Quotes of the day
posted at 9:30 pm on April 12, 2009 by Allahpundit
“I share the country’s admiration for the bravery of Capt. Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans.”
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“Your family is saving a chocolate Easter egg for you. Unless your son eats it first.”
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“Every country will be treated the way it treats us. In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying.”
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Ah.
Poetry.
hillbillyjim on April 13, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Something tells me Bawney hasn’t been such a butt pirate… But his booty has definitely been looted…
Ah, to think of Bawney and Timmy G in charge of the finances of Somalia…
Upstater85 on April 13, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Congratulations to PeBO for not wasting time “talking” and letting the military do their job. Let’s hope he learns something for this.
Bring it!
Mallard T. Drake on April 13, 2009 at 1:33 AM
Yet you were silent. Not a peep the entire time dear leader was ordering pizza and puppy shopping.
Only an ignorant libturd would act like an a$$ then complain when they get treated like an a$$.
jdkchem on April 13, 2009 at 1:34 AM
Actually they were talking and the deal went south.
jdkchem on April 13, 2009 at 1:35 AM
Dude, he can’t even go puppy shopping. He had to be given a 6 month old “mutt” “puppy” from the Kennedys… Now we see why they are pushing so hard for Caroline to become an “ambassador” after even NY threw her worthless a$$ out…
OK, back to the topic. The libs are celebrating “calm and cool” and quickly moving on to the banking crisis… They don’t want to dwell on this because they know that Iran or NK should be testing us again yet any day… Further, I think they wouldn’t want the country to know exactly how O was involved… If he was, he sure waited till there was no room for negotiations. If he wasn’t he can’t take any credit…
Upstater85 on April 13, 2009 at 1:45 AM
It’s a failure of Obamas sof
ta diplomacy , he was forced into a bush doctrine success , now it’s harder for him to lecture about negotiations. The pirates says they will escalate , good then there will be an end to appeasement.They declared war, let them have all of it.
the_nile on April 13, 2009 at 4:13 AM
The Kennedys gave Caroline away!?! What the %$#^%!
Yoop on April 13, 2009 at 5:49 AM
The Kennedys tried to give Caroline away to the Vatican but the Vatican rejected her.
Again congrats to Obama for realizing the limits of soft diplomacy and giving approval for snipers to take out the terrorists. I wonder how he’s gonna handle the esclation by the pirates.
eaglewingz08 on April 13, 2009 at 6:37 AM
What he will do and what he should do probably exist in two different worlds.
I wonder if a small carrier could be stationed off of Somalia with a group of helicopter gunships and heavily armed slow-movers. Might prove to be a target-rich environment.
I’m guessing A-10 Wart Hogs can’t be carrier based. They sure could light up a pirate boat.
Yoop on April 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM
It would appear that the ‘necks are getting angrier. The resident surly rabble can barely contain themselves. Idiot America on Parade will be very entertaining on Wednesday. Remember to sneer for the cameras, asshats!
capitulus on April 13, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Somebody turned your rock over early this morning, eh?
Yoop on April 13, 2009 at 7:45 AM
All Obama did was give his assent to the use of force if the captain’s life was in “imminent danger.” Obama did not authorize a strike. What happened was that the captain once again jumped overboard. When that happened, the SEAL team lit them up–most likely because the pirates were trying to shoot at him again.
This op was way too contained to give Obama “credit” for anything. The real lesson here, incidentally, is the need for self reliance. The captain got himself into that situation and knew he had to get himself out. He took the appropriate action to do so.
Outlander on April 13, 2009 at 7:51 AM
Three cheers for Capt. Phillips, ten cheers for those US Navy Seal snipers…
doriangrey on April 13, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Wow…
Next the magical President will save Captain Crunch from the Frito Bandito.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSVkOl-5dZw
Great Military Success…. That’s some magical President
roflmao
donabernathy on April 13, 2009 at 8:23 AM
If I understand this correctly, Obama did not authorize the use of force to save the Captain’s life until early Saturday. So when the Captain first managed to jump out of the lifeboat, which was late Thursday, early Friday, the Navy did not have the authority to use force. So if the Navy had had that authority, they could have saved the Captain much earlier. Why did Obama wait so long to give them that authority? And why did they need to wait until the Captain’s life was in “imminent” danger? Why wasn’t the order, if you get the shot, and can take out the pirates without risking the Captain, take it? The fact that they are holding him hostage and threatening to kill him seems to me to be enough to justify the use of force. The whole thing is confusing to me.
mbs on April 13, 2009 at 8:28 AM
In the immortal words of George W. Bush, “BRING IT ON!”
The government needs to stop bullshitting around with “international law” (what ever the hell that shit means) and start putting arm personal on certain ships that travel into regions like this, just like we do with the Airlines.
Enough with this nonsense.
Dritanian on April 13, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Just let our on-scene assets loiter just outside the 20-mile limit of each of their pirate haven harbors for a week or two, put a dent in their ability to carry on “business” and see just how serious they are about taking on US flagged ships – after all, the Bainbridge is a US-flagged ship.
PJ Emeritus on April 13, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Like someone said yesterday, way to go Easter Seals!
I’m not going to second guess the president on this. Well, maybe I am. While I am glad for his authorization, shouldn’t this have been the call from the very get go? Why wait until Saturday to authorize a hit “if the Captain was in imminent danger”? That should be policy. I’m hoping the president will come out today and say it straight forward…piracy will not be tolerated and if a ship’s crew is in any kind of danger, real or undetermined, the Navy has my authorization to proceed as necessary. Period. That would make me feel a lot more secure if I were captain of a ship. Geez. Now what do we do to stop this?
scalleywag on April 13, 2009 at 8:59 AM
“Insult to the Flag revenge’d”
El Coqui on April 13, 2009 at 9:41 AM
“From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli…”
Time to start shooting these men on sight. If you get within 10 yards of our ships, we will open fire. No more pattycake.
spmat on April 13, 2009 at 10:22 AM
The NYT is reporting the following: “The Defense Department twice asked Mr. Obama for permission to use military force to rescue Captain Phillips, most recently late on Friday night, senior defense officials said.”
I would love to have been able to hear the conversation aboard the Navy ship when Captain Phillips attempted to escape by jumping out of the lifeboat early Friday, and the Navy had no authority to use force to help him. “We’ve got to help him!” “No, we can’t, we haven’t been given authorization.” “But they are shooting at him!” “There’s nothing we can do.”
mbs on April 13, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Does anyone want to bet that the only reason Obama finally authorized the use of force was because of Captain Phillips’ escape attempt? When the Captain jumped off the lifeboat, tried to swim away, and was recaptured, the whole country was saying, why the heck didn’t the Navy do something to help him? Think of the outrage if it had happened a second time. In the end, I believe it was Captain Phillips’ own actions which resulted in his safe return. If he had not attempted to escape, I don’t believe the use of force would have been authorized.
mbs on April 13, 2009 at 10:31 AM
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