Terror alerts set stage for election based on fear

[NeoConsSuck]

With the declaration of “code orange” terror alerts in New York City, Washington, DC, and Newark, New Jersey, the Bush administration has set the stage for a national election in which government-inspired fear will be a principal tool in a campaign to coerce American voters.

The one prominent discordant voice was that of former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, who told CNN that he was “concerned that every time something happens that’s not good for President Bush, he plays this trump card, which is terrorism.” He added, “It’s just impossible to know how much of this is real and how much of this is politics, and I suspect there’s some of both.”

The comment, which expressed an opinion widely shared on the streets of New York, Newark and Washington, provoked a storm of official outrage against the former Vermont governor. Republicans stopped just short of accusing him of treason, while Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry swiftly disassociated himself from Dean’s remarks.

Fellow Democrat and former candidate for the party’s presidential nomination, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, called Dean’s comments “outrageous,” adding, “No one in their right mind would think the president or the secretary of homeland security would raise an alert level and scare people for political reasons.”

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/aug2004/terr-a03.shtml

[NMDemDist2]

1. no one in their "right mind" maybe

but plenty of us are in our "left mind" and don't doubt it for a minute

[NeoConsSuck]

3. Here is a little more from the article..

There is much truth in this article. Following DU rules, I could only copy 4 paragraphs in the original post. Here's a little more:
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Pakistani security forces arrested Ghailani on July 25. Yet the announcement of his arrest was delayed until July 30, just hours before Kerry was to give his acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention.

There is every reason to believe that the Bush administration is timing its warnings and announcements in the “war on terrorism” based on the crassest political considerations. The latest scare, coming in the immediate aftermath of the Democratic convention and at the outset of Kerry’s national campaign, has the effect of driving Bush’s rival out of the headlines.

[mopaul]

4. remember daddybush held hostages longer so reagan would win

old bush trick

[mopaul]

2. fuck lieberman, he's one of them

why doesn't he just switch parties?

[dbt]

7. I'll take "Fuck Lieberman" for $800, mo

"Who in their right mind would have thought the Supreme Court would help Poppy steal the election for Junior?"

:evilgrin:
dbt

[Q]

5. No one but the Bushies know if these 'threats' are real...

...and that's exactly the point. They can use the constant warnings...not only to instill fear...but to accuse dissenters of being 'out of their mind' for even asking questions.

[cthrumatrix]

6. "what would Jesus do"....and then look at awol