McCain strategist: Terrorist attack ‘would be a big advantage’ in election

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http://rawstory.com/news08/2008/06/23/mccain-strategist-terrorist-attack-would-be-a-big-advantage-in-election/

As part of a series on “The candidates and your money,” Fortune Magazine asked Senator John McCain what he perceived as the single greatest economic threat to the United States. McCain’s reply, after several seconds of staring “into the void,” was “radical Islamic extremism.”

According to top McCain strategist Charlie Black, this response was no error. National security is McCain’s winning answer, no matter what the question.

For example, Black told Fortune that even though the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto last December was an “unfortunate event,” it was useful to McCain in the New Hampshire primary, because “his knowledge and ability to talk about it reemphasized that this is the guy who’s ready to be Commander-in-Chief. And it helped us.”

The Fortune interviewer goes on to say that “Black concedes with startling candor after we raise the issue” that McCain would also be helped by “another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. ‘Certainly it would be a big advantage to him,’ says Black.”

[LeftishBrit]

1. What a disgusting thing to say!

[Cheap_Trick]

2. I'm sure Bush can make that happen

just like the last one.

[Phx_Dem]

3. So, are

they planning one?

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Either that or an attack on Iran

[City Lights]

4. Sick mofo for sure.

We've got Kristol saying Georgie will bomb Iran if it looks like Obama will win and Chuckie Black talking up how another attack here will benefit McCain.

TRAITORS! God, what sickening little men you are!

[Speck Tater]

6. I think another terrorist attck would be the end of the Republicans.

It would prove beyond a doubt that in spite of all the noise they make, they have NOT made America safer. They have failed.

[Disturbed]

7. The RWing is always bragging that the Busholini Regime has

prevented another attack in America & how the US Occupations of Iraq & Afghanistan are keeping
America safe. How would an attack in America bolster their bogus bragging?

[Imagevision]

8. george H.W. Bush; "what this country needs is another pearl harbor, (before 9-11 attack)

[cbc5g]

10. That was also in the PNAC statement of principles

which they cleverly took down after 9/11.

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9. I wonder if they'll raise the terror threat level or release another Bin Ladin tape

right before the election.

They did in 2004.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. How can this be seen as an advantage? I'm still trying to figure this out.

Wouldn't a terrorist attack signal that Bush and the Repugs can't keep us safe? They can't manage the economy, two wars, and they can't keep us safe!! x(

[CrispyQ]

12. Too few Americans think critically. They would believe the endless media spew

that dems are weak on defense & only repubs can keep us safe. With the exception of KO, I have never heard any one in the media point out that 9/11 happened on the repubs watch. I have so little confidence in the American people that I'm certain it would work.

[cbc5g]

13. Did I just hear Wolf Blitzer bring this story up? Could it be? The MSM doing its job??!?