Huck, the worm OBL should have disappeared from the face of the earth within a few weeks of 9-11. Snuffing his miserable existence at this point does nothing to retard the continued decline of the USA. Celebration is highly misguided.
Hat tip to you sir. The sniping by the birthers(some of them) at everyone who disagrees with them is out of control.
I did not know any 9-11 victims, but there were certain stories that captured me back then.
They were on my mind all day yesterday - and I can imagine the sense of relief their families felt.
I’ve always taught my kids it isn’t good to celebrate the death of another person - so when one of my youngest seem confused yesterday with the smiles and scenes of celebration on the news I said to him “well - there are exceptions to every rule”
We can celebrate this man will not continue his acts of terror against innocents - as our brave soldiers continue to pursue others like him.
Sorry, but we still have an anti-American, anti-Semetic, illegal alien in our White House. I find absolutely no reason to celebrate anything. And now we’re getting major conflicting stories about how OBL was killed from a totally incompetent White House. You’d think that Kucinich was running the joint like he ran Cleveland with a gaggle of high school bums and losers.
I’m very proud of our Navy Seals, but they’re commanded by someone who holds them in total contempt. In fact, everybody in that room photo where Obozo was wearing his golfing outfit hates the military with a passion.
That’s why Obambi’s speech was full of I, I, I, I, I, instead of We. What a fool!
I agree. Despite what my sign-on date says, I've been on FR for more than 10 years. It once was a great community of clear thought, good ideas and good-natured ribbing. The last couple of years have seen the community decend to just a collection of belly-aching conspiracy theories about Obama. It's become very boring and I find myself visiting less and less.
And we should just sit back and let the Media write history?
P.S. My son was living in NYC on 2001. I waited patiently for the call.
Freepers are good people. We have a lot of different feelings and we're entitled to them.
IF killing osama gets uhhbama re elected, it’ll be worse for America than anything that osama ever did to us while living.
Don’t let the door hit ya!!!!
I have observed the same thing...my guess is we are being infiltrated by dem operatives...we got some who signed up years ago, that only show up around election time...this time they are going for broke......these people want to make us look as bad as DU.....once you realize what you are dealing with, just disengage them
I totally agree with your sentiments. I was appalled by what I read (and have been reading for a while).
While I’m glad we got the bastard (and I’m grateful that the big dummy in the White House didn’t interfere), it doesn’t change the basic facts laid before us:
We have a compulsive liar and fascist in the White Hut.
Listen, I’m a grown up. I know that ALL presidents shade and guide their words to present things most favorable to THEM. I get that. But this is the first time in my entire life that I’ve had to live under a president who LIES constantly and no media person finds a reason to fact-check. It’s quite stunning. I feel like I’m living in some 3rd world banana republic. Good grief, we have a Justice Department to whom “justice” is an afterthought. I continue to remember the hue & cry that GWB’s justice department was becoming “political.” This bunch makes them look like pikers.
Of course we’re glad that OBL is dead.
But it doesn’t excuse the conduct at Fort Hood, the underwear bomber or all the rest of the smaller terror incidents that this Justice Department has decided to simply ignore, for PC reasons. That OBL is dead does not excuse the people POURING over our southern border, many of whom are OTM (Other Than Mexican). Plenty are from the middle east.
I’m sorry that we’re not “cheerleading” enough for you. But why should we? FReepers tend to be people who are sober, operating on facts. This isn’t DU, after all. The wingnuts are already saying that since OBL is dead, that we should reduce our defence budget; proving they haven’t learned a thing.
But Obama had NO choice. NO person sitting in the Oval Office would have done anything else, had they hoped to be reelected. What he did was not noble; it was essential.
Let me finish by saying this one thing:
As we look over that last two years of Obama’s “reign” (and I call it that because I believe that is how HE views it) and all the things he’s done to completely inflame the American people, imagine this. He has done those things knowing he would have to face the public again, asking for their vote.
Imagine what he’d do with a second term, knowing he would never have to answer to voters again.
Sobering & scary.
Huck, I am glad that there’s been more than a couple virtual thumbs up on your (vanity) post. I agree 100%. While it’s almost heretical to equate FreeRepublic.com with DU, I can say with the utmost certainty that if Osama Bin Laden had been killed while Bush was still President, and the kind of lunacy we saw here yesterday was being passed around on DemocraticUnderRock.com (I just made that up and I am going to trademark it), we would be calling them the most unhinged collection of worms ever.
So, thanks again for your post. At the very least, I am glad there’s a place we can counter-weigh the ‘conspiracy-at-any-cost’ stuff flying around here.
Well, for starters, you’re part of the problem.
I totally agree with you. I posted a while back that I was going to stay away until after the 2012 presidential election, but now after reading yesterday’s comments I know longer want to be associated with the FreeRepublic. Sady, the FR has strayed over into the radicial right, not the good radical mind you, but the unibomber lunatic fringe radical kind. After reading all of the posts that Obama faked this whole thing I realized I would be embarrased, no ashamed to tell my friends about the FR, or recommend it to others.
I have been a member since Dec 29, 1998 but can no longer call this my home. This is not an opus, I just simply find this place out of control (and that’s saying alot considering my views).
Later and best of luck to everyone ...
Over the last ten years Bin Laden hasn’t been much other than a figurehead.
There have been no video tapes of him and many reported “deaths”. Bin Laden has had no power and Zawahiri has been the leader for a long time.
I could not get excited because the mastermind is still sitting at GITMO and Dear Leader still wishes to offer him a trial on US soil.
Even you, Huck, should require evidence that indeed, we can see this was Bin Laden. Without that we are expected to believe the word of people who have proved to be liars.
I do believe our military went in there and killed a person. It is up to the Obama admin to provide evidence just as Bush did when the Hussein boys were killed.
That is not hard to do. It seemed rather easy and satisfied critics.
I am proud of the brave fellows who carried out their job. That does not mean I feel any unity with this criminal in the WH. You do know the Blago hearings were on yesterday, right?
Our country is on the brink of disaster. Waving a flag as the ship sinks is no victory.
Conspiracy drivel has been the replacement for supported opinion.
Weak minds.
My own thoughts yesterday. Yes, it's great news that Bin Laden is dead. Yet we still have work to do thanks to the war he started.
I also find it perfectly understandable that people are demanding proof from the most feckless administration ever to hold public office. Obama could tell me the sky is blue and the grass is green and I'd make him prove it. That's life when you're governed by a professional liar.
The time to celebrate is when Al-Qaeda and Islamic fundamentalism are smashed, broken and destroyed and our brave troops are home.
Well written and I agree with you
Huck, I am afraid what you are expressing is that people are feeling hopeless, lied to and downright afraid for their Country. Unfortunately, we as a Nation have lost the sense that our government maintains our interests. As a people, it has become common to be lied to and the press only manipulates and spins what the administration wants us to believe. I did not see FR not supporting the military. What I saw was that many on FR questioned facts. Perhaps, a country that sits back and questions information is far more educated than someone simply taking to the streets, flying flags, and rejoicing. Although Usama’s death is good for our nation, the common politics/socioeconomic climate is a black cloud hanging over people. Just my thoughts and opinion.