Obama Tells ‘60 Minutes’: Helicopter Raid Was the ‘Longest 40 Minutes of My Life’
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility “of us finally getting our man” following a decade of frustration, he said in a Sunday broadcast interview.
The helicopter raid “was the longest 40 minutes of my life,” Obama told CBS’ “60 Minutes,” with the possible exception of when his daughter Malia became sick with meningitis as an infant.
Monitoring the commando raid operation in the White House Situation Room a week ago, Obama said he and top aides “had a sense of when gunfire and explosions took place” halfway around the world, and knew when one of the helicopters carrying Navy SEALs made an unplanned hard landing. “But we could not get information clearly about what was happening inside the compound,” he said.
Public opinion polls have shown a boost in Obama’s support in the days since the raid, and his re-election campaign was eager to draw attention to the interview.
Jim Messina, the president’s campaign manager, emailed supporters encouraging them to watch the program. The note included a link to a listing of all of the network’s local affiliates around the country — and another one requesting donations to Obama’s re-election effort.
In the interview, Obama said that as nervous as he was about the raid, he didn’t lose sleep over the possibility that bin Laden might be killed. Anyone who questions whether the terrorist mastermind didn’t deserve his fate “needs to have their head examined,” he said.
Obama said bin Laden had “some sort of support network” inside Pakistan to be able to live for years at a high-security compound in Abbottabad, a city that houses numerous military facilities. But he stopped short of accusing Pakistani officials of harboring the man who planned the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000.
“We don’t know who or what that support network was. We don’t know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government.” He said the United States wanted to investigate further to learn the facts, “and more importantly, the Pakistani government has to investigate.”
Some members of Congress have called for a cessation of U.S. aid to Pakistan, at least until it becomes clear what role, if any, the government played in bin Laden’s ability to avoid detection for years. But Obama said that since the Sept. 11 attacks, “Pakistan has been a strong counter-terrorism partner with us” despite periodic disagreements.
The president was guarded in discussing any of the details of the raid, and offered no details that have not yet been made public.
Discussing his own role, he said the decision to order the raid was very difficult, in part because there was no certainty that bin Laden was at the compound, and also because of the risk to the SEALs.
“But ultimately, I had so much confidence in the capacity of our guys to carry out the mission that I felt that the risks were outweighed by the potential benefit of finally getting our man,” he said.
Two influential lawmakers rebutted calls for a cut-off in American aid to Pakistan, an inconstant ally in the long struggle against terrorists.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said: “Everybody has to understand that even in the getting of Osama bin Laden, the Pakistanis were helpful. We have people on the ground in Pakistan because they allow us to have them.
“We actually worked with them on certain parts of the intelligence that helped to lead to him, and they have been extraordinarily cooperative and at some political cost to them in helping us to take out 16 of the top 20 al-Qaida leaders with a drone program that we have in the western part of the country,” he said.
The senior Republican on the committee, Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, said: “Pakistan is a critical factor in the war against terror, our war, the world’s war against it, simply because there are a lot of terrorists in Pakistan.” He also noted that the nation possesses nuclear weapons, and said a cut-off in aid could weaken the United States’ ability to make sure they do not fall into the hands of terrorists.
Kerry strongly defended the president’s decision to order the raid, and the shooting death of bin Laden.
The administration has offered shifting accounts of the events that unfolded in the 40 minutes the Navy SEALs were inside bin Laden’s compound, most recently saying the terrorist mastermind was unarmed but appeared to be reaching for a weapon when he was shot in the head and chest.
“I think those SEALs did exactly what they should have done. And we need to shut up and move on about, you know, the realities of what happened in that building,” Kerry said.
National security adviser Tom Donilon said, “I’ve not seen evidence that would tell us that the political, the military, or the intelligence leadership had foreknowledge of — of bin Laden” being in the country. He said the U.S. has asked the Pakistani authorities for access to people whom the SEALs left behind in the compound, including three of bin Laden’s wives. The U.S. also wants access to additional materials collected there, he said.
Officials have said the SEALs took voluminous computerized and paper records when they choppered out of bin Laden’s compound. Donilon likened the amount of information retrieved to the size of a small college library.
Donilon also sidestepped when asked if waterboarding and other so-called enhanced interrogation of detainees had produced information that led to the successful raid against bin Laden’s compound. “No single piece of intelligence led to this,” he said.
The national security adviser appeared on ABC, NBC, CNN and Fox. Lugar was on CNN, and Kerry spoke on CBS.
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Comments (294)
Jakz
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:32pm“…longest 40 minutes of MY life”
“And don’t forget, this was done at MY direction”
Geez…is there anything this guy won’t take credit for…oh, right, unemployment, the economy in general, failed stimulus…
I am willing to bet that if this operation had gone wrong and Osama escaped…somehow…mystically… it would have been Bush’s fault!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:39pmEither way, bush gets no credit. As it should be.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:29pmand Obama had been the longest two years of my life. Osama bin who? Save it windbag!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:29pm*has
Report Post »POdVet
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:27pmThe media may have there hands full soon. More and more information is coming out that contradicts the WH’s version of events. For instance, how did the helo‘s fly Bin Laden’s directly back to the Carl Vinson when it was OUT of their range?!? whoopsie, guessed you screwed that one up too Mr moron in chief!
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 1:10amwhoopsie – mid-air refueling.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:27pmI have read a report that suggests Obama didn’t want to move forward on the raid, but was forced to because it had already been put in motion by the time he found out. Unsubstantiated thus far. Furthermore, it was suggested in the same report that CIA director Penetta ordered the raid without giving Obama a chance to nix it. I hope others try to get to the bottom of this. If true, the president is out and about taking the applause for something he would have stopped from occurring.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:38pmIf false, the “report” proves the right will lie if they want to.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:07pmAnd if true, it will prove one again that Sock Puppet is a narcissistic mythomaniac.
Report Post »TerryDo
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 12:53amreposted from above by CATB
http://socyberty.com/issues/white-house-insider-obama-hesitated-panetta-issued-order-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/
Report Post »Jackie307
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 7:29amBelow are 2 emails I’ve received confirming that Valerie Jarrett is the puppet master.
You should also be aware the Val Jarrett takes her lead from Marilyn Katz and Bill Ayers. Those two, along with Tom Hayden, were SDS leaders in the 1968 Chicago riot mess. I had the misfortune of working with Katz (at the order of Mayor Daley) and the opportunity to witness her amazing control over the mayor and Val as well as some significant Republican business people (remember, in democratic Chicago, the business people support the dems because they make money from the dems – a strange thing to watch). You may also be aware it was Katz that initiated the organization of the Obama presidential campaign and she, with Ayers, put Val Jarrett in place.
So, Val won’t resign unless she get the OK from Katz and Ayres and I don’t think that is going to happen.
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Valerie Jarrett, for those who don’t recognize her, is an ex-Chicago lawyer , confidant, and current Senior Advisor to the President
________________________________________
Subj: PANETTA ORDERED THE RAID???? Now THIS is believable!
“What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him –and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound.”
Q: You stated that President Obama was “overruled” by military/intelligence officials regarding the
Report Post »west1890
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 11:38amObama was wearing a golf shirt and golf jacket in the photo taken in the situation room while the raid was in progress. I think that’s confirmation Obama was out of the loop and was dragged off the golf course after the raid had begun. They say clothing makes the man. Maybe we can now say that clothing unmakes the president’s version of the story. It’s time for the truth to come out.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/05/skulking-towards-bin-laden-obama-overridden-by-military-and-intel-officials-in-takeout-of-obl.html
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:27pmSuck it up people. Obama did good.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:06pmGranted. After all, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:13pmYeah Obummer did good
Report Post »First he “had to sleep on it”
THEN he had to play golf
I’d pay money to see Obummer go through ONE week of BOOT camp
what a doofus in chief
west1890
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 11:16amWrong…. Obama did NOTHING but take credit after the fact
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/05/skulking-towards-bin-laden-obama-overridden-by-military-and-intel-officials-in-takeout-of-obl.html
Report Post »cja23
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:36pmThank you President Bush for putting everything in place to kill OBL. Obama just slid in on Bush’s coattails. Hey CIA agents, aren’t you glad you did such a great job, now Obama and Holder are coming after you.
Report Post »SAYNOTOSOCIALISM
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:25pmGotta remember, Barry is the GREAT PRETENDER…. he can do no wrong….
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:24pmIs that Barry guy STILL talking about this? What an idiot.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:22pmGet the rest of them Mr. President!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:56pmYes. Go after the rest of them. They are hiding in plain sight. We call them czars.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:21pmHey gang, this is out of place and I’ apologize, but I thought this warranted a special note. The story the other day about “The Taste of Philly” and the lady with the flags — I wrote emails to the town, and left links here encouraging everyone to write. Just got this in, on a Sunday night no less:
Mr. XXX,
This was a mistake and not the intent of the ordinance. I’m working to make it right and to amend the ordinance.
Jim Farley
—–Original Message—–
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: jfarley682
Cc: pmwheeler725 ; moneymike ; mmcniff ; rkitchen
Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 12:33 pm
Subject: Taste of Philly
Dear Crystal River:
This is to express support for Linda Downey and her display of flags at
Taste of Philly. While I understand the laudable intent of the
ordinance prohibiting a display of more than three flags, this is
clearly not a commercialization of the US flag, or any flag. This is
not a used car dealer with a hundred oversized flags flapping into the
road, impeding traffic and misusing the Stars and Stripes as a
commercial device.
Please consider amending the ordinance so that it more narrowly
describes commercial misuse to be prohibited and does not infringe on
Ms. Downey’s freedom of expression.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Report Post »xxx
copatriots
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:23pmWell done, Grey! Thanks for your efforts! That is exactly what it is going to take to get this country back on the right track.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:48pmGreat letter.
I commend you on your efforts and thank you for standing for what is right.
Way Ta’ Go!
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 11:55amGreat job! Thanks!
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:19pmBy the time the MSM gets done with the 24/7 propaganda cycle they will have Obama jumping out of the helicopter himself with nothing but a spoon and golf ball and capturing bin Laden single handed.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:33pmThey are already trying when he apparently didn’t have anything (constructive) to do with this raid.
Report Post »staythecourse
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 12:07amLoved the line from the interview:
KROFT: How actively were you involved in that process?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: About as active as any project that I‘ve been involved with since I’ve been President.
…especially since he has become known as the absentee president. this was probably the most truthful statement of the whole interview…..since he just parties and does speeches all the time and lets his czars do the real damage!
Report Post »staythecourse
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 12:26amNot very good eye contact there, Barry! Need to improve on that.
Report Post »TheLightningMan
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:16pm40 minutes without a smoke…or a beer….or a Prompter…or Wagyu Beef….life’s a bitch, Obie. Just you and the flies on your face….
Report Post »hannahh
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:15pmIt was the longest time for the poor flies too!
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 5:28amThe flies know more about Obum than the bees.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:15pmSo….the raid took 40 minutes, and most of it was on live video feed to the White House, except the 20 minutes when the SEALs were left on their own initiative on what to do with ******* 1, and the Commander in Chief couldn’t give an instantaneous countermand to a “Shoot to kill” order.
Heh heh heh. Well done, lads.
ps – maybe I’ve lived in the Massachusetts SSR too long, but I think I agree 100% with what Sen. Kerry said.
Report Post »Dannowood
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:15pmReal unemployment is at 18.9%. People are having to make choices between food and fuel. Families are loseing their homes. MSM continues to lie to the public about the state of the economy and about the true agenda of this slumloard in the White House. Who really cares about Bin Laden?
Report Post »where is JG
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:48pmIts the rope a dope. We the People Konw its all a farce and We have to stop it in 2012 before we lose it all.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:14pmHow about ask questions about the Constitution and what right the President has to order executions of prisoners and all those international laws and treaties we signed HMMMMMMM! This President has committed an act of war against 2 countries Lybia and Pakistan and what Constitutional authority he has to do so section and sub section please, fear and panic and revenge I don’t recall those. Our enemies are now emboldened and we took the low road. We won the battle but lost the war.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:50pmThats 3 countries. You forgot America.
Report Post »blue_collar_man
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 9:00amWhat would Bill Ayers say? But Leon did it. It’s called plausible deniability. When they (Eric Holder wouldn’t the irony be sweet?) come for Barack Hussein Obama, he can throw Leon under the bus as well as Seal team 6. I wonder who actually made the Somali pirate call. We have a failed presidency and the MSM is trying their hardest to make it look like everything is good. Weekend at Bernies.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 9:37am@nomercy63 it wasn’t those evil Muslims throwing Jews in ovens in Germany it was those good Christian folk.
I think you skipped that part of the lesson where Islam and Nazi Germany were working together. The fusion of fascism and Islam? Just a reminder.
Report Post »Evileye
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:12pmI wonder what he would have thought if he were repelling out of one of those helicopter instead of watching it like a video game.
Report Post »The real hero were there not him.
He is a glory seeking Chicken sh == t coward trying to equate himself with the real deal
QuranisBookofDeath
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:11pmMe me me me me me
I me I me and me and I.
Fat Momma’s Pants = policy fail across the board
Report Post »Danaman
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:11pmDo ya think his next longest 40 minutes will be around 11pm EST in Nov. Of 2012 when POS doesn’t get re elected?
Report Post »annieoakley
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:36pmYes
Report Post »Catfish
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:11pmA muslim can not go to heaven, they do not believe in Christ, and The Lord said there is no other way to the Father but by him, If you do not believe that I am he you will die in your sins, they do not believe in Christ, nor does the Buddist or hindues and most all other so called churches, they just make them up a doctrine and live the way they want to with no regard for the LORDS word, they will not be there. not going to be many saved – study and see
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:20pmShut the f*** up. I guess you will be surprised to here this stupid not everyone believes what you do!!! I hate these morons that start playing God who goes to heaven and Hell is not up to you. Others do not believe what you do and don’t you think that religious zealotry is the reason we are in this mess to begin with, believe what you do and respect others what they believe.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:23pm@nomercy63 believe what you do and respect others what they believe.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:49pmI have personally never had a face to face confrontation with a Muslim or any other religion other then nutball christians playing God and trying to shove their beliefs down everyones throat. I also fear Christians more then any other group on the planet, it wasn’t those evil Muslims throwing Jews in ovens in Germany it was those good Christian folk.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:11pmWhat Jews? What ovens? All those camelhumpers you love so much say it never happened.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:10pmIn the end obama and osama shared something special. They both had friends that bombed the pentagon.
Report Post »annieoakley
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:34pmYou nailed it! Besides, rumor has it, he did not decide. he was overruled by Hilary and PANETTA. tHEN YANKED OFF THE GOLF COURSE WHICH IS WHY HE LOOKS PISSED IN THE PHOTO. We have a little boy Pres. Frightening, IMO.
Report Post »Tinfoilhat
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:08pmThat, was the best sentence of the night. Sadly.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:11amIn the end obama and osama shared something special. They both had friends that bombed the pentagon.
Report Post »———
Mr Ayers…say hello to the SEALS…
SEALS, this is Mr Ayers, hiding behind his wife…..:D
kryptonite
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 5:21amYou deserve some kind of award for that comment. How about “Most Perspicacious Post?”
Report Post »behonest
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 6:45amAlso they found out Osama and Obama want to divide cultures and race against each other. I bet their favorite book in Rules for radicals
Report Post »cja23
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:39pmGood one!
Report Post »ofallon
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:10pmHe loves to keep spiking the football.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:10pmThey asked him if he told Michelle. He lied and said NO. He does’nt make a move without Michelle
Report Post »annieoakley
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:41pmAmen! And he is so toasted for the comment,‘You don’t want to get between Michelle and a tamale’
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:08pmI am sure the wait was hurting his tee time.
Report Post »Catfish
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:06pmCaint believe he realy gave the order to take out his brother, and I am serious about that, I believe he is a muslim
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:17pmBinLaden was sunni .
Report Post »Obama is more into shia stuff…Iran, MB, Hamas…so its all good ;-)
912828Buckeye
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:23pmI’m with ya CAT.
Report Post »No Photos, No body, Other people were cuffed but we carried his body out, Buried at sea?
Yea, I know I’m nuts but still……..?
Showtime
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:33pmPanetta gave the order. Valerie Jarrett was internationally p!ssed., That is the reason they brought him in off the golf course — he didn’t know wth was going on. Jarrett and Panetta were not in the room. (Probably duking it out in the hall!)
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:02pmIt was the shortest nap of his life though.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:36pmHis bump in ratings was the longest 40 minutes in my life.
Report Post »weeblewacker1
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 11:47amman,after reading thru all these posts, It must really suck to be you people. i have never seen such out-right,foaming at the mouth hatred for this one man,and i don’t mean OBL. so,in your warped little brains,it would be sooo much better if bin-laden was still alive.i don’t see how any of you get by in life! you have to be the loneliest people on earth with all that anger and bile,do any of you have friends? real friends? i bet even your own kids don’t like to be around you.maybe in your minds,mc’cain should have been pres.then we would be in a major war with iran too! and osama would most defiantly be still alive! after all,he said he would NEVER go into Pakistan to get him,but OBAMA said he would,and he did. man,if you people are this mad now,just wait until PRESIDENT OBAMA gets re-elected!!! and then he can do the things he really wants to do,and then you guys can just leave the U.S. to us real Americans,you know the people that support the President in times of war.If i had my way,i‘d ship all of you traitor’s off to some island so you can make your own twisted version of America.i bet it wouldn’t last a week before you all were choking each other. have a nice day!!! and oh yes,4 MORE YEARS!!!
Report Post »jmbogstad
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:01pmHis presidency has been the longest 2 years of my life. Please let it end soon.
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:04pmMore about himself. Obama should just write a book about it, or maybe star in a movie about it. http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/05/after-bin-laden-should-republicans-be.html
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:05pmPresident Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility “of us finally getting our man” following a decade of frustration, he said in a Sunday broadcast interview.
Report Post »————
Correction needed to above .
It should read thusly :
President Barack Obama didn’t abort the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after he was told the risks were being taken by the SEALS and the possibility “of a huuuuuuge bump in ratings when the MFMedia spikes the football ” following a decade of frustration caused by Bush , he TOTUSed in a Sunday broadcast of chest-thumping .
cheezwhiz
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:07pmThe helicopter raid “was the longest 40 minutes of my life,” Obama told CBS
Report Post »————-
Why ? Because the live feed died and you had to pretend to be happy with Osama being killed …
lcam67
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:07pmfunny !!!! i was just thinking the same thing ….
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:09pmObama said bin Laden had “some sort of support network” inside Pakistan to be able to live for years at a high-security compound in Abbottabad, a city that houses numerous military facilities.
Report Post »———–
No $h1t Sherlock :D
crackerone
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:09pmWhat a disgrace!
Report Post »-KACK-
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:10pmhahaha
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:12pm@Cheezewhiz
Report Post »It was the longest 40 minutes, because he had just smoked a huge doobie, and dropped some brown acid. Time was moving soooo slooooow. And the White Queen kept coughing throughout the entire thing.
poverty.sucks
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:12pmHow much will the photos cost Soros?
Report Post »101
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:20pmLongest 40 seconds of my life (stop video), can’t listen to his BS anymore
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:22pmBarry, Barry, Barry… The only reason you thought it took a long time is because there weren’t any commercials…. like most of the world you thought this was a friggin t.v. show and not a bunch of men risking their lives for your stinking freedom!!!
Report Post »http://www.mythoughtsfromthemiddle.blogspot.com
John 1776
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:24pmAnother victory lap for the guy who along with Valeria Jarred dithered and fought proceeding on this for the last nine months?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:27pmOh, Lord! You stole the words right out of my head!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:27pm@ Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Report Post »Did you see that little chair they made him sit on after hustling him from the golf course ?
40 minutes on that chair is not easy specially for someone who is more than 6ft tall !!
Showtime
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:29pmLeon Panetta set the wheels in motion in spite of Valerie Jarrett, who was telling Obama what to say and do.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:35pm@cheezwhiz
Report Post »He is used to sittings at the kids table. Bidden kept telling him to be quite, or he would have to leave the room.
BetterDays
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:40pmThe great puppet in chief speaking great flowing words of self praise, as Soros and the CFR pulls his strings. See him dance, and sing, to the little ditty, we got Usama, aren’t we all dutifully impressed? In a word, NO!
Report Post »Does he reallly think that one atta boy wipes out two and a half years of aw sh/ts?
I just am so waiting for the other shoe to drop.
CatB
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:42pmWhat about the 16 hours that it took him to make up his mind …. Please! Let this nightmare be over …2012
Once again THANK YOU SEAL’s!
Report Post »fatjack
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:49pmThe helicopter raid “was the longest 40 minutes of my life
His life, give me a break. It was his career he was worried about.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:51pm40 minutes … to see if he had to throw someone else under the bus.
http://socyberty.com/issues/white-house-insider-obama-hesitated-panetta-issued-order-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:06pm40 long minutes, Boo Hoo you poor idiot, have a tamale with muchell
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:16pmIt is rumored that Leon Panetta and Gates went over Obama and Jarrett to order this raid. Supposedly Jarrett and Obama kept disrupting the plans to take OBL out so Panetta took it upon himself to order the raid and then Hillary and Gates climbed on board. Just wondering if anyone else heard this.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:20pmCATB
Didn’t realize you had posted the link.
Report Post »ArmyGirl
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:23pmLara Logan‘s thunder was stolen on 60 minutes because Sunday Bin Ladens’ death was announced, and now Obama is on 60 minutes…I have never seen another president on the tv more than Obama, he is always in the lime light….it is always about him, and no one else, what a distraction.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:32pm@ArmyGirl
Report Post »He has his own channedl “O” channel.
Finch88
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:32pmI agree his time is up.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:41pm@Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra:
Report Post »@Cheezewhiz
“It was the longest 40 minutes, because he had just smoked a huge doobie, and dropped some brown acid. Time was moving soooo slooooow. And the White Queen kept coughing throughout the entire thing.”
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We’ll probably never know just how close to the TRUTH your statement actually is!
AzDebi
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:49pm@Showtime:
Report Post »“Leon Panetta set the wheels in motion in spite of Valerie Jarrett, who was telling Obama what to say and do.”
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Hey Show…NOW if we could just get ALL (including FOX) the lame-stream media to tell it like it REALLY was…we could stand a chance of running that fraud and his commie friends out of OUR HOUSE! I’m sure Jarrett is the one calling the shots on the pics as well! I‘d wager a bet that she’s the ONLY thing that gets into his head except for his daily recreational blow!
banjarmon
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 12:22amBO is the cause of global warming…over the past two years he has spewed nothing but HOT AIR. Over the past few days the temp has gone up 10 degrees.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 1:02amHe said that because he was missing an NBA Hoops game on ESPN. I’m sure he had someone record it for him so he could catch-up after the boring time he had with all those military types and Hillary in the same room.
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dr_funk
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 1:09amThat’s interesting…his daughter’s life was saved by free market medicine, and yet he has put us on the path toward socialized medicine.
I have to say, the longest 40 minutes of my life happened in high school when watching the WTC burn…
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 1:47amMe
My
I
Myself
Mine
Alone
BINGO – I win the Obama Bingo Game
What confuses the heck out of me is – why there are not hoard of pitchfork carrying villagers shouting for him to be sent back to the gangs of Chicago.
Report Post »ghost-of-elvis
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:24amlongest 40 min. of his life??? forget about the seals who were putting their lives on the line and their lives…its was all about HIS life or career
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:53amHe probably meant it was the longest 40 minutes of his life because kneeling down would have given him some serious cramps.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 3:09am“Longest 40 min. of your life?” I don’t get it. It’s not like you had anything to lose. Gutsy golf swing, Obum.
Report Post »Guerrino_P
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 3:48am@JMBOGSTAD
Report Post »I’m sorry the last two years have been so painful for you. Not to worry, only six more years left.
GETLIFE
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 5:01am“was the longest 40 minutes of my life,”
At first I thought that situation room photo showed BHO was capable of fear, anxiety. Silly me! If he had been in on the final decision making he would have a non-readable plastic Obama-face on. His expression would have been “prepared.” His face is livid! His expression is undone by ANGER. He is watching while trying to control his FURY at having been left out of the loop until the last minute. And I have no doubt that that was the longest 40 minutes of his life.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 5:05am@Revere1
Report Post »Funny you should say that, I had thought the same. He is probably already having someone writing the book ….under his name…so he can make a few more capitalist’s dollars.
Linda Vigliotti
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 6:54amI have to agree these past 2+ years have been the longest if not the most expensive in our lives. Time to cut the crap about Osama Bin Laden and work on what is needed in this country not more government. We need to uitilize our energy supplies by drilling, get the government out of education, less taxes so that more jobs can be created in the private sector, get rid of Obamacare with one fell swoop not piece by piece, no more spending money we don’t have and stop borrowing, fix the situation at our borders by using the laws already on the books. Time for some big CHANGES in 2012 to take our senate back and the White House. This time to do what is right not what happened when we had a Republican Congress and President last time. Work for the country and keep our REPUBLIC. WE HAVE A CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS FOR A REASON TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE REASON.
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 7:14amI bet it WAS the longest 40 minutes of his life! They both hate America and all it stands for, they both actively subvert the best interests of the country, and they’re both millionaires who use their fame & fortune to recruit others to their cause.
It must have been like ordering a hit on your own child!
Report Post »borismolly
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 7:29amI agree. When I read the headline, that exact thought crossed my mind!
Report Post »Whostolemypig
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 8:45am“His presidency has been the longest 2 years of my life. Please let it end soon.”.
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2 years? Only 2 years?
Report Post »SLR Cameras
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 8:59amI agree. These have been the longest two years with him in office. I hope America wakes up and doesn’t re-elect him.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 9:12am@Marylou7:
“It is rumored that Leon Panetta and Gates went over Obama and Jarrett to order this raid. Supposedly Jarrett and Obama kept disrupting the plans to take OBL out so Panetta took it upon himself to order the raid and then Hillary and Gates climbed on board. Just wondering if anyone else heard this.”
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I am sooooo glad you asked that question Marylou! Go to the story entitled:
“9 Months, 16 hours …… Obama’s Reluctance, Osama Poised to Flee”
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/
You will need to scroll way down to almost the end of the page to find it…please read and pass along to all that you know!
Report Post »its_time_to_arrest_our_government
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 9:25amhow is it you can lie like that? they had to drag you off the golf course. i know if I was sending men into a bad situation. i wouldnt be out playing golf. obama we are sick of your lies and your marxist crap. its time to elect a whole new government. its time to put people in who will go after all these loosers who think they are above us. its time to make sure every one of them is investigated for the theft of billions of our dollars. how does nancy pelosis wealth increase from 7 million to 56 million in less than 5 years? looks to me like we got a bunch of criminals running our government its time we locked them all up……..
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 9:40am“Longest 40 minutes of my life…trying to get the photoshopped images to fit right…and STILL they look extra fake.”
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 10:51amRemember the days before TV? How everyone sat around the radio and stared at it? That’s what they looked like in the situation room during the 20 min.. Funny how things never change.ha ha, like the Change we can believe in, ha ha ha. The only difference is this change we have now is bad news for America. Yup, the longest 40 minutes of our lives playing golf. God help America, please, help us Lord.
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 1:03pmObozo meant that it was the longest 40 minutes of his “political” life.
If he thinks THAT was a tough hall…wait until the Super Tuesday month of 2012.
Report Post »ginsberg
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:09pm@timetoarrestobama…the money was stolen well before obama took office. Unless some type of working class revolution takes place, the middle class and poor in this country will never see the return of living wages and pensions. The super rich, with the h
Report Post »ginsberg
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:13pmthe super rich, with the help of investment bankers, greenspan, bernake, etc, looted this country. Unfourtunately the tea party is more concerned with obama’s phantom tax raises and supposed non citizenship to mount any type of meaningful protest.
Report Post »cja23
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 2:29pmI couldn’t have said it better myself!
Report Post »luckymann39
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 5:03pmmust have said umm @ least 5000 times or more,i had to quit watching after 5 minutes
Report Post »oldgrapeape
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 10:39pmYou can’t believe anything from this Rouge so-called Government we have had these 22-years. I think we have gone to the Trash Dumpster 4-to many times and now all we have is a bunch of Trash that needs to be burned as Trash. We, the United States has double-crossed about every Country at least once, and now we are seen as having a Rattle Snake with no Rattlers in your pocket. We always go back and try buying a Friendship back, but now we are very broke, and if China cuts us off, which they will, we can no longer buy off our Enemies. Gee, I think about all the Spies in our Government and People on our Most Wanted List that it has taken many a many years to catch, and yet some never was and they were all right here in the USA. ,, God Bless, Jimmie
Report Post »machiavelli
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 11:02amBasically EVERYTHING is Bush’s fault EXCEPT this OBL success.
Stop the insanity 2012 !!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 1:12pm“Jim Messina, the president’s campaign manager, emailed supporters encouraging them to watch the program. The note included a link to a listing of all of the network’s local affiliates around the country — and another one requesting donations to Obama’s re-election effort.”
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“We don’t spike the ball…”, “That is not in us…”
Ya right!!!
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 12:25amGotta love hearing the “Don’t Tread on Bush” (BIOB) whiners touting this as HIS victory! hahahahahaha~~ Face it, there’s NO EVIDENCE that water-boarding (umm, “extraordinary rendition” yeh, whatevah…) achieved ANYTHING that conventional means of gathering information couldn’t…and faster even! BTW, Rush was WRONG when he whined about Obama using “I, my, me” in his speech. In fact, in the almost 1400-word speech, he used “I” 10 times, “me” 2 times, and “my” 2 times. Don’t let the facts get in the way, dittoheads!! :) 12 TIMES IN A 1300+-WORD SPEECH!! hahahahahahahahaha
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