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fiat_lux -> RE: McCain Campaign Hopes For Terror Attack (7/3/2008 9:37:14 AM)
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You had me almost believing this tripe until I checked the link you gave. Since when is PrisonPlanet.com a believable source of information other than to conspiracy theorists?
Despite the unreliable link, a statement to this effect was made. You could plug it into Google news and read it from another source, if you'd prefer, I'm sure.
More to the point, this headline is unnecessarily provocative. A McCain official made a rather poorly thought-out, one might even say foolish, speculative comment to the press. Maybe he should apologize and maybe McCain should turf him.
We're not privy to the whole conversation so I'm a bit worried the quote's been ripped out of context. He was discussing the effects of terrorist attacks on political campaigns, including the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan. To leap from that to suspicions of an "October surprise" are a slur against the McCain campaign and a discredit to those who oppose his campaign, too.
What's more, I think Black is right. Let's be serious. We all know that a terrorist attack probably would help the Republicans. It's historically undeniable that in times of real national security crises, people in most countries usually (though not always) prefer conservative governments. Black's hardly coming out of left field on this.
One of the reasons that Western politics is becoming more and more a matter of public posturing and charades is that when people make honest but uncomfortable comments, they get jumped on, like Black has been here. Personally I think political officials should be encouraged to speak their minds.
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Now if an Obama supporter had said anything like this Rush, Hannity, Ingram and Fox News would be all over it claiming that democrats are aligning with the enemy. Why no outrage over McCain supporters telling terrorists that they can sway the November elections with another attack?
Probably because the people in question are conservatives. If you want outrage, check out the liberal commentators.
If it had been an Obama official, Rush et al. would certainly be ranting, and they would be just as wrong to do so.
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