I have a great idea for everyone that...

[SDuderstadt]

doesn't believe bin Laden is actually dead.

Why don't you write-in his name as your vote for President in 2012? You can deal with the "not a natural born citizen" technicality later.

[leftstreet]

1. Are there really that many here?

:shrug:

[SDuderstadt]

2. If there's even one...

I'd say that's one too many.

[Marr]

35. "If there's even one"?

Having fun playing with your strawman this morning?

[SDuderstadt]

36. You need to look up...

the definition of strawman too.

[Marr]

37. I know what it means, thanks.

Apparently you don't.

[SDuderstadt]

47. Dude...

How is what I said a "strawman"?

[Marr]

50. I'll explain it for you, "dude".

You began by saying anyone here who doesn't believe bin Laden is dead ought to vote for him. When asked if there are people espousing such a view here, you said 'IF there are any...'.

You were denouncing a position you made up.

[SDuderstadt]

51. Dude...

that ain't a strawman.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Enough that they are being dropped into conspiracy purgatory

....aka the September 11 forum.

[Electric Monk]

4. Then wouldn't that be the appropriate forum for this thread as well?

:shrug:

[Liberal Veteran]

8. I'm assuming for the most part that it is more for the "proofers"

[leftstreet]

6. Well that's fine then

There are also plenty of people who thought he was already dead - not just on DU.

But if DU lets people talk about all aspects of it, I don't see the problem

[Liberal Veteran]

19. I thought he was already dead prior to the news.

But President Obama's announcement was a enough for me to discard that belief.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. If he isn't dead, I'm sure his not-deadness will be revealed soon.

He'll release another tape in which he'll be all, like, neener, neener, ya didn't get me. But I'm quite confident that he's well and truly, no-shit, dead. He sleeps wit' da fishes, and that's just fine with me.

[patrice]

24. Why are people missing this rather obvious point? Are they REALLY that stupid?

What kind of political damage would someone court by lying that you killed someone and then he shows up quite alive????

Apparently doing that sounds like a good idea to some people and that possibility IS fascinating!!!!

[pipi_k]

34. Well I'm sure that anybody who believes OBL is still alive...

is probably convinced that our government has the power to keep him so well hidden that his living, breathing self would never be discovered.

Because, you know...there are never leaks...

:eyes:

[tekisui]

7. Why would anyone write in OBL, dead or alive?

That makes no sense. I haven't seen very many here who thinks he is alive anyway.

[SDuderstadt]

11. Forgive me, my...

satire-challenged friend.

[tekisui]

13. You are excused, my...

attention-seeking friend.

[SDuderstadt]

16. You might want to compare post counts...

before you label anyone else "attention-seeking".

[tekisui]

18. There is a difference between posting information and articles

compared to pointless flame bait.

[Ghost in the Machine]

26. +1,000,000,000,000,000

Half of his posts consist of "oh bullshit"...

[Cali_Democrat]

28. +1000

[mochajava666]

39. +1

[demmiblue]

49. +1 n/t

[unapatriciated]

52. +100000 now that's funny.

guess the op didn't see the dancing in the streets.

http://youtu.be/tFvDFTiHQfU

[SDuderstadt]

53. I guess the poster didn't see...

numerous posts here denying bin Laden was killed.

[Electric Monk]

14. Implied in the OP is that anyone questioning the official story supports Al Qaeda

I think :think:

[tekisui]

15. I sensed that it was coming from a place of absolutism.

[SDuderstadt]

17. Nice strawman...

dude.

[Electric Monk]

20. You mean your own? Re-read your OP. nt

[SDuderstadt]

22. Look up the definition of...

strawman.

[SecularMotion]

9. That's crazy talk, dude

:crazy:

[Name removed]

10. Deleted message

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[quinnox]

12. Is this a call out thread?

No, couldn't be. :yoiks:

[tekisui]

21. It is a flamebait thread.

Probably won't last to long.

[leftstreet]

23. Combination Call Out, Flamebait = Smoke Em Out

:-)

[gratuitous]

27. Apparently not

I strongly believe it has been alerted, but my suspicion is that it's admin-sanctioned, so it's not really a call-out. This post, however, will probably not fare so well.

[quinnox]

29. it seems that way

the mods delete the attacks against the OP but let the main thread stand.

Interesting moderation...

[SDuderstadt]

30. Keyword: "attacks" n/t

[SDuderstadt]

31. Could someone please explain what...

"admin-sanctioned" means.

[frebrd]

25. Hide Thread! n/t

[pipi_k]

32. Or the other idea...

they can hold their breaths while they wait for some new video of him to surface.

[SDuderstadt]

33. I like that one...

too.

[dionysus]

38. SDuderstadt, you don't have to do this. you should be in bed!

[SDuderstadt]

41. Oh, I wasn't quite as sick as...

I made out to be.

[dionysus]

42. i guess your hypocrisy only goes so far.

[SDuderstadt]

43. Apparently, my hypocrisy knows...

no bounds.

[dionysus]

44. there is no "normal thread" SDuderstadt , just a thread. grab that spirited OP SDuderstadt

and post in it. post SDuderstadt. post for me...

[SDuderstadt]

45. Go ahead...

Go ahead and skin that smokewagon and see what happens.

[dionysus]

46. throw down boy! i *slap*

[SDuderstadt]

48. Well, are you going to do something or...

are you going to just stand there and bleed?

[mochajava666]

40. IBTL