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BAUERLE: Go Ahead. Look at Gadhafi Photos!



I don’t know about you, but I was gratified to see the photos of a dead Gadhafi.
There’s something about seeing a melting witch that brings some kind of closure to decades of villainy and an amazing ability to escape the clutches of justice.
As pathetic as the videos and photos are, this is the same man whose government ordered the deliberate bombing of hundreds of innocent men, women and children in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland over twenty years ago and who sponsored numerous murders of innocents.

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And the Libyan dictator was in power from roughly the time Richard Nixon began his first term in office here in the USA until very recently; he was a giant thorn in our eyes for a long time.
While he had attempted to court the West (and vice-versa) in recent years, Gadhafi’s mercurial and sometimes bizarre statements and despotic policies in his own country eventually spelled his mortal doom.
Like many of Gadhafi’s ilk, he showed an uncanny ability to not only stay in power but to dodge assassination attempts and uprisings.
On Thursday Gadhafi’s time expired in a brutal way near his hometown, after months on the run from the rebels.
In Iraq, Saddam’s statues were toppled in a symbolic killing.
In Libya, Gadhafi himself was personally killed.
Out there in the blogosphere I am seeing a lot of people complaining about news outlets and web sites running the gruesome footage and photos of Gadhafi.
News isn’t always pretty, and with the number of cell phones out there with built-in cameras and video the “filter” of the major media outlets becomes less and less important.
For whatever reasons, the public seems to want to see and to know that the witch is dead. Our WBEN photo gallery of the grisly images is the most viewed area of our website right now.
In the case of Gadhafi, seeing him dead is kind of like looking under the bed to make sure the monster isn’t there.
If you feel guilty about whatever satisfaction you may derive from seeing a dead Gadhafi, just remember Lockerbie.

10/21/2011 5:33AM
BAUERLE: Go Ahead. Look at Gadhafi Photos!
Tell me what you think!
10/21/2011 9:43AM
Glass houses
For the same thing we would admonish a govt/group for (killing or attacking one of our leaders/residents and displaying the "results" eg via graphic pictures) we now applaud, Why such a double standard? We would label it barbaric if it occurred to "us" but promote it if it occurs elsewhere???? That is total BS......
10/21/2011 11:08AM
Right On To The Previous Post!
I agree totally with that last comment;this clear double-standard will only inspire terrorists(who may be more competant than that 'underwear bomber')to come here and launch attacks against our officials. As my elders used to say,"The seeds you sow"...
10/21/2011 11:13AM
Right On To "Glass Houses"
I totally agree with the last comment. This clear couble-standard of U.S. foreign policy will only incite terrorists(more competant than that 'underwear bomber')to come here and launch attacks against our officials. As my elders used to say,"The seeds you sow"...
10/21/2011 11:34PM
My question is
When asked " Do you want to see Gadhaffi's death pics" my response to question pose dis - Will it enrich my life in a positive way? That being said I did not have a loved one die at the hand of this evil and clearly disturbed man. None the less I see no value added to my life anyone to sponge the images of a man being dragged and displayed through the streets blood drenched s he is dying
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