Community Corner
Locals React To Osama bin Laden Death On Twitter
President Obama confirmed Osama bin Laden was dead in a press conference around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night.
The Associated Press first reported the news that in Pakistan just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday night. President Obama confirmed the news an hour later in a telvision news conference.
But by that time, North Potomac and Darnestown locals were already reacting to the news through social media. The celebrations and sharing of feelings continued on Twitter and Facebook into Monday morning.
Here is a sampling of some of what has been shared in the last 12 hours.
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May 1, 10:49 p.m. @SIMilan11 Osama bin Laden is dead. On with life now...
May 1, 11:05 p.m. @MeatWagonBBQ #USA! USA! USA! USA!
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May 1, 11:25 p.m. @nejenkins I love that the Osama news preempted Celebrity Apprentice. Suck it, Trump.
May 1, 11:53 p.m. @SIMilan11 Want to go celebrate with people outside White House but I'm afraid I won't get there in time #stupidmetro.
May 2, 12:06 a.m. @MichaelWeisel Thx to our brave men and women for a job well done. To all who have lost, may your loved ones never be forgotten. G-d bless the USA!!
May 2, 12:10 a.m. @smplnerd Just because bin Laden is dead doesn't mean the "War on Terror" is over (unfortunately).
May 2, 12:27 a.m. @MichaelWeisel Goin out in the am to snag a Washington Post and frame the headline!
May 2, 12:29 a.m. @fastballtracy Wild Outside the White House right now. Huge crowd over 3,000 people is the estimate. Singing, cheering, waving flags and screaming USA.
May 2, 12:43 a.m. @mikeholden Wow that was a good speech Obama, the close especially.
May 2, 7:48 a.m. @shashib Video of the compound from @ndtv Osama was just 800 yards from the Pakistan Military Academy http://bit.ly/mrggxF
May 2, 8:07 a.m. @DoriStehlin On this happy #MilitaryMon pls take a moment to think about our troops--current, former & those that gave their lives--heroes every day.
May 2, 9:36 a.m. @megaminku thank you President @BarackObama and the brave Navy Seals Ops
May 2, 9:48 a.m.@shashib Obviously Osama did not have a smartphone otherwise we would have known where to find him
May 2, 10:24 a.m. @KT2240 It's a GREAT day... Bin Laden is gone AND I have my iPad!!!
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