*** HE JUST ORDERED THE CLOSE OF GITMO!!!!! ***

[Clio the Leo]

I realize this was, by now, a foregone conclusion ... but NOW it's official!!!!

This had been MY dream all along ... that this would be his first executive order!!! AND IT HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!

"when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

(let me note that *I* am choosing to quote MLK, he did not)

We MUST allow this liberty to ALL of God's children even those who may do us harm!!!!!

GOD BLESS YOU BARACK OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!! LEAD THE WORLD BY EXAMPLE!!!!!

[dmallind]

1. No change! Republican Lite! Throws us under the bus! NT

[JNelson6563]

3. I know! Same as Bush!

*puts wrist to forehead* Oh it's so horrible! *runs out of room dramatically*

I hope the hysterics and drama queens are appropriately embarrassed.

Julie

[Hutzpa]

2. Abe, MLK, JFK et al

would be proud, walking around the corridors of White House smiling again.

It's a brand new day.

[TTUBatfan2008]

8. Abe?

Didn't he suspend Habeas corpus?

[tekisui]

10. He did.

Although his argument for it was eloquent and logical.

[wryter2000]

4. Happiness overload

CPU shutting down. I can't take much more.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:nuke:

[eleny]

5. How about a little Halleluja Chorus .wav!

http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/WAV_files/miscellaneous_WAV_files/hallelujah.wav

[Thrill]

6. All of sudden Republicans have a problem with Executive Orders

LOL. Too funny

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. But we knew that was gonna happen. LOL Right now, I loves me some

Unitary Executive. :P

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. The memory of an elephant my ass.

;)

[riqster]

7. We didn't need Gitmo to try McVeigh

We don't need it now, either. GoBama!

[asdjrocky]

9. That's my President!

[Tennessee Gal]

11. So Fine!

It is thrilling to have a really fine, intellectual, morally responsible man sitting in the Oval Office.

AT LAST!

:loveya:

[Justitia]

14. restoring America to her founding principles: AMERICANS DO NOT TORTURE!

Friends, our long, hard work has truly paid off.
It is a better day for all humankind.

[cbc5g]

30. Oh no, those detainees will know torture when they enter U.S. Prisons

If they do...U.S. prisons are torture factories. Gitmo was a tropical breeze compared to what they will get at U.S. prisons.

[Jennicut]

15. Thank You President Obama. I have to get used to calling him that and not using Barack

It seems too informal now.

Thank you Mr. President. You are a good man.

[Clio the Leo]

18. Call him Barack.....

.... I really doubt he'd mind. ;)

[Jennicut]

20. I know. But then when I do I feel like I slighted him or something.

Maybe I will just call him "the Prez".

[Clio the Leo]

24. yeah, it's kinda how I feel calling him "Obama"

... seems too impersonal.

[nichomachus]

27. It's been eight years

Since the word "President" followed by a name has crossed my lips -- so it just feels good to say it or write it.

I never once said "President B*sh" ever -- not once -- and I avoided hearing it whenever I could.

After the swearing in on Tuesday I had to go out and while I was driving, the newscaster on the car radio said "President Obama" and I actually got tears in my eyes. It was an entirely unexpected reaction. Then, I realized I hadn't been able to stomach the phrase "President XXX" in so long.

So, I'm gonna use it.

[Ilsa]

16. This is fabulous. The Constitution reigns. nt

[Yukari Yakumo]

17. Meanwhile, Freepers' heads are exploding

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169414/posts

In summary,

Most hope he moves them to either Illinois, near DC, or to Murtha's district.
Many are hoping for another 9/11 to happen.
And throw in a couple of birther and "He's a Muslim" posts for good measure.

[Justitia]

21. those subhumans are the current equivalent of Nazi collaborators. History will judge them. -eom

[bdamomma]

19. Thank you President Obama

the world agrees with you on this one too. Thank you so much.

[NYC_SKP]

22. I don't know. I'm torn.

Am I happier that the Justice rules the day?

Or that this is an enormous SMACK DOWN to the Freepish Right?

Fuck it...I'll be ecstatic about BOTH!

WHOO HOOO!!! :bounce: :applause: :bounce:

[firedupdem]

23. My President is a good man! n/t

[ClarkUSA]

25. He keeps his promises without equivocation or DLC pandering... unlike past presidents.

I never doubted he'd do anything different. The man keeps his word to The People.

[Rocknrule]

26. Damn, I was hoping he'd keep it open for Bush

:evilgrin:

[OneBlueSky]

28. (sigh . . .) . . . now we're gonna have to find some place else to put Bush . . . n/t

.

[Jack Rabbit]

29. Musical interlude

Please click here.

[PresidentObama]

31. Two days on the job, and he's ALREADY better than Bush.

:)