I do believe that George W. Bush & the GOP just got Barack-blocked

By on May 2, 2012 in Barack Obama, Bwahahahahaha, Mitt Romney, President Obama

And his dad got to watch

It’s a rather striking coincidence that Barack Obama ordered Osama bin Laden killed almost exactly 8 years to the day that George W. Bush strapped on a codpiece and landed on an aircraft carrier looking like the soldier he never was, the warrior he always wanted to be but was too busy getting wasted to be arsed to work for.

For all his pomp and circumstance, we all know what most thinking people knew then: that war wasn’t over, not by a long shot.

But now, on the one year anniversary of bin Laden’s death and the gutsy decision made by President Obama to go after him, something George W. Bush was never able to do, conservatives are falling all over themselves make it look like President Obama is rubbing it in in an unseemly way.

Here’s John Bolton, one of the more odious of the neoconservatives that helped George W. Bush drive our country off a foreign policy cliff:

I think what offends people is that instead of recognizing it as a national triumph and having everybody share in it, that the Obama administration has tried to make it look like the president did everything, including fast-roping out of the helicopter and pulling the trigger.

This is projection of the highest order, of course. It was President Bush that nearly fast-roped out of the fighter jet on aircraft carrier nine years ago yesterday in front of a banner claiming “Mission Accomplished” when the mission was just getting started.

Yesterday, Mitt Romney accused President Obama of politicizing the event and then, I kid you not, went on to eat pizza with Rudy (“911-911-911″) Giuliani at a New York firehouse that lost 11 first-responder firefighters on 9/11. Hypocrisy much, Mitt? Is your Irony Meter broken?

The fact is, as LOLGOP pointed out yesterday, the GOP doesn’t have a valid argument to make and are simply chasing their tail trying to figure out a way to smear the president.

Unfortunately for them, they just got Barack-blocked.

[Image credit: Meteor Blades | Daily Kos]


  • Stephanie

    “Gutsy decision?”  Ew.

  • Stephanie

    You act like you’re surprised there’s hypocrisy in politics.  I’d have to say Obama’s entire ‘get-rid-of-terrorists’ campaign is hypocrisy of the highest order.  How ’bout those bailouts for the banks…you know…the ‘fat cats’ that Obama denigrated in front of most of us, but then signed, sealed, and delivered the sweetest of deals for them.  Hypocrisy much, Mr. Obama?

    • Jlaynes

      TARP was passed under the Bush administration in October 2008 before Obama was even elected. Sweetie, get your facts straight.

      • http://eclectablog.com Eclectablog

        Oh, SSS-SSNAP!!!

        • Stephanie

          *eyeroll*

        • Stephanie

          Also, way to encourage the demeaning interaction on your own blog.  Don’t think I’ll be reading anymore.

          • http://eclectablog.com Eclectablog

            Bye.

        • Stephanie

          You know, it’s so friggen’ frustrating:  liberals hold themselves up as the model of tolerance, but then treat dissent as sin.  WTF?  Barack Obama has  taken the ‘war on terrorism’ to a new level.  He’s tromping all over the Constitution.  His policies favor the wealthy.  WRT TARP, have any of the guilty been charged?  No.  Not one.  IDGI.  I do not get how liberals can continue to hold him up as being representative of their concerns.  

          Also, this: http://current.com/shows/viewpoint/videos/he-doesnt-move-evidence-be-damned-says-matt-stoller-of-obamas-approach-to-the-big-banks/

          • Strandedvandal

             I thought you were leaving.

          • Jlaynes

            Oh wait you forgot something else about Obama. He’s black.

          • Stephanie

            meaning what?

          • Jlaynes

            Meaning that most of the time this litany of vague criticisms is being vollied, it is from a racist Tea Partier.  Just admit you can’t stand having a black man in the White House!

          • Stephanie

            I voted for Obama.  I married a black man.  My children are considered African-American.  I’ve worked in Africa for 20 years. You need to leave that argument behind you and make your case based on substance.  It’s a very dangerous one to make given the fact that you know nothing about me, what color I am, and what my background is.  It’s also exceedingly lazy.

          • http://eclectablog.com Eclectablog

            Oh SSS-SSNAP!

          • http://eclectablog.com Eclectablog

            Oh SSS-SSNAP!

          • Jlaynes

            So who are you voting for this time, Romney?  You castigate “liberals” and Obama’s policies favoring the wealthy (although you never name one actual public policy position).  Why did you vote for Obama in the first place if you’re so tired of “liberals”?  Who is the candidate favoring the wealthy in this election?  Whose public policy positions between these two men favor the wealthy?  It isn’t Obama.

            If you could actually make a logical substantive argument, that would be one thing.  But you can’t, or at least you haven’t yet — and you call me lazy.  Get real.

          • Stephanie
          • Stephanie

            I have referred you to multiple articles today that are quite specific.  Either you aren’t reading them, or you are being deliberately obtuse.  The evidence is there.  How you choose to interpret it is your business. 

      • Stephanie

        How about the latest bank bailout, i.e. the mortgage settlement? It is to that which I refer.  

  • ArrogantDemon

    What do you expect, their conservatives, irony and hypocrisy is not in their mental vocabulary

    It’s not like Barack Obama was cabbage patching as he was delivering the announcement

    These republicans are sick 

  • Bonnie Bucqueroux

     In this era of a declared war on women, I would not be quick to call a female poster “sweetie” or to be so dismissive and urge her to go away. Obama’s decision to go after Bin Laden did not seem particularly gutsy to me either. He’s been an avowed hawk since gaining office. I wonder if the Nobel people would secretly like that peace prize back.

    • BillW

      I agree about ‘Sweetie’ this is not appropriate. However, if someone says “I’m not going to read your blog anymore.” What’s wrong with saying “Bye!”? Everyone votes with their feet on the Net so as Yogi Berra once said: “If people ain’t going to come to the ballpark, ya can’t stop ‘em.”

      In re: not gutsy, I must disagree. Ask President Carter about the failed hostage rescue or President Clinton about the “Blackhawk down” incident. If you read the details of the Bin Laden mission, it was anything but a slam-dunk. One can argue whether it was wise, despite the success – though I personally think it was worth the chance – but I can’t see claiming it so easy that “anyone would do it.” As a final point here, it’s interesting that both Romney and McCain are on the record saying they would NOT do it.

      • Stephanie

        You’re missing the point.  By not engaging with dissent in a more engaged and thoughtful manner, he seals the fate of his blog.  Which, if you haven’t guessed, is that it becomes just one more haven for ‘groupthink.’  And groupthink, I’d argue, is more of a death knell for democracy than is whoever is in the White House.

        PS…still not reading…just following through on this particular posting.  :)

        • Strandedvandal

           and still not leaving.

          • Stephanie

            like I said…just following through.

      • Jlaynes

        I am a woman, and I use the word with both sexes.

        • Stephanie

          And, how is it not demeaning?

          • Jlaynes

            Oh sweetie, it’s meant to be.

  • http://twitter.com/groobiecat Groobiecat

    In future RWNJ Tweets: 

    “Obama watches NBA playoff game; biased against all other sports.”

    “Obama has eggs and toast for breakfast, but no ham! Why, Mr. President? Islamic much?”

    “Obama takes a walk with his wife around White House grounds. Fine. Go for a walk, but assuming everyone should walk for exercise is fascism!”"Obama overheard saying ‘It’s a beautiful sunny day out today.’ President has unhealthy hatred of clouds and rain, which are vital to all life on the planet.”

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QDJCLBPAUHTF5EV7L3ILTSEKAU DianaB

       They even talked about him taking his dog out to do some Christmas shopping.  He shouldn’t take vacations or use Air Force One like other presidents did.  He used the word Forward as a campaign slogan and it has some awful hidden meaning.  The GOP is full of lies and deceit and will never get my vote or support.  When Bush was running he used 911 and fear constantly.  Now President Obama isn’t supposed to talk about his accomplishments.  GMAB!  Sadly we haven’t heard what Romney has done that makes him qualified to be president. 

  • bedrockq

    Unfortunately the left wing media fell for the GOP’s successful attempt to reframe the debate.  So instead of talking about how great it was that Obama got Bin Laden we were talking about whether it was appropriate to talk about it.

    Why are people so dumb to fall for this BS every single time.  Don’t live in the GOP’s meme.  Just keep spiking that foot ball.  Attack attack attack!

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QDJCLBPAUHTF5EV7L3ILTSEKAU DianaB

       If the mission would have failed, you can bet your last dollar the GOP would be talking about it.

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