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revree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:11 PM Original message |
How on earth could an attack on Iran boost Bush's poll numbers? |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. It can't. It would drop them like a rock. n/t |
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revree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yeah, but why do the pundits keep thinking an attack on Iran |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. and another trillion dollars...thousand more die...sounds like |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Too late |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Because they are moronic, simple-minded cheerleaders n/t |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Yeah, we were all saying the same thing before the 02 elections |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Not at this point |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. By all means please look me up on here after election day... |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 09:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Only if Diebold lets them be |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Ditto |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's about the midterms silly! |
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LiberalVoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. What about the midterms? |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 09:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
37. Look at the IWR and 2002 |
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LiberalVoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. This is not NEARLY the same thing! |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. It will, watch and see. |
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spuddonna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. It wouldn't... but it might allow him to declare martial law... n/t |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. He may be calculating a "rally 'round the flag" effect |
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Jayhawk Lib (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. It would not help him and the Republicans |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Well, if true, then at least we know what we're dealing with |
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Jayhawk Lib (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Not quite tyranny |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Yeah, if you believe there are no problems with e-voting machines. n/t |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
38. We know we have that now. nt |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. It shows he's 'a man of action' |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Lots of 'murcans love war. They like commanders-in-chief. They like |
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revree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. This is such a small minority of people, though. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Exactly. Less than 30% |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. They like to play patriot |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. There will be a bounce to show support for the troops |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Americans ALWAYS rally around executive-branch murder. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. It can't but at this point the only thing they are intersted in |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. If he called off the elections and declared martial law |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
15. however his controllers and the corporate media want it to |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Your problem is: |
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booksenkatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. Another Reichstag fire would help catapult the propaganda. nt |
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bullimiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
27. i dont think it can help them either, that game is played out. |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. First it will be a bit easier for the corporate media to whip |
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f-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. I fear it might boost his numbers because... |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. If they cared about poll numbers, there are lots of things they could do.. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. terrorist attack would boost poll numbers, then he'd spend the political |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I don't see how a terrorist attack would help |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I hope that would be the response, but neocons might expect to repeat |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
39. More jingoistic nationalism, more blind patruitusn |
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