We got 'em....Osama bin laden is dead,

[Clavicula_Nox]

I bet you Donald Trump will demand to see a copy of the death certificate

A body would be nice, first.

[Cornflake]

.Its very noticeable when someone else writes your script, especially when it goes contrary to everything else that you previously 'preached' during pre-election

I don't think I understand... all presidents have speechwriters, all of them. Multiple people working on all their prepared remarks. Of course he had speechwriters, and also worked on it himself, as is his wont.

They are largely the same people who have written for him for some time though, so I don't know why it'd sound different, though I don't think it did. I also don't really know what he'd need to be sincere about?

Update from the news - Bin Laden has reportedly already been buried at sea. That's kind of brilliant.

[Luke34]

Guess I shouldn't be so critical, but his speech REALLY didn't seem sincere.....certainly not as sincere as when Obama was showing his true colors when RAILING on Geo W Bush for continuing the war in Afgahistan to rid us of al Quaeda.......Its very noticeable when someone else writes your script, especially when it goes contrary to everything else that you previously 'preached' during pre-election.....hypocrisy is very evident .....and quite different from conspiracy..... my apologies to you Obama lovers who mis-interpret hypocrisy for conspiracy......which is easy to do if you missed his speech.

Again, this is not called "hypocrisy" or "cynicism." This is called "you making things up at random, with absolutely no support of any kind."

Also, do you know what disconfirmation bias is? Because you have it.

[ProDeo]

Congratulations America.

[Luke34]

Mind showing us where someone has called this a ploy to get Barry re-elected??

No problem:

He time it with this! He knew it a week ago!
His approval ratings will rise by a big jump!
THIS could help in get in AGAIN. Lord help us all.

While a bit difficult to puzzle out, I believe this is saying that Obama deliberately held back news of bin Laden's death until a moment calculated to help him get re-elected. This actually is cynicism, of a particularly appalling kind, and as I mentioned is supported by: nothing at all. Will the news raise his approval rating? Sure, probably (as it probably should). Does that mean he purposely used the news to raise his approval rating? Of course it doesn't. Someone's going to have to make an actual argument for that kind of claim, and not merely point out that people like it when U.S. Presidents successfully do things.

(I didn't mean to suggest that people thought the news itself was fabricated to improve Obama's standing, if that's what you thought I meant. Although I'm certain that there are people who do believe that, because it's impossible to make up something so ridiculous that no one actually thinks it. I'd only be half-surprised if Glenn Beck came out with that tomorrow.)

[tango]

Why all the joy at Osama's death? The ideology doesn't die with one man any more than America would die when Barack Obama breathes his last.

[Jeanne D]

So bin laden is dead. I'm perplexed with the level of joy. Guess this means terrorism is over! He was a one man show! NOW we can relax....just saying

I know what you mean. Believe me I'm not crying any tears, but to see people dancing in the streets made me feel funny.

Jeanne

[Max Power]

So bin laden is dead. I'm perplexed with the level of joy. Guess this means terrorism is over! He was a one man show! NOW we can relax....just saying

I know what you mean. Believe me I'm not crying any tears, but to see people dancing in the streets made me feel funny.

Jeanne

I'm glad it's not just me.

I was certainly no fan of Osama! He's done a lot of evil, and he had to be caught. I'm hoping we're all safer now that he's dead. However I do find it weird when people are happy about someone’s death. Seeing people celebrating in the streets over his death reminds me of images of Muslims celebrating in the streets after 9/11 and after the deaths of westerners. Is it that different?

Sure, he did a lot of evil, and is responsible for the deaths of a lot of innocent people. But does God love Osama despite his evil acts? How does God feel about his death? All sinners are equal in the eyes of God, are they not? So in God’s eyes, is Osama not equal to us?

[qwerty2]

There is such dissonance within me. He led many others astray, set in motion great evil, and was a focal point for hostility and violence. I feel relief that a step has been taken to defeat those who would destroy my earthly country and my faith.

And yet... and yet...Christ Jesus our Lord bled and died that Osama might have eternal life. It horrifies me that the evil that is in this world and the sin-nature bin Laden inherited kept him in darkness. And he may spend ETERNITY in hell...

It makes me physically sick to see people rejoicing at a death--the pictures look like the hysterical mobs shouting "death to America." This speaks (or should speak) volumes to us.

Would Jesus be celebrating this death? Or would he weep? And would not his tears be equally for bin Laden and for those rejoicing--who are themselves still so bound to their sin-nature that they cannot yet love their enemies even while working to stop their violent acts.

Lord, give me tears for the lost souls of al Qaida. There but for the grace of God and the fortune of my place of birth, there, even there, go I.

[Redeemed by Grace]

What I find intriguing in the reports is that the US "'buried' Osama Bin Laden at sea, according to Islamic rules and traditions."


I'm not doubting Bin Laden's death per se, for I take the testimony of the President at face value --- but so far the media has not shown the world his body, as the media usually does, so it's curious.

And to be buried so quickly into the water, so as now there is no way to retrieve the body as a earthen grave has a capability of doing - is also a potential to more mystery and perhaps, future intrigue? Don't know yet?

So folks, keep reading your bible, keep asking yourself questions about what fits and what doesn't, and always be ready for our Lord's return.

[A Seeker]

Yea, qwerty, though thy spelling be an abomination in mine eyes, yet doth thou speak sound docterine. Reps for thee.

[BrianW]

When I first heard this news I said a prayer to God asking him to have mercy on the man.

But to those who have forgotten the war on terrorism is still ongoing. He was a large part of that war and has been removed. This is a victory for us. Yes the battles will still go on but I don't see anything wrong with people having the feeling of "Finally" or "We might see the end of this someday."

Should American's be dancing in the street over it?

I didn't and won't.

But I still remember Muslims all over the world dancing in the streets on 9/11 so I can understand why others are doing it and throwing a little bit of their own medicine back into their faces. I don't personally think that we should sink down to their level but I do understand.

[kistan]

.. Good point; ......I really got a bad feeling also; to me the insincerity was VERY evident..........He was definitely reading a 'canned' speech; that was pre-pared and I couldn't help feeling like he merely mouthed the words he knew Americans wanted to hear, but inside he seemed to be grieving over bin laden's death.......just my opinion of how it came across......no authoritative announcement......just a canned speech appearing to manage the "news" for his own benefit as you noticed......Guess I'm just no longer so niave.

Wow!

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[notuptome]

Vengence belongs to the Lord. Osama's death can hardly be called justice in the legal sense. The man's soul is in hell today and his body has been cast into the sea.

I'm not going to miss Osama but I find little cause to rejoice at his death. While his death was likely needful I doubt it will produce any real peace.

For the cause of Christ
Roger

[HisLeast]

Will this mean a fresh barrage from the 9/11 "Truth"ers?