Wow, a lot of comments to this thread. I pity your inbox Huck. ;d
I can’t blame anyone being upset about Obama taking credit for this. The good thing is no one will care by 2012.
Imagine DU if they had shot an unarmed Bin Laden under Bush. LOL.
The public has not been shown one bit of tangible proof that anything Barry O has stated as so-called ‘fact’ — ever even happened. Barry O has lied and conned his way all along, right into the White House.
Admittedly, it does something to the national psyche to be lied to, to be urinated on and told it is raining--not just once, but repeatedly. It is hard knowing you are lied to, and yet being treated with contempt by the media, ersatz conservatives, and those we handily deem RINOs, much like being subjected to the howling derision of the gathered allegedly great thinkers when we have the temerity to utter our belief that the world is not flat.
The level of distrust of this administration and their syncophantic lapdogs in the media has reached the point where we will not just shut up and cheer even when presented with what appears to be good news, especially when the timing is suspiciously advantageous for those who have been lying to us all along.
We quietly and hopefully pray the news is indeed true, and if so, reservedly celebrate the demise of one who has been the leader of an organization which has brought so much pain and death to our shores. We also mourn the loss of our freedom because of the actions of the (hopefully) deceased and his minions, as we mourn still the loss of those who died in the attacks not just on, but leading up to and after 9/11, and grieve for the pain and suffering of our troops and their loved ones even as we praise their efforts and accomplishments as the conflict continues.
I was talking with a former Brooklyn police officer the other day, who lost a close brother officer and friend on 9/11, one who had been trying to get him to transfer to the precinct near the WTC. To paraphrase, 'When the new tower's up and there is no mosque in sight of them, then and only then will we have some closure.'
I agree.
This is a vital and important step along the way, but only one step.
Sadly, we are robbed of our joy at Bin Laden's demise by the lack of honesty and the criminal assault upon our Republic from the highest levels of our own government, even as the one who claims credit makes the announcement.
In a nutshell, we don't trust the messenger, and that, sadly, is a distrust he has profoundly earned.
I find it sad that FReepers and others who have paid attention to the fact that we have been repeatedly told one thing and been subjected to another are viewed with sadness, derision, or disgust, after all, it is a heavy burden to rip away the veils of a fairy tale world and point out the myriad inconsistencies between the fable and the reality. It's no more fun than pointing out that Rapunzel either had the world's best conditioner or had split ends and tangles from hell, not to mention neck problems. But, after all, we are adults here, and 'happily ever after' is not something we expect in this life, but, with God's mercy something we pray for in the hereafter.
We have been lied to so often we no longer 'trust, but verify', for few of us believe our Republic can withstand even those starry eyed moments for the numerous and powerful enemies of the Republic to operate in the absence of critical scrutiny.
In that, Huck, we've been robbed once again.