When will the terrorist warning be raised again?

[IChing]

When the federal government issues a terrorist warning, presidential approval ratings jump, a Cornell University sociologist finds. Interestingly, terrorist warnings also boost support for the president on issues that are largely irrelevant to terrorism, such as his handling of the economy.

Robb Willer, assistant director of the Sociology and Small Groups Laboratory at Cornell and a doctoral candidate in sociology who expects his Ph.D. in May 2005, tracked the 26 times that a federal government agency reported an increased threat of terrorist activity in the United States between February 2001 and May 2004. He also tracked the 131 Gallup Polls that were conducted during the same period. He then conducted several time-series and regression analysis on the relationship between government-issued terror warnings and Gallup Poll data on approval ratings of President George W. Bush.

"Results showed that terror warnings increased presidential approval ratings consistently," says Willer. "They also increased support for Bush's handling of the economy. The findings, however, were inconclusive as to how long this halo effect lasts."
http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Oct04/terrorist.Bush.ssl.html

[naufragus]

1. raised to what, i stop paying attention

[LosinIt]

2. tomorrow morning, Bu$h wasn't @ the WH this weekend for nothing

they were planning they next Terra Lert

[IChing]

4. Yes

It seems that they can't do it too early or late
election day is too late,
five, six days is too early
I'm thinking Sunday or Saturday evening.
trick or treat.
It's not a question of if
It's a question of when
In the last month and a half they have
planted the seeds in the media of

school terrorism warnings
flu vaccine
voting place warnings
election warnings
and other things to manipulate the masses
they know mass psychology.

[LosinIt]

6. Trick or Treat - Perfect!! Terrorists will dress as trick or treaters

and terrorists will be handing out poisoned candy to Murka's children. OOOOhhhhh scarey, keep your kids at home, better vote for Georgie Boy only way to be safe. God is on his side. Terra,Terra, Terra!!!!!

[OneBlueSky]

5. lol . . . I was gonna say "lemme check my watch" . . . n/t

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[Still_Notafraid]

3. you know

Instead of color it should be phrases

green-"your safe for now"

yellow-"there are some terrorist thinking about killing you and your family"

orange-"your in real danger of being killed today

red-"it is very likely we are all gonna die!!!"- {satire}

I have always thought that color system was retarded,this administration has no common sense.

[IChing]

7. I agree its a joke on the color code

But we're not really the masses here are we?
I think that this is part of the October surprise
plus other crap they will do:

more of the article:

The findings are consistent with social identity theory, says Willer. The theory postulates that individuals tend to identify with a specific group to the extent that they see themselves as more similar to the members of the group than to its most significant out-group.

"Once individuals identify with a group, they develop significant biases toward their group, which help them maintain high self-esteem as members of their group. From the perspective of social identity theory, threats of attacks from foreigners increase solidarity and in-group identification among Americans, including feelings of stronger solidarity with their leadership," explains Willer.

When the out-group threat includes terror, Willer says that the social-identity effects are further heightened. He notes that his findings also are consistent with terror management theory, which indicates that threats involving mortality not only increase in-group biases but also nationalism. "This research suggests that individuals may respond to reminders of their mortality, like terror warnings, by supporting their current leaders," Willer says.

[shraby]

8. More like:

green-"the poll numbers are in George's favor"

yellow-"bad news coming against George and his numbers might drop"

orange-"George's numbers dropped"

red-"Nov. 1 or 2 it looks like the election is going toward Kerry"