Suddenly Tuesday with the commutation granted to Chelsea Manning, it was OK to like and respect WikiLeaks again, and it looks like terrorist bombings are back in style, too.
So, who was most excited to hear about President Barack Obama’s “I’m outta here” commutation of the sentence of imprisoned FALN leader Oscar Lopez Rivera? Naturally, Bill Ayers was blown away by the news.
Oscar Lopez freed!
Chelsea Manning out!!!
Great news! Joy an Justice!
Free Leonard!
Pardon Ethel!
Keep rolling!— Bill Ayers (@WilliamAyers) January 17, 2017
“Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, winner of every award known to exist, went beyond mere exclamation points, though, and confessed that he was sobbing over the news that Don Oscar would soon be a free man.
Sobbing with gratitude here in London.
OSCAR LOPEZ RIVERA IS COMING HOME.
THANK YOU, @POTUS.
?? https://t.co/IEdaEvsVcG— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 17, 2017
I wish I was with every ??in Chicago RIGHT NOOWWWWW
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 17, 2017
Gracias @MMViverito, who NEVER GAVE UP.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 17, 2017
Y @MMViverito, when you talk to Don Oscar, díle I've got a show for him in Chicago. It'll be my honor to play Hamilton the night he goes.
??— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 17, 2017
It would be tough to top sobbing, but there’s something particularly troubling about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s excitement that one of the leaders of a group that bombed that very city would be leaving prison early.
Thank you @POTUS for freeing #OscarLopezRivera. Congratulations to all who fought for this day, including Speaker @MMViverito.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 18, 2017
Wow, awkward.
you know he bombed and killed NYC residents right? (That's the city you're mayor of btw)
@POTUS @MMViverito— Dave Gray (@docgray81) January 18, 2017
He set bombs in your city, you fucking degenerate…
— KeepUrDoctor (@KeepUrDoctor) January 18, 2017
His FALN conducted four terrorist bombings of New York City, killing five New Yorkers and injuring 64 other residents.
Resign now.#PJNET https://t.co/U8auOwnl1c
— Donny Ferguson ? (@DonnyFerguson) January 18, 2017
Oscar Lopez Rivera was the mad bomber of the FALN. He recruited and trained a small army of terrorists to murder his fellow Americans.
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) January 18, 2017
He built bomb factories. He taught the young and impressionable how to make devices that would kill and maim.
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) January 18, 2017
He did so because he wanted to break Puerto Rico away from the United States, to create a "free and socialist country."
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) January 18, 2017
Oh, FALN wanted to create a free and socialist country — so he and his fellow terrorists had a good reason for setting bombs in the city. Got it.
https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/821560400869203969
are supporters of domestic terrorism. Who is next, Mark David Chapman? Khalid Sheikh Muhammad? pic.twitter.com/F4OwcMnmrl
— Young Ideas (@DickYoungsGhost) January 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/jma982/status/821541309798354944
you should be ashamed of yourself for supporting a terrorist in a city that suffered so much on 9/11. Dope. @POTUS @MMViverito
— Stephen (@HamWrapdInBacon) January 18, 2017
Only the crazy left can celebrate the release of anti-American terrorist while crying that Trump is a threat to USA!
— A.J. Sparxx (@illions) January 18, 2017
Should @POTUS pardon the terrorist who tried to blow us up in Chelsea, @NYCMayor? @MMViverito
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) January 18, 2017
what about the victims and their families of his bombs? Did you fight for them you Perp loving savages.
— bjsgarda317☘ (@bjsgarda317) January 18, 2017
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