Bush wins boost from terror tape

[lovuian]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,13918,1340331,00.html

Bush wins boost from terror tape

·George W Bush moved yesterday to seize the political advantage after Osama bin Laden's extraordinary intervention in the US presidential election on Friday night.
The campaign descended into a final bout of acrimony yesterday as both sides attacked each other for making political capital out of the al-Qaeda leader's video address. But it appeared to be the incumbent who will gain any political advantage.

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The Newsweek Poll is BS!!!

I personally thought it really damaged Bush!!!

[stepnw1f]

1. It Did More Damage To Bush

use common sense. The threat still exists.

[Mojambo]

2. Nobody moved because of it except the press

I think the electorate was set in stone before it came out.

[maddezmom]

3. according to the Faux News Poll...Kerry is up

and the Faux News were chocking when they had to show the numbers.

Bottom line is it's too close to call and we won't know after Tues. How long after is the question. :shrug:

[mike_c]

4. I've said since the tapes first airing...

...that the WH position is likely that ANY reminder to "be afraid" is a positive for Bush. Further that reminding people of the way they felt after 9-11, when Bush's approval rating was in the 70 percent range, not just reminding them of the event, is brilliant propaganda, even if only opportunistic in this case.

[bluestateguy]

5. This is a defeatist post

I'm not really sure just what breaking news this is. I
m not going to alert this, but I will ask that you delete this post.

Only positive Kerry spoken here.

[Gloria]

6. "Reward Failure! Vote Bush!" is that what we're supposed to believe

people think? If so, then I'll kill myself. (I also wish that were a bumper sticker...I mean, it's such an obvious way to slam Bush in a few words....)

[lovuian]

7. I love this Brit!!! I hope in the Next Election he kicks Blair out!!!

"Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy condemned bin Laden's 'cynical' manipulation, but said his intervention highlighted the fatal error of failing to finish the war on Afghanistan before launching military action in Iraq."

He is right ON!!!

[lovuian]

8. I know the title is not very good and if you want to Delete thats Ok

I understand if the Moderators would!!!

It just give detailed information in the article which is long

[sonicx]

9. who the fuck wrote this article?

Newsweek's poll was jammed with rupuke respondants and was taken before the tape came out AND had unbelieveable internals (unions going for Bush? LOL)

[PROGRESSIVE1]

10. This is "News"weAk afterall!

What did you expect? :shrug:
They want Bushie to win!

[deadparrot]

11. If they're basing this on Newsweek's poll, they're all wrong.

[Moderator]

12. Locking - reason below

I hardly ever lock something for being more than 12 hours old, but since this is old news ( the Newsweek poll) I think I will.

I did a google news search, and it says the Guardian article was published 21 hours ago. :-)