Liars Lose: Regime Change In Spain

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http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18129

<snip>There are lessons for Americans seeking regime change here at home:


1) A winning issue is government deceit and manipulation; late deciders can be won over if the Bush administration's basic honesty is in question. With enough swing voters questioning Bush's honesty, even a late-breaking "October Surprise" could backfire against him. John Kerry was caught on mike accurately referring to the Bush team as "the most crooked, lying group I've ever seen" – if only the Senator would add some principle and bite to his policy statements.


2) Take the offensive against the administration for failing to defend our citizens on the homefront on Sept. 11 and in Iraq and beyond. Despite all the pundit blather, Bush has been a "security" failure. The families of 9/11 victims need not be alone in expressing anger at a White House that politically manipulates 9/11 while taking no responsibility and stonewalling the investigation. Bush could continue to lose faith with veterans and their families for cluelessly sending U.S. soldiers and National Guard into Iraq unprotected – as thousands of wounded return home to inadequate health and veterans' services.


3) Use creativity and all available means of communication to reach out to undecideds in swing states until the very last vote is cast. In the weeks before Nov. 2, disinformation about Kerry will be flowing furiously in mainstream media while accurate information about Bush will be blocked. We need to use everything from email and door-knocking to paid ads and rock concerts to reach folks who aren't getting the full story.


4) Don't cast a risky vote this year for a third party or independent presidential candidate. In our winner-take-all elections, only Kerry can retire the most dangerous and extremist regime in recent U.S. history. A cautious, mainstream Democrat like Kerry may be as uninspiring to some of us as the often-vacillating Socialists are to activists in Spain. But the demise of Madrid's conservative regime has electrified peace and progressive activists worldwide. Imagine the elation we'll feel if Bush is retired next November.

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[lastknowngood]

1. NAAA he might win then that would mess everthing up

n/t

[LSparkle]

2. I almost wish 9/11 commission's report were coming out earlier

because the sooner people realize the Occupant and his team dropped the ball re 9/11, the sooner they'll turn against him. Spaniards saw the hypocrisy going on in their country and booted out the incumbents. Once we get the truth about how little was done to protect us on 9/11, I think * will sink like a stone.

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[Solomon]

4. Bullshit. You don't know this for a

fact. How do you know they weren't lying about their polls?

[zbdent]

5. Come now, the repurcussions from the blasts crashed Diebolds'

drives, sending an electromagnetic wave wiping out all of the conservatives' reconfigured votes.

They couldn't re-reprogram the machines in time.

People actually voted how they had been feeling for quite some time, and THE DAMN MACHINES SURPRISINGLY AND ACCURATELY COUNTED THEIR VOTES!

(snicker).