Comments on: Radio Silence From Bin Laden

By: Ed Drone

Ed Drone — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:11:28 +0000

Afghanistan/Pakistan area = Bin Laden’s likely hiding place
Afghanistan/Pakistan area = site of recent earthquake that killed thousands
Bin Laden quiet = ?

Note that ? could mean he’s dead, he’s injured, or he is using this as a chance to relocate to a tropical isle and drink fruity rum drinks without the rum (he’s pretty devout in his religion, which bans alcohol).

Or maybe he forgot to pay the phone bill and can’t fax his latest screed to the media.

Wherever he is or isn’t, it’s Bush’s fault we don’t have his hide tacked to the wall. Bush took his eye off the ball, so now we’re reduced to opining as to Bin Laden’s location/health/intentions/actions/lack of same.

I blame Jing George.

By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 23:11:46 +0000

I’m a little unclear Mouse — was that the entire speech? Most politicians have more to say than that when they have the chance.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:11:05 +0000

So, no tape = Bad Bush

Yes tape = Bad Bush

No Frank, it so much simpler than that: as long as Bin Laden is at large, it’s Bad Bush.

But since you insist on taking it a step further: as long as Bin Laden is at large and his name is used (or not used) selectively and strategically by the Administration, then it’s also Bad Bush.

Actually, it appears that Bush did bring him recently; a shorter version of this speech:

“Al Quaeda determined to strike in the U.S.”

I’d say he’s 4 years too late with that bit of wisdom.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:11:04 +0000

that should be: “…Bush did bring him up recently.

By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:11:36 +0000

Thank you, buma. Your incisive analysis has changed my mind.

By: buma

buma — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:11:34 +0000

Of course it can be right. Bush is an unpopular abysmal leader, either way.

By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:11:31 +0000

So, now, not hearing from him is a bad sign.

Of course, if he had made a tape, that would have reminded you that Bush hadn’t caught him yet.

So, no tape = Bad Bush

“Yes” tape = Bad Bush

Wait, that can’t be right… ?

By: Todd B.

Todd B. — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:11:13 +0000

Of course we haven’t heard from him lately – the right hasn’t needed to scare the public in to voting for them.

I predict that, come 2006, Bush and the rest of the Republicans will dust off the ol’ OBL tapes and whip up a fresh batch of fear mongering and gay baiting to scare the bigots and rednecks out to the polls.

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