Osama bin Laden is dead, President Obama announced Sunday night, killed in an attack by US forces in Pakistan. How will this affect the conspiracy theories that Barack Obama is a Muslim? My guess is it will have very little effect.
I was a little miffed to learn that bin Laden was not hiding out in a cave, but living in a mansion. I continue to think that Islamic terrorists are more like organized criminals than religious zealots.
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while Americans are cheering this news as good for America, the freaks at freepervlile are upset, it’s as if they are cheering for Osama Bin Laden SICK PEOPLE.
Tomorrow is a big “O” day:
Osama Dead
Obamas on Oprah
Orly’s appeal
The scuttlebutt is Osama was dead for years, Obama just announced his death to divert attention away from the birther issue.
Obama got that 3 am phone call, and I think he did a great job. I would have called The Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.
“Hello Syed, we found Bin Laden, and he will be dead in about….Now”
But that’s just me
Don’t forget the big irony that this big news interrupted the final 15 minutes of Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice show, at least on the east coast…
It’s unlikely that this happened without a lot of Pakistani help… (intelligence-wise if not operationally).
Doc,
It was never likely that bin Laden was ‘hiding in a cave’ – he did require dialysis after all. This was exactly the kind of place I expected him to be.
A cherry on top!
Hey Will, hide all of the irony meters!
From MSNBC:
The birthers finally got their Pakistan travel ban! 😀
I can now see the birth (no pun intended) of the…NEW DEATHERS.
They will want to see Osama’s Death Certificate and then want the Long Form Death Certificate. And the cycle continues.
CNN said his condition was exaggerated. Bin Ladin’s son said he suffered from kidney stones, but that was about it.
Gosh, people will never know who was fired.
🙂
http://twitpic.com/4s777w
Nothing like a GPS coordinate with 666 in it:
34.187666,73.242631
No irony meter will ever be safe again. A technology expert said so. 😀
Suck it, birthers.
I am sure we will hear that Donald Trump will be demanding to see a certified copy of Bin Laden’s Death Certificate!….
InTrade has Obama at 65.5% for re-election. That’s people betting real money, by the way.
Since a lot of hard-core birthers are of the baseless belief that, if Obama is somehow removed because he isn’t eligible, then everything he did in office will be nullified. Does that mean that if the birthers win, Bin Laden will come back to life?
They said they already Buried Osama at SEA wow that was fast and cheap just the way we need to be with the USA debt levels like they are . I am wondering though why the conflicting timeline on the event ? http://michellemalkin.com/2011/05/01/reports-bin-laden-killed-a-week-ago-by-us-missile-confirmed-tonight/
Because rumor travels around the world before truth puts on its shoes. How did Mark Twain know this before the Civil War but you’ve forgotten it in this age of instantaneous communication?
That’s what I like to call “bonus points”.
Are you calling our Navy SEAL’s and military liars?
Let’s see you do that to their faces, birther coward.
> Does that mean that if the birthers win, Bin Laden will come back to life?
Sure, the CIA will have to create another clone in their secret FEMA camp labs. Also, since Obama signed off on the monies for Elvis’ life support, it means Elvis will then really, finally, be dead.
I can’t help draw parallels between this and Bush Senior’s* high approval ratings after his victory in Desert Storm. Remember the gap between Desert Storm and the 1992 election was only 1 month less than this. I think Obama will enjoy a few months basking in the glow of this, but it will cool down considerably by the time of the election. Come Election Day, most Americans really don’t care about foreign policy.
I suppose the case could be made that this is different. Desert Storm was a war on foreign soil. The death of Bin Laden is a victory over the man behind a massive act of terrorism on U.S. soil.
Good God. The long form birth certificate on Tuesday, Osama Bin Laden dead on Sunday. What a week of news! When did Bin Laden die? Anyone know? I have this feeling that Obama released his long form on Tuesday because he didn’t want the BC issue to still be on the table when he released news of the Bin Laden death.
*More than I disapprove of George W. Bush’s policies, I hate that he had the same name as our 41st president, thus forcing everyone to make the distinction between the two.
the story has nothing to do with the Military , please get a grip
Drop dead, vermin.
Drop dead, vermin.
In DEED Its great that this has been done , and Obama and the Military Brave men and women gets all Credit for a Job well Done !!!!
The question needs to be asked though why all the conflicting news ?
Even ABC is questioning their news as if it will have any long lasting unification of the country .
The Note: Politics Post Bin Laden: Nation Unified For Now, But How Long Will It Last?
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA CANCELLED EARLIER RAID, WANTING PROOF OF BIN LADEN’S DEATH ABC’s Jake Tapper reports: Sources tell ABC News that in March President Obama authorized the development of a plan for the U.S. to bomb Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound with two B2 stealth bombers dropping a few dozen 2,000-pound JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) on the compound. But when the president heard the compound would be reduced to rubble he chose not to pursue that option. That would mean there would be no evidence bin Laden was dead to present to the world — no DNA evidence, as the administration anticipates it will have. Plus all 22 people in the compound including women and children, plus likely many neighbors would be killed. The president wanted proof. And he wanted to minimize collateral damage.
So, instead the president authorized this incredibly daring and difficult operation, scheduled for a time of “low loom” — little moon luminosity — so the US helicopters could enter into Pakistan low to the ground and undetected. The operation was authorized Friday morning. It was originally planned for Saturday night but on Friday, for weather reasons, it was pushed to Sunday. The bombing plan was one of many multiple possible courses of action presented to the president in March and then refined over the course of the next several weeks.
http://abcn.ws/il3y5Q
TICK-TOCK: HOW THE KILLING OF BIN LADEN WENT DOWN AT THE WHITE HOUSE: From Tapper, Sunlen Miller and Tahman Bradley: “White House national security staffers had been in the Situation Room since 1pm ET. At 2:00pm the President met with the Principals to review final preparations. At 3:50pm the President was told bin Laden had been tentatively identified. There was jubilation in the White House once the helicopter returned to Afghanistan. At 7:01 pm President Obama was told there was a ‘high probability’ bin Laden was dead.” http://abcn.ws/kSDWcQ
Where’s the conflicting timeline? Seems to me the only conflict is between stories told before the announcement – based on rumor – and those told after – base on fact. Are you asking why the rumors got the story wrong?
Thrifty, I think the parallel is strained for several reasons:
1. As you point out, Desert Storm was about getting Iraq out of Kuwait, not about getting a guy who attacked the US.
2. In early 1991, the economy was going into recession, not coming out of one (even if the recovery is slower than most would wish).
3. Bush Sr won as a sort of Reagan’s 3rd term. 12 years of one party holding the White House is a long time. That’s not the case with Obama.
4. Bush Sr had a serious primary challenge (Buchanan), while Obama will have none. In modern times, the only Presidents who lost re-election were those who faced a strong primary challenge (Ford, Carter and Bush Sr).
5. Foreign policy has been decisive at times. I think it won for Nixon and Bush Sr and probably for Bush Jr in 2004. Reagan too, to a large extent.
6. The calibre of the opponent matters. There is neither a Reagan nor a Clinton among the current Republicans.
I am not rushing to bet on InTrade at 65%, but if I can get Obama below 55%, I will jump at it.
Osama bin Laden dead: Obama ratings set to soar
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8487852/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-Obama-ratings-set-to-soar.html
He’s at 62% at this hour.
YEAH ?????
Jimmy: The choice Obama made, to get physical identification of the body and avoid civilian casualties was the correct one and of course weather and other conditions have to be taken into account. No one wanted helicopters down in a sandstorm like happened in Iran. There was no rush once the compound was definitively identified and satellites could keep tabs on OBL. Also burial at sea was very smart; no shrine for the faithful to visit.
It’s totally ungracious and quite typical of you morons to nitpick at a completely successful, well-planned operation. Why do you hate America???
If the election was today I bet 100 %
From Gawker. NSFW
http://gizmodo.com/#!nsfw/5797645
Its was well thought out and well executed Plan and rumor has it they cremated Osama with a bunch of pork chops ……
If the election were today, I’d ask why the election were being held in May.
*rimshot*
2012 Election Cancelled
Obama Buoyed by 100 Percent Approval Rating
http://www.borowitzreport.com/2011/05/02/2012-election-cancelled/
* awesome *
I can already hear the next conspiracy meme. “Osama’s NOT dead! They SAY they buried him at sea so they wouldn’t have to produce a body.” Just watch…
And you are still an anus sphincter.
It’s already happening.
Yup! From Lucianne.com…
Reply 4 – Posted by: ladychatalie, 5/2/2011 4:32:37 AM (No. 7592523)
#1, until I see pictures of Bin Laden parts, I won’t believe this is anything more than another lie to help Osama win reelection.
Thats good that will save us all several billion bucks . Now its time to Bring all the troops home from all theaters , Obama has Proven the job of foreign security can be done with Nato DRONES and Special Forces .
and I love you too , God bless your ways they are special
The birthers and tea baggers are livid all over the internet today that Obama got Osama.
They are now on the side of Bin Laden and Ghaddafy. Their anti-American hatred is on display for all the world to see, as long as their hateful posts remain up.
By their logic, the Navy Seals that killed Bin Laden are traitors for following orders from the Usurper.
They are very, very sick.
Why did you stop posting under End the Fed? What other special sock puppet trolls are you using to spam discussion threads?
how do we not know what you are is the same as what you are calling me out to be ?
God Bless the Troops their families , this president and the Administration and the USA !
We? How many are you? Is it crowded in there?
Jimmy:
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/04/it-depends-on-what-the-definition-of-says-says/#comment-110499
End the Fed:
http://theconservativemonster.com/2011/04/28/obama-beck-and-bloomberg-stop-the-birther-talk.aspx?ref=rss
Adolf Eichmann was buried at sea for the same reason. Israel made sure his body was outside of their waters.
awesome effort there , that you even took the time tells me that you are a very caring person and God loves you for that one very special reason 🙂
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA CANCELLED EARLIER RAID, WANTING THE FREEZER BURN ON BIN LADEN TO HAVE TIME TO FADE. ABC’s Jake Tapper reports: Sources tell ABC News that in March President Obama authorized the development of a plan for the U.S. to deploy gamma wave radiation technical support to thaw and reduce the freezer burn so the controversy could be contained to it just being those pesky birthers trying to stir up opposition …. http://abcn.ws/il3y5Q
This is a cute one from EquipaPatriot on YouTube:
LMAO!
today’s Statement by Rush Limbaugh
“Our military wanted to go in there and just scorch the earth…but President Obama single-handedly understood what was at stake here. He alone understood the need to get DNA to prove the death…it was President Obama single-handedly and alone who came up with the strategy that brought about the effective assassination of Osama bin Laden,” he said, adding, “thank God for President Obama.”
Did Rush actually say that???
Got a link?
Supposedly, Trump too has made a nice statement. Good for him:
In reality, according to ABC news, Trump said: ”I want to personally congratulate President Obama and the men and women of the Armed Forces for a job well done.”
If this can be one thing where most Americans can set aside their differences and dislikes and come together and agree upon, then it truly is a very, very good day for America and a positive testement to a redeeming sense of character of anyone able to move themselves past their inner conflicts and acknowledge good things for what they are.
I for one commend anyone, no matter what previous beliefs or awful things they said, that can move past all that and be both proud today as well as give credit where credit is due.
you do know hes already married ?
here here !!!!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/rush-limbaugh-on-bin-ladens-death-thank-god-for-president-obama.html
Was Bin Laden’s Death Planned to Distract From Obama’s Birth Certificate?
http://gawker.com/#!5797815/was-bin-ladens-death-planned-to-distract-from-obamas-birth-certificate
I was wrong on that coordinate for the house he was in.
Or rather Google was yesterday.
Today they changed the coordinate to another location about 1.2 miles away.
The Bin Laden entry at Wikipedia now has a this coordinate provided and a link to various pics.
One interesting thing is that when you change the “history” date from 2001 to 2005 or later, the house suddenly appears.
Also, if someone now calls Obama a Muslim, one can counter that he killed Osama and couldn’t be a Muslim.
But when they reply that Osama wasn’t a Muslim, you can ask them what their problem is with Muslims in the first place.
Any Christians who says they won’t believe it until they see photos can be asked if they have any photos of Jesus.
LMAO! Great argument points…
Not sure if this is verified or not, could be someone else, but the resemblance is striking.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4e2_1304436213&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Wow…interesting find.
We’ll just have to wait to see if there is any veracity to it. It certainly looks like him.
I don’t know if this is real or not, but there is a report of a fake osama death photo out there.
No doubt. I would think it would be a bit more gruesome if he was shot in the eye
> but there is a report of a fake osama death photo out there
Surely there’ll be tons of fakes floating around, and it won’t be long until crackpots will base their “he’s not dead” conspiracy theory on the existence of such faked photos.
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There are already several very plausible debunking posts to be found of that photo.
The bottom portion was copied from a photo of OBL and the top part from a photo of another dead person.
Several other photoshopped details pointed out as well.
It’s a fake.
The gov said they may release pics because the Taliban was spreading propaganda that OBL wasn’t killed.
One idea tho: They should provide the Taliban with the photos directly first, then search for their distribution back to them and around.
I think it was a great idea to do the raid the way they did too.
Bush would have just bombed the place, destroying everything.
This gov went in on foot and was able to take back many hard drives, computers, memory sticks and the like.
The CIA and NSA must be having a ball right now with all the new info they must have obtained.
To get OBL’s computers and hard drives is a REAL find.
Throw the body out; we want the data !!! 🙂
I get a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that every member of the al Qaeda leadership has to be wondering if enough personal info was on bin Laden’s computers to earn them a complementary surprise visit from Seal Team 6. I hope none of them get a good night’s sleep until the day JSOC finds them…