Really? That's a stretch, BTD. Perhaps if you'd been subjected to the disgusting spectacle of Republican political figures falling all over themselves to avoid praising the Obama administration, you would have realized that "Republican meme" refers to Republican operatives and not necessarily rank-and-file voters, whose idiocy has not been on display in the media.

I know exactly what Republican meme means and if you think I haven't seen the disgusting spectacle you'd be wrong.

Hey, did you hear bin Laden is dead?

I'm touched by your generosity.

I wasn't replying to a post.

You weren't replying to the link that SM posted? That's the only thing Palin related in here.

And before Steve jumps all over me again I don't consider Palin to be a Republican political figure. I consider her to be white noise in the background and if the media would just ignore her she would go away. Like Trump. Internet trolls come to life.

I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt even though we've seen it many times before, as recently as another current thread [be inflammatory then feign innocence]. Anyway, I'm done with this 'discussion' of intent. And maybe next time, if you really weren't trying to be inflammatory you'll be clearer in your reference to what you are discussing in mixed company.

Well returned from exile.

Please to point out the innocent post.

You had the chance to say, "Yes, if this had happened on Reagan's or W's watch, I would have said the people who really deserve credit are the operatives, and I would have said nothing about the president on this major international issue." Your minimization of Obama was straight Rush and the like.

As to the operatives, especially the SEALs, they are awesome and truly deserve our thanks. This is not, however, a particularly deep insight, and having it is not a sign that one's head is bolted on straighter than his (or her) more liberal neighbor's.

Shall I share with you my particular appreciation of the years of training, long hours and sacrifices by the brilliant but underpaid lawyers who drafted every piece of complex federal legislation a president ever took credit for? No? Good.

I think from now on I can just refrain from posting and you can write whatever you think I would say, what that really meant, and what I should have said.

I really appreciate how you said it wasn't deep insight. Wow....I thought I was the only person who thought it and figured I should share it with everyone else, knowing everyone else probably wasn't smart enough to have figured that out.

Thank you for your insight, SL. So valuable to me. People like you make this such a great place to post.

I probably should have been clearer. The "deep insight" comment was not directed at you but at your defenders who leapt in with "Don't worry, we get it."

And while, yes, you don't have to, you still haven't said if you'd say the same thing if the shoe of killing Osama was on a Republican president's foot.

Why does this question need to be answered? Why do you keep insisting on making this a partisan political issue?

Here's SL's point. Many republicans in the media have been pointedly leaving Obama's name out of any accolades and/or invoking Bush's name instead. Purposely trying to avoid giving credit where credit is due to Obama. SL is wondering if scaeagles is doing the same thing. Would his post in response to similar news, had it happened under the last President's term, been similarly devoid of mention of the executive branch, or is that omission reserved for Obama? I think it's a pretty valid question in a climate where explicitly leaving Obama out of the equation is a high profile form of partisan rhetoric being tossed around right now. AND considering that that is precisely what the discussion in the thread right before he posted it was about. There was a link to a public comment that omitted Obama's name, discussion about said omission, then scaeagle's post that omitted Obama's name. Is it really that controversial, in that context to then ask about the omission.

So, to sum it up: I'm right, you're wrong. And you have a little dong. I don't like you. I don't care. You have holes in your underwear. Go away. Leave me alone. Go cry to your Mom on the telephone. :p :D

Everyone needs to lighten up. I don't think you'd act this way in person to each other.