William SafLiar -- Kerry's the Fearmonger.

[kaitykaity]

I guess Mr. SafLiar hasn't been to any Bush rallies
lately, and he didn't hear Cheney say that if Kerry's
elected that the terrorists WILL strike again in the US.
This lame attempt to deflect the charge is good for comic
relief only. Lame lame lame.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/20/opinion/20safi.html?oref=login&th


The Year of Fear
By WILLIAM SAFIRE

ASHINGTON — Down the block from The Times's Washington bureau is a Christian Science church, which, since 9/11, has had this message on its wall: "Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

That's comforting, because the Fear Room at Kerry campaign headquarters is on a hair trigger to turn any breaking news into a personal threat.

You an oldster? The fearmongers' pitch is that President Bush is plotting to snatch your Social Security check. Bush's sound idea of setting aside a small portion of your payroll tax as a personal nest egg for your retirement is twisted by the fearmongers into the dread word "privatization." Many older Americans safely covered by Social Security now needlessly worry about being thrust out into the snow.

You a youngster? The fearmongers noticed an urban legend floating around the Internet about a "January surprise" to bring back the draft and throw you into the first wave into Falluja. Never mind that it won't happen, because the military knows that a volunteer army works best; the scare tactic is sure to whip up the old fears in the young voters.


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edit: too many ppg included. :shrug:

[gristy]

1. Safire knows all about Cheney's fearmongering

The repukes approach is all about projection. Label your opponent with what you are most guilty of. Diminish the impact of your own candidate's weakness by attacking your opponent, accusing him of those same failings. This is a classic Rove strategy, though he certainly did not invent it.

Safire is a pig.

[bunkerbuster1]

2. Even Sully is shocked by Safire's partisanship, here.

and I quote from andrewsullivan.com:


WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SAFIRE? I've never thought of him as a purely partisan attack-dog, and his criticism of Kerry's fear-mongering on social security and the draft is well-taken. But how is it possible to call the Kerry campaign the principal fear-mongers in this election? The entire premise of the Bush campaign has been that if Kerry is elected, the country will be blown to smithereens.


I know, I know, Sully's a chickenhawk and I wouldn't trust him any farther than I could throw him. Still, it's fun to watch these guys eat their own.

(And I don't mean that in a gay way.)

[Raster]

3. this one doesn't even deserve a "nice try."

[MODemocrat]

4. Safire is just echoing the master liars

To borrow a quote from the great Harry Truman: Kerry's telling the truth, and you just try to make it seem as if it's fearmongering.

:puke: