October 30, 2004


Osama bin Remembered

I'm with some of the other folks who are taking a 'wait and see' attitude towards the ObL video tape. The al-Qa Qaa explosives thing is still likely to get some more press, and it seems that the 1600 Crew is damned if they do and damned if they don't spin either event. Pointing out Osama's presence is a net negative for Fearless Leader, Kerry pretty much tagged him as a failure for letting the name Tora Bora become a synonymous with "fuck up". The media is exhibiting an unusual amount of fascination with its story of the differences between RDX and HMX and why in the hell it's been allowed to go missing...if it were not for the embeds from KSTP this story would have had no legs. But the Mea Culpa Media, they all want to prove (however vicariously) that they too can be KSTP-Too - ie con cojones in the face of Larry Di Rita - all he needs is to start dressing in clownsuit drag like Torie Clark and the circle will be complete.

I'm betting that the al-Qa Qaa story gets more play thru election day than the ObL video tape (unless something ObL-connected happens)...both events show that Fearless Leader is massive fuck-up, but the legs on the explosives story continue to gain traction here and overseas. The Hairy Thunderer forbid that any information come out from a international source sans the blessing of Wolfie, Peter, Dan and Tommy and the crew at Faux. Why, they'd look like they weren't doing their jobs. Or something.

Whoever thought that My Pet Goat would have such international significance. I wonder if that's the book Commander Codpiece read on AF1 while running away on 9-11 to comfort himself. Magic 8-Ball says...probably
posted by Jo Fish on 10.30.04 at 01:12 AM





Comments:

Go Jo,

The whole narrative behind the switch from "Osama: Dead or Alive" to "Osama: I'm truly not concerned about him" has been "He is probably dead in a cave or tethered to a dialysis machine, but clearly marginalized - On to Iraq". Video of an apparently healthy and prosperous Osama "nice threads man" can't help the Bushwhacker. Someone took their eye off the ball and the responsibility runs from Rumsfield north on the Org chart. At least that is my early take.

 posted by: Bruce Webb on 10.30.04 at 07:42 AM [permalink]

ObL said that neither Bush nor Kerry could protect us...I wonder if that means the terrorists are afraid of Nader?

Just kidding. [:)

 posted by: Bolts on 10.30.04 at 10:40 AM [permalink]

No wonder Osama is the most popular figure in the Muslim world - he's their best politician. He understood the "pet goat" story better than 100 million supposedly educated Americans who support Bush. I saw Gen. Franks ranting about Kerry and Tora Bora. He's the guy, who in consultation with Bush and Rumsfeld, let Osama escape. Unfortunately, I don't think the US public will understand the meaning of Osama's continued existence. We've dumbed down our politics into "beliefs" and soundbites.

 posted by: Don Trader on 10.30.04 at 10:44 AM [permalink]

No wonder Osama is the most popular figure in the Muslim world - he's their best politician. He understood the "pet goat" story better than 100 million supposedly educated Americans who support Bush. I saw Gen. Franks ranting about Kerry and Tora Bora. He's the guy, who in consultation with Bush and Rumsfeld, let Osama escape. Unfortunately, I don't think the US public will understand the meaning of Osama's continued existence. We've dumbed down our politics into "beliefs" and soundbites.

 posted by: Don Trader on 10.30.04 at 10:44 AM [permalink]

Not sure how i happened upon your website but I certianly bookmarked it once I started checking daily. Good stuff to be had here.

Ghanks for your intelligent dissent about the current administration. Also it feels good to know another democrat who has served their country proudly.

posted by: gringo on 10.30.04 at 10:24 PM [permalink]

There are quite a few of us, gringo

 posted by: merl on 10.30.04 at 11:46 PM [permalink]

Why does this OBL tape stink so much of a preface to a reprise of the arm-for-hostages, "October Surprise," professional actor-and-his nerdy CIA assassin traitors who sold our people down the crapper in 1980, namely Raygun and Bush-league The First? I'm hoping OBL didn't film that in the Tora Bora Hilton with a few of Rove's buddies holding the camera, but I'm not so sure.

 posted by: OTB on 10.30.04 at 11:51 PM [permalink]


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