Shot In The Head

According to the White House, Bin Laden is dead:

Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

How Many Shots?

“Justice has been done,” President Barack Obama said in a dramatic announcement at the White House.

I’ts like to take this opportunity to say it:

It’s Bush’s fault.

For seven years – from 2002 until Bush left office, this was used as the measurement of the war, as witless Democrats chanted “where’s Bin Laden?” with a knowing nudge and wink, as if finding a guy in a dishdasha and a beard hiding in the mountains among millions of followers were as straightforward as passing a congressional resolution.

I wish I’d heard the word; I actually went to bed early last night, so I missed the big announcement.  Other Americans were luckier:

A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden’s death. Hundreds more sang and waved American flags at Ground Zero in New York — where the twin towers that once stood as symbols of American economic power were brought down by bin Laden’s hijackers 10 years ago.

Another hijacked plane slammed into the Pentagon on that cloudless day, and a fourth was commandeered by passengers who forced it to the ground — at cost of their own lives — before it could reach its intended target in Washington.

The United States attacked Afghanistan within months, pursuing al-Qaida, and an invasion of Iraq followed as part of the Bush administration’s global war on terror.

I heard via Twitter/Facebook that some people got together at the State Capitol. Wish I coulda been there.

I guess next Saturday’s NARN show is pretty well planned out.

36 thoughts on “Shot In The Head

  1. So…ummm. Where’s the body? Oh, wait. It’s conveniently “buried at sea.”

    I, too, was celebrating last night – but then I sobered up. This administration still has a lot of questions to answer. I just hope it doesn’t take three years to provide conclusive evidence of Bin Laden’s death – like it took three years to provide conclusive evidence of Obama’s birth.

  2. From the time it became clear that our last president wasn’t going to be able to deliver bin Laden’s pelt to the American people, your Mitchketeers have alibied, variously, (1) that was too hard to find him (Pssst, *Tora Bora.” You’re welcome!), (2) that he was probably dead already and (3) that it didn’t matter whether or not he was killed. Now Angryclown sees that the loony fringe is going to pretend bin Laden’s killing never happened.

    Hey Poledancer: The U.S. military, under the command of our black, Democratic president, sent bin Laden to Hell, where he belongs. On the eighth anniversary of the “Mission Accomplished” speech no less. It’s reality. Deal with it.

  3. Let’s give dredit where credit is due. I’m not sure why AC is so angry. That is not my problem. Anger management class, perhaps, AC. Only one aspect of this bothers me, and maybe the news is forthcoming. I think the decision to turn bin Laden into fish food was wise, but there had better be pictures released soon of his body. We need that much closure.

  4. Hey assclown;

    I’ll give credit to your messiah on this one.

    That said, like all of you libturds conveniently do, you forget that your buddy, slick Willy Clintoon, A DemonRAT libturd like you, had not one, but TWO chances to take OBL out, but because he was just as worthless of a leader as Obumbler, he chickened out! Even he admits that it was one of his biggest mistakes!

    You need a geograpy lesson. He was NOT found in Tora Bora, but in Islamabad, a fairly good sized city where he could get medical treatments for his bad kidneys, just like Bush’s intelligence guys surmised years ago!

  5. Good to see the clown back. It’d be better to see him back in touch with reality, but we have to take what we’re given.

    As a good Catholic I should not be celebrating the death of another human being. You know, that whole pro-life thing.

    I’m not a good Catholic today.

  6. Sure, Nerd, we can share a high five.

    Thanks for the history lesson BossHoss. You keep that in mind if the Democrats run Bill Clinton for president in ’12, m’kay? Bet that’ll hurt!

  7. “if the Democrats run Bill Clinton for president in ’12, m’kay? Bet that’ll hurt!”

    Well, it would hurt if he COULD run, but fortunately for our country, he’s already served two terms.

  8. I have no problem whatsoever admitting I thought the man was a blood splash on a cave wall for years. So, he’s “officially” dead now. Great news!

    This is one of those instances where politics takes a back seat to plain old American kick-ass-ishness.

  9. From the time it became clear that our last president wasn’t going to be able to deliver bin Laden’s pelt to the American people, your Mitchketeers have alibied, variously, (1) that was too hard to find him (Pssst, *Tora Bora.” You’re welcome!),

    This from a guy who can’t find a dentist office in Queens even with a GPS and a map of the bus routes.

    (2) that he was probably dead already

    Now you’re hoping Elvis might really be alive, too?

    and (3) that it didn’t matter whether or not he was killed.

    And if Al Queda in Afganistan doesn’t lay down its weapons today, we’ll have been pretty much right about that one.

    Hey Poledancer: The U.S. military,

    …of which Sky is (as I recall) a member…

  10. Skydancer makes a good point. For a guy trained in an Ivy League law school, President Obama has an amazing lack of understanding of how primary documents are important. Gross though it may be, I want to see a picture.

  11. Oh, he is an Ivy Leaguer.

    He’ll sit on the pictures until his friends in the media can develop a narrative about “Republican Bin Laden Denier Conspiracy” first.

  12. I will give Barry credit on this one. He realized early on that what he campaigned on wasn’t a viable strategy so he went with what GWB had been doing. In some cases even doing more than GWB did.

    Does it matter that we have gotten OBL? In the short term, yes it’s a big moment. However, until Islam renounces violence we will have problems wherever it flourishes.

    This is something like taking out Mussolini in WWII or Saddam in the Iraq war, a big event but not the end.

  13. “Republican Bin Laden Denier Conspiracy”
    Ooh! Can I be first?

    It’s not really Osama until we see his birth certificate.

  14. jp, we have to give Obama a lot of credit on this one. For once he didn’t live up to the Carter/liberal democrat standard of military prowess: Obama actually succeeded! One lost helicopter didn’t scrub the mission, like it did for Carter’s.

    And just think of the consequences if Obama had screwed up. He sent a military team into a fortified compound. What if they got the wrong compound? What if Osama wasn’t there and there was a firefight? What if civilians had been cut down in the crossfire? What if they had underestimated the defenses?

    All told, sending in a military mission into a quasi-ally with no warning to said government took some guts. It’s the first time Obama’s done anything to deserve my respect in this presidency.

    But he’s still not getting my vote.

  15. He’ll sit on the pictures until his friends in the media can develop a narrative about “Republican Bin Laden Denier Conspiracy” first.

    Not necessary. Since the Republicans’ default settings are fear, suspicion and bullshit I’d say you guys are well on your way to accomplishing that narrative yourselves.

  16. Bottom line is that congratulations are in order. And we should let the clown enjoy a victory lap. Same goes for angryclown.

  17. You know, I’d kind of been wondering if angryclown and OBL were the same person. You ever notice you never saw the two of them in public together? Then, they both have been way off the radar for a long time, only to reappear on the same day. I guess an AC post settles that question for me, though – at least until the next OBL video statement is released, endorsing Mike Huckabee.

  18. “Since the Republicans’ default settings are fear, suspicion and bullshit I’d say you guys are well on your way to accomplishing that narrative yourselves.”

    Yea, Timmy. Nothing like the “truths” that are coming out of the mouths of your DemocRAT heroes; “There’s no inflation,” Bernanke. “We won’t accept a weak dollar.” Timmy Tax Cheat Geithner. “My administration will be transparent.” Barack Obumler. “The only thing that can fix our huge budget deficits (that my DemocRAT buddies ran up), is to tax the rich.” Mad Mark Dayton.

    Thanks Timmy, for once again proving that you are a useful idiot of the DFL! Tool!

  19. Boss, Tim is a coward that comes in here, poops out some moronic drivel and runs away. Don’t ever expect a response.

  20. Timmy may be a coward but Angry Clown is a war hero. If only AC hadn’t gone to pieces on that failed raid over Macho Grande . . .

  21. Hey AssClown, could you simply tell us what you think of Obama sending in Sp Ops without Pakistani permission to take out Osama and what you would have said it Bush did the same?

    (as if clownie will actually answer)

    Thank you President Obama for ridding the earth of such a scum terrorist.

  22. Just between you and me, I’ve heard that after the disastrous reigns of Spitzer, Paterson, and Cuomo, Mr. Clown is leading a committee to draft Arnold Schwarzeneggar in 2014.
    The committee’s first assignment? Find proof that Arnold was born in the US.
    Although Governor Abercrombie of Hawaii swears that not only was he present in the Honolulu hospital where Arnold was born, he was also present in the Waikiki hotel room where Arnold was conceived, and in fact he used to baby sit little baby Arnold and even nurse him, Abercrombie is an old gent and his word is not to be entrusted.

  23. Yep, Obama was boots on the ground in Pak, automatic blazing away while he motioned the other SEALS to follow him into the line of fire. He then quickly flew back to D.C. and changed out of his camo fatigues into his Brooks Brothers suit to take credit for the kill. Boo yah!

  24. Nope, Kerm. He ordered people to target bin Laden, assessed the intelligence and gave the order to go. Oh, then he called up Bush and told him about it.

  25. K-Wad brayed:

    “Hey AssClown, could you simply tell us what you think of Obama sending in Sp Ops without Pakistani permission to take out Osama and what you would have said it Bush did the same?”

    Uh, fuckin’ awesome?

    And fuckin’ awesome.

    Wondering what you’re having such a hard time understanding, K-Wad.

  26. Actually I think Mr. Clown would have written:

    “Yep, Bush was boots on the ground in Pak, automatic blazing away while he motioned the other SEALS to follow him into the line of fire. He then quickly flew back to D.C. and changed out of his camo fatigues into his Brooks Brothers suit to take credit for the kill. Boo yah!”

    But maybe with added snark.

  27. It is very nice that President Obama, with respect to the “War On Terror”, has behaved President Bush doppelganger. It is also very funny that angryclown is super excited about what is, militarily, President Bush’s third term in office.

  28. Sure Troy, Angryclown can agree with that: in the first two terms, white President Bush made lots of threats against bin Laden but was powerless to do anything to back them up. In term three, a Seal team under the command of black President Bush put a bullet in bin Laden’s head.

    Kinda like how Lou Gehrig was a really just continuation of Wally Pipp’s career, eh Trojan Man?

    Your stupidness entertains Angryclown.

  29. Is everything “white” and “black” to you, angryclown? Well, it’s a good thing you never call anyone else a racist.

    Did Lou Gehrig say “I will a tennis racket in place of a bat, an Easter bonnet in place of a glove, and a tutu in place of my uniform”, and then decide use bat, glove, and uniform like Wally? If so, that baseball analogy would be a lot more applicable.

  30. Troy reasoned: “Did Lou Gehrig say “I will a tennis racket in place of a bat, an Easter bonnet in place of a glove, and a tutu in place of my uniform”, and then decide use bat, glove, and uniform like Wally?”

    Could somebody call 911? I think Troy is having a stroke.

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