Fox & Friends wants to be sure everyone gives George W. Bush credit for Bin Laden’s death
May 2, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media Fox & Friends had wall-to-wall coverage of the celebrations inspired by news of Osama bin Laden’s death this morning, and had on lots of analysts to discuss the Obama administration’s big victory in the so-called “war on terror”. To do that, strangely enough, they had on all sorts of commentators, including various politicians, such as Karl Rove, and featured statements from the likes of Dick Cheney. Oddly enough, not a single segment managed to include a Democratic politician or even one person from the Obama administration. Instead, what we heard all morning was how George W. Bush deserves credit too! They even ran a segment featuring Bush vowing in 2001 he would eventually get Bin Laden, with the longest time frame being a year from then. As Steve Benen puts it : There’s a fair amount of this rhetoric bouncing around this morning, and it’s not especially surprising — Republicans aren’t going to credit President Obama, regardless of merit, so it stands to reason they’ll try to bring George W. Bush into the picture. If this is going to be a new GOP talking point, we might as well set the record straight. In March 2002, just six months after 9/11, Bush said of bin Laden, “I truly am not that concerned about him…. You know, I just don’t spend that much time on him, to be honest with you.” In July 2006, we learned that the Bush administration closed its unit that had been hunting bin Laden. In September 2006, Bush told Fred Barnes, one of his most sycophantic media allies, that an “emphasis on bin Laden doesn’t fit with the administration’s strategy for combating terrorism.” And don’t even get me started on Bush’s failed strategy that allowed bin Laden to escape from Tora Bora . I’m happy to extend plenty of credit to all kinds of officials throughout the government, but crediting Bush’s “vigilance” on bin Laden is deeply silly. But it’s what we expect from Republicans. And especially the crew at F&F.
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One man apparently knew about Osama bin Laden’s death before President Barack Obama made the announcement. Long before Obama spoke to the nation — and before media outlets reported the news, The Rock took to twitter and posted, “Just got word that will shock the world — Land of the free … home of the brave DAMN PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!” Dwayne Johnson later tweeted that he “couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present.” Click HERE to see how other athletes reacted to bin Laden’s death on twitter and click HERE to see fans at the Phillies-Mets game chant “U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!” once the news spread throughout Citizens Bank Park. .bbpBox64877987341938688 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/214515143/Rock-Twitter-back-revised.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} Just got word that will shock the world – Land of the free…home of the brave DAMN PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!less than a minute ago via Who Say Favorite Retweet ReplyDwayne JohnsonTheRock .bbpBox64884409425330176 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/214515143/Rock-Twitter-back-revised.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} AMERICA BROUGHT IT — TEAM BRING IT FOREVER PROUD..less than a minute ago via Who Say Favorite Retweet ReplyDwayne JohnsonTheRock
Continue reading …Osama Bin Laden Dead: President Obama’s Announcement Prompts Outpouring Of Reaction (PHOTOS)
May 2, 2011 No Comment
President Barack Obama’s announcement that Osama Bin Laden is dead late on Sunday night in an unexpected televised address prompted an outpouring of reaction from across the political spectrum. The Associated Press reports: A small team of Americans killed bin Laden in a firefight at a compound in Pakistan, the president said in a dramatic late-night statement at the White House. A jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden’s death after a global manhunt that lasted nearly a decade. “Justice has been done,” the president said. Below, a slideshow highlighting reaction to the death of Osama Bin Laden from within the political community: (Click here for Twitter reactions to the news.)
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Details of America’s plan to find and kill Osama bin Laden are still emerging. Here’s what reports have told us so far: May Day, 2011: 1pm EST – Top advisers began to gather at the White House in preparation for the strike. 2pm EST – Obama joins his advisers to review the final preparations. Meanwhile,
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Continue reading …Carriers crack down on Android tethering apps, rain on our mobile hotspot parade
May 2, 2011 No Comment
Well everybody, it looks like the free ride is over: carriers in the US have started to seriously crack down on Android tethering apps. Head on over to the Android Market site and try to install an app that turns your smartphone into a WiFi hotspot — there’s a pretty good chance you’ll be told, “this item is not available on your carrier.” We checked out a number of different tethering options and they were all blocked by T-mobile and AT&T, which isn’t entirely new . Verizon has also joined the party and, while it missed at least one that we spotted, we’re sure they’ll all be gone in short order. Only Sprint has decided against banning such apps… for now. It looks like you might have to finally cough up for that tethering plan you’ve been desperately trying to avoid. Carriers crack down on Android tethering apps, rain on our mobile hotspot parade originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 May 2011 15:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …While one would hope that the death of Osama bin Laden might signal an end to terrorism, his successor is already reportedly being lined up by al-Qaeda. The main name in the news is the (already infamous) Egyptian, Ayman al-Zawahri. And bin Laden’s right-hand man is clearly the natural candidate for the world’s top terror
Continue reading …The controversial airstrikes in Libya that killed one of Gadhafi’s sons and three grandchildren Saturday fall within the UN mandate to protect civilian life, said NATO officials and other Western leaders yesterday. The compound housed an operations bunker underneath, said NATO officials, making it a military target, reports the New…
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