Comments on: Bin Laden’s Struggle for Relevance http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kochevnik http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489573 kochevnik Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:56:45 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489573 Bin Laden disavowed responsibility for the 911 attack. A fact too basic for the willfully ignorant to swallow. But then reality is irritating to the sheeple. Rather they bleat the storyline of the ruling elite caring deeply about the working man's plight. People vote against themselves. Repub preference for emotional engagement over reasonable argument has allowed the GOP to blind the constituency to their own real interests. They know how to stoke up resentment against the patronizing liberal elite, all those do-gooders who assume they know what poor people ought to be thinking. Right-wing politics has become a vehicle for channeling this popular anger against intellectual snobs. The result is that many of America's poorest citizens have a deep emotional attachment to a party that serves the interests of its richest. Voters have become blinded to their real interests. Whatever disadvantaged Americans think they are voting for, they get something quite different: They receive a social order in which wealth is more concentrated than ever before in our life times, workers have been stripped of power, and CEOs are rewarded in a manner that is beyond imagining. It's like a French Revolution in reverse in which the workers come pouring down the street screaming more power to the aristocracy. Bin Laden disavowed responsibility for the 911 attack. A fact too basic for the willfully ignorant to swallow. But then reality is irritating to the sheeple. Rather they bleat the storyline of the ruling elite caring deeply about the working man’s plight. People vote against themselves.

Repub preference for emotional engagement over reasonable argument has allowed the GOP to blind the constituency to their own real interests. They know how to stoke up resentment against the patronizing liberal elite, all those do-gooders who assume they know what poor people ought to be thinking.

Right-wing politics has become a vehicle for channeling this popular anger against intellectual snobs. The result is that many of America’s poorest citizens have a deep emotional attachment to a party that serves the interests of its richest. Voters have become blinded to their real interests. Whatever disadvantaged Americans think they are voting for, they get something quite different: They receive a social order in which wealth is more concentrated than ever before in our life times, workers have been stripped of power, and CEOs are rewarded in a manner that is beyond imagining.

It’s like a French Revolution in reverse in which the workers come pouring down the street screaming more power to the aristocracy.

]]> By: BC http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489361 BC Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:42:16 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489361 There is zip and nada real evidence to indicate that he's dead, and Obama and the military aren't exactly acting like he is. And he could retire knowing that he's caused more death and destruction, directly and indirectly, to the U.S. than anyone else and has gotten away with it (much thanks to friggin Bush on that). So far. Until he's killed or captured, he's going to remain a powerful symbol for those don't exactly have the U.S.'s best interests in mind. There is zip and nada real evidence to indicate that he’s dead, and Obama and the military aren’t exactly acting like he is. And he could retire knowing that he’s caused more death and destruction, directly and indirectly, to the U.S. than anyone else and has gotten away with it (much thanks to friggin Bush on that). So far. Until he’s killed or captured, he’s going to remain a powerful symbol for those don’t exactly have the U.S.’s best interests in mind.

]]> By: Leatherneck http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489304 Leatherneck Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:20:00 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489304 Bin laden may, or may not be alive. What matters is the consistent terrorists, and hate speech we see every day or two from the religion of peace. The southern border still allows illegal alien anchor baby mothers into this country. How many other than Mexicans from the middle east come through there? How many Mosques help them in the border states? Then push them northward? Those terrorists we have in our jails now still want to murder you, and I. Their hearts are twisted with hate through a false religion that worships death. Just wait a day, or two. Then remember what I wrote here. All real Americans should have your gear ready to put on, and your weapons ready to go for terrorism, illegal alien crime, and acts of G-d. Do not want for the government to come help you. They have stabed us in the back by allowing millions of illegal aliens into this country, and placing us in hock to the CHICOMMS. BZO, or Die! Bin laden may, or may not be alive. What matters is the consistent terrorists, and hate speech we see every day or two from the religion of peace.

The southern border still allows illegal alien anchor baby mothers into this country. How many other than Mexicans from the middle east come through there? How many Mosques help them in the border states? Then push them northward?

Those terrorists we have in our jails now still want to murder you, and I. Their hearts are twisted with hate through a false religion that worships death.

Just wait a day, or two. Then remember what I wrote here. All real Americans should have your gear ready to put on, and your weapons ready to go for terrorism, illegal alien crime, and acts of G-d. Do not want for the government to come help you. They have stabed us in the back by allowing millions of illegal aliens into this country, and placing us in hock to the CHICOMMS.

BZO, or Die!

]]> By: P T Bull http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489265 P T Bull Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:21:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489265 Bin Laden is a historical footnote, and its only Old Media's fascination with contrived melodrama that keeps him in the news. Bin Laden is a historical footnote, and its only Old Media’s fascination with contrived melodrama that keeps him in the news.

]]> By: WrJonas http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489260 WrJonas Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:10:52 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489260 Who cares if Bin Laden is dead or alive ? I don't believe anything said about him is relevant. On the other hand , this topic is great and I wish some high powered writer would write an essay about relevance . In this 60 minute fame-cycle world there are some people whom we should remember for being relevant;briefly. Comedian Bill Mahr. I expect this guy to make a comeback once Obama is gone. Colon Powell. General of the unimportant . His opinion is more worthless than mine. Special Prosecutor , Paul Fitzgerald . oops, Patricia .er Patreck Fitzsimmons, You know the guy who shot Liberty Valence , er.ah,got Libby plame . Or Joe Wilson. Fearless . tenacious COMPLETELY NON PARTISAN. He is still on the job hunting down those criminals in Chicago. He got all the phone taps and document evidence and I suppose he will be announcing indictments any day now. Probably around 2020 when his investigation is complete. Irrelevance doesn't even scratch this guys resume. Who cares if Bin Laden is dead or alive ? I don’t believe anything said about him is relevant. On the other hand , this topic is great and I wish some high powered writer would write an essay about relevance .
In this 60 minute fame-cycle world there are some people whom we should remember for being relevant;briefly.
Comedian Bill Mahr. I expect this guy to make a comeback once Obama is gone.
Colon Powell. General of the unimportant . His opinion is more worthless than mine.
Special Prosecutor , Paul Fitzgerald . oops, Patricia .er Patreck Fitzsimmons, You know the guy who shot Liberty Valence , er.ah,got Libby plame . Or Joe Wilson. Fearless . tenacious COMPLETELY NON PARTISAN. He is still on the job hunting down those criminals in Chicago. He got all the phone taps and document evidence and I suppose he will be announcing indictments any day now. Probably around 2020 when his investigation is complete. Irrelevance doesn’t even scratch this guys resume.

]]> By: Thermo http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489255 Thermo Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:59:50 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489255 Steve is right: bin Laden's dead - courtesy of the U.S. Air Force over Tora Bora, December 2001. If author Ryan Mauro or anyone else disagrees, simply produce bin Laden. And not as an audio tape, or a grainy, fake but accurate, obviously phony video taken from fifteen feet away. Have him do an interview with the BBC with plenty of close up face shots, discussing current events. There is every reason for bin Laden to agree: his appearance would instantly fire up millions of followers in the Muslim world with a huge morale boost. He could raise an army, and a fortune, literally overnight. There's only one reason bin Laden wouldn't do an interview... He's dead. Steve is right: bin Laden’s dead – courtesy of the U.S. Air Force over Tora Bora, December 2001.

If author Ryan Mauro or anyone else disagrees, simply produce bin Laden. And not as an audio tape, or a grainy, fake but accurate, obviously phony video taken from fifteen feet away. Have him do an interview with the BBC with plenty of close up face shots, discussing current events.

There is every reason for bin Laden to agree: his appearance would instantly fire up millions of followers in the Muslim world with a huge morale boost. He could raise an army, and a fortune, literally overnight. There’s only one reason bin Laden wouldn’t do an interview…

He’s dead.

]]> By: Steve DeMarcus http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489224 Steve DeMarcus Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:45:12 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489224 The guy is dead and has been for a long time! Any video you see is old stuff all edited and so is all the audio you hear, and then you have text which any idiot could write and claim you were him! I put no faith in anything that says Bin Laden said it or videoed it or Tweeted it or Burped it or anything because it is all garbage! The guy is dead and has been for a long time! Any video you see is old stuff all edited and so is all the audio you hear, and then you have text which any idiot could write and claim you were him!

I put no faith in anything that says Bin Laden said it or videoed it or Tweeted it or Burped it or anything because it is all garbage!

]]> By: don http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489169 don Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:41:21 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489169 Yeah, your right, I should have added a few sentences to the incoherency of facts. After Cortez burned his boats, his troops did fight better against the Aztecs. They had no choice. Yeah, your right, I should have added a few sentences to the incoherency of facts. After Cortez burned his boats, his troops did fight better against the Aztecs. They had no choice.

]]> By: myth buster http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489146 myth buster Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:32:50 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489146 8. The case you're trying to be make would be much easier if it were coherent. 8. The case you’re trying to be make would be much easier if it were coherent.

]]> By: don http://pjmedia.com/blog/bin-ladens-struggle-for-relevance/#comment-489135 don Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:36:28 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=78191#comment-489135 Currently there is only one land route supply line to the troops in Afghanistan. The current American qualitative advantage over the enemy comes at a high hydro carbon technological price: no one want's to loose their trillion dollar investments in Johnny and Susie in a real war. The the low tech enemy is dying to blow us up on no frill flights to Frisco, flying in on diversity visas. We currently use 40 billion (that is not a mistake) gallons of diesel a year in our economy. I suppose relevance all depends on where you sit in the food supply chain. And, of, course in our new age economy when it comes to managing risks "this times its different." Currently there is only one land route supply line to the troops in Afghanistan. The current American qualitative advantage over the enemy comes at a high hydro carbon technological price: no one want’s to loose their trillion dollar investments in Johnny and Susie in a real war. The the low tech enemy is dying to blow us up on no frill flights to Frisco, flying in on diversity visas. We currently use 40 billion (that is not a mistake) gallons of diesel a year in our economy. I suppose relevance all depends on where you sit in the food supply chain. And, of, course in our new age economy when it comes to managing risks “this times its different.”

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