Comments on: Terror Alerts are Terror http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:18:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror/comment-page-1#comment-72 Brian Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:11:01 +0000 http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror#comment-72 And to answer your question, Matt, yes. I think people who let themselves be held hostage by randomly issued terrorist warnings are more likely to vote Republican. I don't blame Bush for 9/11/01. I blame him for 9/12/01-8/29/04. And to answer your question, Matt, yes. I think people who let themselves be held hostage by randomly issued terrorist warnings are more likely to vote Republican.

I don’t blame Bush for 9/11/01. I blame him for 9/12/01-8/29/04.

]]> By: Brian http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror/comment-page-1#comment-71 Brian Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:08:51 +0000 http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror#comment-71 Matt, Bush likes to portray himself as decisive. Unfortunately, he and many of his supporters confused being decisive with having a plan. Discresion, as they say, is the better part of valor. A lot of people support Bush because they think he's a man of action; it doesn't matter if that action is wise or not, at least he's doing SOMETHING. Personally, I prefer a president who follows the Hippocratic Oath. First, do no harm. Matt, Bush likes to portray himself as decisive. Unfortunately, he and many of his supporters confused being decisive with having a plan. Discresion, as they say, is the better part of valor.

A lot of people support Bush because they think he’s a man of action; it doesn’t matter if that action is wise or not, at least he’s doing SOMETHING. Personally, I prefer a president who follows the Hippocratic Oath. First, do no harm.

]]> By: Ryan Freebern http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror/comment-page-1#comment-70 Ryan Freebern Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:47:55 +0000 http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror#comment-70 No, that means that if Bush wants people to vote for him, he just has to make them be afraid. He's already set up the infrastructure to do that — the DHS and its terror alerts. And despite spending the last three years supposedly fighting a "War on Terror," Americans still seem to be just as afraid as ever. In fact, as of April, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4805575/">two-thirds of Americans expect a terrorist attack before the election</a>. What has all this time and money and effort accomplished? Since you don't seem to be aware of Kerry's stance on domestic security, I'll provide you with <a href="http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/homeland_security/">a link to the page on his site that addresses it</a>. No, that means that if Bush wants people to vote for him, he just has to make them be afraid. He’s already set up the infrastructure to do that — the DHS and its terror alerts. And despite spending the last three years supposedly fighting a “War on Terror,” Americans still seem to be just as afraid as ever. In fact, as of April, two-thirds of Americans expect a terrorist attack before the election. What has all this time and money and effort accomplished?

Since you don’t seem to be aware of Kerry’s stance on domestic security, I’ll provide you with a link to the page on his site that addresses it.

]]> By: Matthew Murray http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror/comment-page-1#comment-69 Matthew Murray Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:22:35 +0000 http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/08/27/terror-alerts-are-terror#comment-69 So, Americans worried about terrorism will vote Republican? Does that mean that Americans who aren't worried about the threat of terrorists will vote Democrat? Makes sense, since the man running as that party's presidential candidate doesn't seem to concerned with terrorism himself. At least we know where he stands on one vital issue: He was in Vietnam. And to think I was afraid this wouldn't be an election about anything substantive! So, Americans worried about terrorism will vote Republican? Does that mean that Americans who aren’t worried about the threat of terrorists will vote Democrat? Makes sense, since the man running as that party’s presidential candidate doesn’t seem to concerned with terrorism himself. At least we know where he stands on one vital issue: He was in Vietnam. And to think I was afraid this wouldn’t be an election about anything substantive!

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