Obama can do no wrong! He is a chosen one now "I will send American kids to die in your wars!" "Your media propaganda has them convinced and foaming at the mouth for the eternal communist...err I mean the muslim threat" "I love my bosses"
Oh, c'mon TT2, Israel is our friend, BUT, we love Canada too, although it's like a frozen muddy puddle most of the year, increasingly full of jealous islamists... but, no problem, we need a neighbor up there, it might as well be you, who cares
Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naiveté' By: Ronald Kessler Barack Obamaâs approach to the war on terror shows âfrightening naiveté,â Mitt Romney tells Newsmax. âEven the peaceniks of the last decade have recognized that the pre-911 thinking of the early 1990s was wrong,â Romney says. âThe great majority of those who opposed the conflict in Iraq nevertheless recognize that it is a war against a radical, violent Islam. But Barack is one of the few who has still refused to speak out against radical violent Islam and jihadism.â To suggest, as Obama has, that the way to deal with terrorists is to prosecute them âbespeaks a remarkable lack of understanding of the threat which we face,â Romney says. Obama has said the government can crack down on terrorists âwithin the constraints of the Constitution.â He has said, âWhat we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks â for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center â we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated.â In the 1993 World Trade bombing, while some perpetrators were prosecuted, others, like Osama bin Laden, were not, Romney points out. Moreover, Romney says, since the 9/11 hijackers did not care if they were killed or sent to jail, and all died in the attack, it is foolhardy to suggest that the threat of prosecutions would be a deterrent. âThe thought that this is a criminal matter restricted to a few handfuls of individuals is completely out of touch with the reality of radical jihadism,â Romney says. âFrom the Phillippines to Malaysia to, of course, the Middle East to Pakistan to Nigeria â itâs a global effort, and it requires a response far different than calling up the local police department and asking the DA to prosecute them.â Obama doesnât get that we are in a new age, where âmilitary might is essential,â Romney says. âWhat weâre facing right now in al-Qaida and global violent jihadism is an enemy which has relatively crude weapons but highly motivated warriors,â he says. âOver the next decade or two, they will surely obtain highly sophisticated weapons with massive casualty potential. Now is the time to stop this enemy, because the consequences of ignoring them until they have massive casualty capability are almost unthinkable.â Striking Differences Between Obama, McCain In many respects, Romney says, Obama is the exact opposite of John McCain â not just on issues but with regard to straight talk. âBarack Obama is appealing to the audience he thinks he needs to win,â Romney says. âParticularly during the primary, he appealed to the far left of his party, and with time you will watch him slowly but surely change his stripes and try and appeal more to the center and pretend heâs something heâs not.â Already, Obama is re-branding himself, Romney notes. âHe said for instance he would vote against the proposed revision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly if it included forgiveness for the telephone companies,â Romney says. âBut now he says heâll vote for FISA, even though it includes the telephone company issue.â Obama said he would have personal meetings with the worldâs âworst dictators without precondition,â Romney says. âNow heâs trying to change the language and suggest some kind of prior deliberation would take place.â Obama said during the primary that the D.C. handgun law was constitutional. He wanted to make handguns illegal, Romney says. âNow he exresses approval of the Supreme Courtâs decision,â Romney says. The biggest flip has been on campaign financing. âHe was very much in favor of public financing of campaigns and said he would take public financing. Now heâs moved very much off of that commitment,â Romney observes. âThese were not changes of perception by virtue of changed circumstances over years,â Romney says. âIt is instead a change in a matter of weeks.â Obama â Media Darling Despite the flip-flops, the media have largely given Obama a pass. âIt is a remarkable feature of the mainstream media, to watch for instance how they magnified every aspect of Hillary Clintonâs weaknesses during the primary, and how soft was the touch on Barack Obama,â Romney says. âI think thereâs a desire on the part of many in the mainstream media to recreate the Camelot years of John F. Kennedy. And thereâs a hope that Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and their young children can be like the Kennedys of old. And so we will have the rose-colored glasses probably throughout the campaign.â To get a fix on who Obama is, one needs to look at Obamaâs longtime association with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Romney says. âI think we know the real Barack Obama by virtue of what heâs done over the last 20 years,â Romney says. âHe says he doesnât agree with the most extreme things said by Reverend Wright. Iâll take him at his word. But I still wonder why he selected that minister as his religious mentor. His positions on Iraq and the comments heâs made during the primary campaign â for instance, his statement that heâll visit the worldâs worst dictators without condition in his first year â these tell you about who the real Barack Obama is.â Obama is a âhandsome, well-spoken individual, and he certainly whips up a crowd,â Romney says. âBut he has so far in his life not achieved any of the measures of leadership. He has not led a private enterprise, nor has he led in the governmental setting. He is not the author or leader of any major legislative achievement. And thatâs something, at age 40, something, that he has not yet demonstrated the qualities of leadership.â In contrast, whether you love or hate him, âYou have to conclude John McCain has been a remarkable leader, from his military service to his leadership in the Senate,â Romney says. As the campaign proceeds, âConservatives who take issue with some of McCainâs positions will recognize that the consequences of a Barack Obama presidency would be severe for the principles conservatives hold dear,â he predicts. Romney notes that the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment âwould have been a different decision if Barack Obama had the chance to have appointed a justice or two.â Likewise, he says, the decision to provide some Constitutional rights to terrorists at Guantanamo âwould have been decided differently if John McCain could appoint a justice or two.â Over time, âAppointment of justices and the implications of the decisions of the court will loom very large in the minds of conservatives.â Saying he wonât speculate on McCainâs choice of a running mate, Romney says, âHe has a lot of good people to choose from. Heâll have to decide which of those will convince the American people that they could be president if necessary, and of course which one helps him in his campaign.â Romney has been speaking on McCainâs behalf and has formed the Free & Strong America PAC that will further Romneyâs future political ambitions. Besides acting as McCainâs surrogate and raising money for him, Romney has lent McCain his fundraising list of 130,000 names with mailing addresses. Romney recently paid $12 million to buy a home on the ocean in La Jolla, Calif., near San Diego. His son Matt lives in the same area. The former Massachusetts governor, whose main residence is in Belmont, Mass., says he has no plans to become a California resident, and the purchase has nothing to do with a possible future presidential run. âIâve always wanted to have a place on the beach where you could hear the crashing waves,â Romney says. âAnd you know, Iâm 61; Iâm not going to live forever. I said, âAnn, I want to get a place on the beach. I donât care what size it is, but I want a place on the beach.â And this spot, itâs not a huge home, itâs 3,000 square feet, but it is right on the beach, and you open the windows and hear the waves crash. Itâs heavenly.â"
Pabst: "What do you mean by "stop"? Was Bush supposed to GROUND all U.S. Airliners based on incomplete scant evidence?" He was supposed to put the airports on alert, as Clinton had previously done. He didn't.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/gi/...http://www.thememoryhole.org/911/bush-911.htm How anyone on this planet can defend this douche bag is beyond me.
I think it amounts to a natural inclination among some people to stand up for the intellectually challenged. In other instances, I suppose the defenders very much identify with him for that reason and, therefore, feel that they, too, are being attacked. Therefore, their defense of him essentially amounts to a knee-jerk self-defense reaction. Let's leave it at that.
Many of the 19 hijackers were detained in security checks. 4 of the 5 at Dulles were searched. Because Atta was on a security risk list his luggage at Logan wasn't placed on board Flight 11 until it was ascertained that he was on board. (the errant assumption was Atta could be a bomber but not a suicide bomber). Further and this is the irony that libs hate to acknowledge; it's ILLEGAL to screen based on ethnicity or race. IOW's even if there was a threat (which is common) security can't stop Arabs just because they're Arab. Not to mention with 1 million passengers a day it wouldn't be easy to search every flier which is what anti-profile compliance requires.
Pabst, Ever heard of Richard A. Clarke? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_A._Clarke#9.2F11_Commission
In his book, Clarke wrote that that when he first briefed Rice on Al Qaeda, in a January 2001 meeting, "her facial expression gave me the impression she had never heard the term before." Rice, however, discussed the threat of Bin Laden striking U.S. territory in an Oct. 2000 radio interview. [25] [26]