Rove Drawing Attention To Poppy's "October Surprise" To Get Reagan Elected

[KittyWampus]

it seems kind of bizarre that Rove would use the Mediawhores to draw attention to Iran's taking hostages a quater century ago... considering those hostages were released as part of a deal with Poppy Bush/Reagan.

There's some pretty good documentation around the "October Surprise".

There are also a couple of DU'ers who really know the poop about Poppy's role in it.

Isn't there a way to turn their tactic here against them?

Shouldn't "October Suprise" be trumpeted loud and clear?

[Solly Mack]

1. Thank you for bringing this up. When I read about it in LBN

my head exploded...

For the very reasons you've mentioned...what are they up to with this?
They have to know there are some of us who are well versed in Bush history.

[kittenpants]

2. I'm sure he's just relying on the sheeple to believe Iran=Bad

with this tactic, but maybe if it takes off as a story, it will be explored in more depth.

[Toots]

3. Is this the same guy they gave weapons to so our hostages could be release

An enemy of the USA who Attacked American soil and captured American citizens and these traitors, Ollie North, Poindexter, Bolton, Cheney, Rumsfeld,Negroponte, Ahbrams, etc. supplied them with weapons to kill Americans. They used the money to buy cocaine and convert it into crack and sell it in "inner cities" (Watts, Harlem) so they could kill more brown people in Nicaragua. All the same bunch is now in this Administration and committing the same acts of treason.

[KittyWampus]

5. Ghastly, All The Same Crooks, Liars & Theives Are Running The Country

or pontificating now.

[htuttle]

4. One tactic would be to start asking...

...which current Iranian politicians did the Reagan administration send cakes and bibles to in the 80's (and sold TOW missles to them as part of the deal). It was the same group that supposedly negotiated with them in 1980.

I've also been hoping that with the neocons trying to use Ghorbanifar again as a 'source' on Iran, we'd see more discussion of these events.

[indepat]

6. The "October Surprise" should be trumpeted loud and clear in every hamlet

and village.

[KittyWampus]

7. Well, DU Would Be A Great Place To Start

[KittyWampus]

8. One last kick, since Iranian President as hostage taker is all over news