Guess the October Surprise -
POSTED BY: Righteous9
UPDATED: Sunday, November 12, 2006 15:16
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I know that the administration is insane. I just can't bring myself to believe they are THAT crazy. Would they actually - in an aggressor role by any international standards - openly attack Iran unprovoked without even phony UN cover? Wouldn't they try for plausible deniability?
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Quote:*Still wanting your head now*
Originally posted by kaneman:
Thank you Hugo!!
On a lance Chrisisall
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On vital and time-sensitive information from a sourse, they will execute a Pre-emptive Mandatory Strike to defend this nation.
PMSy Chrisisall
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Quote:Me four. People don't like to change leaders during a war.
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I'm with Signy and Frem, we're gonna shoot at Iran just before elections, 'cause we 'have to', and they'll shoot back.
Can't Take My Gorram Sky
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Originally posted by rue:
* Out of curiosity I scanned ALL of the major nt'l US news sources yesterday. WashPost, NYTimes, LATimes, CNN, Yahoo, USAToday, Boston Globe, AP. The ONLY story headlined in every one was "Some Liquid Restrictions Lifted". Despite truly vital news such as the leaked intelligence report, ALL the carrriers somehow just happened to headline this trivial item. "Free press". Yeah.
So major news sources were trying to inform the public "some liquid restrictions lifted" to keep the flying public informed, what were they thinking? I hear a lot of the major news sources also have weather forecasts. Why are they wasting time with forecasting the weather when there are so many 'more important' things to report?
Posting to stir stuff up.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:
Originally posted by kaneman:
Thank you Hugo!!
*Still wanting your head now*
On a lance Chrisisall
What gives? Not familiar with sarcasm?
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Hey there Big Damn Nothing -
My point was that it didn't deserve to be front-page HEADLINED when there was so much more real news to report. Now where did I say that? Oh yes, it was here: "The ONLY story headlined in every one was "Some Liquid Restrictions Lifted".
And YOUR point was?? Well, nothing comes from a nothing, I guess.
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Originally posted by rue:
Hey there Big Damn Nothing -
My point was that it didn't deserve to be front-page HEADLINED when there was so much more real news to report.
So much more real news to report IYHO.
Do you think the millions of flyers daily were more interested in the change to restrictions or the leaked intelligence report? And remember now, news sources are not non-profit. Seems like solid economics to cater to the greater audience, at least on the front page.
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And YOUR point was?? Well, nothing comes from a nothing, I guess.
Now that's what I like to see, you maintaining a certain level of civility. What did I do to deserve this? Does anyone who disagrees with you automatically become a troll in your view? Honestly, was it my temerity in questioning one of your posts? Is it you are either with Rue or against Rue?
Posting to stir stuff up.
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I am extraordinarily civil to DT, Finn, CTS, Antimason, and PN though I vehemently disagree with almost everything they say. And I also am civil, even friendly, with the many others with whom I disagree on some points and agree on others. Out of all the people I interact with on this board, there are only four to whom I have given my pet names. And not b/c I disagree with them.
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I agree with the consensus pick for the October surprise: an aerial attack on Iran followed by an all out media blitzkrieg of, "you're either with us or with the terrorists."
Things that will happen in October that are less surprising... Republicans will work to limit the number of people who are eligible to vote in as many regions as they control. Republican campaigns will use push polling to try to scare voters away from their opponents. Tens of millions of dollars will be dumped into Republican scare campaigns using mail, radio and television/cable ads. Media conglomerates, being the huge corporations that they are, will spin every single topic as a "good thing" for Republicans. Media personalities will continue to repeat Republican talking points without an attempt at verification. Staffers for Republican candidates will engage in concern trolling on low traffic density liberal blogs. Retired military Democratic candidates will have their service records questioned by those who never spent a second in uniform. Double amputees will be told that they want to "cut and run." Republicans will continue their embrace of torture and secret prisons and illegal information gathering.
And the vast moneyed infrastructure of the Republican GOTV effort will continue to roll on. They know how close they are to one-party rule in this country. They are scared as hell that enough Americans will realize that you shouldn't put people who don't believe in big government in charge of big government because they don't know what the fuck they are doing. And they don't care that they are messing up. It's all about the power, baby, and making the country a better place for that top 1%. They are hoping and praying that they get another two years in charge of all three branches of government because there's still a lot of damage they want to do to the middle class.
The only real surprise in all this is that there are still Americans out there who will continue to vote Republican. Apparently they think that Bush and the Republican controlled Congress are doing a heckuva job. I guess it's too much to hope that they put down the crack pipe of the right wing media machine (Fox, Rush, Drudge, etc.) long enough to sober up and realize they're voting for more incompetence, continued lack of oversight, continued tarnishing of America's reputation as a moral country, and staying a failed course.
I have no respect for anyone who votes for an incumbent Republican Congressman or Senator this election. None.
"This is how the world sees us: In America they torture people, including their own, in secret prisons." - tbogg
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