Time Person of the Year: The Protester

Summary: "No one could have known that when a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square, it would incite protests that would topple dictators and start a global wave of dissent. In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice their complaints; they changed the world."

2008: Hope and Change
2011: Global Wave of Dissent

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This is stupid. I'm sick of stupid things in this country.
The OWSers are disgusting freeloaders and that's what this idiot magazine honors? As brilliant as giving Biggie O a Nobel prize for thinking!

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Time continues its long and steep slide into irrelevance. I must have missed them making Tea Partiers “People of the Year” for causing REAL change in the dynamics of American government in 2010.

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SEIU-organized protests overthrew America-friendly dictators.

There, fixed it for the anti-American media machine.

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Looking back to the 2010 page it was Mark Zuckerberg with runners up Julian Assange, Hamid Karzai and The Chilean Miners. Didn’t see a mention of The Tea Party on the page.

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If only the Tea Party had raped and sexually abused people at their protests would they be respected like the OWS and arab springers.

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Pick any gray head from a Tea Party rally and I will show you the real person of the year, maybe of the decade

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I wonder did TIME realize that the seeds of the current protest movement started with start of the Tea Party movement in March 2009?

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Scanned through the Time article. Only saw one reference to Tea Party Protesters that said they stopped after the 2010 Republican takeover of the House. I guess in Time’s opinion they aren’t really as “valid” as OWS.

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When the Tea Party was building and changing the United States, we had Time Person of the Year 2009 Ben Bernake for creating an all-time world record deficit with his mismanagement, and Mark Zuckerberg for creating FaceBook. Today’s protesters are unsanitary parasites in the United States and terrorists or their sympathizers and enablers in the Arab world, and Time is celebrating that? Pathetic. I don’t see any reason to read Time. Ever.

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The shriveled, old commies at Time are trying to pump life into the moribund neo-hippy movement.

Won’t work, you old commie cranks. Lenin is still dead, and nobody cares.

Long live Che!! Oops, he’s dead, too.

Well, there’s a few old Khmer Rouge mass murderers on trial that Time could worship and praise like it did in the 1970s. Long live Pol Pot!!!

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The Year of the Protester?...What bullcrap!...Get a job!

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Funny how the MSM never accorded the much larger, much deeper and much more mainstream Tea Party similar honors.

--- Yeah, the Tea Party was way more influential than those Egyptian protests...

BREAKING — President Obama Will Announce Today Complete Drawdown of US Troops from Iraq By Year End

“It is Very stupid to tell your enemy your plans”...Shih-T’Zu

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God help the folks at our embassy and consulates as well as the NGOs. The State Department will be responsible for security.

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I’m in support of this if the reason is Iraq’s refusal to give our troops immunity.

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Won’t it be harder to collect all that oil and money that’s owed us, if we’re not there?

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Poll numbers dropping, have to do something. Khadafi won't help his numbers much, if at all. He got almost no bump from offing Bin Laden.

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"A White House official says that at approximately 11:30am today, President Obama convened a secure video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to talk with him about this news."

And you posted this around 12:30 pm. Real secure that WH his...

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"I’m in support of this if the reason is Iraq’s refusal to give our troops immunity."

I agree. Add to that an agreement to recoup money to defray the expense of the war via oil pricing incentives. Freedom isn't free.

Yeah, Freedom Isn't Free. Really? That is like Comical Villainary 101.

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Yes, according to the African Muslim Obama destroy America plan, Iraq is to become part of Iran the moment the USA military departs. Yes, the Obama plan to turn the entire Middle East into a radical Muslim bastion of America hate is right on schedule!!! And....just as African Muslim Obama wishes, Israel will be isolated, surrounded by legions of Obama’s “Muslim Brotherhood” brethren!!! And....African Black Christians, watch your back. Obama has you in his sights!!!

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He is building the elements of a caliphate. Setting in place ‘electors’ so to speak.

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Libya - check

Egypt - check

Iraq - check

Lebanon check

Iran - wink and nod

Attack on Israel - on schedule.

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The Caliph-N-Chief waited for the Arab Spring to jump into high gear before removing troops from Iraq.

When Iraq falls to Iran the Caliph-N-Chiel will only get a poll boost from his blind admirers. The rest of us will see it for what it is. He hopes for the destruction of Israel. The SOB is once again on tv to hear himself speak.

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Once again putting his re-election desires above the safety, security and needs of this country.
And we’re suppose to be surprised or shocked?
He don’t care. He has not a clue of what it means to be an American...but run a crooked election campaign? Boy Howdy, he da man!

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At least they will be able to vote in 2012 at home in the USA. We won’t have to worry about the dems not counting their votes.

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The UN, Euro’s and Obama fully support the creation of a Caliphate across the Muslim world. They think it will be easier to deal with than many different governments. heh.

Why do you think the UN and France went to war to install a Muzzie leader in Ivory Coast?? It got very little attention at the time.

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Anyone notice Scott Pelley (CBS turd) getting his little dig at Bush at the beginning saying the troops went into Iraq at the beginning under the false assumption that there were weapons of mass destruction?

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Part of the motivation might be eliminating a large outflow of our money. There are no ways of cutting expenses that are free from drawbacks. Maybe this drawdown will interfere with our objectives in Iraq. So be it. We gotta cut expenses, don’t we?

I’m anxious to hear feedback from our military experts.

---This one got no replies.

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People need to know the Democrats were 100% behind stopping Sadam and his WMD programs before Bush was elected, then they changed their tune. They are liars, just like Obama.

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Good let them come home. Obama has ruined the war plan anyway and with his rules of engagement our soldiers are sitting ducks. Good!

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This is great news. Would have been better if the announcement was, “we left yesterday”.

Now, let’s also get the heck out of Afghanistan.

Osama, Kadaffi, and Hussein are all dead; Mission Accomplished, We Won, See ya later....

I’ve supported Afghanistan and Iraq, and Libya. While I scratch my head at Obama and Libya, frankly, for a Democrat, he’s executed the WOT pretty well.

For a very long time, doesn’t matter. Democrat or Republican in the WH, we’ll kick your a$$...

Big Kudos to all the fighting men and women of the USA!

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Wait... does he mean THIS YEAR?

That’s 2 MONTHS!

Can they safely move out that much stuff in 2 months?

They would have to start immediately

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Hussein:

Walking away from friends (Israel, Iraqis who wanted freedom, Iranian youths who stood up against the mullahs) and...

Embracing those who hate America($900 billion to HAMAS, the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt, and al-Qaeda related groups in Libya)

Hussein: hating America every day from the Oval Office.

Khadaffi is Dead (part 1?)

Not only is Khadaffi dead, I heard that Qadafi, Quaddafi, Kaddafi, Kwadafi, Quadafi and Kadafi were killed, as well...
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I’m sure Libya will now become a new and wonderful country. (sarc)

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So now obama and our very own Juan mcQueeg will claim a victory on behalf of PanAm 103..... only 2 years after McQueeg led a team of US Senators to Tripoli to drink sweet mint tea and shake hands with Qadaffi

(PS: Did Qadaffi hide the Kenyan birth certificate before they got him?)

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Maybe obummer will send the Navy chopper to fly him off to sea for a quick disposal.

OK, we have the dna, we promise it's him. Trust us.

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I’d say that now might be a good time for any Christians to leave Libya before it’s too late.

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It is called State terrorism. What will Europe have to say about it .I hear that Nato was involved on firing on a convoy of 100 cars....what about the civilians?
I am an european and always heard, the lefties especially, cry against targeted killing and the killing of innocent civilians.
I guess the interdiction of killing your ennemies stands only for Israel. The rest of the world can kill whoever they want without fear of being branded “ cold bloded murderers”.
I am sad he had no time to tell us about the dealings he made with the corrupt leaders of the European Union.
It would have been great to see him on trial and telling all.

Now let see the new Lybia emerge as a full Islamist country.
can´t wait for them to settle their scores with each others.

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"Yay! Will there now be a garage sale fer all of th'ose fab-u-lus clothes of his?!"

"I smell a shop-a-thon in Libya, gals!"

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Poor Qaddafi... nobody listened to him. They were too busy chanting. Well, there was more truth mixed in that rant than anything Obama has to say.

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Well I guess we won’t be seeing any gold backed currency any time soon

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Obama HUSSEIN must be thrilled! Another Country now handed to the Muslim Terrorist Radicals to follow in the Footsteps of IRAN and Komeini!! Meanwhile Obummer,the Muslim Terrorist Radical in Chief, is trying to topple the United States of America in the same fashion as the Riots in Egypt, Libya, Iraq, etc!!! Don’t forget that Obummer lead the Riots in KENYA after his cousin lost the Presidential Election!

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I guess our Nobel peace prize winner will be patting himself on the back now every two seconds “Glory be to the new Iran! Allahu Akbar!” I assume we can expect the threats against Israel to begin in the coming weeks “Death to the Joos! Throw Israel into the sea!” which is just how IslamObama likes it.

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I think the Obama people are expecting a huge bump in the polls off of this, something he’s hoping he can keep up and stable until Nov 2012. In other words, he’s hoping this will revitalize his campaign... except no one really cares. It’s hard to get support from Americans for this when none of them (including members of Congress) have any idea or were given any justification whatsoever for Obama’s illegal war there. Yet another failure by the president who yesterday was telling Jake Tappert just how amazing he is as president.

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Obummer will be in mourning.

Israel To Assad: We Will Bomb Gaza, Whole Of Lebanon If Tel Aviv Attacked

Summary: "Israel has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that should Tel Aviv be attacked, then it will retaliate by bombing the Gaza Strip and the whole of Lebanon. "

That’s what I’m talking about!

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Now, that.....THAT is how to deal with thugs. Obama would just write another ‘strongly-worded’ letter sprayed with perfume.

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Yes Boam that glow in the East WAS DAMASCUS!

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"a retaliation for an attack against it, by Hezbollah, Hamas, or Syria, will not be limited to Syria, but all of Lebanon and Gaza"

I love it, I love it, I love it!

Isa 17:1 Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.

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Amen, been waiting for this one for awhile now, light up the sky and turn back these scumbag nations, Damascus tread lightly because I hear hellfires and brimstome a comin’

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A nuke on Mecca and Medina would be a great idea to add to that notice....

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Why threaten to bomb Gaza and Lebanon?

I would rather say - bomb Israel, and Damascus will be turned into a parking lot.

Not THAT’s something Assad will understand!

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OPERATION 10TH PLAGUE!!!!!!


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Good for Israel, God bless Israel.

Israel ? why don't you just take back what is yours ?
Take back Gaza, the west bank, most of the Sinai.

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LOL! Yeahbut...that's only 'cuz all you've seen is Jesus in white robes; you need to get acquainted with Jesus in red.

1 Who is this who comes from Edom,
With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah,
This One who is majestic in His apparel,
Marching in the greatness of His strength?
“It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2 Why is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?
3 “I have trodden the wine trough alone,
And from the peoples there was no man with Me.
I also trod them in My anger
And trampled them in My wrath;
And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I stained all My raiment.
4 “For the day of vengeance was in My heart,
And My year of redemption has come.
5 “I looked, and there was no one to help,
And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;
So My own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath upheld Me.
6 “I trod down the peoples in My anger
And made them drunk in My wrath,
And I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

— Is. 63:1-6 NASB

Can you spell "Divine Retribution"?

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American Liberal Jews-in-name-only don’t run Israel. We Jews have usually been on our own for the past 5,000 years of others’ trying to kill us. America has been a wonderful if brief interlude in having to run from Cossacks. It’s part of our DNA. We know that when someone comes to kill you — as the Talmud says — “rise up and kill them.” This will, of course, infuriate the Left and its self-hating Jews-in-name-only. Tough. Get used to it.

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Good for Israel. I wonder what our Dear Leader will say on that ?

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I like it!

If bad actions don’t have bad consequences, how can we expect learning to occur?

Islamist cleric Anwar Awlaki 'killed in Yemen'

Summary: "The US-born radical Islamist cleric and suspected al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, the country's defence ministry has said."

remember Fort Hood ....

Hey! payback is a bitch ain’t it Anwar

Rot in Hell you POS . May dogs lick up your blood and guts

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His father was a Fulbright scholar. He conducted a prayer service for muslims in the US Capitol in 2002. He was convicted twice for soliciting prostitutes. He got a $20000. scholarship under a false SS number. Killing him is only the beginning of the solution to our homeland problems. His family should be so honorably killed. Wilipedia is a very interesting read.

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It better not come out that he was killed by the US or Obama is in a world of trouble

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Oh, PLEEEEEEEEASE let this be confirmed!!!!!
You’ll be able to hear my “WOOHOO!!!!!” for miles. LOL!

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Well, there are millions ready willing and able to take his place, so I don’t think this is much of a win.

He was in Yemen - the invasion force we have here inside our borders is what we should be working on repelling but we do nothing.

IMHO.

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"His father was a Fulbright scholar. He conducted a prayer service for muslims in the US Capitol in 2002. He was convicted twice for soliciting prostitutes. He got a $20000. scholarship under a false SS number."

I wonder if liberals are still clinging to their belief that poverty breeds terrorists.

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Another Muzzie A-Hole wins a Darwin Award!

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"In a video posted to the internet in November 2010, al-Awlaki called for Muslims around the world to kill Americans “without hesitation”, and overthrow Arab leaders."

Funny how that preceded the "arab spring."

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“if they could just find Adam Gadan”

This is the guy whose fate I’m most interested in following, if not having a say in. Right up there with Loughner, even though Loughner seems to be just a lone nut white punk on dope.

I still object to using the term “home-grown terrorist”. We don’t produce these people as though a natural by-product of our society, they have voluntarily transcended boundaries which help to define what it means to be a home-grown American hero or just an average US citizen. They are Jihadi-grown. They’re al Qaeda-grown. They’re not (US) home grown.

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The going cost of the last “gutsy decision” was 25 SEALs.

Hussein won’t hesitate to pay it again to appease his terrorist buddies.

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"Brace yourselves for a new round of Obama adulation in the press. Another “gutsy decision” by our president to waste an Islamic dirtbag. Bringing the drone operators to the White House for brewskis."

Can't be helped when Obama continues those Bush/Cheney policies ... he's bound to do something right.

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I am not sure i believe this. I mean here we have an islamic favoring president desperately needing a boost in the polls and we have an islamic terrorist needing to disappear and take the heat off himself. No pictures and no proof to the public for confirmation. Sound familiar?

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I am thinking more along the lines of he took out a US citizen, denied him his Rights to a trial for treason.

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I am thinking this is a bad precedent. Not disagreeing at all that this guy should have gotten the death penalty.

But...I’d be very wary of who and how the DHS classifies ‘terrorists’ and while this is a foreign precedent ...I don’t trust this administration.

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So far, we've been TOLD Osoma and this guy are dead. We were also told Oboma was a Constitutional scholar, but there's no proof of any of it. Oboma isn't known for being the most trustworthy - especially when his poll numbers are at rock bottom. (He needs to create a new "image.")

I think we should see the body and DNA reports this time. Just to be safe. If it's him, that's good (except for the killing a U.S. citizen thing, which will come back to haunt us someday).

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Why do we refer to these people by their terrorist names? It only feeds in to their madness.

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A: (regarding the lack of a trial) "It’s war, no holds barred. Kill the bastards before they kill more of us. How is that so hard to understand?"

B: "Well then God Bless 0bama for changing the military Rule of Engagement and disregarding the Conventions and Rule of Law.

0bama is our savior and hero to the nation. And a much better war President that GWB ever was."

A: "??? Don't be ridiculous. It is not some general endorsement of Obozo to say he got something right. If Pres. Bush were still POTUS, or indeed for any POTUS ever, I'd hope they would give this order in these specific circumstances.

When you can't argue you resort to silly sarcasm. Interesting.... "

B: "Well...

Clinton knew where Osama was....what did he do?

Bush knew where Osama was and he did what?

I find it odd that little skinny 0bama is doing what previous administrations failed to do. Sarcasm yes. Silly?

If you check through my posts, you will see I don’t often disagree with the take no prisoners in the war of terror. In fact I often have ranted about the ROE we are supposed to be operating under.

But it does concern me that 0bama is throwing around this much brutal power. It concerns me as his people consider many groups “terrorists,” and just encourage good strong consideration as to how they hold the Rights of citizens.

When I joined FR I was often told it can’t happen here...well a lot the can’t happen here...is happening here. I don’t necessarily discount a person’s citizenship and their Rights."

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Hopefull, the Obozo administration and their MSM puppets will not release the names and home addresses of our people, who put down this pos.

31 Navy Seals die in helicopter attack

Various articles

Based on this article, I'm instituting a new tag: extra-derp. This means that the quotes that follow might be more depressing to read than usual, and you might not enjoy them. I'll always let you know at the top when I'm grading an article extra-derp. Obviously, this is subjective, but I'll try to make it just things that really are a shade beyond.

Yes, Obama’s bravado, bragging and his administration’s leaking of information best kept secret is probably responsible for this.

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I really wouldn’t be surprised if this was the Administration’s way of “reaching out” to the Taliban.

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1-God Bless our Seal Heroes We express our gratitude to those that lost them.
2- How Convenient.
3-Where is Husein’s statement? he made one within four hours of the Abortionist being executed.

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IMPEACH OBAMA NOW.

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One of them was getting ready to spill the beans that Obama didn’t WANT to kill Osama...? /conjecture>

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Where was the muslim usurper and what did he know.

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I don’t believe in coincidences. ESPECIALLY this one. I want to check bambi’s blackberry.

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Obama must be so proud.

Can’t kill his Muslim brother and get away with it.

How’s the Obama peace talks with the Taliban going?

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I'm gut-sickened by this. The only thing that comes to mind is that Obama “secretly” met with the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood. Hmmm...

Coincidence? Figure the odds...

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It was reported he issued a statement saying “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families”. Big deal. He should be saying we will make those responsible pay. I hate that man more than I ever imagined I could hate someone.

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I cant help but wonder if when they took off, those guys looked around inside the aircraft and thought to themselves - ‘oh shit we are set up for an ambush...we’re screwed’. I’m guessing it crossed the minds in at least a few of thesewar saavy vets. I also wonder if any of them or their commanders spoke up and argued against this mission, Of course we’ll never know, but I have to believe there were at least a few people that didnt like the way it was setting up.

Finally, there’s this little annoying debt crises and credit rating issue. Sure seems handy that will be off the first story for a little while because of this tragedy.

I’m telling you. Words cannot express the disdain and real hatred I have for this filthy Kenyan intruder and his country destroying minions.

Every last one of them should be removed. from office. (politically of course)

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There are no words to describe the sorrow for the blood of husbands, fathers, sons, mothers, uncles, daughters and aunts, that this corrupt government has sacrificed for power and failure. They have ruined our country and taken lives for absolutely nothing.

Each and every person in this administration, Congress, and all of those that are running things now, should feel profound shame for what they have done.

I feel nothing but disgust and revulsion at our government.

I don’t know how they look at themselves in the mirror as the day closes for the crimes thay have committed against the American people.

I hope God exacts his toll from all of them.

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The domestic enemy in the Oval Office is a threat to every American. Remove him NOW.

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The leaks were possibly an attempt to get us to believe that what Obama told us had happened actually did.

The whole country is put at risk when you have a pathological liar/forger as your leader, because people need to have everything proven to them - which jeopardizes people who need to have the details secret. In order for some things to work you have to be able to TRUST, but that is impossible when the entire system has lied and broken laws in order to cover for an illegal (probably Kenyan) usurper.

There is nobody we can trust, and the politicians don’t comprehend what an impossible situation that places us all in. When the crooks control Congress, the White HOuse, all the regulatory agencies, law enforcement, the courts, the schools, the science community, and the media... there is no way for a country to survive. When will people realize that the infected, pus-filled abscess will kill a person if it is not removed? Unless we clean up the corruption so that the process can be trusted, we can only expect the good to die as a consequence of the conniving, traitorous bad holding all the power.

Every politician who poo-poohed the need for the rule of law as it related to Obama’s eligibility needs to answer for the details that have to be leaked just to try to convince the public that the lying, forging pretender in the White House is actually telling the truth on something for once. Let those politicians explain to the families of these SEALS that trust is such an insignificant, frivolous thing.

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Dressed for a game of golf with his Hollywood buddies..our Military dies while the Obama’s party and party some more..

vacation, party, and golf = B. Hussein Obama life style.

This jerk is NO commander in chief...he does NOT understand Military life at all..He never served, he doesn't deserve to serve in the White House...
VOTE this jerk out..2012

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Amidst all the sadness, anger, suspicion and outrage this incident has provoked here, with which I wholeheartedly agree, let me point out three silver linings that may at least grant some small solice to the souls of these men and their loved ones:

First, this brings even more damage to Obama’s reputation, even among his supporters, as demonstated by the DU reactions.

Second, this makes it even less likely the military would obey orders to go against the citizenry of our country on behalf of Obama if he ever pushes us to that point.

Third, this makes absurd, self-defeating involvement in useless wars and nation building less likely in the future. We will hopefully be more inclined to use maximum power and a vicious will to win against the cancers of Islam, Marxism and invasion from the south.

Sorry for these rather coldly calculating thoughts amidst this tragedy.

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Obama has gutted our military's strength and destroyed its morale. Make no mistake, this is his fault.

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“There is nobody you can trust...”

That phrase alone sent chills down my spine. Because you are right. It is difficult to express what I feeling right now, because you need to be careful about what one rights on a public forum.

But I want blood. And right now, I am not sure if I want Afghan blood, Pak blood, Kenyan blood, Somali or Yemen blood, but I want someone to pay for all of this.

We are being governed by idiots that We’ved allowed to take over. From the local city council, to Washington.

I have never felt so humiliated as an American. I am just glad that my father is dead, and that he doesn’t have to see this.

As I write this, I can recall a moment when I was nearly humiliated. I was standing by the bank of mailboxes in the Cadet lounge in Northfield. I was there with dozens of cadets as we watched the photos on the TV. We saw the helicopters burning, and we saw the airmen being dragged through the streets.

Add the embarrassment of our Congress, and of our Executive and we are in crappy shape.

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Pay no attention to the financial downgrade - look over here.

This administration is a master of misdirection, and this is a huge bit of news that will take the nation’s mind off of our fiscal concerns.

This was no accident.

"Sure give away Jerusalem! Except we can't we'd be punished by G_d."

No article / Article from Arutz Sheva

Topic: Obama's statement that Israel/Palestine should return to '67 borders.

Obama presumes to say America is ok with supporting a giveaway of G_d's land, No NEVER! As Christians it doesn't matter about the temple, as the temple and G_d's home is in our hearts, yet he is not finished with the Hebrews just yet. If we stand with Zero or fail to fight this action we may be punished. I have kids, why do we need to provoke G_d's wrath?

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G_d please forgive the US have mercy on us. We should have never elected a former Muslim. (Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta, Indonesia, shows the registration of Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro muslim)

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What proof is there that 0bama is a FORMER muzzie? I think he is closet muzzie as he demonstrates his affinity for them time after time.

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It is a good time to pray. We are in deep doo doo now. Numbers 24:9b - "Blessed is everyone who blesses you, and cursed is everyone who curses you."
We as a nation (because of our idiot leader) have just betrayed and thus cursed Israel. Iran is building rockets in Venezuela. God's judgment is sure. Do the math. The U.S.A. is now officially toast.

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Reluctantly, I must conclude that even though Jews everywhere are God's chosen people, those who are of the liberal persuasion must be called what Obama has now made them:

Sonderkommando.

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Israel cannot give up any land that King Obama is trying to force them to? This communists black Muslim King Obama will soon be responsible for the death of millions of Jews and he will be the Antichrists. He will be know as the biggest taker of lives the world has ever seen.

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[This speech] on the birth date of communist Ho Chi Minh and the Weather Underground bombing of the Pentegon. Interesting, huh?

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Did you notice when he said return to the 1967 borders he made a slight motion backward, like he had just thrown an incendiary into a fire?

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If thribulation (Great) starts this year as in Sept 2011 and if Daniel’s 70th week ends in 2018

1948 to 2018= 70 yrs

Then mid-point would be 2014/2015 which might be those days cut short by Jesus Christ....