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travisleit01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 09:51 PM
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Poll question: POLL: Will there be a terrorist attack before the Nov. election?
From this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1232544#1232569

I thought I'd use my donor powers for good and not evil :)
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SeveneightyWhoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 09:52 PM
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1. There just was one..
Don't you watch the news, little one?
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travisleit01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 09:54 PM
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2. Insert "another" into the poll question.
As I said in the first post, I was only making a poll for some non-donors who wanted one!
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 09:55 PM
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3. I think he was referring to an attack on the U. S.,...
...why would you think otherwise?
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 09:58 PM
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4. Most Americans don't care about attacks in Spain.
We only care when it hits home.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 10:16 PM
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Somehow I don't think that exactly true. There has been a lot of interest
in what happened in Spain, and a lot of notice has been taken of the price that Asnar had to pay for supporting bush* & co. in their little escapade.

What people need to understand is that even if bin Laden is caught, it won't make a damn bit of difference. This is a new type of terrorist situation, it's no longer centralized, it diversified and has cells all over the world. And most of the credit for this belongs exclusively to our attack on Iraq.
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 10:47 PM
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6. I'm sticking with my original contention.
Most Americans don't care about what happens in Spain. They may be peripherally interested, but they don't care. We must not confuse ourselves (DU) with the rest of the country. Do you really think the average Bush voter or Nascar Dad really gives a damn about attacks in Spain?
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travisleit01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 10:16 PM
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5. Kick
:kick:
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blurp Donating Member (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 11:13 PM
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7. The results of the elections in Spain will encourage them

AlQueda just changed the outcome of an election.

The lesson is: terrorism works.
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Yupster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 11:23 PM
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8. Agree blurp
I am now assuming there will be dead American civilians 72 hours before our election. Don't travel that weekend.
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Used and Abused Donating Member (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 11:33 PM
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10. Didn't they vote to get those who supported Bush OUT?
Bush better take note and refrain from trying any more shit.
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Bushknew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 01:26 AM
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15. No

The president of Spain was hugely unpopular, the timing of the terrorist attack is VERY suspicious, a couple days before the presidential election no less.

He was going to lose anyway, could this have been his "Hail Mary" attempt to stir fear, confusion and blind Nationalism in the Spanish people. After all, what did he have to lose? He knew he
was going to lose the election.

Thankfully, the people of Spain didnÕt fall for it.

I expect the US government will stage another terrorist attack on the US close to the elections.

All Bush / Conservatives have is fear.

Canadian medicine is harmful.

Only Conservatives can protect Americans etc etc É
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Djinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 01:46 AM
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17. those selfish spaniards
how dare they choose their own government!
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thebigidea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 07:58 AM
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25. no shit. This isn't bizarro Reagan World where it doesn't
for a good example of How Terrorism Works, just take a gander at Bush, Inc.
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 11:28 PM
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9. Terra attack before the election = good for Kerry...
It will prove that Bush's homeland security policies have failed. Of course, by no means do I hope another terrorist attack happens.
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Bushknew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 01:37 AM
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16. Terra attack = good for Bush

A terrorist attack would immediately "unite the country" and stifle any dissent and any critical thinking.

Questioning the war is STILL hard to do TODAY.

A freshly staged government attack would lock down the country just as 911 did.
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rhite5 Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 06:37 AM
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22. Terra attack=good for Bush. I don't think so
The lesson of the attack in Spain will resonate with the American people if there is an attack. I really believe they will NOT "unite behind a strong President." I think Americans have wised up since 2001.

God help us if they haven't.

Why on earth unite behind a President who was unable to protect us? Why on earth unite behind a President who has done everything in his power to prevent anyone from investigating 9/11? Americans may have been dumb 3 years ago and may learn very slowly, but I gotta believe by now they have figured things out.
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MasterKey Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 11:36 PM
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11. You can count on it
Edited on Sun Mar-14-04 11:37 PM by MasterKey
My own person guess is it will be June 6th, 2004. 3 days after they capture Usama's little itsy bitsy body parts on June 3rd, 2004.

cheers~
MasterKey- :)
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arewethereyet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-04 11:38 PM
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12. if they can manage it, yes
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Bushknew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 01:05 AM
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13. Thanks travisleit01
:hi:
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_Jumper_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 01:07 AM
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14. Yes
It would seal a Shrub victory and that is Al-Qaeda would love 4 more years of PNAC.
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Speed8098 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 06:10 AM
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21. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
It would seal a * loss.

How can you go around spouting how safe the country is and then suffer another attack? It would definitely get * out of office.
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Demonaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 03:16 AM
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18. somewhere, maybe not in the US
maybe on a cruise ship or on a commercial airliner
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Vernunft II Donating Member (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 04:04 AM
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19. Not after what happened to the elections in Spain.
Or would americans be dumber than spaniards and re-elect the guys who got them into this shit anyways ?
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 06:00 AM
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20. My thought also. Spain may give * & Co. second thoughts...
Also, if there were another incident, * could no longer say that his administration makes America safer and stronger, etc.
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Jose Diablo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 07:39 AM
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23. Yes, *Bush cannot win the election
either with or without an attack, but he could attempt a military coup via marshal law and suspension of voting using clandestine contacts via CIA to execute a 'terrorist' attack.

I am not sure if the military would go along with *Bush though. Maybe a few of the top brass would, but I would think there would be mutinies within the military.

I have read bio's of many of the brass in the military, they seem to be honorable, above reproach. It is beyond the pale for me to think the military would go along with the BFEE. Parts of the CIA, yes, but military, no.

If *Bush tries this, he and his cohorts could potentially end-up on the business end of a firing-squad.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-04 07:51 AM
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24. If pulling out OBL's corpse on Hallowe'en doesn't put *'s numbers up.
Count on it. If the sight of Chimpy sticking his thumbs in Osama's eye sockets doesn't get him acclaimed Emperor for Life, there will be a LIHOP/MIHOP to allow him to declare that Martial Law Tommy-Boy says we'll be screaming for.
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