# Predict how the bin Laden execution will play out with Obama Derangement Syndrome

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 2, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-how-the-bin-laden-execution-will-play-out-with-obama-derangement-syndrome/580456 "2011-05-02T06:15:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-how-the-bin-laden-execution-will-play-out-with-obama-derangement-syndrome/580456/21 "2011-05-03T15:11:23Z")

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> [@Kolga](#):
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> I have already seen both of these posted by some of my friends on Facebook.
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> My use of the “hide” and “block” function has been extreme today.

Yeah, I had to defriend someone this morning. He posted a paragraph so chock-full of wrongness that I knew there was no point in trying to refute any of it. Among the things he claimed were such gems as Obama delayed the announcement for political reasons and that Bush deserved all of the credit for the kill.

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**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-how-the-bin-laden-execution-will-play-out-with-obama-derangement-syndrome/580456/22 "2011-05-03T15:12:25Z")

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> [@Tom\_Scud](#):
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> The “respectable” conservative version will be to assign all credit to the Troops ™ and be outraged that Obama or his supporters assign any credit whatsoever to the President. Ideally, they’d like “Obama claims he single-handedly killed Osama” to be the new “Al Gore invented the Internet”.

Rush started on that yesterday, apparently.

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**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-how-the-bin-laden-execution-will-play-out-with-obama-derangement-syndrome/580456/23 "2011-05-03T17:05:42Z")

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I do think the Left is setting up for that kind of backlash. I’ve been hearing way too much “Badass in Chief” references since yesterday.

I like the guy but he’s not a badass. He’s a…what do you call it? Oh right–a Leader. Can we leave it at that instead of overcompensating?

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