Am I the only one who didnt think killing Osama was that big of a deal? It was pretty cool and I respect the people that did it, but did it really change the terror landscape?
Good article, Miller.
Also, the college kids cheering in front of the White House that night were 8-10 years old when 9/11 happened. They were not overcome with emotion, they just wanted a reason to party. True or False?
Killing the leader of the largest terrorist group in the world is a pretty big deal. The guy was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 US citizens and had plans for more attacks. Yes, you can say, "Well there will always be a next guy",... well, we killed THIS guy and he deserved that death more than any other human on this planet. Yes, killing Osama Bid Laden was a major deal.
And chanting USA may not be Indie Rock, but it's still something to be proud of.
I have been in Joplin, MO since April 30th. 2 weeks tomorrow. I am friends with the Hilton Garden Inn hotel bartender. Good friends. We might keep in touch after I leave town tommorrow.
Where did the Osama comments go? Am I being censored?
Adam, Joplin is a land of horrible atrocities. Women are, in general, much larger than men. Sleeves are optional for most occasions. It is home to "Missouri's largest continuously flowing waterfall", which I journeyed to on a hot Saturday afternoon. I had to do something to get out of the hotel. What I found was a graffiti ridden concrete dam that did indeed produce a large 25 foot waterfall. It is my fault that I had Costa Rican waterfall dreams in the land of hope lost. There were also countless teens swimming in anything but swim trunks. All of them tattooed. All of them without a chance from birth.
The good news is that I came home on Saturday. The better news in that I left for Springfield, MO today and I am sitting in a hotel room right now. Eating Houlihans. Plotting my exit strategy.
I just read this story. It is amazing. Then I looked up the author, Anna Badkhen, which is probably worth 210 seconds of your time. This is journalism at its finest and most courageous.
In the mean time, I need to get to bed. Got a big story about saving Costa Rican jaguars to do tomorrow. Yawn.
Miller, if I ever spurn another one of your links, remind me of this one. And that I am a jackass.
A review on Badkhen: "So much more than mere war reportage, Badkhen attunes her ear to fundamental questions that war time activities: what are the causes of hate and what are the measurable and immeasurable costs of war? What does it mean to resist, to persist, and when is it worth it? Badkhen maintains an unswerving gaze not only at the complex subject matters she investigates but also at her own role as a reporter. Always her conclusions resonant with authenticity and compassion as she renders accounts that neither judge nor praise; neither sensationalize nor diminish. People are more than their stories, Badkhen asserts line by line. Because of this Badkhen can find beauty in the brokenness. She describes a profound generosity evidenced with astonishing regularity. It comes in the most humble and necessary of human acts: eating.”
Also, after Badkhen, Nick Butz is my second favorite regional correspondent.
As for Osama reactions, now 3 weeks later, I think the sports celebration mentality has seeped into events that do not merit them.
At the Obama election night rally in Chicago, Barack won, everyone celebrated. Minutes later, John McCain came on the screen to give a poignant, classy concession speech. When he came on the screen to pledge his support for Obama, eveyone booed. No one listened, they just booed.
I freaked out.
"He is conceding you idiots!" I yelled and put my hands over my head and people started looking at me. "This isn't a fucking sporting event. Damnit! Listen! He is giving his support to Obama! Fucking fools!"
Everyone I was with looked at me like I was insane. All I wanted to do was leave that mob mentality of idiocy.
Butz, sorry to hear about what happened in Joplin. I wouldve never known anything about Joplin but now I feel somewhat connected because of your recent comments about the city.
Im proud to be an American. Im proud that we gave Osama what he deserved. And Im fucking proud that in America you can care about a fucking hamburger from In-N-Out so much that it brings you to tears! God Bless the USA!
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Am I the only one who didnt think killing Osama was that big of a deal? It was pretty cool and I respect the people that did it, but did it really change the terror landscape?
Good article, Miller.
Also, the college kids cheering in front of the White House that night were 8-10 years old when 9/11 happened. They were not overcome with emotion, they just wanted a reason to party. True or False?
TRUE TRUE TRUE!
When people chant, "USA, USA, USA!!!" I get that hot uncomfortable feeling in my stomach.
Killing the leader of the largest terrorist group in the world is a pretty big deal. The guy was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 US citizens and had plans for more attacks. Yes, you can say, "Well there will always be a next guy",... well, we killed THIS guy and he deserved that death more than any other human on this planet. Yes, killing Osama Bid Laden was a major deal.
And chanting USA may not be Indie Rock, but it's still something to be proud of.
My two cents. Go USA.
Rush Limberger is saying that they captured OBL and waterboarded him in Gitmo where he drowned to death.
Is that real?
Where did the other posts go?
Those post results are bologna.
I have been in Joplin, MO since April 30th. 2 weeks tomorrow. I am friends with the Hilton Garden Inn hotel bartender. Good friends. We might keep in touch after I leave town tommorrow.
Tell us about Joplin, Nick.
Where did the Osama comments go? Am I being censored?
Adam, Joplin is a land of horrible atrocities. Women are, in general, much larger than men. Sleeves are optional for most occasions. It is home to "Missouri's largest continuously flowing waterfall", which I journeyed to on a hot Saturday afternoon. I had to do something to get out of the hotel. What I found was a graffiti ridden concrete dam that did indeed produce a large 25 foot waterfall. It is my fault that I had Costa Rican waterfall dreams in the land of hope lost. There were also countless teens swimming in anything but swim trunks. All of them tattooed. All of them without a chance from birth.
The good news is that I came home on Saturday. The better news in that I left for Springfield, MO today and I am sitting in a hotel room right now. Eating Houlihans. Plotting my exit strategy.
I just read this story. It is amazing. Then I looked up the author, Anna Badkhen, which is probably worth 210 seconds of your time. This is journalism at its finest and most courageous.
In the mean time, I need to get to bed. Got a big story about saving Costa Rican jaguars to do tomorrow. Yawn.
Miller, if I ever spurn another one of your links, remind me of this one. And that I am a jackass.
A review on Badkhen:
"So much more than mere war reportage, Badkhen attunes her ear to fundamental questions that war time activities: what are the causes of hate and what are the measurable and immeasurable costs of war? What does it mean to resist, to persist, and when is it worth it? Badkhen maintains an unswerving gaze not only at the complex subject matters she investigates but also at her own role as a reporter. Always her conclusions resonant with authenticity and compassion as she renders accounts that neither judge nor praise; neither sensationalize nor diminish. People are more than their stories, Badkhen asserts line by line. Because of this Badkhen can find beauty in the brokenness. She describes a profound generosity evidenced with astonishing regularity. It comes in the most humble and necessary of human acts: eating.”
Also, after Badkhen, Nick Butz is my second favorite regional correspondent.
As for Osama reactions, now 3 weeks later, I think the sports celebration mentality has seeped into events that do not merit them.
At the Obama election night rally in Chicago, Barack won, everyone celebrated. Minutes later, John McCain came on the screen to give a poignant, classy concession speech. When he came on the screen to pledge his support for Obama, eveyone booed. No one listened, they just booed.
I freaked out.
"He is conceding you idiots!" I yelled and put my hands over my head and people started looking at me. "This isn't a fucking sporting event. Damnit! Listen! He is giving his support to Obama! Fucking fools!"
Everyone I was with looked at me like I was insane. All I wanted to do was leave that mob mentality of idiocy.
Butz, sorry to hear about what happened in Joplin. I wouldve never known anything about Joplin but now I feel somewhat connected because of your recent comments about the city.
Im proud to be an American. Im proud that we gave Osama what he deserved. And Im fucking proud that in America you can care about a fucking hamburger from In-N-Out so much that it brings you to tears! God Bless the USA!
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