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2016 Postmortem

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)

11. I like that it was done old school- and that was cool

Reply to Sophiegirl (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 05:11 AM

Nov 2012

and the helicopters, the method, there but for the grace of a damaged helicopter in 1979, (or possibly sabatoged one),
Jimmy Carter would have won reelection freeing the hostages

and our presidents election and even nicer reelection has been the ocontinuing resurrection of Jimmy Carter's good name.

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The Night Osama Bin Laden Died [View all] Sophiegirl Nov 2012 OP

It's a great story, Sophiegirl! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1

Thank you. I have several more pics from that night... Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #4

Practice does indeed make perfect, LOL! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #6

ironically i was in the baltimore area.. that night oldhippydude Nov 2012 #2

I knew that night that Obama would likely win bluestateguy Nov 2012 #3

Geez!!! Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #5

It's OK.......they're just remembering that night in their own way... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #7

I thought there was a new Paper Lace song. Gore1FL Nov 2012 #8

I like it.... n/t Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #9

Thanks for sharing this memory Hekate Nov 2012 #10

I like that in the context of the bumper sticker yurbud Nov 2012 #12

I like that it was done old school- and that was cool graham4anything Nov 2012 #11

in the Carter mission, the military wasn't prepared for the environment yurbud Nov 2012 #14

I remembee heaving a long sigh of relief on finding out that OBL was dead. Third Doctor Nov 2012 #13

for me it was more like Obama was a parent showing a child there was no boogey man under the bed yurbud Nov 2012 #15