Ridge: Terrorists Hope to Disrupt Election

[RamboLiberal]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&u=/ap/20040907/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/ridge_terrorism_1&printer=1

Terrorists still hope to disrupt the U.S. democratic process even though the presidential nominating conventions and other high-profile gatherings this summer went off without incident, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday.

Threat reporting over the last several months has been "consistent, general and credible" and indicated the al-Qaida network is trying to push ahead with its plans, Ridge said.

Although large events this summer were not attacked, he said, "that in no way diminishes the level of vigilance, awareness and concern that we have during this entire process."

Chimpy's bounce must be fading fast for Ridge to be trotting this out again!

[UpsideDownFlag]

1. didnt they try this already?

[GOPAgainstGW]

30. YEAH THEY DID THIS IN FLORIDA 2000 - NO BIG DEAL

[UpsideDownFlag]

36. calm down, i meant

didn't they try and scare us with this before, like 3 months ago? remember all the news stories about it? nothing happened, after all. stay positive.

[Walt Starr]

2. That didn't take long

No code Orange yet, so they aren't as afraid of the 1000 dead soldiers milestone.

[TankLV]

43. BINGO! DING DING DING!

We have a winner!

Bad news (for the country and the cause of the bad news - bush*s) over 1,000 killed in Iraq milestone.

Got to drown out the real news.

Just like clockwork.

Wag the dog, indeed.

[Cha]

3. Fuck tommy ridge and his gestapo/goebbles

tactics. Not gonna work!

[elehhhhna]

4. Uh, he'd better check with Cheney--

Uncle Dick said they won't attack unless we pick the wrong guys in November.

Meanwhile they'd better stock up on paper ballots in case there's no power.

[donkeyotay]

24. Ha Ha! What, is homeland insecurity off message?

"Uncle Dick said they won't attack unless we pick the wrong guys in November."

How does Ridge know they still want to disrupt the election? Does he get memos from al-Qaeda? How do they both know what al-Q is thinking, but don't know enough to stop them? To know, but not know...

[joefree1]

5. What? He's worried the rehuglicans won't do it first?

[GOPFighter]

6. Dammit!

Stop stating the obvious for political purposes. Even the press is catching on.

[grytpype]

7. I don't believe a goddamned word this guy says.

Or any other Bushist, for that matter.

Ridge knows what terrorists are thinking about as well as I do.

[pinniped]

8. When this asshole goes to prison let him have a tape recorder...

so he can play it over and over again listening to his crap.

[calico1]

9. Here we go again.

Why does this not surprise me?
:eyes:

[Sagan]

10. If you vote, you gonna get blowed up by the terrahists!

Especially if you're a stinkin' Democrat!

The neocons have no shame, but that's long been evident.

[treefrogjohn]

11. Released 13 minutes after AP reported 1000 dead

Wanna bet they had this one queued up and waiting for release.

[saigon68]

12. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT-- CODE ORANGE NEXT

JUST WAIT TO SEE THIS NEXT

[MrBenchley]

13. So why wasn't Ridge at the GOP Hatefest?

Shall we bring duct tape to the voting booths?

[Catfight]

14. STILL....LOL...let's all say it together: DESPERATE! n/t

[Maeve]

15. That dog don't hunt--it won't even come out from under the porch

Or, switching metaphors, Ridge is a one-trick pony gone lame.

[MidwestTransplant]

16. I guess they are all on message today.

[Endangered Specie]

17. Well, I for one consider Diebold to be a WMD.

[Tempest]

18. The Minister Of Fear speaks

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/fear.html

[LiberalBushFan]

19. Specifics:

Terrorists hope the disrupts the November elections, and they may not look like the stereotypical terrorist. They may even be American citizens, many of non-Arab origin. They intend to disrupt the democratic process by using their citizenship to enter voting booths and attack our commander in chief.

[Kadie]

20. Should have seen this one coming. n/t

[luaneryder]

21. This shit again?

Along with the dirty bomb threat all over.

[Justitia]

22. We need Howard Dean telling us what he thinks of this again

He got lots of face time calling bullshit on these tactics last time.

I'm sure he could get some good blowback on Shrub's name-dropping of him too.

Paging Dr Dean!

[hatrack]

23. We ignored you the first time, Tommy-Boy

Why don't you just STFU and go back to your quonset hut and stay there?

[xchrom]

25. using the department of homeland security

for the bush re-election campaign.
SHUT THE FUCK UP! you lyin bastard, ridge.

[realisticphish]

26. wait...this is GOOD

who listens to the Panic Master? Freepers! He's saying that people who vote might be attacked....so....who's not going to vote? Freepers!


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[MallRat]

27. BOO!

n/t

[MasonJar]

28. 1000 of our military have died. Bush has to put out a terrorist

attack memo.

[Retrograde]

29. look! a wolf!

didn't I read this news release a few months ago?

[acmavm]

31. Is he saying that they (the bush administration) have something planned

already, or is he saying that they aren't up to the job of 'keeping Americans safe'?

MIHOP/Incompetence. That's all I'm hearing.

[bain_sidhe]

32. We know you do, Tommy...

but you're not 'supposed to say it out loud. It's supposed to be a *secret*, remember?

[moondust]

33. No they don't.

I doubt the terrorists would lift a finger as long as George Bush has a good chance of winning in November. The last thing they want in the White House is a smart guy they do not know and whose every move they cannot figure out in advance. They cannot predict what the reaction of U.S. voters would be to an attack before the election and they wouldn't risk it going against Bush.

[laylah]

34. Why do they hate America so much?

unpatriotic a$$holes! :mad:

Jenn

[Emillereid]

35. Between this and Cheney's threat, one must wonder what these guys

have planned. Color me paranoid, especially here in California. Wouldn't doubt these guys won't pull something here so Bush can fly in like a super-hero and join up with the terminator to 'feel our pain.'

[KamaAina]

37. Ridge: Repukes May Need Excuse to Disrupt Election

if Bush* Poll Numbers Continue to Lag.

So sayeth the KamaAina Labs Official Truth-in-Headlines Generator (pat. pend.)

[Lugnut]

38. Aw geez, Tom

This crap didn't work the last time you wheeled it out either. Go play with your color codes. Arrgghhhh!!

[kymar57]

39. be afraid. be very afraid

And then (around 10/15- 10/25) when this incompetent bunch actually allows something to happen, then it'll be "see I told ya":mad:

[goodboy]

40. 1000 dead in Iraq=bad news...out comes Tom Ridge...eom

[Jacobin]

41. Oh. Listen. It's the BoyWhoCriedWolf!!!!!

yawn

[Eurobabe]

42. Pothole Ridge?

[sofa king]

44. Ridge Hopes Terrorists Disrupt Election

[Raiden]

45. Shameless scare tactics

[HarveyBriggs]

46. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! The sky...

Ooops, wrong fairy tale.

Harvey Briggs

[PartyPooper]

47. "Code Red" is coming to River City!

I tell ya" it's coming!

Vote absentee before martial law takes over!

:dem:

[latebloomer]

48. The only thing they have to sell

is fear itself.

[goforit]

49. Ridge/Cheney/Bush......Are the TERRORIST!!!!

[Snazzy]

50. Code orange Weds. somewhere

DHS just working out the details.

This will be a move-up of the coming 9/11 code orange.

Oh, and just noticed that on 9/12 CNN is doing a special on Nuclear Terror.