Thompson: Bin Laden wants Kerry elected

[Goldmund]

I say great. Let them keep talking like this, and let them get giddy over Osama's tape -- it seems that Americans aren't quite as stupid as they assume.

MILWAUKEE - A new videotape of Osama bin Laden was meant to help elect Sen. John Kerry president, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says.

The former Wisconsin governor said the admitted mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks wants voters to elect someone other but President Bush. Bin Laden's message was "obvious to anybody that looks at it," Thompson said Saturday during campaign speeches in Monroe and Platteville.

"There's no question in my mind, and I think to anybody who knows how close this election is," Thompson later told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an interview. "Osama bin Laden would not give out a video report 72 hours before the election unless he wanted to influence it."

Thompson, one of Bush's cabinet secretaries, said Kerry would not work as hard as Bush to find bin Laden.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/special_packages/election2004/10064392.htm

[Mz Pip]

1. Who cares what bin Laden wants???

My vote is not negotiable. I will not base it on idle specualtion about what a terrorist may or may not want.

MzPip
:dem:

[teach1st]

4. Maroon!

Kerry would not work as hard as Bush to find bin Laden

What a maroon! Kerry could watch a football game and work as hard as Bush did - and probably work a lot smarter.

We haven't caught bin Laden after three years, but we've been working hard in Iraq. It's hard work pulling resources from the hunt for the man who attacked America so they could fight a man who didn't.

[charlyvi]

2. So much for the Hatch Act

Thompsom should not be politicking on our dime. He represents, or is supposed to respresent, the entire HHS--dems and repubs alike. This administration has no sense of justice, fairness or integrity. The would slit their mother's throats to stay in power. UGH!

[LynnTheDem]

3. Any SENTIENT being knows full well OBL wants BUSH elected

BUSH has been THE GREATEST recruitment tool for Al Qaeda that OBL couldn't have dreamt of.

BUSH DOESN'T CARE about OBL; BUSH has said so HIMSELF.

KERRY will hunt down & kill OBL.

Now WHY would OBL want KERRY elected???

DUHHHHHH rightwingnuts are STOOPID MORANS!

[DemocracyInaction]

5. NY Times today---said that they have interviewed people in the

battleground states and this tape is having absolutely, zip, nada, no effect on any of them and who they will vote for. Shove your terror, assholes.

[d_b]

6. They're so desperate. I love it.

[snacker]

7. Tommy Thompson is an idiot.

I don't know why anyone would listen to him.

[madmom]

8. if that's what they call working hard...

now we know whats wrong with this country!!!!!

[Cocoa]

9. when I want to understand bin Laden...

I rely on the experts, Tommy Freaking Thompson being at the top of the list.

Same with health issues, Tommy is the go-to guy when I need to understand.

[Goldmund]

11. LOL!!!!

[PatriotGames]

10. Bwahahaha! Bush is working hard to find OBL?

I guess he doesn't have to think about him often. What a crock.

[11 Bravo]

12. Thank God the 'pukes aren't trying to politicize homeland security.

(I know it must be true because Pigboy and Hannity both told me so.)

[ncteechur]

13. WTF does tommy thompson know. Isn't the flu crap his fault??

[Zynx]

14. Thompson is the biggest asshole/SOB that WI has produced since

McCarthy.