Some things I really hope Obama is thinking about

[eridani]

1. What will his campaign's response be to an attack on Iran by either Israel or the US? Just about anything he does is going to piss somebody off.


2. What's the plane for dealing with another fake bin Laden video? In 2004, they sure seemed to crop up when the Repubs really needed a distraction.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/eridani/251

[MrSlayer]

1. hope he would condemn any attack on Iran by us or Israel as unnecessary.

And ridiculous.

As for point two, I think it would be best if he just called it fake and convenient but, of course, you can't do that. He'll have to play that one by ear.

[eridani]

2. What about an educational video on voice morphing?

I've wondered if it might be feasible for someone in the blogosphere to fake a "bin Laden" video thanking the Repubs for their generous contributions to Al Qaeda recruiting efforts. It would be accompanied, of course, by a solid explanation of voice morphing and how it was all done.

The fakery that we've already seen is like a Uri Geller spoonbending video. What the alternative would be is more like an Amazing Randi video where the tricks are explained.

[MrSlayer]

4. Some people would get it but the majority wouldn't.

For a lot of people you could prove beyond a doubt that it was fake but they still wouldn't believe it. The corrupt in power depend on the people to not believe they are capable of such things. That's why theories of 9/11 being an inside job and JFK being assassinated by our own government are rejected out of hand. The masses are gullible, just as the masters want.

[eridani]

3. Also, I'd like to see a public plan for what to do about voter suppression

Kerry talked big, but didn't deliver.

[mac2]

6. They don't care about the vote since the winners are already

decided. They get power and then stay to rule the world.

[mac2]

5. Obama stated....

1. He would support Israel since he is one of them.
2. He won't investigate 911.

[eridani]

7. His campaign really needs a response prepared for an "Osama" video

If he does not want to call attention to the fakery, then it has to be something else sufficiently compelling.