Will bin laden make one of his famous video releases right before the election again?

[Fluffdaddy]

And will it matter this time? Remember 2004 and John Kerry

[texpatriot2004]

1. Well, it is a NEOCON B*sh/Ch*ney tradition. nm

[Fluffdaddy]

5. I know the GOP and freeper's are hoping for something like this...bigtime

They will not say it out loud though

[dubeskin]

2. If he does, it will only hurt McSame

Because it will show that the surge failed, the ultimate target is still alive, and that Bush's "foreign policy" has miserably failed.

But on the bright side, it will completely stain Bush's "legacy" as pResident.

[daninthemoon]

3. depends on wether he thinks mccain will be as easy to manipulate

as bush was

[spanone]

4. candy crowley on cnn just said that this plays into obama's hands

since he's been saying we're in the wrong war, that the real war is in afghanistan and pakistan

[Fluffdaddy]

6. Great point

[aquart]

7. Which will not be one penny cheaper. Or smarter. Ask Russia.

[Mist]

8. Oh not again--a few seconds of that same tired tape w/the gold/brown background.nt

[greyl]

9. If so, it will help Obama. nt

[EFerrari]

10. He's become the Joan Rivers of our elections, hasn't he?

"John McCain, use your left side more often. Your right makes you look like old corn bread. Senator Obama, loosen your collar and remember to work that smile. That's all the time I have, death to America, Allah is great."

[ailsagirl]

11. That was discussed on CNN this morning and someone said it

wouldn't make any difference, since the focus in 2008 has shifted from terrorism to being able to eke out a living...

[pitohui]

12. they're going to claim they just killed him in pakistan bombing

osama bin laden only does actions that benefit george w bush

my prediction -- NO videos from that source until the election is safely over

[wildbilln864]

13. UBL is dead!

And faking another tape would backfire against McStain. IMHO of course. :hi:

[GreenTea]

14. Of course he too is a republican & why he's still alive-republicans need him to promote fear = votes

[Rancid Crabtree]

15. I'm more concerned with 2009

...and if a video comes out then, I'd pray that the damage to come can be dealt with...why?...they still want to kill Americans, that hasn't changed...the first Tower attempt in '93, the second in '01, after the elections...all sorts of other attacks in the interim...so how will an Obama presidency deal with the kind of terrorist attack that is overdue? We're still incredibly vulnerable...there was rumblings before 9/11...and if the terrorists have been watching the debates, we haven't thrown Israel under the bus, neither candidate has said he would...and I don't think a bin Laden makes a difference...one "leader" is taken out and another steps onto the path.