Politics & Government
Narragansett Reacts: Osama Bin Laden Killed By U.S. Forces
A snapshot of the activity from last night on Twitter.
Like the rest of the United States, there was an outpouring of emotion in Narragansett related to the death of 9/11 mastermind and al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden.
For the full story and photos of the reaction nationwide, check out this story from The Huffington Post. For some incredible front pages from across the nation, normally the Newseum is a good resource. You can find their site here.
Here are some statements from Twitter by Narragansett residents, past and present, ordered in a rough chronological order:
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- @allialexander: Osama Bin Laden is dead. Update: Osama killed in a mansion living in Islamabad #osama
- @KristenCarvalho: Osama is dead. Just made my night! #greatnews
- @NarragansettPatch: Know who is really pissed right now, if Obama goes on TV? Donald Trump. womp womp womp. (At 10:40 p.m., during The Celebrity Apprentice. The last 20 minutes were preempted by news coverage.)
- @Run_JMC401: Peaceeeeee RT @allylbbb: Buhhhbyeeeee #BINLADEN
- @OldHossRadbourn: Holy crapping crap.
- @johnna_justine: Byeeeeeeeeeeeee Osama
- @Jake_Aus: Btw, if you're only now proud to be an American just because Osama is dead, go to Canada #CanadaIsAmericasHat
- @Chris_Salomone: Obama was supposed to make a statement at like 10:30...he's on the white house lawn singing with everybody else
- @WackyDad: So gonna miss Bin-Laden! Sniff, Sniff! Good riddance dirt bag!
- @ginaciavarelli: Pop champagne #USA
- @courtdasport: Justice has been done
- @gansettcrooks: Osama bin Better #byebyejerkfacedterrorist
- @Chris_Salomone: I should go to sleep...but twitter is way too entertaining right now
- @davidcicilline: Great news in war on terror, Osama Bin Laden is dead. Thanks to our brave men & women in uniform!
- @Chris_Salomone: Soooo...who else is still awake? (12:40 a.m.)
- @allylbbb: May 1st 1945 - Hitler confirmed dead --- May 1st 2011 - Osama Bin Laden confirmed dead
- @RishaPellegrino: 9/11/01 -- 1st day of my middle school career 5/1/11 -- Sitting in my dorm room doing hw... stuff has changed sooo much
- @Chris_Salomone: What I would do to be in nyc or dc right now...
- @JakeAus: Campus is goin nuts right now @URINews
- @SKmountainlion: Abe Vigoda 1, Osama Bin Laden 0.
And finally, if you’re into light-hearted nostalgia, this link has been posted about 10 times on my Facebook feed by various people.
Compiled by Narragansett Local Editor Stephen Greenwell. Have something else to add? Don’t hesitate to add your remarks via our comments section!
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