ABC World News George Stephanopolous calls OBL tapes a wash

[59millionmorons]

George Stephanopolous suggested on ABC World News that as far as the election went, it was likely a wash.


Now here are the media's election night talking points.

John Kerry won this election because people saw the OBL tapes and it remnded them that Bush has not caught him.

George Bush won tonight because the OBL tapes reminded people that he can keep them safe.

[shelley806]

1. Meaning what?

50:50 in terms of effect?

I heard that the video was edited, and it might have been designed to co-ordinate with 9/11 anniversary, not election.

[librechik]

3. so who gave the tape to Al Jazeera, and when?

we've long speculated that Rove would hold back an OBL surprise for this very day.

However,now, after seeing that stupid "American Terrorist" video on ABC yesterday, I think the production value is so much higher on the OBL tape that the Rove crew couldn't possibly have faked that one. They're just not competent enough.

[Bjornsdotter]

2. And I call George...

...an ass!

Cheers,
Kim :toast:

[Cha]

4. If people think this can keep them

"safe" then they're Crazy. Just like they didn't notice that 9/11 happened on bushwatch.

There's no helping these Koolaid imbibers!

[jean]

5. WHEN will one of the media mouths say the UBL tape reminds people

Osama did it to us ON BUSH"S WATCH and is still free to do it again? And does UBL have access to the missing explosives?

Please - someone say this out loud on the tv.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

6. Not a wash. Would only help Bush if it scared people, which it didn't.

Only helps Kerry.

[bettyellen]

7. osama thanks george for reading goat book + giving extra attack time

i heard the quote making fun of him for sticking around the fla classroom and reading the goat book.
to put it in context but the part before osama explained he and atta guessed they had to do all the damage they could inside 20 minutes, because that's how long it would take before we scrambeled fighters and whatever.
so he's giving bush thanks for farting around in the claassroomand said they accomplished more than they guessed because we were slow to respond.

[BayStateBoy]

8. How Can People Think Bush Keeps Them Safe?

With Bin Laden giving a lecture from the security of his hiding place?

Irrational conclusion.

[displacedyankeedem]

9. I agree

No big shift for anyone, explosives story still hanging on.

[Lorien]

10. Keep them safe?

What, by not catching terrorists and going after disarmed washed up dictators instead?