Do you think the Democratic Party will be caught off guard in November

[genius]

The Democratic Party was warned in advance about Florida and they did nothing. The Republicans planned everything a long time before the election. The Democrats were repeatedly warned about the electronic voting in advance of the 2002 election and they did nothing. The outcome of the recall should have been obvious and yet the Democrats were certain of victory and were unprepared. Arnold was one of the instigators of the California energy crisis and the public wasn't informed. The Democrats played positive and nicey-nicey. The Democratic Party's track record on being ahead of the Republican sneaky plans is not good.

[MuseRider]

1. They will try

and they will pull something we probably do not expect but I do not think we will let them get away with it this time. JK seems ready for the usual and seems to be preparing for the new machines and Bush* tactics. I don't think we will be taken so easily this time expected or not.

[mrboba1]

2. Fool me once,

shame on you.

Fool me twice, shame on me.

We won't be fooled twice.

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. Need to add another option : The DLC will throw the game again, on purpose

I hope to God they don't, but all this suppression of any opposition to the neocon-lite agenda is really not looking good.

FOR THE LAST TIME IDIOTS, PEOPLE STUPID ENOUGH TO BUY THIS AGENDA ARE ALREADY VOTING FOR BUSH, AND PEOPLE WHO KNOW BETTER AREN'T VOTING FOR PNAC'ERS. WHOSE FUCKING VOTES DOES THE DLC WANT??

[genius]

5. Good comments.

[Steven Leser]

4. Exactly right, we need to be VIGILANT!Check out these links on the subject

Please disseminate W I D E L Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/328852">http://www.network54.com/Forum/328852

and

http://www.petitiononline.com/october/petition.html">http://www.petitiononline.com/october/petition.html

To: All Registered Voters

No October Surprises, Mr. Bush!

We the undersigned request and exhort the President and all members of the Executive Branch of the United States and their supporters to allow this Presidential election to proceed in a clean and democratic way.

We demand that no October Surprises be foisted on the American electorate along the lines of, but by no means limited to:

1. The sudden "capture" of Osama bin-Laden.
It has been rumored for months that bin-Laden has in fact been captured and that this administration is waiting until just before election day to display him to the American public in the hopes that this will boost Bush's results in the election. We hope this is nothing but a rumor and urban legend, but let this serve notice to this administration that we are watching and will educate the public on this!

2. Surprise unveiling of a missile defense shield.
It is our understanding (Thanks to the folks at CLG in their July 14th report and GSN in their July 2nd report) that U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has quietly ordered elements of a long-range missile defense system to begin operating on Oct. 1, four weeks before the 2004 presidential election, according to a U.S. military official (see GSN, July 2). Rumsfeld’s order appears to be a closely held secret.

This is an unacceptable use of a multi-billion dollar taxpayer funded project to prop up this administration's election returns. A few weeks will not be enough for the press and public to adequately determine the effectiveness of the system or to adequately discuss and debate whether such a system even makes sense given that the country's primary external threat is now terrorism in general and in particular individual small terror cells with no access to complex ballistic missile technology.

3. Flooding the market with cheap oil in the months leading up to the election, or other short term economic manipulation.
This administration should be judged on their true impact on the American economy for better or for worse.

In addition to signing this petition, we ask the signers write their opinions at this forum---> http://www.network54.com/Forum/328852

Sincerely,