Link to original article. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-usa-campaign-binladen-ad-idUSBRE87E01F20120816)

"(Reuters) - Barack Obama's re-election campaign on Wednesday accused Republicans of trying to "Swift Boat" the president, a reference to hardball smear tactics used to attack the war record of Democratic Senator John Kerry when he unsuccessfully challenged George W. Bush for the White House in 2004.

Reuters reported on Tuesday that a group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives was preparing to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and accuses his administration of leaking U.S. secrets for political advantage.

The group, the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund Inc, unveiled a documentary-style video featuring interviews with former spies and U.S. military commandos on Wednesday.

The Obama campaign hit back.

"The Republicans are resorting to 'Swift Boat' tactics because when it comes to foreign policy and national security, Mitt Romney has offered nothing but reckless rhetoric," said campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt.

Romney's "two major foreign policy speeches never even mentioned al Qaeda once, and he hasn't outlined a plan for America's relations with a single region of the world," LaBolt said. "In 2008, the president said he'd end the war in Iraq in a responsible way and refocus on taking out al Qaeda's leaders, and few would question that he's kept his word." "


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Link to original article. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-usa-campaign-binladen-ad-idUSBRE87E01F20120816)

"(Reuters) - Barack Obama's re-election campaign on Wednesday accused Republicans of trying to "Swift Boat" the president, a reference to hardball smear tactics used to attack the war record of Democratic Senator John Kerry when he unsuccessfully challenged George W. Bush for the White House in 2004.

Reuters reported on Tuesday that a group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives was preparing to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and accuses his administration of leaking U.S. secrets for political advantage.

The group, the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund Inc, unveiled a documentary-style video featuring interviews with former spies and U.S. military commandos on Wednesday.

The Obama campaign hit back.

"The Republicans are resorting to 'Swift Boat' tactics because when it comes to foreign policy and national security, Mitt Romney has offered nothing but reckless rhetoric," said campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt.

Romney's "two major foreign policy speeches never even mentioned al Qaeda once, and he hasn't outlined a plan for America's relations with a single region of the world," LaBolt said. "In 2008, the president said he'd end the war in Iraq in a responsible way and refocus on taking out al Qaeda's leaders, and few would question that he's kept his word." "


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Wait until BO starts his new commercial explaining how he won 104 (46 of them are gold) medals at the Olympics.

Wait until BO starts his new commercial explaining how he won 104 (46 of them are gold) medals at the Olympics.

...while still carrying the carbine he used to drill Bin Laden! Chuck Norris got nothin' on ole Barry Soetoro, Leader of the Choom Gang and the Free World. :buddies:

Another example of Democrat dementia. "Swift Boat" only refers to a "hardball smear tactic" if you are insane. Normal people recall it as John Kerry lying about his military service record and shooting himself so he could receive a Purple Heart.

Vets for Truth (as opposed to Democrats for Lies) defines "swiftboating" as: "exposing the lies, deceit and fraud of self-glorifying public officials or candidates for office who exaggerate their military service by lying about their feats of heroism and combat wounds."

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Let me drop a WMD on this one too.
Feinstein Comments on National Security Leaks Emerge as Campaign Issue - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/democratic-senators-comments-on-national-security-leaks-emerge-as-campaign-issue-3/)
In remarks at the World Affairs Council, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed concern Monday about leaks of national security information, saying, “The White House has to understand that some of this is coming from its ranks. I don’t know specifically where, but I think they have to begin to understand that and do something about it.”


Congressional leaders call for halt to 'cascade of leaks' - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/politics/white-house-leaks/index.html)


Washington (CNN) -- Congressional leaders agreed Thursday on the need for a full investigation of what one called a recent "cascade" of leaked classified information but differed on exactly how the inquiry should be conducted.

After meeting with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, the top Democrats and Republicans on the intelligence committees of the House and Senate pledged a bipartisan effort to halt the leaks now and pass legislative changes to prevent future leaks.

Another example of Democrat dementia. "Swift Boat" only refers to a "hardball smear tactic" if you are insane. Normal people recall it as John Kerry lying about his military service record and shooting himself so he could receive a Purple Heart.

Vets for Truth (as opposed to Democrats for Lies) defines "swiftboating" as: "exposing the lies, deceit and fraud of self-glorifying public officials or candidates for office who exaggerate their military service by lying about their feats of heroism and combat wounds."

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Saaaaaaaaaa loooooooot

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He got Bin-Laden but now he's stuck with Bi-Den

Well that's it...I am voting for him for sure now...I didn't realize he was such a brute... One man war, killin machine...Thanks for helping me make up my mind...
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Perfect example of Obama's self centered stupidity.

He came in from a round of golf and watched the intel streaming in to the war room and then immediatly proclaims to the world that "He got Bin Laden"

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid act that made any and all intel gathered from the compound worthless.

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

The goopers are sore because liberals are too stupid to know that the leak is Obama. This event should have been completely top secret forever! America doesn't need anymore people hating on us. Thanks Obamass! :loser:

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

Nope, just that he thinks he deserves any of the credit for it.

Maybe we should get out of Honduras too.....

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

Spoken from a true simpleton.

He got Bin Laden just like he ended the war in Iraq.


Oh yeah everyone forget's about the timeline that Bush negotiated with the Iraqi Parliament.

He got Bin-Laden but now he's stuck with Bi-DenHe got Bin Laden like I was commander of the last shuttle mission. Didn't happen.

Perfect example of Obama's self centered stupidity.

He came in from a round of golf and watched the intel streaming in to the war room and then immediatly proclaims to the world that "He got Bin Laden"

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid act that made any and all intel gathered from the compound worthless.

Yeah but his worshipers really believe that crap that he single handedly went over there and personally shot Bin right in da head...They just don't know any better...They have tunnel vision and they are posessed by the Messiah...

As I observed before, this is similar to the penultimate scene in Dragonslayer, where the king strides up to the charred remains of the dragon, sticks his sword into the corpse and proclaims he has killed the dragon. He wants to tell business owners they weren't alone in their success, but he can't resist claiming all the credit when it arrives.

With one more proviso - Obama himself said he wouldn't "spike the football".

A year later, he spiked the football. He can't help it. His ego won't allow it.

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

No.

This may be difficult for you to understand (I almost guarantee it), but it was Obama's attitude afterward, as well as the media's glorification of Obama that pretty much turned our stomachs.

You'd have thought that Obama did all the planning and the execution of bin Laden, all by himself.

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

Does not tick off anyone I've ever seen or heard from....you just sucked that out of your thumb, didn't you.

Does not tick off anyone I've ever seen or heard from....you just sucked that out of your thumb, didn't you.

That can't be true because he has both thumbs stuck somewhere else in his body... Oh wait a minute that would be his head that is stuck up there...

We even like what Slow Joe has said about it.


Sure we do..:killingme

Big &#%!ing Joker - Jonah Goldberg - National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/298785/big-ing-joker-jonah-goldberg?pg=3)

We even like what Slow Joe has said about it.


Sure we do..:killingme

Big &#%!ing Joker - Jonah Goldberg - National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/298785/big-ing-joker-jonah-goldberg?pg=3)



“Do any one of you have a doubt that if that raid failed that this guy would be a one-term president?#…#I’m telling you, man, this guy is not only smart as hell, he is absolutely ready to make the decision and stand back and live with it. No whining.”


Sounds like Joe want to put BO up against Putin in a "who's got a bigger dick" contest

You'd have thought that Obama did all the planning and the execution of bin Laden, all by himself.
The plan wouldn't have gone anywhere unless the Bush administration had laid the ground work for it. IOW: The plan for killing Bin Laden; Obama didn't build it!

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

The fact that Bin Laden was eliminated because obama followed the plans that President Bush put in place, is really a sore point for you anti-American ass wipes, isn't it.

Sounds like Joe want to put BO up against Putin in a "who's got a bigger dick" contest

We all know who the bigger dick is....

The fact that bin Laden was eliminated during Obama's watch instead of Boosh's really ticks you simpleton's off doesn't it. :killingme

Not at all.

Bush realized that there was nothing gained by going after Bin Laden and putting US soldiers needlessly at risk to get him. The ONLY thing that would be accomplished would be making Osama a Martryr.

What's been gained by killing Bin Laden?

Absolutely nothing, other than using the killing of someone fodder for his re-election campaign..

Not at all.

Bush realized that there was nothing gained by going after Bin Laden and putting US soldiers needlessly at risk to get him. The ONLY thing that would be accomplished would be making Osama a Martryr.

What's been gained by killing Bin Laden?

Absolutely nothing, other than using the killing of someone fodder for his re-election campaign..

There was supposedly a lot of good intelligence gathered - until Obama leaked it all.