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fishwax

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17. It's ironic, because not long after Seals were killing Osama Bin Laden, Obama was trolling Trump at

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2017, 11:40 PM

Feb 2017

the Foreign Correspondents Dinner.

I remember watching that at the time, and thinking how obvious the contrast between them was. Then to find out later that Obama had, only hours before, given the order and monitored the raid. Damn. What a cool, competent man we used to have in the Oval Office.

And now. Ugh.

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So while US Navy SEAL was being killed in Yemen, Trump was trolling NYT on Twitter [View all] bigtree Feb 2017 OP

What a little wimp fucker Cha Feb 2017 #1

"Everything that could go wrong did." madaboutharry Feb 2017 #2

HOpe some reporters ask him about it.. Cha Feb 2017 #3

I am not sure if this claim is accurate GusBob Feb 2017 #20

he's tweeting sat morning at 8am bigtree Feb 2017 #25

Your link says 5 am Saturday (EST) GusBob Feb 2017 #27

my link shows him tweeting 8am sat bigtree Feb 2017 #28

And it isn't even two weeks yet. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #4

His bone spurs were acting up. GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2017 #5

That behavior would be fitting with his personality. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #6

A better question would be... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #7

Yemenghazi, hell yeah! DK504 Feb 2017 #8

Trump's response, if he ever gives one, GP6971 Feb 2017 #9

Obama would have been in the situation room watching everything as it happened, but.... George II Feb 2017 #10

this SHRED Feb 2017 #11

SOS Hillary, too Cha Feb 2017 #23

Don't you all know that it is not a SITUATION unless Marie Marie Feb 2017 #26

Its OK if you're : 1. white, 2. male, 3. hetero, 4. rich, 5 Christian uponit7771 Feb 2017 #12

"Christian". Cha Feb 2017 #24

sigh... so true... uponit7771 Feb 2017 #30

What time was he tweeting in Washington and what time was the attack in Yemen? GusBob Feb 2017 #13

He's like a kid Jamaal510 Feb 2017 #14

Incompetent in Chief. ffr Feb 2017 #15

Trumpghazi zwyziec Feb 2017 #16

Love it going to use it LostinRed Feb 2017 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author LostinRed Feb 2017 #22

It's ironic, because not long after Seals were killing Osama Bin Laden, Obama was trolling Trump at fishwax Feb 2017 #17

That is quite a contrast... ffr Feb 2017 #18

Waiting for Martha Roby to ask if he was alone. tanyev Feb 2017 #19

I'm ok with a few major screw ups ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #29