WaPo: "The strategy is aimed at stoking public fears about terrorism..."

[NEDem]

Found this on Buzzflash.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A10573-2004Oct6?language=printer

Paragraph 6.
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A Bush adviser said the president hopes to change the dynamics of the race with more biting attacks on Kerry's record and trustworthiness and on what Bush charges is Kerry's reluctance to use U.S. military force to defeat terrorism. The strategy is aimed at stoking public fears about terrorism, raising new concerns about Kerry's ability to protect Americans and reinforcing Bush's image as the steady anti-terrorism candidate, aides said.

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:wow:

[fsbooks]

1. last paragraph is good too

Finally, Bush said Kerry would increase spending by $2 trillion or more. "That's a lot of money -- even for a senator from Massachusetts," Bush said, to thunderous applause and laughter, repeating Cheney's exact words from the night before. What he did not mention is that budget experts say the president has proposed even more additional spending, perhaps $3 trillion.

[tmooses]

2. I may be wrong...

but I don't remember aides to Bush publicly admitting they are deliberately scaring the public into voting for Bush. I posted on this earlier and got slammed. I believe that the definition of terrorism is to use the fear of terror or violence for political gain. We now are victims of domestic terrorism from the B/C cartel.

[NEDem]

3. They just admitted it

They are now publicly stating that they are using the fear of terrorism to scare people into voting for *. It can't be any clearer than this.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. Sure seems that way. eom

[LittleClarkie]

5. Isn't that... terrorism?

Call the CIA!

[radfringe]

7. the tidbit

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A10573-2004Oct6?language=printer

Bush: Kerry Would 'Weaken' U.S.
President Defends Iraq War in Run-Up to Second Debate

By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 7, 2004; Page A01

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The strongly worded speech, which indicted Kerry as a "tax-and-spend liberal," was timed to deflect criticism of Bush's Iraq policy from such key sources as former Iraq administrator L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. weapons inspector and the State Department. A Bush adviser said the president hopes to change the dynamics of the race with more biting attacks on Kerry's record and trustworthiness and on what Bush charges is Kerry's reluctance to use U.S. military force to defeat terrorism. The strategy is aimed at stoking public fears about terrorism, raising new concerns about Kerry's ability to protect Americans and reinforcing Bush's image as the steady anti-terrorism candidate, aides said.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. kick

[npincus]

8. I guess that's why the Dept. of Education is warning SCHOOLS about BOMBS,

terorism, death and horror in general. If Abuse of Power was a punishable crime, the whole lot of those criminals would be strung up by their toes.

[cthrumatrix]

9. bingo.... I thought they would be much quicker with that one

[moondust]

10. Creating and exploiting fear of the boogey man

is the Republican Way.

[Supersedeas]

11. STOKING public fears - nothing desperate about Rovian democracy