White house "Wagging the Dog" in NYC???

PanTheMan · 10-07-2005, 05:29 PM

With all the troubles the Republicans are in, and the Focus on the SCOTUS, Katrina fallout, Rove leak, Bush puls his Favorite line out of his butt....."9/11...blah blah blah blah 9/11....9/11..blah blah blah....9/11"

Motorboat Cruiser · 10-07-2005, 05:36 PM

I do find the timing a bit suspect. He gives a speech yesterday morning about terrorism and today we have a terrorism alert as the top news story. What a remarkable coincidence. Buried a little lower is the rising unemplyment rate, the fact that Rove is going to have to testify again, and the bestest judge in the world, Harriet Miers.

scaeagles · 10-07-2005, 05:48 PM

Suspect timing. I can think of lots of incidences of such things.

Except that President Bush quickly came out and took no credit for it. He said that NYC dealt with it. If that was what was happening, wouldn't he be trying to grab credit? I can think of times when Presidents have done such things and have tried to grab credit for actions taken at such a time.

Maybe it's a plot by the dems because of the Louis Freeh's book. Yeah, that's it. Let's make it look like the republicans are trying to distract when really it is the dems that are trying to distract from Freeh's new book. Yeah, that's it.

Motorboat Cruiser · 10-07-2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Except that President Bush quickly came out and took no credit for it.

Maybe he didn't need to for it to have the desired effect.

Motorboat Cruiser · 10-07-2005, 05:50 PM

Carville really did a number on you.

scaeagles · 10-07-2005, 05:51 PM

Where's My Gumbo?!?!?!?!

Nephythys · 10-07-2005, 06:27 PM

That speech was scheduled long before yesterday- which part do you claim is suspect?

Motorboat Cruiser · 10-07-2005, 07:12 PM

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That speech was scheduled long before yesterday- which part do you claim is suspect?

I claim that the timing of the speech and the terror alert in NYC are both suspect. There is a history with this administration of terror alerts happening at precisely the same time that the administration faces bad news.

Not Afraid · 10-07-2005, 07:24 PM

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That speech was scheduled long before yesterday- which part do you claim is suspect?

Scheduling a speech is one things, changing the content of the speech to make the, uh, appropriate references is quite another. The President isn't doing anything new here. I used to peddle appropriate shyte at City Council meetings when the timing was right.

PanTheMan · 10-07-2005, 06:30 PM

Here's an oldie but a Goodie--- RUSH LIMBAUGH- FEB 1997-

(Intro Music- How Much is that doggie in the window) "What is painfully obvious here people, is this action by President Clinton is a clear case of wagging the dog. This administration has tried to play Osma Bin Laden out to be some madman. This is just not the case. He was one of out great allies in the Soviet-Afghanistan conflict."

Just after Clinton Missed Osama by 45 minutes, bombing the piss out of one of his training camps in the Sudan.

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PanTheMan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere between you, and just over there. Posts: 258	White house "Wagging the Dog" in NYC??? With all the troubles the Republicans are in, and the Focus on the SCOTUS, Katrina fallout, Rove leak, Bush puls his Favorite line out of his butt....."9/11...blah blah blah blah 9/11....9/11..blah blah blah....9/11" __________________ What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about? ....
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	I do find the timing a bit suspect. He gives a speech yesterday morning about terrorism and today we have a terrorism alert as the top news story. What a remarkable coincidence. Buried a little lower is the rising unemplyment rate, the fact that Rove is going to have to testify again, and the bestest judge in the world, Harriet Miers.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Suspect timing. I can think of lots of incidences of such things. Except that President Bush quickly came out and took no credit for it. He said that NYC dealt with it. If that was what was happening, wouldn't he be trying to grab credit? I can think of times when Presidents have done such things and have tried to grab credit for actions taken at such a time. Maybe it's a plot by the dems because of the Louis Freeh's book. Yeah, that's it. Let's make it look like the republicans are trying to distract when really it is the dems that are trying to distract from Freeh's new book. Yeah, that's it.
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Carville really did a number on you.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Where's My Gumbo?!?!?!?!
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Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	That speech was scheduled long before yesterday- which part do you claim is suspect?
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PanTheMan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere between you, and just over there. Posts: 258	Here's an oldie but a Goodie--- RUSH LIMBAUGH- FEB 1997- (Intro Music- How Much is that doggie in the window) "What is painfully obvious here people, is this action by President Clinton is a clear case of wagging the dog. This administration has tried to play Osma Bin Laden out to be some madman. This is just not the case. He was one of out great allies in the Soviet-Afghanistan conflict." Just after Clinton Missed Osama by 45 minutes, bombing the piss out of one of his training camps in the Sudan. __________________ What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about? ....
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