Yesterday was a sad day for Free Republic

May 3, 2011 | Huck

[P-Marlowe]

I didn’t post at all yesterday. So, show me one celebration thread. Post a link. I dare you.

Here.

And Here.

And Here.

Just take a little time and look around. There are a lot of Freepers who were very proud of what our amazing military and our previous president accomplished.

[arasina]

People who have been questioning I-I-I-I-Ibama are simply doing the job that The Mouthpiece Media isn't doing.

A friend of mine was in one of the Twin Towers on 9/11/2001, killed merely because he went in to work that day. He was in the broadcast television business and was certainly knowledgeable about the way a newsroom works. I know he would have been celebrating OBL's death but would question this administration's veracity nevertheless.

[arasina]

"I was thrilled to hear that Obama was dead."

Sorry about that. It WAS unintentional.

I heard that expressed about five times today in various media interviews. Some caught their error but many did not.

[Publius6961]

Gosh.
I didn't realize that the event was all about how you feel.

For whatever it's worth, the otherwise great occasion was spoiled by the attitude of the Great American Rat, and his arrogant smarmy attitude... I...I...Me... and "...it really happened, trust me.

You peons not in DC don't need any more information than that!"

So get over it.

[Hulka]

“Absence of proof is not evidence of a conspiracy.”

Actually, absesnce of proof PROVES just how good the cover-up actually is. . .

(Gabbing my tin-foil hat)

[DoughtyOne]

I guess it’s only natural, but it can be very embarrassing.

I’ll bet the talking heads were mortified, especially if they were Lefties.

[laweeks]

In fact, everybody in that room photo where Obozo was wearing his golfing outfit hates the military with a passion.

Since the picture included a general, an admiral, and the secretary of defense, that seems unlikely.

You're right . . . my indefinite pronouns was too inclusive.

Howz' about "All non-military people in that room photo where Obozo was wearing his golfing outfit hate the military with a passion."?

[cracker45]

That makes no sense; we only look weak by failing to get the story straight to start with. I also don’t trust a gubmint like the one we have now that continually BS’s us and tries to redefine history. Jay Carney even said that it was “strange credulity” to think that an 8 yr old intel break on bin laden’s courier eventually led to his downfall, yet that is exactly what has been reported by the CIA and DoD for two days now. Carney is a lying little weasel!

JC

[Publius6961]

Can they be identified by screen name?

Of course.
There are many poster names that I unconsciously skip on automatic pilot.

It doesn't take long to identify Freepers who are either ignorant, or educated way beyond their intelligence.
Invariably, they confuse opinion with facts and actual argument.

[arasina]

Your comments were well stated anyway, as always.

[x]

Huck...you are just plain wrong. Obama in his speech said the word “I” twenty four times, and mentioned the brave troops who conducted the mission only three times.

I count nine "I"s and three "my"s. Of course there could have been fewer and more mention of the troops and each little "I" or "my" might have stung, but that number isn't completely beyond reason.

I guess a lot of how people think about this depends on how plugged in they are to political opinion -- and nowadays more and more people are, so their reactions reflect political considerations.

I missed President Obama's speech and didn't find out about what happened until the next day. I was glad we got Osama and that a chapter may have come to a close.

Sure Obama gets a bump up in the polls, but it wasn't about him. It was about America, about all of us. Too much focus on him one way or the other takes away from what's really important.

Hmmm ... 6 "I"s. That's enough.

[rabidralph]

Well said. Lots of loonies bubbling to the top now.

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you Arasina. I appreciate it.

[Moby Grape]

Thanks the info...I took the “count” from some editorials I read...they went just “I”s, but 24 personal pronouns.

[little jeremiah]

IOW, if everything was all different; then - everything would be all different.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”That ignores the fact that the whole casino was: Built on Clinton's fraudPerpetuated in the Senate by FannieMae grifters like Frank, Dodd, Fumer, and guess who — BoboWho in turn directly stymied — guess who — McCain's serious effort at reform in ‘05-'06”

That is the standard talk radio Bush-apologist narrative that leaves out a few small details of what GWB was doing:

All you have to do is search and all these references to Bush taking credit for promoting home-ownership to those minorities that couldnt afford it or even read the contracts (probably many illegals too.) . Then when it crashed these poor bad credit minorities blamed Republicans. Compassionate conservativism was a disaster.

President Bush Mortgage Speech 2002(Helping those w bad credit buy houses)

President Bush Reiterates Goal on Homeownership, Remarks by the President on Homeownership, Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D.C. (2002)

Early in George W. Bush’s first administration, a home ownership initiative was introduced, sometimes referred to as the Blueprint for the American Dream, to close the homeownership gap by 5.5 million minority families. Along with this homeownership initiative, there were other policies implemented to dismantle barriers to homeownership in minority communities.” from :
The Great American Mortgage Scam & The Latino Community

George W. Bush, The White House.gov: Homeownership Continues to Increase in 2002 , HUD Statement on Record Homeownership Rates in 2002

George W. Bush, The White House.gov: National Homeownership Month, 2003, By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

[Fantasywriter]

Here’s a good editorial on Obama’s raging, out-of-control, over-the-top narcissism:

The ‘it’s all about me’ President’:

http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/03/the-its-all-about-me-president/

Here’s a quote:

Second, it was stunning how frequently Obama used the words “I,” “me” and “my” in his speech. He made it all about himself.

[Moby Grape]

Thank you...

[Huck]

The first two links are the same article, and not what I’m talking about. The last one—with the 20 measly replies—is the kind of thing I was looking for. Of course, on a big news day around here, there ought to be many threads like that. But not this time.