The October, '06 Surprise

[ruggerson]

I have no doubt it will happen. Bombs mysteriously explode in the Federal Post Office at night. No one hurt, but the "Homeland Security" code shoots up to red.

Osama Bin Laden makes another video, pleading with America to elect Democrats. Video techies will find the RNC logo embedded at the end of the message, but the mainstream press will ignore it.

What's going to happen?

The fuckers will try something, of that I'm sure.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. Know how many Security Alerts have been sounded

since the November 2004 election?

Guess.

[napi21]

2. Howard Dean pointed this out several times!

He was careful to point out that he had no proof, but wasn't it really strange that every time Kerry had good results in the news, there was another terror alert? I'm sure the Pubs will try that again, but I'm not convinced it will work this time!

[MadisonProgressive]

3. I don't remember any - do you?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

11. Of course I don't

Do you know why neither of us remembers any?

Hmmmmm?

[MadisonProgressive]

17. I may have at one time, but I forgot....

[OldLeftieLawyer]

19. Because ::::: drum roll ::::::

There weren't any.

I mean, once they stole the second election, who needs alerts?

You knew. You just couldn't believe it.

Yeah, they're that brazen now.

[spanone]

4. uh, oh, maybe, uh....none?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

12. WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!

And, you lucky, lucky DUer - do you know what you've won??????

YES!!!!

The BEER-DRINKING PUSSYCAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HereSince1628]

5. There are things you know you can control, and things you know you can't

an October surprise is the later.

Anxious proclaimations that the R's will do it provide virtually no protection against it. Candidates must still make their choices of issues to run on and go forward.

Prior restraint of incumbent political opponents is impossible.

[Clark2008]

6. The Nexus of Politics and Terror

Number One:

May 18th, 2002. The first details of the President’s Daily Briefing of August 6th, 2001, are revealed, including its title - “Bin Laden Determined To Strike In U.S.” The same day another memo is discovered - revealing the FBI knew of men with links to Al Qaeda training at an Arizona flight school. The memo was never acted upon. Questions about 9/11 Intelligence failures are swirling.

May 20th, 2002. Two days later, FBI Director Mueller declares another terrorist attack “inevitable.” The next day, the Department of Homeland Security issues warnings of attacks against railroads nationwide, and against New York City landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty.

Number Two:

June 6th, 2002. Colleen Rowley, the FBI agent who tried to alert her superiors to the specialized flight training taken by Zacarias Moussaoui, whose information suggests the government missed a chance to break up the 9/11 plot, testifies before Congress. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Graham says Rowley’s testimony has inspired similar pre-9/11 whistle-blowers.

June 10th, 2002. Four days later, speaking from Russia, Attorney General John Ashcroft reveals that an American named Jose Padilla is under arrest, accused of plotting a radiation bomb attack in this country. Padilla had, by this time, already been detained for more than a month.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9665308/#051012a

Keith Olbermann put it all together for us.

[Patsy Stone]

8. Now...

Doesn't he always? :loveya:

:hi:, girl! Happy Sunday to you and yours!

[flyingfysh]

7. I think I know what will happen

Bush will arrange for Saddam Hussein to be executed then to get the Republicans another temporary lift in the polls.

[EFerrari]

9. Do they still need terror alerts? You'd think electronic "voting"

would do the trick or, that special humidity they have in Ohio that only messes things up on election day. :eyes:

[BeFree]

10. That's the reoccurring November surprise

The October surprise will be; Terror Alert: Extreme!

But you are right - Without Paper Ballots, they don't need anything else, the election of republicans is in the bag.

[ThoughtCriminal]

13. They have figured out that they need to conserve "Alerts"

And not just roll them out for every little political boo-boo. Too many people were noticing the connection. It's like a crooked football referww - you can call a holding penalty on just about any play, but it works best if you wait until it makes a difference in the game.

[RazzleDazzle]

14. No, no. That's the plan for '08, so they can suspend elections

entirely, and stay in power -- but that's ONLY IF the voting machines aren't still within their control and it looks like Jeb and Condi (or suitable replacement parts) aren't going to win on their own.

[SheilaT]

15. There was a lot of talk

that there would be a major terror alert in November of 2004, so as to suspend voting.

Didn't happen.

Didn't need to happen.

They control the voting machines.

They'll control the voting machines this fall, and in 2008.

Remember how John Zogby said Kerry would win?

Remember how many people who'd voted for Bush in 2000 said they weren't going to vote for him in '04? And NO ONE out there was saying they'd voted for Gore in 2000 and now were going to vote for Bush. NO ONE.

The exit polls in 2004 showed that Kerry had won.

The exit polls in Florida in 2000 showed that Gore had won.

Don't kid yourselves. The current administration came to power in a coup, and they will not give up that power in anything so silly as a free, fair, and honest election.

Things are only going to get worse.

[lovuian]

16. Somehow Marshal Law will be enacted... its a real

possibility...

[SheilaT]

20. I think you mean

Martial law.

[FreedomAngel82]

18. I think this is why they're doing the UAE now

Something is up their sleeves. I have no doubt about it. They're also doing this because it's the perfect time before the midterms and they can claim that the democrats are putting politics above security. Remember everything is already planned.

[many a good man]

21. A car will backfire in the parking lot of a polling place and

the election nationwide will be canceled, er, postponed, indefinitely.