This is from a "newsletter" of sorts that I get, called "This is True" by
Randy Cunninham, that has stories of dumb criminals and even more asinine
examples of Zero Tolerance policies. The author does an "Honorary
Unsubscribe", which is usually dedicated to someone that really made a
difference in the world...usually some pretty cool stories. As there wasn't
anyone he knew of that qualified, he dedicated it to the events of the past
few days...pretty funny stuff. I highly recommend this...you can go to
thisistrue.com. One of the things he is famous for is his "Get Out of Hell
for Free" cards (styled after the Monopoly "get out of Jail for Free"
cards...Randy is a comedic genius...). Enjoy!
I FIND IT DIFFICULT to "celebrate" a death, but I have to admit to
feeling a bit of satisfaction that a man who declared war on us finally
got a small measure of payback. ("I've never wished a man dead, but
I've read some obituaries with great pleasure." -Mark Twain)
Bin Laden instigated the death of thousands of innocent people,
essentially for nothing. Yet you can believe that there are just-as-
radical folks on the other side who will continue the propaganda war,
such as insisting that the only reason OBL was killed was to cover up
...something. We'll figure out WHAT later, eh? But surely it must be a
conspiracy, eh? Of course, the quick burial at sea was to "hide
evidence" rather than respect the religious decree that the body be
buried quickly (etc. etc. etc. *sigh*) Break out your tinfoil hats.
I am, however, particularly happy that I don't have to write an
Honorary Unsubscribe for any of the Special Forces troops that got Bin
Laden. The best part: it pushed the Royal Wedding off the air. On the
other hand, it all made for a fairy tale weekend: the Common Girl
married her Prince, and the Bad Guy was killed. May they live happily
ever after.
And hey, my question for Sammy: how's that "72 virgins" thing working
out for ya? Which, of course, reminds me of an old joke: After getting
nailed by a Special Forces commando, Osama Bin Laden makes his way to
the pearly gates. There, he is greeted by George Washington. "How dare
you attack the nation I helped conceive!" yells Washington, slapping
Osama in the face. Patrick Henry comes up from behind: "You wanted to
end the Americans' liberty, so they gave you death!" Henry punches
Osama on the nose. James Madison comes up next, and says, "This is why
I allowed the Federal government to provide for the common defense!" He
drops a large weight on Osama's knee. Osama is subject to similar
beatings from John Randolph of Roanoke, James Monroe, and 65 other
18th-century American revolutionaries. As he writhes on the ground,
Thomas Jefferson picks him up to hurl him back toward the gate where he
is to be judged. As Osama awaits his journey to his final very hot
destination, he screams, "This is not what I was promised!" An angel
replies: "I told you there would be 72 Virginians waiting for you. What
did you THINK I said?"
Of course, Donald Trump is now demanding that President Obama release
Bin Laden's death certificate....
And certainly it's a good time to laugh. Few have cowered in fear, and
besides, the whole thing is more than a touch absurd. I mean really: on
1 May 2003 George W. Bush declared "Mission Accomplished!" And exactly
eight years later, on 1 May 2011, it was. One mission, anyway. That's
the problem with OBL's jihad: some whackjob will continue it now that
he's dead. For the rest of us, life goes on. May we all live happily
ever after.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 08:05 PM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Bin Laden dead. US Confirmed
Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> They killed Bin Laden, not Al Qaeda. It's not like Victory Day over
> the Nazis.
I disagree about his relevance, but then we of the West will never know.
We'd have to be kids in an Egyptian slum or a London Mosque.
Further we have no idea how involved he was with ops and/or what
intelligence his compound had that we now have >:-)
So while this may not be VE day, it sure might be Bastogne or Midway.
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