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2011-05-03 India-Pakistan

Media shy Zero heads to Ground-Zero - Long awaited PR blitz now underway.

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Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-03 05:06|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 heh...that nose will be about 4" higher in the air Thursday

Posted by Frank G 2011-05-03 08:15|| 2011-05-03 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama LOVES limelight. Craves it. Lost it as people see the truth of what he really is.

May he enjoy a bit of his old mojo as a result of playing at international tough guy. Having had a taste, may he crave ever more.

Hey, I can hope.

Posted by Whenter McCoy5965 2011-05-03 08:45|| 2011-05-03 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Cause liberating Kuwait got Bush the Elder another term. Oh, wait, never mind.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-05-03 09:26|| 2011-05-03 09:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm willing to let the guy enjoy his moment in the sun, but the problem is that he's competing for credit with the US Navy SEALs, who were a legend before this glorious mission. So if you constructed a poll question like: "who deserves more credit, Obama or the SEALs?" the SEALs win 99 to one outside of San Francisco and Manhattan. (And in Texas, people would just bust out laughing when they hear the question.) In fact, if he pushes it too hard he's going to look like a pencil-neck politician trying to steal credit from very brave men.

There's also an underlying issue of comparative competence: if the SEALs (no doubt with a lot of help from the Nightstalkers etc.) could pull this incredible mission off, why can't BHO give us a balanced budget?

Posted by Matt 2011-05-03 11:27|| 2011-05-03 11:27|| Front Page Top

#5 we need a nightstalker, SEAL, or Delta guy in office.

Posted by 746 2011-05-03 12:12|| 2011-05-03 12:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Matt I was having the same thoughts. Would we be seeing the same type of dinner taunting montages had the mission not gone as well?

He wants a victory lap, his perogative, more power to him for being able to understand a briefing and potentially lose re-election. Its up to the rest of us little people to fill sand bags, shutter windows, afford gas to work to pay for groceries.

It will be interesting to watch the dir-hards either accept that Smart Diplomacy has now turned into SEAL Diplomacy, and that includes Libya. They will have to approach that Obama is Bush but worse or swallow the kool-aid and trade self awareness for glitter.

About the only thing I remember about his speech, other than the poor lighting and teleprompter reflection off the eyes, and the odd walkup/out ambiance, is that when he said click was that a mashed word or literally on the prompter.

But go on, wear the flag pin a bit higher, because a score of hard working people sacrificed their lives I'm sure they and their families will understand potentially sacrificing political aspirations is important too.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-05-03 16:09|| 2011-05-03 16:09|| Front Page Top

#7 I gave the order. Hmmm...I'm thinking of the Aircraft Controller who let his 10 year old son deliver landing instructions to a pilot, on parent-child day. That "order" has the same weight as BHO's. If 300 people participated in all aspects of the operation, I would place the value of BHO's role at 300.

Posted by Blinky Shomolet7908 2011-05-03 20:46|| 2011-05-03 20:46|| Front Page Top

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