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Rex_Goodheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:46 PM
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Why is the OBL tape good for Bush? Because people don't pay attention.
At most 60 million of the USA's 150 million+ voters watched the debates.

90 million voters don't know that Kerry has been saying all along that Bush turned away from the fight to capture Osama Bin Laden and invaded Iraq, instead.

Oh, we'll win the majority of those 60 million people who pay attention to the issues, all right. It's no wonder that newspaper editors generally endorse Kerry... they know the ins and outs of the news.

But heaven help us with the others. Most people in this country have ADD, and use slogans instead of issues to make up their minds.

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BayStateBoy Donating Member (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:49 PM
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1. The Only Way the OBL Tape Benefits Bush is If People are Stupid
Unfortunately, many seem to be and functional illiteracy is more prevalent than we think.
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July Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:51 PM
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2. IIRC, about 111 million voted last time, so 60 million is probably half of
the people who really will vote.

Lots of votes have already been cast for Kerry.

Lots of Republicans have jumped off the sinking ship.

Hold on and don't freak till Wednesday, if you have to.
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phantom power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:51 PM
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3. But what slogan?
The only slogan that goes with this video is "Bush still hasn't gotten OBL".

I guess we're all gonna find out in a few days.
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TNOE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:52 PM
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4. The right wingers are wringing their hands over it
saying sounds like the DNC & Kerry wrote Bin Laden's script - despite what the talking heads are saying - people have still heard that truth of the matter - and THAT truth was that Bush sat and read a book on 9/11 and DID NOTHING. Don't you just wish they had the rest of the facts? Like he knew the 1st plane had hit before he went into the school - and DID NOTHING?
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Liberal Gramma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:54 PM
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5. If people would only think for themselves instead
of listening to the talking heads who are UNANIMOUSLY saying this will make people vote for Bush, with tapes of the Gropenator being cheered in the background. It certainly doesn't make ME want to vote for Bush, it makes me want to wipe that nasty smirk off his face with Tweety's toupee.
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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:57 PM
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6. Gee, thanks for your insightful comments.
I'm going to take a nap now. :boring:
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 06:57 PM
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7. OBL tape IS NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT good for bush!!!
SHEEESH!

STOP pushing the rightwingnut propaganda machine, they DON'T NEED OUR HELP.
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snippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 07:04 PM
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8. Most people I have talked to have been indifferent about the tape.
Their attitudes have been that it is just another tape. They have lost track of all the tapes and don't care.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 07:07 PM
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9. bush* doing bad in the news Osama"weekend at bernies" bin Laden.......
Edited on Fri Oct-29-04 07:11 PM by ElsewheresDaughter
is alive again..opps he's dead again...bush* polls going down opps alive again!
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