Gettin' Public Enemy #1 or #2...

The Left likes George W. Bush in the political spotlight.

Alrighty, then:

George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:

"The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the dictator's footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate 'em."


Barack Obama speech after killing of bin Laden:

"And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network. Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan . And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice. Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan."

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They say you should be careful of the words you choose, they tend to reveal your character.

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Shame on you! Bin Laden's dead...

Hi friends~
I've been on Facebook a lot lately, working on my writing stuff: making lots of good connections with other writers, editors, etc.

I've learned that FB doesn't have to be all about, "I'm having a latte @ Starbuck's. Wish you were here!" or "In the grocery, picking up pork chops..." Thank goodness, b/c no form of social media could be any sillier, or useless, in my opinion. Besides, who CARES?

Which brings me an NPR article that I found just now on FB: "Cheering the End of Bin Laden: Let the Kids Yell." You may guess I'm not high on National Public Radio as a media source, but this article is a solid voice in that wilderness. Please read the short piece & tell me what you think...

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And just because you're here, this is my take:

I absolutely, wholeheartedly, without question agree with her assessment. This is esp. to the point: "But I think people are mistaking relief and a release of fear and collective breath-holding for hate."

It's just plain BORING to me to see the Media playing to such type that they can't "get" the real reason people are cheering. (As if they - the Media- are above being human, eschewing simpleton's emotion...). Any rational, fair minded person will not cheer & jeer death. This is far too serious a matter for that. However, there is something in our collective consciousness that acknowledges justice served -- and why not?

Are we not human?

And are we to be shamed for our humanity?

If so, I find myself duly shamed. But that doesn't mean I'll wear it.

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