Open thread: Obama’s statement on the Christmas Day jihadi attack; Perfunctory, hasty, and bloodless
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President Obama is scheduled to make a public statement this afternoon on the Christmas Day jihadi attack at around 3pm Eastern.
Sure bet: He won’t use the word “jihad.”
Via AP:
The White House says President Barack Obama is preparing to make his first public statement on the Christmas Day terrorist attack and describe U.S. efforts to protect the nation’s skies.
Obama is scheduled to speak soon after 3 p.m. EST about the government’s steps to protect the nation’s travelers and the reviews he has already ordered.
Deputy press secretary Bill Burton said Monday the president believes it is critical that the government learn from the attack on a Detroit-bound airliner and take the necessary measures to prevent future acts of terrorism.
Yes, try to suppress your snort: “Deputy press secretary Bill Burton said Monday the president believes it is critical that the government learn from the attack.”
No word yet on whether the DHS clown-in-chief will appear by his side.
As she insists on the plot being isolated, al Qaeda has formally claimed credit.
The Christmas Day would-be bomber says there are more like him coming.
And Foggy Bottom performed as usual in its visa procedures: Miserably.
Question: Will Obama perpetuate the myth of the poor, oppressed jihadist? Or has he learned nothing?
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Update 3pm Eastern. Obama doesn’t bother to wear a tie. He hastily reads a belated statement describing the incident like a small-town sheriff’s deputy rather than the leader of the free world. He ticks off investigative steps in a perfunctory, plodding, bloodless manner. “We will continue to every element of our national power to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the violent extremists…anywhere where they are plotting attacks against Americans.”
Eyes down on his paper the whole time — not looking at the camera and directing his statements at our enemies.
He talks about “resilience” as a foreign concept, not something he believes in in his heart.
Rushes through the end of his statement with a postscript about the violence in Iran.
Couldn’t get off the podium fast enough.
Inspiring.
“We will not rest.” Now, back to his vacation…
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What a weanie!!
Was Our Lord, Savior, Messiah, Amateur-in-Chief speaking from Oahu, Hawaii when he made that speech?
Perhaps he:
1) Was pressed for time to get back to the links to complete a round of golf, or
2) He had to speed up to the North Shore to catch what ever waves he could, or
3) Had to get back to some bikini clad chick watching around the Island, or
4) Had to obey his boss, Michelle Obama, in some female dominated relationship thing, or 5) Had to get back to his Muslim prayers, or
6) Was watching the latest screed by Reverend Wright in which he spewed more racist crap out his pie hole, or
6) Had to get back to hear the most beautiful sound he ever heard, the call to Islamic prayer, and get down on his prayer rug, face Mecca, and pray to Allah, for He, our Savior, Barack Hussein Obama, is living in a country which is not a Christian country, but which IS, as our Master, Barack Hussein Obama claimed, one of the largest Muslim populations, one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.
Nevertheless, mister insincere, mister phony, couldn’t be bothered to really care about the important things, so it is no surprise if he “phoned in” or even “emailed” his speech.
Please, great Deliverer, Messiah, Lord of All, Savior of Mankind, Anointed One, Barack Hussein Obama, resign while we, the US citizenry, still have a chance.
I am so disgusted with the amateur-in-chief that I could spit. He and his entire administration are amateur hour at it’s worst. Every one of them is acting like this is school and they can “learn as they go” and that is the way for us to get our collective heads chopped off.
The liberals and euroweenies constantly pounded it into us that Bush was stupid and incompetent and that he was the worst President ever…..boy times have sure changed haven’t they? The presidink is acting like he just cannot get out of the spotlight soon enough – he is bored with it or whatever. His boredom is costing our most precious treasure – life and the pursuit of happiness.
I am not happy and I will not be until I have some modicum of security and with his lousy performance that is impossible. Why do we have to put up with this assclown??? Oh yeah some morons wanted hope and change….how is that workin out for ya now ya morons???? Talk about stupid – I would rather have Bush with his faults than the cipher anytime – always would.
Well, this is the second terrorist attack in the US since The One was inaugurated.
Ft. Hood and the attempt to blow up a plane.
Of course Obama calls them “incidents”.
I am so grieved that among our leadership “Common Sense” has died.
So this is On the Job Training???? Like is pretty much the case for Obama???
How about they learn this.
Drop the political correctness with regard to Muslims or anyone else before a plane full of people drops out of the sky.
The MSM is reporting that our terrorist is suffering from loneliness:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34618228/ns/us_news-washington_post
I conclude he was on his way to Dearborn for some muslim companionship.
One thing we do know – our government never learns from anything, past or present, successful or failure.
Too many of them bumping into each other, competing for media attention.
And as Obama continues to play golf for what is probably the 33rd time since being in office, this comes in from Russia.
The only question is, will Obama continue to make stupid decisions regarding Russia.
Is there really any question about that?
Yes, and the President says this is another “lone wolf”. We are guaranteed a mid-air tragedy from this Predident. Guaranteed.
Another Obama move of genius. Remember the unilateral gutting of the missile shield plans?
• Putin: U.S. Missile Shield Is ‘Problem’
Russian PM wants Washington to provide Moscow with data about U.S. missile defense as part of nuclear treaty
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581360,00.html
Obama is more than a tool, he is a dangerous tool. Weakness attracts the wolves. We all predicted this.
Duh Won will continue to make stupid decisions regarding everything that comes across his desk.
We should be so proud of our Dunce in Chief.
The ex-El Al airlines head has basically said what we already know: Profile and communicate to your front line people any news of significance. You don’t need full body scanners, just use common sense and good intelligence. But I guess that is too much to expect of this President. Al Quaida can drop five planes a month and the syncophant MSM would cover his sorry fanny each time. Treason hath no pride.
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Red Hussein doesn’t give a damn.
Occasionally circumstances make that a bit more obvious.
On December 29th, 2009 at 9:05 am, jangar said:
I think it was 72 virgins he’s lonely for. Considering his present ‘condition’ it probably wouldn’t do him any good now. Maybe we should just find him a nice cell block in Detroit and let him make some new ‘friends’.
I don’t believe Obambi’s statement would have been any different had the plane exploded. It would have been as off putting and bloodless as his announcement (complete with OT shout-outs) after the Ft. Hood Muslim terrorist massacre. 2013 can’t come too quickly.
Won’t find a virgin in Detroit, much less a prison.
Is it, mom?
Dallas
Lest we forget…
How many of these are under the radar?
In addition to his deplorable speech, Obama could never, ever surf the winter waves on the North Shore of Oahu.
It could not be more clear. Obama is not only cheering for the other team, he is ON the other team. We have a Muslim terrorist sympathizer sitting in the Oval Office.
The BVD bomber has only a burnt offering for his 72 virgins.
On December 29th, 2009 at 11:10 am, jangar said:
Drat! no prisons in Detroit? I figured a loser like him is a virgin and would be just the kind of ‘friend’ that a cell block full of say Aryan Brotherhood inmates could take comfort with.
On December 29th, 2009 at 11:17 am, rlwo2008 said:
(for Hangfire and Alohaguy)
No, da F**kin haole stay too leppo to surf da North Shore.
(or translated for other folk)
He’s too lame to surf on the North Shore.
Thanks, rambler, I now have to clean my keyboard and monitor!
Good one!
nail49, you’re welcome.
I just can’t believe the nonchalance that this administration is reacting with to this “incident”. If that plane had blown up over Detroit on Christmas Day, would we be treating it so ho hum?
This was major and is just pure luck that the bomb did not go off. Then we get idiots that say its ok to fly even though we don’t know what happened and that the system worked or now the system didn’t work, blah blah blah. Obama takes 72 hours to even make a statement. Shameful.
If the system didn’t work, how do I know it is working now? Where are our leaders on this? Oh yeah, they screwed up badly so they want to minimize the story to protect themselves from criticism.
Meanwhile 280 passengers are realizing that they should be dead due to the Obama administration incompetence. And more may die yet since Obama doesn’t really know what is going on. He is just worried about deflecting criticism so he can be re-elected. He is not worried about our safety, only his political future. We should be very worried about that.
30 dead people at Fort Hood would vouch for that. Known Muslim sympathizer allowed to walk around with guns. Known terrorist sympathizer allowed to board a US bound plane paying cash for a one way ticket. Ho hum! Yawn. Oh, no one died. Well, the system worked. Move along. Nothing to see here.
Since this is an open thread, I’ll post this little OT tidbit to remind everyone that there’s still another issue looming and it will need our attention soon enough.
Making it easier for illegals.
Hapa Haole…
As a direct result of the bomb failing, the wait at our airports has increased to 4-6 hours prior to flying. What a joke! Now we don’t even need the bomb to go off and every stupid idea on the planet gets used to make the traveling public feel safe. The pre-screening for this passenger failed. So how many times has the system failed and nobody knew because there wasn’t a nut job trying to ignite something? Heads should roll on this one including the morons who can up with the ideas of “stay seated one hour prior to landing” and “no blankets”. Why not just give the traveling public pot holders and fire extinguishers in case they are seated next to a future terrorist who got on the plane. How about putting a bomb sniffing dog on the plane too? Maybe Rosie O’Donnell could give future bombers a hug. Looking busy doing wasteful things doesn’t make air travel safer.
For posterity, I wanted to see what inspiring words George Bush had for us in the wake of the attempted attack by Richard Reid, the “shoe bomber.”
Curiously, according to the archived White House site, Bush didn’t make any statement at all.
Talk about perfunctory. He didn’t even give himsef the OPPORTUNITY to not use the word “jihad.”
On December 29th, 2009 at 1:39 pm, AlohaGuy said:
No He no stay hapa, his mom stay haole, his dad stay one popolo haole. Dey both haole. Maybe da mom stay Kama’aina but ack way haole. Brah he even went Punahou brah. If he like coulda passed for hapa, but nevah happen so he stay haole. At least to dis dum local boy from Kalihi.
Obeyme calling all his Muslim buddies: “Hey whut up, Muhammed Says Alie, I am so sorry that guy wasn’t able to carry out the mission…maybe next time. Also, wanna apoligize for America being such a jerk about things. Mebbe you dudes can lower your profile a little as the American dogs are starting to get suspicious as to where my alliegence lies – get what I’m sayin? I’ll go give a heartless speech about how sorry I am and maybe these capitalistic pigs will believe it. Hey, I’m on vacation…so lighten up a little! Talk at ‘ya later.”
Yeah sure, I’ve got tons of respect for the Muslim-in-Chief.
Amazing how most of you guys are always right–”Web posts suggest lonely, depressed terror suspect”
If he was a conservative he would already be charged with, among other things, a hate crime and branded a terrorist.
So the Obama administration can manage to find a way to keep people like this off of US aircraft…..
…..but they wan to run our entire health care system????
cicero, I stand corrected, the third known man caused disaster attack.
But Bush did the same thing! Wah! So whatever Obama does or does not do is ok because either Bush did it or it was Bushs fault.
Um. No he didn’t. Bush didn’t release ANY statement, as I clearly said.
Try to keep up, T-Bone.
I wish this one would not be forgotten:
LITTLE ROCK — A Muslim convert from Memphis who pleaded not guilty to killing a soldier outside a recruiting center had the firepower to take out many more while on a mission to “kill as many people in the Army as he could,” police said.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/02/muslim-convert-pleads-not-guilty-murder-shooting-l/
That’s why he’s on vacation here, recharging….oh wait – you weren’t talking about Obama?
Three months after 9/11? Why would he? Back then even lefties knew there was a war on…
According to Malkin, to inspire us. And/or to use the word “jihad.”
Are you saying that after you acknowledge one terrorist attack, you don’t need to acknowledge subsequent ones? If so, I can point you to Obama’s speech at Fort Hood after the attack 2 months ago.
Point me to the Tribal Nations Conference speech…he always seems to need more than one speech, I think TOTUS needs a tune-up.
Yeah, AlohaGuy, he always seems to need some follow-up, after the fact clarification. When I can stomach listening to Obeyme, he never sounds sincere – just platitudes about nothing. I DID listen to his comments at Fort Hood…just more bullsh-t.
Aloha!
Regarding our Master, our Lord, our Savior, our Messiah, our Deliverer, Barack Hussein Obama (Peace be unto Him. Praise His Holy Name. Let every head and knee bow in adoration. Let every living being prostrate themselves before Him in total submission, worship, and obeisance. Let us devote ourselves to Him at all times, with every thought, word, deed, and with all our resources.
Obama! Obama! Obama!!!
mmm … mmm … mmm … (snarky sarcasm off/)
Regarding our Amateur-in-Chief surfing the North Shore in Oahu,
How can our Messiah, our Deliverer, the Great One, not be able to surf Pipeline?
Can He not walk on water?
Is He not the One?
Does He not speak and all of Creation manifests?
Does He not give us each and every breath, make the flowers grow, makes the wind blow, makes the river flow, makes the Ocean undulate her waves and provide for all the sea creatures and all marine life?
Does He not make the sky appear to be blue, make the stars twinkle in the night sky, and make the baby giggle and the couple in love?
Our Lord and Savior, The One, Mister Hope and Change, is All Powerful, All Knowing, All Loving, All Merciful! He can certainly surf Pipeline, for He CREATES Pipeline!
Furthermore, He could bring Peace to the World, for He IS Peace!
Praise and Glory be unto our Lord, Master, Messiah, Barack Hussein Obama, and his Holy wife, the Divine Wife, Michelle Obama!
Mmm mmm mmm
Mahalo!
Maui no ka oi!
WILLIAM – You’re killin’ me. LOL. But, no more prostrating ourselves, etc., I can’t take all the bowing and scraping for his Oneness!!