Obfuscation, misdirection, sleight of hand, all covering up the real issue

[requiem99]

Everything that has happened in the last few weeks, including the debates, has taken place to take headlines away from the real issue that could, and most likely will, cause John Kerry to lose the election this year.

No, let me re-phrase that: To cause George Bush to stay in power for another term. George Bush cannot possibly win in a fair election. Everyone knows this, even his own side. I conducted an informal poll by asking 10 friends, 7 dem 3 rep, in colleges across the country to ask 10 people they know well (fellow students and faculty only) who they are voting for in the election, if any. This translates into 100 results, 61 for Kerry, 22 for Bush, and 17 undecided/other, and though it is not scientific, it helps further the notion that there is no possible way Bush is doing as well as polls claim he is doing.

Why then, are they polling like they are? Everyone I talk to in my age bracket (18-26) is righteously pissed about George W Bush being in the White House at all at this point. Random people I meet at walmart stop me and remark about my Kerry t-shirt and how much they can't stand Bush ruining the country. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. The only possible explanation for this is that massive election theft is being planned, and since we know George W Bush believes he has been sent by god himself to do his divine bidding, we know that he doesn't believe the people should have any say in it. He is right, because he has a holy mission.

We as a country are one single step away from the abyss. One step. If Bush steals this election, and lets just admit right now he is going to try, we had better fight, tooth and nail, in a massive show of righteous outrage, that we have not been represented.

If we don't, the United States of America as we know it is finished.

[Jackpine Radical]

1. You are not alone, my friend.

I haven't heard much in the mass media about this kind of thinking, but for the past week I've been hearing little else at the grassroots level. Everybody I know seems to think that Bush would lose in a landslide but is preparing to pull off another coup.

To quote an earlier Bush:

THIS WILL NOT STAND.

[requiem99]

2. Bump, this post died a quick death. Nobody else sees this?

[NightOwwl]

3. I believe that BushCo is planning to use these invalid poll numbers

as "evidence" in order to accuse Democrats of fixing the election. They will call the election illegitimate and Bush will refuse to leave White House.

However, Kerry has thousands of lawyers on call, and they will be monitoring polling places for any signs of fraud or abuse. So BushCo may have a plan to steal the election, but they WIIL NOT get away with it.

[PretzelWarrior]

4. well worded. I agree completely

we need to share this with our people out in the "real world" and not just here.

We must vote....but we must protect our vote as well....so don't let people be discouraged from voting due to these machinations...but encourage them to redouble their efforts to DISALLOW a theft of the right result.