Couric asks both candidates: why hasn't there "been another terrorist attack" since 9/11

[sabra]

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/tonights_presidential_questions_announced_94805.asp#more

The CBS Evening News' "Presidential Candidates" series begins tonight, in which Katie Couric asks the same questions to Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, and the answers air back-to-back.

Tonight's questions could get some interesting responses:
• "Why do you think there has not been another terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11? And as President, how would you prevent that from happening again?"
• "What one personal flaw do you think might hinder your ability to be President of the United States?"

[Richardo]

1. Somebody duct tape her mouth

Jesus.

[graywarrior]

22. Borrow some of mine.

[Richardo]

24. You're a true patriot

:patriot:

[graywarrior]

31. I'm generous to a fault.

With my duck tape. *snort*

[DesertFlower]

2. OMG. nt

[NewJeffCT]

3. Umm, there have been

1) The Anthrax Attacks
2) the DC Sniper
3) dozens of attacks on family planning clinics...

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. Number one, there has been a terrorist attack on amerikan soil

since nine eleven. Secondly, STFU you worthless bitch with the stupid fucking questions.

[zbdent]

8. Obama should also point out that environmental groups are now on the terrorist lists

and that anything they did would be counted as a terrorist attack ... and yet, anti-choice groups aren't counted as terrorists ...

[blm]

5. Because that is the agreement Bin Laden made with BushInc.

.

[dennis4868]

6. no attacks because....

we all went out shopping....

Obviously this is a question to make Obama look bad.

What about: Why have we not captured and killed OBL? Why has AQ and Taliban regrouped to a level stronger than pre-911?

[zbdent]

7. ahhh ... they caught on to the idea of "on U.S. soil"!

thereby, Obama can argue that there was an even longer time before Bush took office where there were no terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.

That's where the usual "How come there weren't any terrorist attacks since 9/11?" freeptardicons fall apart ... they start listing terrorist attacks under Clinton ... which opens up all the attacks on foreign soil after 9/11 ... they lose ground after their initial stupid point ...

[Dinosaur13]

9. How about today?

The US embassies around the world ARE US soil. Look it up.

[ladjf]

10. Why should there be another attack? The U.S. has been in

free fall since 9/11.

[VWolf]

27. Bingo!

If you believe that Al Qaeda perpetrated 9/11, then you have to ask - why would they even NEED to stage another attack? They've goaded the US into exactly the response they wanted, and it's killing us on two fronts - financial and civil liberties.

I'm a bit of a LIHOPer myself, BTW.

[ladjf]

33. Right. I'm more than a bit of a LI HOPer myself. But even if it had

been pulled off by people from within the U.S. Government, there is certainly no incentive to do it again. It was terrible enough that it happened on Bush's watch. Another such attach during his tenure
would have catastrophic results for him and his hence men.

[bemildred]

11. "Why, I think it must be dumb luck Katie, the same reason you are a newsreader." nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. Haaahaahaahaaaa!!!! good one. nt

[Supersedeas]

12. because the GoP Media Watercarriers don't think the Anthrax attacks count??

[Taverner]

15. Silly rabbit, those were White Terrorists

And probably working for Rove.

They don't count.

[Cha]

14. Why didn't the bushits protect us from the FIRST

ATTACK!? Why did they Ignore the August 6, 2001 MEMO?

And isn't couric counting the Anthax attacks in October, 2001? Or isn't that big enough for her disingenuous a$$?

[RT Atlanta]

16. ANTHRAX you mouthpiece

that was a terrorist attack!

[zulchzulu]

17. Instead of attacking our government buildings, our democracy was attacked

Both, of course, were an inside job.

[hay rick]

18. Because they were afraid to wake up George at 3 o'clock in the morning. nt

[Lorien]

19. There never would have been a 9/11 if the current administation had

DONE IT"S JOB! It's actually pretty hard to fuck up that epically.

[Imagevision]

20. duh! why did we have no attacks in 8 years following the 93 first attack on the WTC?

[nini]

21. why haven't the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor lately?

?????

She's such a tool.

[Phx_Dem]

23. Well gee, Katie. If we ever find Osama Bin Laden, maybe

he can answer that for you. Dumbass.

[ieoeja]

25. Because they lured the Republicans into Iraq.

Al Qaeda wishes to replace all the secular governments of the world with Islamic theocracies. Iraq was previously considered one of the most stable secular governemnts in the Middle East. It is now the least stable thanks to the Republicans.

Why would Al Qaeda attack us when we are doing exactly what they want us to do?

[eShirl]

26. why shoudl the terrorists want to interrupt our spontaneous self-ownage?

when they can sit back and laugh at us without lifting a finger

[zulchzulu]

28. Actually, there have been over 4,030 unneeded deaths since 9/11

Add the million or so dead innocent Iraqis...

We're not even talking about the loss of habeas corpus, attacks on our Constitution and many thousands of casualties from the war in Iraq, which was a "result" of 9/11.

Katie, I'm sorry your head just exploded. Really, I am...

[mvd]

30. True - lots of more important questions should be asked

:hi:

[mvd]

29. Maybe because Bush is actually helping Al Qaeda with..

the Iraq war? Obama won't say it, but it's true.

[LeftishBrit]

32. There have. Or don't America's allies count?

[ljm2002]

34. My reply would be...

..."Katie, let's start by asking: why was there an attack on the U.S. on 9/11, after months of dire warnings from our intelligence services, and after the August PDB which warned of plans for hijackings -- and no action was taken on any of these warnings?"

[sniffa]

35. Why, there was one today actually

The US Embassy in Yemen.

[seabeyond]

36. a decade between the only two we have had. i dont know couric, why dont you ask

bin laden

[WinkyDink]

37. Here's mine: "Why do you think George Bush was unprepared for 9/11?"