Osama Dead: Reactions From Bush, Romney and Palin

National Journal: I congratulated him and the men and women of our military and intelligence communities who devoted their lives to this mission. They have our everlasting gratitude.

This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.

Mitt Romney's Facebook Page: This is a great victory for lovers of freedom and justice everywhere.
Congratulations to our intelligence community, our military and the president. My thoughts are with the families of Osama bin Laden's many thousands of victims, and the brave servicemen and women who have laid down their lives in pursuit of this murderous terrorist.

Sarah Palin's Facebook Page: Americans tonight are united in celebration and gratitude. God bless all the brave men and women in our military and our intelligence services who contributed to carrying out the successful mission to bring Bin Laden to justice and who laid the groundwork over the years to make this victory possible. It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of these brave Americans who relentlessly hunted down our enemy.

This is a victory for the American people, for the victims who were heartlessly murdered on September 11 and in Al Qaeda’s other numerous attacks, and for all the peace-loving people of the world.

May God bless our troops and our intelligence services, and God bless America!

- Sarah Palin

Via: Memeorandum
Via: National Journal
Via: Mitt Romney Facebook
Via: Sarah Palin Facebook

Osama Dead: Our turn to party in the streets

When we were attacked on September 11, 2001, many from the Culture of Death partied in the streets of the Middle East. Yesterday, it was our turn to do the Snoopy Dance of Victory! In this age of declining American influence and resolve, it is good to have a reminder of what we are capable of as a nation.

For some stunning images from Ground Zero click here.

Via: Memeorandum
Via: ABC News
Via: Ryan Brenzier.com

Got him! Osama Bin Ladin killed!

ABC News: Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, President Obama announced tonight.

The president called the killing of bin Laden the "most significant achievement to date" in the effort to defeat al Qaeda.

"Justice has been done," Obama said.

Bin Laden was located at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, which was monitored and when the time was determined to be right, the president said, he authorized a "targeted operation."
"A small team of Americans carried out the operation," Obama said. "After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."

DNA testing confirmed that it was bin Laden, sources told ABC News. [MORE]

This is great news, we finally have some justice and have caught the mastermind of 9/11. Sooner or later there will be the typical left vs. right perspective on this event, but we really should just rejoice as Americans for having justice served.

I do find it interesting that Eric Holder's prediction came true. For Obama, this is a feather in his cap going into the 2012 elections.

On the down side, we should all gird our loins because no doubt the Islamic extremists will now be motivated to strike back. Hopefully, the clown patrol (Janet Napolitano and James Clapper) will be on point and ready for any retaliation.

Via: Memeorandum
Via: ABC News

Via: Politico

Everything old is new again: Old video of Van Jones bashing America on 9/12/01

Gateway Pundit links to a story on Big Government about a long lost video of Van Jones. In the video Van Jones is bashing America just one day after the 9/11 terror attacks.

At a rally in Oakland on the night after the 9/11 attacks Van Jones (at about the 4:38 mark; HT to NewsBusters.org commenter Merkava) tells a far-far-left audience that ….

- “It’s the bombs that the government has been dropping around the world that are now blowing up inside the U.S. borders.”
- “We’ve got something stronger than bombs, we have solidarity. That dream of revolutionary change is stronger than bombs.”

There has been a steady rehabilitation campaign of Van Jones' image. Even New York schools using Van Jones as a role model in their human rights curriculum. After this video starts making the rounds, Van Jones will have to start back at square one on his rehabilitation campaign.

Read the full details of Van Jones involvement at this rally here.

Via: Memeorandum
Via: Gateway Pundit
Via: Big Government
Via: Big Government

Obama to Politico: Gulf Oil Spill Echoes 9/11

Politico: Sounding reflective as he heads into a bruising electoral season, President Barack Obama told POLITICO columnist Roger Simon that the Gulf disaster “echoes 9/11” because it will change the nation’s psyche for years to come.

Obama — facing mounting criticism of his handling of the BP gusher, even from longtime allies — vowed to make a “bold” push for a new energy law even as the calamity continues to unfold. And he said he will use the rest of his presidency to try to put the United States on a course toward a “new way of doing business when it comes to energy.”

“In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11,” the president said in an Oval Office interview on Friday, "I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come.”

My first thought was, Dear Lord, may we never experience another 9/11 under Obama’s incompetence.  My second thought was just how unrelated the two events are. 9/11 was an act of war and the BP oil spill is a disaster being made worse by incompetent management. I think it is fair to say that Obama himself doesn’t believe a word of what he is saying. Otherwise why spend the rest of the day golfing? 

Of course Obama is going to use the oil spill to pass that nightmare legislation Cap and Tax: 

In his firmest declaration yet that he views the calamity as an impetus to push Congress afresh to pass a major energy and climate bill, Obama vowed to “move forward in a bold way in a direction that finally gives us the kind of future-oriented, … visionary energy policy that we so vitally need and has been absent for so long..”

“One of the biggest leadership challenges for me going forward is going to be to make sure that we draw the right lessons from this disaster,” he said.

It most certainly will be a leadership challenge to draw lessons from a disaster that still isn’t resolved yet. Never the less, Obama is pushing for a piece of legislation from way back during the campaign to solve the problems of today.  

When reading this story I had third and more frightening thought.  Obama has over two years to go in his term. In that time there remains the possibility for yet another disaster that he will no doubt be ill equip to handle.  Too bad these disasters aren’t unorganized communities; perhaps then Obama would have a clue.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Politico

Via: Gateway Pundit

Ahmadinejad a 9/11 Truther? Says, “9/11 was a big lie”

It looks like Iranian leader and chief nutcase Ahmadinejad is going 9/11 Truther on us and why not, he denied the Holocaust, so why not 9/11? 

(CNN) -- Two days before his official trip to Afghanistan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a "big lie" intended to pave the way for the invasion of a war-torn nation, according to Iranian state media.

Ahmadinejad, known for his harsh rhetoric toward the West and Israel, said the attack on U.S. soil was a "scenario and a sophisticated intelligence measure," Iran's state-run Press TV reported Saturday.

The assault was a "big lie intended to serve as a pretext for fighting terrorism and setting the grounds for sending troops to Afghanistan," Press TV reported Ahmadinejad as saying. 

Here is something to consider. Ahmadinejad’s statement is pure insanity, just like his Holocaust statement, yet the mullahs of Iran were willing to risk getting toppled for his sham reelection. What does that tell you?  Seems to me that they might actually believe Ahmadinejad’s nonsense, if so, should we not be completely alarmed that this nation is marching on its way to becoming a nuclear nation?  

Via: Memeorandum

Via: CNN

New Photos from 9/11 released by NYPD

The New York City Police Department has release never before seen aerial shots from 9/11. ABC News obtained the photos under the Freedom of Information requests.  There are about 26 photos on the ABC News website, you can view them in two batches here and here.

Via: ABC News

Coming To America: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to have trial in NYC

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is to stand trial in New York Federal court.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, self-described mastermind of the attacks, and four others will be tried in New York federal court. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday he expects to order prosecutors to seek the death penalty in the five cases.

Five other detainees held at the prison, including Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, alleged to have planned the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, will be tried in revamped military commissions, the Justice Department announced. MORE

This is basically another step in transforming the war on terror into a police operation. The risks are pretty high all around. First, lets be honest, our civilian court system can be used and abused. We see it everyday as enterprising lawyers get winning verdicts for the undeserving simply by clouding the waters.  

Should Mohammed get off on some technicality or by the law working against the government’s case (see Anne Althouse), the American people will be beyond outraged.

Finally, in light of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, I would like to ask, what safeguards are being made to make sure Khalid Sheikh Mohammad is not allowed to spread any of his jihad nonsense to those he comes in contact with here in America? A seed planted by Mohammed today could become another attack on America tomorrow.

Via: Memeorandum   

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Via: Ann Althouse

Never Forget

On September 11, 2001 America was attacked. Our enemies did not see us as conservatives or progressives, Republican or Democrat, black or white, nor rich or poor. Instead they saw us and continue to see us as one people, a people who embrace liberty over tyranny, freedom over oppression and life over death.

Let us pause today and remember that 2,996 of our fellow Americans died 8 years ago today, not because they wanted to bring evil to the world, but because they went about their business in the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness.

Today, let us honor those lost souls by renewing our commitment to the principles and values that have made this nation great. Let us stand as one nation against those enemies, be they foreign or domestic, who would seek to divide us, thwart our values and principles or dare stand in the way of our sacred goals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

God bless America.

Clifton B.

Another Black Conservative

Van Jones is history

From The Washington Post:

White House environmental adviser Van Jones resigned Saturday after weeks of controversy stemming from his past activism.

"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones, special adviser for green jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said in a statement announcing his resignation just after midnight Saturday. "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide."

He continued: "I have been inundated with calls -- from across the political spectrum -- urging me to 'stay and fight.' But I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future."

Wow, I he would have lasted until Monday. I guess that second 9/11 Truther statement and his racist music album was way too much proof that he was a crackpot. Just reading his latest statement, one has to wonder if Van Jones really does have a connection to reality.

"They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide." Ugly lies? These are 9/11 conspiracy organizations that Van Jones himself signed on to. There are videos all over YouTube showing Van Jones in his own words, calling Republicans a**holes, talking smack about white people and on and on.

"I have been inundated with calls -- from across the political spectrum -- urging me to 'stay and fight.” This is pure fantasy. I am sure that on the far left, he got much encouragement, but everybody else was like WTF?

The whole Van Jones saga could not come at a worst time for Obama. As Obama tries to find a way out of the box he is in on health care reform, this is a major distraction. It does not help in terms of credibility either, as parents across the nation are creeped out by his public school address, Van Jones' past feeds into the idea that Obama is a barking moonbat radical too. Look for comparisons between Obama, Reverend Wright and Van Jones to start surfacing again.

Glenn Beck comes out a both a big winner and somewhat of a loser. His ratings have gone through the roof and will now head for the stratosphere, as he is proven right about Van Jones. Beck’s victory comes with a price. The Raaaaacism Industrial Complex will firmly attach a bull’s-eye to Beck and that won’t go away anytime soon.

Valerie Jarrett and the Czars are now under the microscope. Valerie Jarrett’s ringing endorsement of Van Jones will lead to questions about what she knew and when she knew. People are going to want to know who the hell these Czars are and what are they doing. If I had to guess, I would say Science Czar John Holdren is going to be the next notch on Glenn Beck’s belt. Holdren's ideas of forced abortions and sterilizing the population is just the type of stuff that focuses people’s attention.

Color of Change is probably the biggest loser in all of this. In their boycott of Glenn Beck failed to get him kicked off the air, instead it turbo charged him and got their founder Van Jones fired. Something tells me that instead of dropping their failed efforts, they are going to try to double down.

Finally count Fox News and rightwing bloggers as winners for doing the MSM’s job. Fox News gains tons of new viewers thanks to the Beck boycott and still retained much of their advertisers.

Via: Memorandum

Via: Gateway Pundit

Via: The Washington Post

Van Jones 9/11 Truther: Oops, he did it again!

In response to having his name and organization found on a 9/11 Truther petition from 2004, Van Jones issued this denial yesterday:

the petition that was circulated today, I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever."

Jones’ statement sounded implausible then, because the 9/11 Truther organization stands by the fact that they verified everyone on the list. Today, Jones’ statement sounds even more implausible because, he was also involved in 9/11 Truther stuff in 2002!

From Gateway Pundit we learn that Van Jones was on the Organizing Committee of a San Francisco march to demand a Congressional inquiry into 9/11.

While it seems that the Mainstream Media is completely ignoring this story, the Internet, talk radio and cable news is not. Neither is the White House, when White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs was pressed on the issue of Van Jones, Gibbs could only say that Jones is working with the White House, but could not say that Obama had his confidence. In other words, Obama is putting gas in the bus and Van Jones will soon have a lovely set of tire tracks on his butt.

On my last post about Van Jones, a commenter, by the name of DaMav, left a great comment:

“ And by the way... where are the "green jobs" this guy is supposed to be creating? If he's not gone by Monday I'd love to know what he's been doing for the past six months. " -- DaMav

In light of unemployment hitting a new high today, I think this is the perfect question to ask to old Gibbsy once the Obama Bus is done working its magic on Van Jones.

Via: Memorandum

Via: Gateway Pundit

Via: The Washington Examiner

Via: Hot Air

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Van Jones: I am not a 9/11 Truther, I just play one on TV

As you all know by now from either Gateway Pundit or Glenn Beck’s show, that Van Jones is a 9/11 Truther. He signed on to the wacko 9/11 conspiracy theory organization 911Truther.org. He joins such mental midgets like Ed Asner and our favorite race baiter Jeanane Garofalo.

Van Jones has finally issued a statement.

From Jake Tapper at Political Punch:

In a statement issued Thursday evening Jones said of "the petition that was circulated today, I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever."

He did not explain how his name came to be on the petition.

"My work at the Council on Environmental Quality is entirely focused on one goal: building clean energy incentives which create 21st century jobs that improve energy efficiency and use renewable resources," Jones said in his statement tonight.

Jones also said in his statement that "In recent days some in the news media have reported on past statements I made before I joined the administration – some of which were made years ago. If I have offended anyone with statements I made in the past, I apologize."

That is all well and good for Comrade Jones, but what the hell is his name and organization doing on the list, especially when 911Truth.org says that they verified everyone on the list?

From Amanda Carpenter,Washington Times:

Mike Berger, a spokesman for 911Truth.org, told the Washington Times over the phone that all of the signers had been verified by their group. He said 9/11Truth.org board members “spoke with each person on the list by phone or through email to individually confirm they have added their name to that list.”

“I think in most cases they spoke to them personally,” he added. “No one’s name was put on that list without them knowing it.”

Comrade Jones needs to explain to us all how did his name get on a verified list if he does not agree with the statement now or ever?

If I had to venture a guess, I would say Van Jones did sign on to the 911Truther.org statement not because he really believed it, but because he is a rabble-rouser. As a rabble-rouser, anything to stick a finger in Bush’s eye was fine by him. It is this rabble-rouser mentality that probably made him set his organization Color of Change on Beck without thinking there might be repercussions.

Furthermore, I don’t believe Van Jones gives two shits about Green Jobs or Green anything else. I think he is just using all that green stuff as the vehicle to bring about all his tired sixties radical social justice bullshit beliefs.

Many are saying that Van Jones will be gone by Monday. OK, then the clock is ticking.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Gateway Pundit

Via: Political Punch

Via: The Washington Times

9/11 ad: the video

If you thought the ad was tasteless, then you will be doubly amazed that someone was stupid enough to make a video of the ad as well.

The video is complete with planes actually making contact with the Twin Towers. I wonder if this video will win an award too?

The makers of the still ad, DDB Brazil, deny making the video version. Sorry they still get the blame for putting the concept out there in the first place.

If video player isn't working go here for video

Via: Memorandum

Via: AdAge

DDB Brazil’s 9/11 ad for the WWF: More climate change scare tactics

Good grief talk about bad taste. This is a print ad created by an outfit called DDB Brazil supposedly for the World Wild Life Fund. The copy to the ad reads: "The tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11. The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it." The World Wildlife Fund says it never approved this ad and has issued a strong letter of condemnation.

“WWF strongly condemns this offensive and tasteless ad and did not authorize its production or publication. It is our understanding that it was a concept offered by an outside advertising agency seeking our business in Brazil. The concept was summarily rejected by WWF and should never have seen the light of day. It is an unauthorized use of our logo and we are aggressively pursuing action to have it removed from websites where it is being currently featured. We strongly condemn the messages and the images portrayed in this ad. On behalf of WWF, here in the US and around the world, we can promise you this ad does not in any way reflect the thoughts and feelings of the people of our organization.”

The extra twisted part is that this ad actually won an award of merit by a New York based non-profit organization called The One Club.

The One Club for Art and Copy

21 E 26 St, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

Phone 212-979-1900, Fax 212-979-5006

While one might be able to understand that the Brazilian ad agency could miss the whole significance of 9/11 seeing they did not actually live through it, but it is pretty damn unforgivable for the New York non-profit to totally miss it.

Furthermore, this whole push to scare people into believing in man made climate change is really getting past annoying. From Al Gore’s Incontinent Truth (Pack-O-Lies) to this macabre rendition of 9/11, it is all so transparently false. I think it is high time people started calling out these climate change fear mongers for the true charlatans they are.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: AdFreak

UPDATED: They're just so 9/10

Obama and his flying monkeys (pun intended) did not think before they did an Air Force One NYC flyby. For anyone who 9/11 made an impact, the idea would have set off bells and whistles the second it was suggested. Not these guys.

For them it is still 9/10/2001. They ignore the true dangers of nuclear proliferation thinking that M.A.D will still work, thus no need for bolstering anti missile defense. They worry not about a small band of foreign invaders wreaking major havoc on cities and thus feel free to use DHS to attack their domestic political enemies. They still buy into the wrong headed notion that appeasing our enemies will buy us good will, completely ignoring the fact that 9/11 showed the world that you can strike the American Homeland.

Sadly for many on the left, nothing has changed since 9/11.

UPDATED 4/28/2009

It now turns out that there is a FAA memo that indicates the Feds, knew the flight would cause panic and did it anyway. They even went as far as to demand that NYPD and the Mayor's Office not mention it to the public. Talk about arrogance!