Bin Laden Dead?

lol omar

for the love of god never post about rebecca black or justin bieber on facebook

Obama should have killed you too.

(j/k <3)

Historical analogies can so often be misleading, but consider
(1) The first Gulf War was also considering hugely symbolic at the time: America is Back, Bitch! Our Long National Nightmare of Post-Vietnam Syndrome and OPEC Buggery Is Over! Plus, Western Civilization would grind to a halt if Hussein kept Kuwait, so there were also practical considerations. Also practical, if a pisser: after building up all that war fever, he didn't actually try to take over Iraq. (2) This smoldering pisser aspect added to the evidence that he wasn't really One of Us (sound familiar?), a notion long nurtured on the left and right. Conservative Michael Barone's class-paper-handy Almanac Of American Politics had long since summed up the view of New England aristo/Texas oil baron/Republican waterboy/DC apprachnik Bush as not really representing anybody (ie, the responsible centrist, to his admirers and and sufficient voters in '88). As such, lots of professional, necessary asskissing and mantras, of course. But going from "Read my lips: No New Taxes" toasted him, Gulf War or no. Reagan said, " He doesn't seem to stand for anything." Of course, when peace, prosperity and a BALANCED BUDGET appeared in the bubblicious Clinton years, the Republicans then said Bush's taxes had made all this possible. Maybe so, but either taxes undid the done deal of his re-election. The point: no matter a moment's glory, it all comes down to the mon-nay. Sorry for being so obv, but still.

xp not without a warrant, he'd be deported to whatever his home country is

xp: who are you talking to

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5680724572/in/set-72157626507626189/

that story i linked upthread has this headline on yahoo's frontpage that makes me lol every time

"Teacher’s vow to keep beard finally ends with bin Laden’s death"

What would have happened if Bin Laden and, I dunno, Bob Dylan died at the same time? I think the world would have exploded.

xpost Is that a joke? Does the dude have a 10 year Rip Van Winkle beard?

*considered* not "considering", going from "Read My Lips: No New Taxes" *to taxes* but either *way* (sorry)

http://mit.zenfs.com/102/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-3.37.50-PM.png

obama in that pic (and more and more often these days) has a look that says "a man shouldn't have to see this shit"

Wow, that beard is downright ... Bin Laden-like.

http://media.komonews.com/images/110502_gary_weddle.jpg

xp to Dow: Obama did the whole No Tax Cuts for the Rich instead (but he didn't turn it into a catchphrase I don't think)

http://www.thetoque.com/images/stories/osama_bin_laden_shave_beard.jpg

I get (music) press pix just like all of those all the time (ditto like J. Loughner, or however you spell the name of Giffords' shooter)

omigod Osama is John Turturro!

for the first time (that I've seen), today of all days, the pimps outside (3 of them) are walking around with strollers with actual babies in them, and tied to the strollers, are colorful balloons

9/11 is officially over

from now on dial 679 for all emergencies

obama in that pic (and more and more often these days) has a look that says "a man shouldn't have to see this shit"

funny, but that photo makes obama look like the least imposing and charismatic person in the room, shoulder-peering lady excepted. also, he looks like michael from the office in a particularly downcast moment.

Pakistan’s military and intelligence service takes risks that others would not dare take because Pakistan’s generals believe their nuclear deterrent keeps them safe from regime change of the sort underway in Libya, and because they have discovered over the years that the rest of the world sees them as too big to fail. Unfortunately, they probably are correct in their analysis; some countries, like some investment banks, do pose systemic risks so great that they are too big to fail, and Pakistan is currently the A.I.G. of nation-states. But that should not stop American prosecutors from following the law here as they would whenever any mass killer’s hideout is discovered.

they all look like theyre watching 2 girls 1 cup in that flickr pic

I'd like to think if A.I.G. was harboring Bin Laden, we would have at least thought twice about a bailout.

Biden looks like someone's uncle from out of town.

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/5/2/0/enhanced-buzz-18367-1304310945-10.jpg

what's a coonce?

when a man and a woman love each other very much

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/5/2/0/enhanced-buzz-18343-1304311802-21.jpg

they all look like theyre watching 2 girls 1 cup in that flickr pic

― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Monday, May 2, 2011 4:43 PM Bookmark

Pretty sure that's what's the digitally altered photo on Hillary's laptop.

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/5/2/0/enhanced-buzz-18377-1304312378-18.jpg

Speaking of "in case/Break glass", Wolf Blitzer said there's one more Osama tape coming, and that his (Blitzer's) Twitter followers are begging him not to play it, not to inspire etc. (but a Cliff's Notes would be okay apparently)No wonder they call it The Situation Room!

it's probably the equivilent of that horrible MICHAEL album

so now Michael Jackson is a terrorist

this was after we dropped atom bombs on two Japanese cities when Japan had actively been seeking to negotiate a surrender treaty since April
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, May 2, 2011 3:58 PM (25 minutes ago) Bookmark

to be fair, those people in times square didn't know about that

the usa is pretty horrible, though. just gotta post some MLK now:

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that"

frogbs got banned :(

they all look like theyre watching 2 girls 1 cup in that flickr pic

lol - they do look absolutely aghast, like they've just seen something horrific. eek.

good quote, amateurist, and i agree with it.

xp mlk better man than i am tbh, though i can't really muster any more jubilation than "good"

does this mean we can stop doing "god bless america" at yankee stadium now? PLEEEEASE?

let us not rest on our laurels now that frogbs is banned, for there may be acts of retaliation

frogbs got banned :(

http://www.gifsoup.com/view/907264/what-no-the-happening-o.gif

MLK was also a Christian, which I am not

xp mlk better man than i am tbh, though i can't really muster any more jubilation than "good"

― And thusly create the illusion of babby (forksclovetofu)

pretty much how i feel, more on the grim satisfaction tip than anything i guess.

i have to admit i felt a bit of joy when i heard the news. though mostly i was relieved that the "pending important statement on national security" was not "FUCK THE MARTIANS ARE HERE!"

so i understand, or at least can broadly empathize with, those who celebrated in the immediate aftermath. (that said, the stuff outside the WH was incredibly tacky--just a bunch of college kids doing what college kids do, but this time they get to feel like they are justified in world-historical terms. )

that doesn't mean that this reaction isn't base.

Japan had actively been seeking to negotiate a surrender treaty since April

i guess this qualifies as a factoid, just, but it kind of suggests that... japan was actively seeking to surrender. just a little bit more complex than that.

are you guys still talking about frogbs?

my mom called me yesterday all, I hope americans don't fuck with muslims around here or people who they think are muslims just because