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ECH1969 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:01 PM
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F***ing media are forcing hard a Bush bounce
They seem determined to "reward" Bush for catching Zarqawi by giving him a decient sized bounce over this.
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marylanddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:03 PM
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1. have there been any polls yet?
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Kikosexy2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:03 PM
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2. Call the TV ...
and radio stations and let them know Zarqawi's death is small potatoes and does not change your views on Bushie and his policies...give him the thumbs down..
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jerry611 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:04 PM
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3. It will regardless
Support for the war will go back above 50%.

Same thing happends in a football game. When you are losing, you are down. You are bashing the refs, bashing the coach, bashing the player that fumbled the ball..

Then your team scores a touchdown...then you 100% behind them to mount a comeback and win the game. Suddenly it becomes the best game you've ever seen.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:05 PM
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6. That's assuming...
the insurgency will cooperate and stay quiet for a few days, I have my doubts about that.
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jerry611 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:09 PM
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9. It is a significant death
Everyone knows that Zarqawi will be replaced. That's not a question. The problem is that when you destroy a leader, his followers don't automatically go to the next guy. It takes awhile for that next guy to wrap his arms around his own lieutenants, let alone the followers.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:11 PM
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12. That is true...
and that is assuming that he hasn't already been replaced. Somebody ratted him out, more than likely it came from within, so who was it and why?
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jerry611 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 02:08 PM
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18. Well Al-Masri is probably the next guy
Al-Masri is more of an international terrorist than a regional one. He is blamed for attacks in Africa, the mid-east, Israel, and Europe.

Zarqawi was more limited to a single region, Iraq.

Al-Masri's attacks though were during the 90's and early 2000's. Since then the organization hasn't been as strong. So it is unlikely he can go international. Most of Zarqawi's guys are also limited.

Masri might get more support from the top leadership. He is much closer to Bin Ladin than Zarqawi. Masri's daughter is married to one of Osama's sons.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:10 PM
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11. Correction: They'll MAKE the Media SAY that Support for the War > 50%

Karl Rove is back in the saddle again :-(
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:04 PM
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4. The press is in his back pocket.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:04 PM
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5. In the stock market
they would call that a "dead cat bounce"
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Halliburton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:05 PM
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7. they do it for all the "milestones in Iraq"
Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 01:05 PM by Halliburton
there is nothing you can do about it. they sincerely believe that this is a turning point.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:06 PM
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8. I wasn't aware that Bush caught anybody
Does this mean Bill Clinton gets a pat on the back for "catching" Tim McVeigh.

I think I'll be watching DVD's tonight.
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Beelzebud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:09 PM
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10. We've turned so many corners, we're going in circles!!!
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Sadie5 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:41 PM
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13. The MSM can't be believed
these days when it comes to * aricles. * could be down to 0% and his buddies at the MSM would say he was topping 50%. MSM=nothing but a pack of lairs.
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Jigarotta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:46 PM
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14. If bush takes credit for Zaq, then
he should for Haditha.
should cut both ways, but it doesn't.
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teriyaki jones Donating Member (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:57 PM
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16. Boy, ain't that a great point! n/t
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:52 PM
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15. the media and king george all work for the same masters
plus, the media wants more of a horserace for the elections--it's good for ratings.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-08-06 01:59 PM
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17. any bounce will be temporary then the reality of continued war and high
gas prices will sink in again.
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