2010 10:09:19 AM PDT by quesney

Woodward's book portrays Obama and the White House as barraged by warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and confronted with the difficulty in preventing them. During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, "We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever . . . we absorbed it and we are stronger."

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To: quesney

Presumably, then, he’s okay with having a target painted on the White House roof. The meaning of “we” becomes a little more real in such a case.

As with every idiot who proposes “volunteering” Americans to be targets of terrorism, you first, obama.


81 posted on 09/22/2010 11:30:31 AM PDT by DPMD (~)
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To: GonzoGOP
Referring to obama’s statement that “We can absorb a terrorist attack,” your idea to make this line into a commercial and have it played in New York, with images of people falling out of the Towers IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA. The evil of this vile man in the White House must be made into an audio and visual and shown to the masses...we have to reach as many people as we can.

Now how can this be done? Does anyone know?

82 posted on 09/22/2010 11:30:46 AM PDT by itssme
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To: Blind Eye Jones

Our fatalist president....sacrificing your family for his socialist agenda....


83 posted on 09/22/2010 11:33:53 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: itssme
we have to reach as many people as we can.

At least to 6% of New York voters. We only need 6% in New York to throw this thing up for grabs. And this horrid heartless statement is a 6% gaffe if there ever has been one.

In "fly over" country most people who would be upset by this are already voting Republican. But it is the people in LA and NYC that have the targets painted on their back. They are the ones who will have to absorb the attack. And look, they both have races for governor and senator this year.
84 posted on 09/22/2010 11:41:16 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: BenLurkin
"Sounds as if he has no intention of striking back."

Yep. The term "absorb" implies non-action; he choosing to coldly shug his bonyass half-white foreigner shoulders and wait for the rain to wash American citizens' blood off of our streets and into the sewers. Absorbed. Blood gone. Streets open again. Move on.

Just when I think it's impossible to hate him more....

85 posted on 09/22/2010 11:41:25 AM PDT by Miss Behave
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To: itssme

Read my last post 78. As well as, if someone announced on TV right now that Obama was against our country with proof he was (let’s just say) an actual enemy that has infiltrated.

Nothing would happen. Sean Hannity would would be screaming a lot of people would but nothing would happen. Whether a seated POTUS is an actual enemy or their imbecile idealogue of words and actions caused this country harm... Where are the measures to protect we the people from more than just a bad President?


86 posted on 09/22/2010 11:42:16 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: STARWISE; onyx

John Bolten coming out swinging right now on Fox News. WOW...’Obama not qualified to be Commander In Chief’!!


87 posted on 09/22/2010 11:44:10 AM PDT by penelopesire ('You are either with us or you are with the marxists')
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To: penelopesire

Thank God!!! Read my last posts. This is beyond politics and campaigning and winning this man is dangerous. Enough is enough!


88 posted on 09/22/2010 11:47:24 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: quesney

Absorb ‘THIS’ fruitcake.


89 posted on 09/22/2010 11:48:10 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: penelopesire

Who is a well respected ATTORNEY that has the nads to call for a trial? The book is not even needed. I can hear the WH convo after they were freaking when they knew this book was being released... and Rahm saying BIG DEAL what are they gonna say impeach him for a Woodward book?

Outside of this book there are MANY areas of impeachment he is beyond a bad POTUS.


90 posted on 09/22/2010 11:51:17 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: quesney

Maybe that’s why they’re continually on vacation away from the WH.


91 posted on 09/22/2010 11:54:14 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: quesney

After 9/11, President Bush said, “Never again. Not on my watch.”

Obama says, “Oh we can survive another terror attack. No biggie.”

One of my theories on why Obama spends very little time in DC is because he is a afraid of terrorist attack hitting the nation’s capitol and he doesn’t want to be around when it happens.


92 posted on 09/22/2010 11:55:03 AM PDT by Ticonderoga34 (Free Obama's Birth Certificate!)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Some are speculating that Obama wants this out because he believes it will help him with his base. It kinda makes sense. Obama’s base are just like him...whiny, anti-america,narcissitic,sniveling cowards and appeasers that hate this country,it’s people and our military.

The truth that needs to be hammered home is that Obama’s policies have gotten more of our troops killed in Afghanistan in 1 1/2 years than during the whole 8 YEARS of Bush’s. Obama is tying their hands and getting them killed. He doesn’t give a damn...just like he doesn’t give a damn about another terrorist attack on American soil(we can just absorbed it).


93 posted on 09/22/2010 11:57:28 AM PDT by penelopesire ('You are either with us or you are with the marxists')
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To: shalom aleichem

You’re right. We’d find out very quickly that Obama really IS a Muslim.


94 posted on 09/22/2010 11:58:15 AM PDT by Jackson57
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To: Uncle Ike

I wonder if the Dem stategists are cynical enough to have in the backs of their minds the thought that a “mass casualty event” would be the only thing that might save their bacon in the upcoming election....

I suspect that once Obama appeared on television in the aftermath and told us all to “shut up and absorb it”, the GOP would win every seat but Pelosi’s and Charlie Rangel’s.


95 posted on 09/22/2010 11:59:24 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

We are going to have to force Obama to resign, but first we have to win and win big in November. Then let the congressional investigations fly!

Our country’s very survival is at stake.


96 posted on 09/22/2010 12:00:13 PM PDT by penelopesire ('You are either with us or you are with the marxists')
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To: GonzoGOP

Actually, dead Democrats vote more reliably than live ones. And they don’t expect you to keep your campaign promises.


97 posted on 09/22/2010 12:00:42 PM PDT by Jackson57
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To: shalom aleichem

” “What do you mean “we” (half) White man?” “

Good one


98 posted on 09/22/2010 12:03:25 PM PDT by patriotspride
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To: GonzoGOP
Here's an idea. See post #72. Add sources of obama’s comment to the flyer, and make copies of same. Go door to door and pass the flyers out...NYC and LA, in particular, hope you can read this.

Contact Breitbart, Rush, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Dennis Miller (our LA voice in the wilderness), Hannity, and anyone else you can think of and PASS IT ON.

obama’s statement has to go viral.

99 posted on 09/22/2010 12:04:22 PM PDT by itssme
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To: Marty62

“NOW we know why he didn’t feel the need to attend the WTC memorial.”

1. If I recall correctly, Obama made a remark shortly after 9/11 in which he suggested U.S. policy caused the attack

2. He didn’t and doesn’t give a damn about the nearly 3k people who perished at ground zero. They were all of those Wall Street types that make all that $ and screw everyone.

3. We also see Obama’s indifference toward 9/11 in his unwavering support of the Imam re the mosque.

HE AIN’T ONE OF US.


100 posted on 09/22/2010 12:04:29 PM PDT by AlphaOneAlpha
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