# Obama announcing death of Osama bin Laden \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435 "2011-05-02T02:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/241 "2011-05-02T04:43:47Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > And look at the general age of the crowd – twenty-somethings! I almost feel sorry for whoever tries to run against President Obama next year. Poor slob won’t have a snowball’s chance in hell. Seriously? If I lived in DC and didn’t have a final exam in 12 hours, I’d love to be celebrating in front of the White House now. But it’s highly unlikely that I’ll vote for Obama in 2012. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/242 "2011-05-02T04:45:27Z")
Weird to imagine what it was like to be the guy that pulled the trigger, putting a bullet in OBL’s head according to MSNBC. Must have been quite the “Holy Shit” moment. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/243 "2011-05-02T04:46:50Z")
I wonder if Obama has made some inquiries as to the feasibility of making Bin Laden’s balls into a key ring. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/244 "2011-05-02T04:46:54Z")
Andrea Mitchell is reporting that bin Laden’s body will be treated in accordance with Islamic law. I’m glad to hear that. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/245 "2011-05-02T04:48:25Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Andrea Mitchell is reporting that bin Laden’s body will be treated in accordance with Islamic law. I’m glad to hear that. Just heard that. And I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/246 "2011-05-02T04:49:22Z")
CNN has video of compound. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/247 "2011-05-02T04:51:05Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Andrea Mitchell is reporting that bin Laden’s body will be treated in accordance with Islamic law. I’m glad to hear that. What’s the Islamic tradition for dealing with the corpse of an individual responsible for crimes against humanity? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/248 "2011-05-02T04:51:15Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > How is Rush Limbaugh going to spin this as a some kind of a failure tomorrow? “Barack _ **HUSSEIN** _ Obama is the _worst_ Muslim sleeper agent _of all time!_ _OF ALL TIME!_” ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/249 "2011-05-02T04:51:35Z")
Does it not seem odd that there has been no word from the Pakistan government? No? ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/250 "2011-05-02T04:51:39Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Andrea Mitchell is reporting that bin Laden’s body will be treated in accordance with Islamic law. I’m glad to hear that. That will ruin it for some people. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/251 "2011-05-02T04:51:52Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > It’s another thing entirely to suggest desecrating someone’s corpse for the sake of a final “HA, take that!” Has everyone seen the Sam Spratt illustration already? [http://intangiblesolidus.tumblr.com/post/5122639927/samspratt-speed-painting-by-sam-spratt-osama](http://intangiblesolidus.tumblr.com/post/5122639927/samspratt-speed-painting-by-sam-spratt-osama) The thing I’m curious about is - it’s being reported that the ID was confirmed by DNA. In wondering exactly where they got the baseline sample from which to compare it? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/252 "2011-05-02T04:52:22Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Andrea Mitchell is reporting that bin Laden’s body will be treated in accordance with Islamic law. I’m glad to hear that. So they’ll be taking the body to Dearborn, Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/253 "2011-05-02T04:52:30Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Andrea Mitchell is reporting that bin Laden’s body will be treated in accordance with Islamic law. I’m glad to hear that. Good. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/254 "2011-05-02T04:53:11Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Has everyone seen the Sam Spratt illustration already? > > [http://intangiblesolidus.tumblr.com/post/5122639927/samspratt-speed-painting-by-sam-spratt-osama](http://intangiblesolidus.tumblr.com/post/5122639927/samspratt-speed-painting-by-sam-spratt-osama) > > The thing I’m curious about is - it’s being reported that the ID was confirmed by DNA. In wondering exactly where they got the baseline sample from which to compare it? Apparently they got it from his sister. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/255 "2011-05-02T04:55:17Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Does it not seem odd that there has been no word from the Pakistan government? > No? It’s probably hard to find a way to spin it for their population. As the BBC obituary says, > [@](#): > > In reality, he had slipped across the border into Pakistan, a country in which he achieved the sort of cult status usually reserved for pop stars or film actors. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/256 "2011-05-02T04:56:40Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > The thing I’m curious about is - it’s being reported that the ID was confirmed by DNA. In wondering exactly where they got the baseline sample from which to compare it? Bin Laden has been estranged from his family, including some of his children, for some time. I don’t think it was difficult to come up with DNA. That said, if this happened today, as is now reported, DNA has nothing to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/257 "2011-05-02T04:56:43Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > “Terror is bigger than one person. So I don’t know where [Bin Laden] is. You know, I just don’t spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. I’ll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.” > > _George W. Bush_, March 13, 2002 Press Conference at the The James S. Brady Briefing Room [QUOTE=Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon] When a man’s partner is killed, he’s supposed to do something about it. It doesn’t make any difference what you thought of him. He was your partner and you’re supposed to do something about it. And it happens we’re in the detective business. Well, when one of your organization gets killed, it’s-it’s bad business to let the killer get away with it, bad all around, bad for every detective everywhere. [/QUOTE] When 3000 of our countrymen get killed, the President’s supposed to do something about it. It’s bad business to let the killer get away with it, bad all around, bad for every American everywhere. Good on everybody, from Obama to the team that actually invaded bin Laden’s compound, who had anything to do with this. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/258 "2011-05-02T04:59:12Z")
Just read the State Department will be sending out a new worldwide caution for Americans. I just told the wife maybe she shouldn’t walk too closely to me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/259 "2011-05-02T05:02:03Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Has everyone seen the Sam Spratt illustration already? > > [http://intangiblesolidus.tumblr.com/post/5122639927/samspratt-speed-painting-by-sam-spratt-osama](http://intangiblesolidus.tumblr.com/post/5122639927/samspratt-speed-painting-by-sam-spratt-osama) > > The thing I’m curious about is - it’s being reported that the ID was confirmed by DNA. In wondering exactly where they got the baseline sample from which to compare it? That’s nasty. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/260 "2011-05-02T05:02:34Z")
I’ve been trying to negotiate the GEO TV Pakistan Google hits to link to the video, but I’m a bit hopeless at times. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435.md?page=14)