Boogeyman Rides the RTA (GOP's "fear and voting" campaign)

[Algorem]

The Gop's "fear and Voting" Midterm Election
Campaign Is Coming To a Train Station Near You!

http://www.freetimes.com/story/317

Perhaps sensing that Clevelanders are beginning to question the merits of Bush's War on Terror, the Ohio Department of Homeland Security yelled "Boo!" again last week. The ODHS promoted its new "See Something, Say Something" campaign downtown June 9, with a brochure titled, "The Seven Warning Signs of Terrorism" and posters that feature pudgy Midwestern men (one dressed like a ninja) pretending to be al-Qaeda operatives casing power plants.

The announcement also showcased the ODHS's relationship with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. "Through the help of the RTA … we want to make Ohioans aware about the importance of reporting suspicious activity through the See Something campaign," said Kenneth Morckel, director of Ohio Homeland Security, in a statement released to the press.

The "7 Signs" brochure asks RTA passengers to report anyone who "does not fit in because of demeanor, language usage, or unusual questions he/she is asking." Apparently, half the passengers on the Red Line are terrorists.

— James Renner

http://www.freetimes.com.nyud.net:8090/images/issues/1408/ChatterPoster.jpg

[formerrepuke]

1. Suspicious activity on RTA? Lots of weirdos and odd behavior...

but nothing suspicious... yet.

[yurbud]

2. "If you see someone who isn't a white, tie-wearing man..."

[yurbud]

3. Today's terrorist threat level in Ohio is...