"October surprise" threads are stupid

[Proud2BAmurkin]

It's a worn out term and sounds paranoid

[Monkeyman]

1. It will keep our base at home if Rove does it right

He said I have one. Gets out their base ours stays home

[Webster Green]

15. Its not paranoia if they really are out to get you...

...and they are.

[SoFlaJet]

2. but unfortunately

are a reality- the "you don't sell a product..." line by Rove confirms we are not paranoid-only sometimes gutless

[Horse with no Name]

3. October surprise threads about October surprise threads are stupid

are stupid, you know?
Just for your knowledge consumption, there are 701,000 "October Surprise" hits on google.
And none on the first page are from DU.
Just saying...

[CJCRANE]

4. So what do you call bin Laden's videotape from election '04?

If that wasn't a classic (and predictable) "October Surprise" I don't know what is.

[gumby]

5. So what do you call bin Laden's videotape from election '04?

Propaganda.

[dogday]

6. And we don't want to sound paranoid

or look weird or nothing like that... now do we? :shrug:

[Greyhound]

7. And yet, every other (even years) October, something just "happens"

that directly effects the elections?.? :tinfoilhat:

[MethuenProgressive]

8. It's a historical reference many are not aware of

Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.

[KingFlorez]

9. I agree

It just takes attention away from what is important

[Lilith Velkor]

10. mmhmmm

Also note: Karl Rove does not control everything.

[Monkeyman]

12. No but he run the political side of the replugs

And he is firing up his base. While ours seems to be going under their beds again. Just read some of their post. Or just maybe some our replugs here

[Lilith Velkor]

14. I'm not sure what you mean

But it seems to me that blathering on about OCTOBER SURPRISE!!!11 isn't doing our base much good.

[blm]

11. Gary Hart knows more about global terrorism than just about anyone else.

If he believes BushInc is up to something on this issue, it's best to give Hart a hearing.

Ever hear of the Hart-Rudman Report on Global Terror - the report that would have PREVENTED 9-11?

[treestar]

13. So is your thread, nah, nah,

What's wrong with worrying about what kkkkarl will do - he's a nasty tricker, and so countering him is one legit concern, among many. We all know the American public has the attention span of a five year old, so what happens in Oct. is all that matters. Bet kkkarl knows that and makes plans based on it. Nothing paranoid about realizing that.

[Armstead]

16. Okay....There's still time for a September Surprise

Or maybe just an "Autumn Surprise."

It seems more realistic to me than it would have in the past. It moved beyond the realm of paranoia after Autumn of 02. Remember how the debate over invading Iraq "just happened" to precede an election?

[OzarkDem]

17. No, its "immunization"

The more we talk about and speculate on Rove's October surprise, the more likely the general public is to reject it when it happens.