Thus spake Senator John McCain about the ones who were actually responsible for taking out bin Laden, the people alongside whom he had the privilege of serving.
Senator McCain was referencing the new Obama ad about this anniversary, one which also features President Bill Clinton. In the ad, Obama basically takes a victory lap, pulls his shoulder out patting himself on the back so much, and essentially calls Gov. Mitt Romney a coward. Wow.
Here is Senator McCain on the new Obama Campaign ad:
I would put Obama’s ad in here, but honestly, I just don’t want to give the Obama campaign any traffic. You can find it, though at the end of this article. Many people are upset about this ad, beginning with the Navy Seals themselves:
Serving and former US Navy SEALs have slammed President Barack Obama for taking the credit for killing Osama bin Laden and accused him of using Special Forces operators as ‘ammunition’ for his re-election campaign.The SEALs spoke out to MailOnline after the Obama campaign released an ad entitled ‘One Chance’.
In it President Bill Clinton is featured saying that Mr Obama took ‘the harder and the more honourable path’ in ordering that bin Laden be killed. The words ‘Which path would Mitt Romney have taken?’ are then displayed.
Besides the ad, the White House is marking the first anniversary of the SEAL Team Six raid that killed bin Laden inside his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan with a series of briefings and an NBC interview in the Situation Room designed to highlight the ‘gutsy call’ made by the President.[snip] (Click here to read the rest.)
Hang on, what the hell is this supposed to mean that Obama took the “harder and more honorable path“? Huh? By pulling the trigger on this plan? Is that what Clinton is saying? Because I’m with Gov. Romney on this one – President Carter would have made that call. ANY president would have made that call. Any one of them would have.
And then there is the whole question of who really DID make the decision, since Obama was out playing golf. Funny how no one mentions that anymore. Ah, blinders – ain’t they grand? Here is a reminder, as Obama sits in his golf clothes, and all the grownups are around the Adults Table:
Uh, yeah.
But the Seals and Senator McCain are not the only ones upset with Obama about this. When I opened AOL this morning, I was greeted by this headline: Obama Hits Romney Below the Belt. Dang – AOL/HuffPo is printing that? Amazing.
But not as amazing as Arianna Huffington speaking out about this ad:
[snip] Appearing on ‘CBS This Morning’, she said, “Using the Osama bin Laden assassination, killing, the great news that we had a year ago, in order to say basically that Obama did it and Romney might not have done it … to turn it into a campaign ad is one of the most despicable things you can do.”[snip] (Click here to read the rest.)
“Despicable”!! I agree with her, but wowie zowie, that’s a mighty strong word, especially from someone whose self-named blog was as sycophantic as MSNBO was in propping up Obama the Candidate in 2008.
All across the board, people are unhappy with this ad, and not for nothing, with Bill Clinton for his part in this “despicable” ad. And well they should be. As Senator McCain said, heroes “don’t brag.” Someone ought to tell Obama that. Yet another matter of decorum in which Obama is seriously lacking, unfortunately.
While they are at it, informing Obama that “heroes don’t brag,” they might also want to tell Obama that using a visit from a foreign dignitary is unseemly. In this case, it happened on Monday in front of the Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda. Tacky, tacky, tacky.
Ugh. That seems to be a hallmark of this Administration. And that’s what happens when a bunch of people vote for someone because they think he is “cool” instead of qualified. This latest ad is but a case in point. Obama has lowered the standing of his office, and he needs to stop already. Obama claimed he restored America’s image abroad, his “top accomplishment.” Really? Huh. Maybe he could consider doing that at home and restore the presidency to its once lofty height. Just a thought.
What do you think?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/05/the_realization_of_osama_bin_ladens_dream.html
this is a tough read
I love the inks Helen but I would really rather they end up in the open thread. On occasion they are fine-I always have a concern that more time gets focused away from the writing actually posted. I am not trying to offend and I won’t become the open thread/ link police, just voicing my preference. Thanks
You know the a-hole in chief is just praying this is what he will be able to run on; sorry Charlie not going to happen, unless you can somehow flood the market with monet and pull a few million jobs out of your arse on Nov 3 or 4th, your victory lap is long gone, and you are a disgusting individual for promoting yourself like the little red hen when we know all the concerns you had at the time were,”Buttttttt, how will this make me look?” What can I gain from it. 4 months to decide to kill Bin Laden? fool.
Katmoon, I’ve been meaning to talk to you abt being so vague in how you feel…AHAHAHAHA…
Great comment – and yes, with Obama’s little secret trip to Afghanistan conveniently on the anniversary, you KNOW he wants to run on this. No wonder the Seals are so mad. I would be, too.
And he wants to interrupt our Tues. evening viewing with TOTUS. Gimme a break, already! He’s been on the tee-vee ALL day long…
ROFL, I know I am oh so subtle(not in this lifetime). I am heated about this because this idiot speech will be to convince the americans of the draw down, so do tell , Dauphne de D.C. why is my son deploying for his 6th deployment, 3rd to world’s largest Katbox. Ahh that’s what I thought. Wouldn’t suprise me if he signed over chain of command to the afghani’s.
Teehee! Yes, we both are retiring little flowers, aren’t we?
I’ve been thinking abt that with your son, and his upcoming deployment. Why, indeed, is he having to return AGAIN?! And it wouldn’t surprise me, either, Kat. Nope, not with Obama…
Cuz—that irks me too! They should have him give his speech in spurts, during commercial breaks….so that only the true believers will listen to him
I am wearing out my clicker.
Ya gotta give President Zero B. Hero a little credit: It’s not easy taking victory laps in a kiddie pool.
C’mon people!!! (teeheehee)
Zero B. Hero…
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ROFLMAO
ROTFLMAO< cuz – you are too damn funny!
Ha ha ha…cindy…you really called it with that one.
Thanks, SSDD! -As far as I know I made it up——but I’m sure somebody else will think of it, too.
cindy isn’t he really just about as pathetic, as you can get. He wants some more fawning over him.
ROFLMAo on the victory lap in the kiddy pool, I guess he never got beyond that stage of “look at me Mommy,” Look what I can do!!!!
Kat–LOL–so true!
Heroes don’t brag and McCain should know because unlike B. Hussein Obama, McCain served his country well and suffered terribly for it. If the term hero applies to anyone, it most certainly applies to McCain. Barry O? Not so much. I do wish he would just go away.
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good one cindy.
I heard all the talk off “spiking the ball”, and the next thing I hear is that BO thinks the end zone is at Bagram airbase and that Kabul was the capitial of one of the 57 states… Who knew!?
so funny, Teak!
Ferd, you are spot on. McCain is the real deal, and he doesn’t brag abt it. He has every right to, if he were that kind of person, not just for the years spent as a POW, but for his service before that, including on the USS Forrestal when he tried to save another pilot (and was blown through the air when the jet fuel ignited)…
As for the Obama campaign ad itself, Megyn Kelly had a great discussion abt how Romney’s comments were taken out of context. If you force yourself to listen to the ad, it isn’t even Romney’s voice. Nope. It’s Wolf Blitzer’s. I am not kidding you.
Here is the link to the discussion: http://video.foxnews.com/v/1615960244001/
Gag/Barf-but you know this isn’t paying well even with his “home” team, save the extremely Koolaid addicted-except I think this is cleaver for him to get his acknowledgements now from the right, which I have watched them do all day, so when he goes to ring that bell again, people are going to wonder how many more times to you have to be told right move.Ohh I see a really getting tired of it syndrome going forward, or moving ahead or whatever laxative sounding campaign slogan he is using. There is truth in that, everytime I hear him speak, I get the need to evacute, the room, bowels, the television……..
Maybe THAT’S the new Healthcare Plan!
(Speaking of, I am sure you have seen the reports that companies are actually getting incentives to basically dropkick people from coverage: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/BROKEN_PROMISE_Key_Findings.pdf)
And you are right – a lot of people are not amused with this current meme of his…
From the document:
“In total, the 71 Fortune 100 companies that responded to this inquiry could save an estimated $28.6 billion in 2014 alone by eliminating health insurance coverage for their more than 5.9 million U.S. employees (impacting more than 10.2 million employees and dependents covered by those plans) and instead paying the $2,000 per full-time employee fine created in the Democrats’ health care law. From 2014 through 2023, these employers could save an astounding $422.4 billion if they took this action.”
This was a set-up to force everyone on the government reservation, where they can ration healthcare as they see fit.
I’d like to fire every one of those bastards.
YES, Ferd – that is PRECISELY what they were trying to do. Now health care will cost more, and take longer to get. Way to go, Dems! Sheesh.
Trail of tears?
Trail of sneers
Good one, Kat!
yes, Kat! Good one!
And hey Cuz, I thought I posted a comment to you a few hours ago, but don’t see it….My question was whether or not you think that the “situation room photo op” was doctored? Obama looks so weird in that pose, like he was photo-shopped into the picture…Did we talk about that possibility last year? Seems so. Anyway, just wondering!
Hey, Cindy – I don’t know what’s up with WordPress – I got a bunch of notices far after the comments went up while other notices came in quickly. I never did see that comment.
No, it wasn’t photo-shopped. I just heard that it was the official White House Photo. It really was because he had come in from playing golf while the adults were doing the work…
Wow!
Who was that lefty toadie? She made every common practice fallacy argument in the book to defend the slacker in the WH (who didn’t even order the attack). She’s a real piece of work. Their baseless assertions will come back to haunt them come November.
She was wearing a new shade of lipstick…Believer pink, brought to you by Koolaid Kosmetics; where looking good and pandering for the Presdient are second to none-new summer shades to include, beliver blood red, boo mauve, the friends shade, and the big campaign will be for sheep-deep-cherry; for those who give up their political virginity, blindly.
Wolf is doing voice overs? oh wait, that is his day job…
LOL – pretty much! I couldn’t believe it when the ad was going on the attack, cut to Romney’s words, and it was WOLF. WTH? Sheesh.
Here is a leaked excerpt from tonight, looks like he handles the troop numbers like he doesunemployment numbers, he subtracts them when they leave one deployment but doesn’t add them back in when they re-reploy.
“As we do, our troops will be coming home. Last year, we removed 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Another 23,000 will leave by the end of the summer. After that, reductions will continue at a steady pace, with more of our troops coming home. And as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the Afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/05/01/obama-excerpts-light-of-a-new-day-in-afghanistan/
He lies a lot.notice how long his nose is getting ???
That is what I was thinking, too, foxy. He is a modern day Pinocchio!
Hey Amy–
Can we blog the speech tonight (in between bouts of retching)?
Absolutely, Ferd – fine by me!
And yes, I think Obama looked petulant, too. It makes him mad when they want him to do some work…
Cuz—-LOL—yes, it does get on his nerves when they give him something to do! He didn’t sign up for that!
You know–Barry looks awfully petulant in the photo. He must have been pissy that he was called away from his golf game.
Wait for it, he is saying all the things Osama did and he ist going to grab the crown for himself, self congratualtions…coming in a minute
there it is “The Goal that I Set”
He, himself, and him are responsible for every good thing but nothing bad–ever.
From what I understand Barry had to practically be forced to make the call to kill Bin Laden. He’s an opportunist and a coward to boot. He disgusts me.
You hit the nail on the head, SSDD.
Indeed. If I recall correctly, Valerie Jarrett was opposed to it, so Obama had to be, too. Yep, here it is from PJ Media: http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/03/leon-panetta-not-obama-issued-order-to-kill-bin-laden/
This first surfaced from Ulsterman’s Insider, then other “independent” sources confirmed it if memory serves me. It makes sense. Since BO just hooked us up for another 10 years in Afghanistan…..does not Congress get to do a yea or ney? Geez…I guess I will wait for the transcript.
I recall that Teak; if congress doesn’t have the guts to challenege this, send their old asses. Sorry this one just hits too close to home.
I’m mad about it.
Horrible, self-aggrandizing speech. What an asshat.
Yeah now the soldiers are his new re-election toy. how low can he go?
Well, if the Seals are any indication, they are not thrilled at being used like this, as Admiral Mullen pointed out: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/05/01/mullen-hey-maybe-we-shouldnt-be-making-the-bin-laden-mission-a-political-football/
I am sure the SEALs are quite livid about it.
The Obama Doctrine: Speechify until the opponents puncture their eardrums and put out their eyes to make it stop.
LOL – that sounds abt right, Ferd!
The gateway pundit is reporting that soldiers were not allowed at the speech? WTF? What?, it’s ok to have a marine ask Rumsfield where the armour plating they had been promised instead of doing a MadMax, but it isn’t ok to have some ask BO “where’s the beef”? Sick duck
from the text of his “speech” for those of us that think listening to the never ending sound of tinitus in one’s ears is better than hearing his voice….
Obama lies like an Afghan rug…. First Afghan “law” is Sharia law and a very strict one at that. Second President Bush invited these Tal-i-bannana’s to Houston and sent numerous “requests” to hand over OBL. We ended up bombing the crap out of them, because they would rather kill Americans than make peace with an Afghan “government” who is being given life only at the cost of American blood and teasure.
Third, saying “we will be out” of that country and in the same paragraph say BO signed a 10 year “agreement” with them is very ??? schizoid….
B. Hussein Obama is willing to negotiate with known scumbags. Typical.
Monday night a very good man died,
Another unknown hero of the Vietnam war
Stanley Richard Hankins 1948-2012
A proud American veteran who served in the Vietnam war
Though he came home from the war
The war he fought in finally took a toll upon him
Agent Orange took both his kidneys 20 years ago
Just recently it started eating away at what was left of his other organs
He was known to my three daughters as Uncle Rick
Rick had a fantastic heart and soul that shined forth to all those he met and knew.
Rick you will be missed by one and all
It was an honor knowing Rick for the time I did.
condolences to your family. He sounds like a wonderful brave man
Kin, thinking of you and your family during this difficult time. Rick sounds like a real warrior, and I know you must have been proud to know him.
You will be in my thoughts and prayers…Sending you lots of love, sweetie…
Heroes don’t spike the football
Very good one ….. Maybe Obama should learn to give credit to those who truly deserve it..
That IS a good one. WOW!
he doesn’t know how.everything begins and ends with him.