LOL. President Obama to make a speech shortly....
 

I didn't know whether this went in News&Politics or Entertainment. I think it's meant to be entertaining, so....

I just turned to Celebrity Apprentice and, following the *dom-dom-dom* sound, there's a notice at the bottom of the screen that President Obama is going to make a speech shortly.

Ummm...there's no speech so I conclude that either President Obama is messing with Donald Trump or vice versa. Probably Trump messing with President Obama. What's going on here? I swear I better not be the only person who saw that notice at the bottom of the screen. :o

It happened again:

"From NBC News...President Obama expected to make important statement shortly. Repeat...President Obama expected to make important statement shortly. Stand by for live coverage on this NBC station."

I'm not on twittttter, but Google is showing all of these twittters about it from NBC News affiliates.

My T_witter and FB pages are blowing up about this.

"All I know is he bet' not interrupt Celebrity Apprentice. Wait til after they fire someone."

"This will be about Zombies, aliens, or Osama."

I really want to hear what this is about, but I want finish watching Celebrity Apprentice right now lol

If it is real, I want it to interfere with Celebrity Apprentice. That should be the point. LOL.

President Obama > Donald Trump

Now, if Trump is just messing with the nation, that is really jacked up. I will say that I tend not to watch all of Celebrity Apprentice or listen to Obama's speeches. But, this back and forth is as entertaining as GC so I haven't switched the channel. They win, I guess.

There are a lot of unconfirmed reports that this is about Osama Bin Laden being dead. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Yikes.

If that's the case, this is a News & Politics thread.

I seriously doubt that Bin Laden is dead, even if they report that he's dead. Connnnnnnspiracccccyyyyyyyy....

Okay, they interrupted Celebrity Apprentice. :D LOL. We will miss who was given the boot. Well played, Obama Administration, well played.

It is about Osama Bin Laden. He is dead. So they say. That son of a bitch. Now, onto catching his many minions around the world.

So far it sounds like he was killed in Afghanistan and they did a full analysis including DNA to confirm that it was, in fact, Osama bin Laden.

Pretty funny that it's interrupting Celebrity Apprentice :)

I want to know why they have his DNA

When his sister died in Boston from cancer, the government attained some of her DNA to match it with his if they ever got a body.

Because they've been hunting the guy? His family's lived in the US.

That should have been "how" they got his DNA

Thanks

Er, that first one is probably not possible.

And as noted, his family's been here, we've been hunting him, one way or another they have a way to compare the DNA. He's not always been so reclusive.

Donald Trump: "You're fired!"

The Nation: (awkward silence)

President Obama: Hey, Trump, while you were stuntin' my birth certificate, we were busy stuntin' Osama Bin Laden. Good luck with tonight's episode.

The Nation: Oh snap! Osama Bin Laden is dead! WooooooO!

I'm not cynical enough to think this was staged for timing, this time of night is not a good time to make big announcements or anything however:

Someone's campaign just got a LOT easier for 2012.

I see nothing cynical about being amused by the timing of the time of the night that this announcement was made.

Yep and I'm sure the Obama Administration has made note of that.

Oh I meant like cynical like the administration had him on ice til now to open their campaign or something.

Oh no, I don't think they'd be able to keep quiet that long. Then again, what do we commoners know.

From a comment online.
I lol'd

LOL. As serious as this announcement is, I wouldn't be shocked if President Obama was sitting, drinking a chai latte so this could interfere with Celebrity Apprentice.

I'm getting tired of hearing the reporters talking. President needs to hurry up or I will put in this dvd.

They've switched to an empty podium at the White House so it can't be too much longer...

He has arrived. This is powerful stuff. We are united as one American family.

Okay, I kind of want him to spare the poetic introduction and just say "ding dong, the witch is dead...ding dong, the wicked witch is dead...."

Second this^

Good announcement. Understandably, President looked tired. I did chuckle at the empty podium, the walk down the red aisle, and the walk back up the red aisle.

Now I'm getting the "So he's dead. I don't care. I have school tomorrow." tweets from my sister's TL.

Oh, these kids.

There's a party in Washington, D.C. around the White House. :) It's a celebration, bitches. Tomorrow might be a national holiday.

This is like America's Royal Wedding party.

Donald Trump is demanding to see the long form of the death certificate.

To the SEALs/DELTA/CIA or what ever the combo team of forever unknowns-BRAVO ZULU!! TO the Special Ops, Military and support teams ever involved in this war-THANK YOU!

LOL @ Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. He made the announcement and people are celebrating with libations.

I dislike being happy when someone dies.

But I say try everything once and this seems like a good time to try being-happy-when-someone-dies. I'm hoping that this can be kind of a cheery thought for everyone that survived the storms this week.

OMG Dee, this is too funny!!

Teehee.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ews-pre-183969

I just laughed a laugh I rarely do. The throw my head back and do the deep booming Ursula-the-Seawitch laugh. That's one of my two "OMG that was so hilarious I almost died" laughs.
Ditto. Just because of who I am, I'm never "happy" when someone else is murdered, no matter what he's done. However, I'm definitely not sorry about the situation. If anyone deserves a slow roll to hell, he does. I guess justice isn't always a happy feeling.

This is exactly how I'm feeling. Can't say I wasn't creeped out by the "Osama is dead barcrawl" that I saw pop up in my news feed.

I felt the same way until I remembered that Osama isn't the first person whose death made me Praise the Lord--or feel apathetic.

Guy just held up a sign:

GWU Tuition: 42K
Dorm: 10K
Finding out that Obama is Dead: Priceless



I know what you mean - I don't feel like rejoicing at anyone's death. I'm praying about the response around the world. The news is saying that his son is dead, too.

I hope this is what the sign said.

Yikes.

Those who were criticizing Obama's name during the campaign are like "I told you so!!!"

You know, it's been almost 10 years since 9/11, about 18 since the first WTC bombing, they should know how to spell Osama.

They've had almost four years of campaign and presidency to screw up the Obama/Osama 'thing' and no longer have any excuse.