On April
27, 2012, The New York Times printed an article, regarding
President Obama using the killing of Osama Bin Laden, as a campaign
tactic. As Vice President Joe Biden has stated the new campaign for the
upcoming election will be: "Bin Laden is dead
and General Motors is alive." But not everyone is on board with Obama's
camp and their campaign approach. Former opponent John McCain
feels this "diminishes the memory of September 11." I cannot say I
agree with McCain, in fact I feel quite the opposite.
September 11th brought pure panic
and fear into America, all while uniting us as well. We all wanted Bin Laden to
be caught and held responsible for all the people-innocent people-who lost
their lives. That day is still fresh in every one's mind, and if asked, they
could tell you exactly where and what they were doing when the news broke. This
is not the first time a President has boasted about the death of a foreign
threat in order to get votes. George Bush did it with Saddam Hussein in 2004
and defeated Kerry as a result. But so many republicans want Obama to fail that
they’ll imply the death of a terrorist should be treated the same as a death of
a saint would. I’m not buying it. If this is the route Obama wants to take to
the polls, I'll follow him there.
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