Bush camp: "We want people to think 'terrorism' for the last four days."

[Stephanie]

Not feeling sick enough to your stomach yet? Check out these ruthless, disgusting remarks by the Bush/Cheney team, in response to the bin Laden tape.

"We want people to think 'terrorism' for the last four days," said a Bush-Cheney campaign official. "And anything that raises the issue in people's minds is good for us."

A senior GOP strategist added, "anything that makes people nervous about their personal safety helps Bush."

He called it "a little gift," saying it helps the President but doesn't guarantee his reelection.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/247691p-212149c.html

[cubsfan forever]

1. Despicable! n/t

Professor 2

[KingChicken]

2. Well it's not working

everyone seems to be disregarding the message, except they now realize that OBL is still running around showing his campaign ads.

[GreenPoet64]

3. Repulsive.

[snippy]

8. Repulsive. Republican. Same thing. n/t

[unblock]

4. they have nothing to run on but fear itself.

pretty reprehensible, when you think about it.

[Plaid Adder]

5. Are we Bush's constitutents or his hostages?

I'll say it again: Can we have the election NOW? I cannot stand to be held hostage by these bastards for one more fucking day.

Seriously. Do they not get what this is going to sound like to people? "Hey! America is at risk again! BONUS!" I mean for crying out loud, if that's their attitude, why should any of us believe that they would EVER get Bin Laden? After all by their own admission they're better off with him out there taunting us.

Of course Bush admitted this early with his stupid fucking "trifecta" joke, but if anyone out ther ehasn't picked up on this yet, here it is again: our loss is Bush's gain. And you WANT another four years of this extortionist?

:argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :grr: :grr: :grr:

Why don't people get that it is NOT GOOD to have a president in office who thinks he does better when we're doing worse?!

:mad: :grr: :argh:

Ah well,

The Plaid Adder

[Shadow30]

6. disgusting but not a shock...

...the Bush people just want to win,scaring people,make them think they will be hurt or killed is what Bush is all about.They work by trying to intimidate people,I think however its not quite as effective as they would like.Much like his actions in other areas jobs,health care,ext.Bush's "I'm strong on security" thing doesn't really stand up to any kind of scrutiny

[Mr_Spock]

7. What else is new - George Will said Bush should pedal "fear"

because it is what he does best and what he needs to do to win. We have a lying mass-murderer in the WH - all he can do to justify his existence is talk more about killing. Bush is as close to Satan as we will likely ever come.

[mike_c]

9. keep the fear card visible on the table....

Remind people of 9-11, and by association how highly they regarded Bush back when he had those seventy percent approval ratings. There was a real feel-good sense of community and common purpose post 9-11, too. Real deep feelings there for a lot of people.

This is a masterpiece of propaganda.

[kokomo]

10. Makes me more a believer that "timing" of the release was all Karl Rove.

No wonder Bush has been smiling even though it looked like his ship was taking on water.

[Stephanie]

13. I'd really like to know who these anonymous Bush campaign officials are

How do they get to go around making remarks like that without revealing their names.

In the print edition, Helen Kennedy's name is in the byline for this along with DeFrank's. Online they only give his name.

[Polly Glot]

11. I'm nervous about my personal safety with those a**holes in office.

When I think 'terrorism', I want shrub out that much worse.

[Stephanie]

12. As well you should be. We never had these worries before Bush took office.

Welcome to DU Polly Glot.

[Polly Glot]

14. Thank you Stephanie. I love it here! n/t

[Mr_Spock]

15. When I think terrorism, I think Bush! He IS the pusher of fear - the

definition of terrorism. Bush, not to be outdone by Osama, HAS BECOME THE LEAD TERRORIST ON THE PLANET!!!

[Weembo]

16. Let's publicize the hell out of this secret plan

Once folks realize that they are being manipulated, they get their hackles up

[Mz Pip]

17. They are happy when we are afraid

It's good for them when we are concerned about our safety. I'm sending this to media outlets, talk shows, Franken, Ed Shultz, whoever I can think of.

MzPip
:dem:

[HR_Pufnstuf]

18. be afraid, be veerrrry afraid...

...the boogeyman is gonna git u...



Come on, we got suckerpunched ONCE! Wake up and see UBL for what he is. A CIA Asset.

[bush equals idiot]

19. Anybody who does not see how pathetic

this make bush seem as a president, should be given this example.

This will show how patently ludicrous it would be to think it's logical to vote for the president who has made it possible for the one single individual responsible for the worst terror attack on US soil to be able to appear on television 4 years later ... because this president was too effing incompetent to destroy him when he was right in the military's sights.

Using this above logic.....If Nicole Brown Simpson came back to life, pointed her finger right at Simpson and said that's the mother effer who killed me, Simpson would be tickled to death to have that happen.

Yeah right.

[NightOwwl]

20. Translation:

"a little gift":
Rebublicans lips planted firmly on Bin Laden's ass.

"anything that makes people nervous about their personal safety helps Bush":
Thank God Osama Bin Laden is still alive.

"We want people to think 'terrorism' for the last four days":
FEAR :nuke: FEAR :nuke: FEAR :nuke: FEAR :nuke: FEAR :nuke:

They are no fucking better than OBL.

[Stephanie]

24. I really, really, want to know who said these things

Too cowardly to reveal their names, then nonetheless boast about frightening Americans into voting Bush. SHAME.

[Flammable Materials]

21. Proof that the Bush regime are domestic terrorists.

I can't wait for the frogmarch - that is unless this evil bastard pardons himself in advance before leaving office.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. Write LTTEs On This & The McCain Statement!!!

McCain called the Bin Laden tape "Very Helpful". This senior GOP strategist called it a "little gift"...

So WHY is the GOP taking "little gifts" from Osama? Why do they find it "helpful" to have the murderer of 3000 Americans free to make taunting videotapes?

I suggest a heavy LTTE campaign, weaving in the above points, to the national media as well as local papers, particularly in swing states. I have already fired off mine, but I'm not going to post it- you've gotta come up with your own. Good luck.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. And some still don't believe in LIHOP

or some think those who do believe are, "mentally ill." :eyes: We all know that 9/11 was "a little gift" to the chimp, aka "Mr. Trifecta."