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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-04 09:35 AM
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David Frum on NPR reveals Bush's "fear" tactic (DUPE)
Edited on Thu Jan-08-04 10:14 AM by zulchzulu
In a disgustng interview on today's NPR's Morning edition with Juan Williams, Richard Perle and David Frum were talking about how we need to have more laws and enforcement to protect us from the impending terrorist attacks in the future.

Frum, a speechwriter who worked with Bush, boiled it down with this:
"I'd like to say that we should vote to re-elect George Bush. If we don't, everything in our national security would fall apart."

Now that would make an easy Bush commercial, wouldn't it...
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ithacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-04 09:38 AM
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1. spoken like a true fascist
fear is the only issue they can run on...

It's no coincidence that Safire's predicting a terra'ist attack on the eve of the elections.

These guys have PROVED they will stop at nothing -- thuggery, lying, deceit, you name it -- to keep power in their hands. If they fear they're going to lose, they will resort to what right wing totalitarians always resort to in order to stay in power.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-04 09:39 AM
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2. best post by you yet
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-04 09:39 AM
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3. Dupe
I posted this in another thread. Got an error when I submitted...
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HFishbine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-04 09:58 AM
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4. Source?
Link?
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-04 10:04 AM
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5. Look for link on thread about Frum
I want this thread deleted...sorry...
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