New Bin LAdin tape help Kerry?

So do we think the new tape will help Kerry?

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Updated On: 10/29/04 at 05:03 PM

Except the Republicans are banking on things bin Laden has said and DONE to influence people to vote for Bush.

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All I am saying is that if we let Bush get 4 more years then we deserve all the bad stuff coming to us. he is a Nazi. Thats the way I feel about him. I also hope that after he is defeated; he is fully investigated and held accountable for his stupidity.

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"All I am saying is that if we let Bush get 4 more years then we deserve all the bad stuff coming to us."

How is that different than someone saying "the people of New York elected Hillary to the Senate and got what they deserved." (9/11)

Now, I'm not saying that, but it's basically the same as what Dame has just said.

Now THAT my friend is a threat against the President of the United States. Like him or not, that kind of talk can land you in jail.

Yes. You can't commit assault against the President at all. The First Amendment does NOT apply.

I didn't write the law, but that's what it is.

I can't see how the new Bin Laden tape can benefit anyone but Bush. Believe me, I'm not happy about it. I'm a Kerry supporter. But whenever reminders of 9/11 surface it always seems to result in a boost for Bush. I can see it helping Bush in two ways. First, by playing into the fears of the American public; the more scared people are, the less likely they'll be to want to make a change. (The Bush campaign has been trying to capitalize on this since day one.) And second, people will see the release of this tape as an attempt by Bin Laden to influence the election (which I believe it is), and will vote for Bush out of spite. Which is ironic, because I honestly believe that Bin Laden would want to see Bush get (re)elected. I just don't see this as a good thing for Kerry.

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"that he'd rather vote for Hitler than Kerry."

That is simply a way of saying how much I hate Kerry.

I suppose you all with be calling me a Nazi now.

"the new ape? There's a new ape at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

haha just kidding I know what you meant and unlike others on this forum, I will not belittle your for a typo."

Actually, you just DID, NimRodney. Eric/Rodney loves to have it both ways. On the bottom, and on the REALLY bottom.

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The news analysts are saying it will help Bush, "rally round the President when threatened" etc. The Bush people are saying "he attacked the President but the American people won't be swayed by what HE says and will stick with the President who can protect them."

If there are any people who haven't decided yet based on the "terror threat", I think it will help Bush. It's a gut-reaction thing, whereas to reason out "hey, why is the guy still around making videos?" is just too much of a stretch. If bin Laden thought he would be hurting Bush he was wrong. However, I think he and his "advisors" may be more savvy than that, and realize this may actually help Bush win. Bush has become the face of the enemy to the extremists and the war in Iraq has been a wildly successful recruiting and PUBLIC RELATIONS tool. Why would they want to lose that, in favor of an unknown quantity with proposed policies that may actually hinder their movement in various contries? The devil you know in this case, definitely.