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UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:08 PM Sep 2023

Congrats in excelsis to Pennsylvania & Feds capturing the escaped murderer

Last edited Wed Sep 13, 2023, 06:17 PM - Edit history (1)

During the live coverage of the capture, some of the namby-pamby reporters were criticizing every move – “WHY are the (troopers) getting a PHOTO OP picture with him” and “WHY are they cutting his shirt off?” It’s like the usual backseat driving of all the critiques like the END of Afghanistan that somebody had the GUTS to do.

They’re like, “AWww, poor baby murderer to be shamed by a trophy picture and then getting paraded in his black underpants.”

Then at the press conference, Democratic governor Josh SHAPIRO and State LT Col. George BIVENS were *BRILLIANT* - intelligent, eloquent – all the things that Texas/Florida ABBUTT/deSATAN and their zombie stooges in the comparable state slots AREN’T. They both acknowledged all the agencies – local, state, “our Federal partners” and the public. The governor saying, “All working together, the way GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.” And BIVENS, the one coordinating everything, was questioned about this-or-that things that went wrong delaying the capture, and BIVENS said (paraphrase: ) “In any complicated operation there will be unexpected things happening that might be short term setbacks, but they aren’t final, have to be adapted to and you go on.” (I’ll be finding the transcript quote for much use.)

THAT is what the response should be to the wingnut carping about the end of Afghanistan - and Benghazi, and Saigon for that matter. It’s all the a-hole wingnuts, child "reporters" and wingnuts who General SCHWARZKOPF scolded against their calling the combat ammunition tracers as “like video games.”


*** ON EDIT: There is at least one other thread expressing a different take. None of us needs one another's permissions for our opinions, nor do we have to submit to "debates", especially since other thread venues are available. Ty.






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Walleye

(44,827 posts)
1. The killer is lucky they didn't beat the living shit out of him, I would've been ok with it
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:15 PM
Sep 2023

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
4. If only all the cable "pundits" (they ain't "wise") would get that memo about everything.
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:27 PM
Sep 2023

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
6. They moved the cameras around for better skin pic angles! Like how the NY Post runs *daily*
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:34 PM
Sep 2023

skin pics of Hunter BIDEN with any random, gratuitous mention of him.






RobinA

(10,478 posts)
7. Yes To Shapiro
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:41 PM
Sep 2023

We finally have an intelligent grown-up running this state who can make things happen. It's a sight for sore eyes around here. Now I can stop wishing we had a Newsome or a Murphy.

Walleye

(44,827 posts)
9. I was reminded of that watching him today. I love this guy!
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:51 PM
Sep 2023

I see a lot of him on the local news since I live in Delaware, which has sometimes been called Baja Pennsylvania.

Tanuki

(16,448 posts)
10. I read that they cut off his shirt to help confirm his identity by a tattoo
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 03:57 PM
Sep 2023

he was known to have on his back.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
11. Yes, the opposite implication was that it was demeaning (in a different thread).
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 04:52 PM
Sep 2023

The ID is not an implication. Thanks for that.






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