Open Thread – Hilarious Graffiti Continued…
Here’s another one to add to the hilarious graffiti folder. This one from Madison, Wisconsin.
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Here’s another one to add to the hilarious graffiti folder. This one from Madison, Wisconsin.
I’m pretty sure our President wants to bring the troops home as much or more than the rest of us. It took awhile to pull this one off and I expect he’ll keep on doing his best to bring the troops home when he can as well.
Maybe Trump and Palin are destined to be together now that Trump has picked a fight with Letterman:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/trump-picks-a-fight-with-letterman/revenge-/?cid=cs:headline8
It’s difficult for me to feel exhilaration at the death of a human, but there is a feeling of huge relief and closure. It’s interesting that this issue was at the forefront of the last election campaign, with both contenders announcing that this would be done under their command. Then, it made me feel a little queasy that Bin Laden himself became nothing much more than a political football when it felt to me that some of biggest and unsettling issues overall were the fear and racism on which 911 pulled back the covers. I believe that’s what I am going to be witnessing now – the fear and racism on the right writhing in attempts to find new justification and a new serpent head to replace the one now dumped in the sea.
It was a weird feeling to come down from camping in a cabin on a snowy mountain to be greeted with this news shortly after returning home. I’m faced with my difficult feelings about rejoicing over death, but had I lost a dear loved one myself in the disaster I wonder if it would still be difficult? What ideas or thoughts of actual act of harm to another would not leave me feeling unsettled and confused?
Well, I found one. With no desire to read any comments or “news articles” by whack nuts & flying monkeys sure to follow this momentous and strange occasion, I avoided more news sites and checked on my dog blogs, then Sis and Barbies in PlasticLand. Oddly, I found the answer to my question of “What ideas or thoughts of actual harm to another would not leave me feeling unsettled and confused?”. Palin in an orange jumpsuit! Now that is something I can wrap my head around and giggle over. I know, I’m badder than I thought I was.
http://theperilsofpalins.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/a-garden-gathering/
A lot of mixed emotions for me:
Ecstatic our military has completed a major objective.
Encouraged this is may be the beginning of the end of our war(s) in the Middle East.
Sad so many more lives were lost.
Distressed it has taken almost a decade to accomplish.
Relieved it was our President in charge when this goal was reached.
Pray the extremist network has been dismantled sufficiently to prevent retaliation.
Hope Cheney and McCain will choke on their words that they knew where Bin Laden was years ago.
Proud of our Military & their families – who sacrifice everyday to keep us safe.
Amen to all of that.
amen.
Heard the Sen. from NY (ReP) speak last night and he praised the President. Said if this mission had failed, Obama would have taken the heat.
I loved the chant from the people in DC last night—–“YES WE CAN” !
We can all be forgiven our mixed feelings about this news.
Bubbling to the surface for me, after relief, pride, sadness, etc. is a further fear for our President. President Obama is a truly historic leader who exhibits patience, perseverance, and has been given monumental problems to solve and he is doing so with great aplomb and completing these tasks one by one.
Pray for his safety, as well as the safety of all who remain in harms way until all are safely home again.
amen
The only mixed feelings I have is anger over the 4000+ American lives GW Bush threw away in Iraq, not counting the Iraqi lives. OBL’s death is just gravy, imo.
And for all those civilian lives also, whatever their nationality.
Bush never did find bin Laden, but he did manage to crash the economy.
Obama found bin Laden and pulled the economy out of its tailspin. No wonder the R’s hate him so much. He is doing everything they say a good president is supposed to do, but he has dark skin and is not a member of their party. It isn’t about what is good for the country; it’s all about what is good for the party. Unfortunately, both major parties have been guilty of this at times. (Thought the R’s seem to take it to a much higher level.)
Ah, from correspondents actually at the scene. A rarity these days.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0502/Osama-bin-Laden-killed-near-Pakistan-s-West-Point.-Was-he-really-hidden
Of course, Mullah Omar and Al Qaeda’s number two, Ayman Al-Zawahiri probably also enjoy refuge in Pakistan. The location of Mullah Omar, in particular, is believed by American officials to be well known to some Pakistani military and intelligence officers; Omar too, they believe, is effectively under Pakistani state control.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/05/notes-on-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden.html
I agree that celebrating the death of a person just isn’t right or good and certainly not in my nature. But this has been an objective for nearly 10 years. He is, after all, a casualty of a war he started. It also shows that Obama can run a covert operation. He has the right people in place to get the job done.
We now will see what changes around the world, and how permanent that change is. Obama is certainly capable of carrying out a surgical strike, something the f-bombing Trump certainly couldn’t.
Do you think his birth certificate got released just in time for him to use it against this most ludicrous of opponents? I don’t think the timing was an accident. He seems to do nearly all. I rather doubt he does windows.
Saw this over on another site and had to share it here:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5875nmqU6xc/Tb6OgfwiMbI/AAAAAAAAIqg/8XTx29E5B0A/s1600/obama.jpg
I love that picture.
Is it true The Donald and $arah are demanding Bin Ladin’s death certificate?
It’s been my opinion that Afghanistan was unnecessary and that bin Laden should have been dealt with by way of intelligence gathering , special ops and a huge bounty put out there for his capture. This war sickens me .
I’m glad for any peace that may come for the families and loved ones of the victims of 9/11 and other violent events brought about by OBL but, as others have mentioned, I can’t be happy for the death of any human.
But, what’s done is done and it was done on Obama’s watch. He said he would do it and he did. The right’s going to be spin cycle for the next days trying to hone their talking points to make sure they are seen as supporting our troops, validating the wars and yet being careful not to give any bit of woot to our President. It must be exhausting to be them.
And hey – the “burial at sea” thing ? I get that they probably didn’t want to bury his body somewhere that could be turned in to a martyr shrine but , yikes – tossing his body in to the ocean ( and most likely without ceremony) is going to cause all sorts of outrage on top of what was already going to happen.
Re: burial at sea – I’m hearing , ” buried at sea, in accordance with Islamic law “. Does anyone have an insight on this ? Does Islamic law have provisions for burial at sea ? Or perhaps they mean they had an Islamic ceremony before the body was sent in to the water ?
Here you go:
http://www.seaservices.com/Muslim.htm
I am thinking that this part of the Laws is the reason:
623. * If a person dies on a ship and if there is no fear of the decay of the dead body and if there is no problem in retaining it for sometime on the ship, it should be kept on it and buried in the ground after reaching the land. Otherwise, after giving Ghusl, Hunut, Kafan and Namaz-e-Mayyit it should be lowered into the sea in a vessel of clay or with a weight tied to its feet. And as far as possible it should not be lowered at a point where it is eaten up immediately by the sea predators.
624. If it is feared that an enemy may dig up the grave and exhume the dead body and amputate its ears or nose or other limbs, it should be lowered into sea, if possible, as stated in the foregoing rule.
I believe they were as respectful as possible. Any other option besides burial at sea would have created multitudes of problems.
I’ve read conflicting stories about the burial at sea. One said Saudi Arabia refused his body and another said that we did not want there to be a martyr shrine, so we buried him at sea. Some family members were captured with him, so they may have been able to take part in the burial.
Funny comment I read at Crooks and Liars: Instead of there being 72 virgins waiting for Osama upon death by now he has discovered that there is only one 72 year old virgin.
The 72 virgins are all catholic nuns.
No, they’re all eternal newborns, screaming for a diaper change.
It is indeed difficult for some of us to celebrate the death of any person, even a human such as
Osama Bin Laden who wrought such death and destruction on his fellow man. But maybe the families of the victims will rest a bit easier now. But mans inhumanity to man will continue. Of course.
John Donne said it best.
DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee, 5
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell, 10
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell’st thou then;
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
Even though the media tried to make the corespondent’s dinner after-parties all about Palin, this Newsweek author wonders if the party is actually over for her:
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/01/is-sarah-palin-over.html
Let me weigh in with an I hope so.
Tnx, that was a satisfying read. Hope so, too. Also.
I went to sleep at five yesterday afternoon, and awoke at 2:30 this morning. Didn’t know a thing till I went out to get the paper. We’d had a whirlwind of a weekend in NYC, and I was so tired I slept on the plane coming home, from the car park to home, and barely managed to stay awake to find our bedroom once inside.
I don’t know what we should do next. I don’t have enough information to make that call. I would love to bring our troops home right now, but I don’t know if that is wise. I need to read and understand a lot more before having an opinion.
That’s the President I elected!!!! An effective commander who can also tell good jokes!
Well, if Maliki doesn’t ask soon we’ll be out of Iraq per GWB’s Status of Forces Agreement. Afghanistan is another quagmire. I think we are doing well to stand BEHIND NATO in Libya. With 28 members, someone besides us must have missiles.
Maybe someone will start credibly working on jobs now. The President tries, but the Rs block.
Tubby or not tubby. Fat is the question. I am older,Budweiser now. Don’t change Dicks in the middle of a screw,vote for Nixon in ’72. So……… Bin Bad Guy is dead. I hope this is more than just a feel good moment in time for all of the World. I will remain cautiously ____mistic. Time will tell if the death of one person will heal the deaths of tens of thousands.
It won’t, unfortunately.
some wounds just cannot heal. some pain dies only when we do.
all we can do is try to bear it as best we can.
to turn a grimace into a smile.
to laugh through tears and bear the agony of loss with grace.
no. the death of a man in love with death is no real punishment for him and does not heal the broken hearts hearts of millions.
but never again will we have be under threat from him. others? yes but not him.
Did anyone.catch Lara Logan’s courageous interview on 60 minutes last night? I am amazed at her ability to speak out about her attack.
I woke up to this amazing news. Can’t help bit think bin laden is dead, trump is bitches slapped and President Obama is promoted to most righteous dude!
I three we need to bring our troops home, but to what? We need to focus on job creation so they have something to come home to. Hopefully, we can use part of that huge defense budget.
reality check – we’ll stay on the current draw down plan of troops over there to reduce the instability. It’s unfortunate, but we won’t just pick up our stuff and head home .
IMO, it is a good thing, especially now, to continue our prayers and best wishes for the health and safety of our POTUS and his family, and this administration.
It is sorta hard for me to celebrate the death of human beings simply because someone’s terrorist is someone else’s freedom fighter. It’s all a matter of perspective–all the more reason that we (human beings) need to turn our swords into plowshares and study war no more.
Nicely put, dowl.
Amen.
excellent Dowl.
Agreed.
Mornin’, all! And what a morning it is!
Baker’s Dozen is right – bring home the troops! Supposedly, we are in Afganistan/Pakistan to hunt down bin Laden. He’s gone. No reason to stay. Let CIA and other intelligence folks keep an eye on things there. Where’s James Bond when you need him?
We are committed to Iraq, so pulling out of there will take some time.
This will surely give a big boost to Obama’s ratings in the polls. Let’s hope good things keep happening for him in the months ahead.
I’m going out to celebrate with friends where all the good ole boys have breakfast. Wonder if they’ll
have any fried green tomatoes? Sausage biscuit? Cheese grits? Sawmill gravy? It is the South after all. Oh, oh, better lay off the bad stuff. Guess I’ll be content with my usual: Grits, scrambled egg and tomato slices. HAPPY DAY EVERYONE!
Having worked in a school, I’ve seen all sorts of bathroom graffiti. Some of it’s pretty hilarious.
I can’t believe that bin Laden’s gone. Can we bring the troops home tomorrow, please? I know it isn’t that easy, but I wish it way. Everyone complains Obama doesn’t get the job done. Well, he got this “hanging chad” from the last administration wiped out.