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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 01:55 PM
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Pick your October Surprise...
We all have talked about Bush pulling an October surprise in which Osama is magically captured or killed.

What others might the repugs try?

Here's one:

- Pulling the life support plug on Ronald Reagan. A state funeral where Bush can remind all his wacko supporters about how "great" the gipper was. Forcing the dem candidate to "rise above partisan politics" and say nice things about Reagan. Downside for Bush? if Dems can turn memorial into a reverse-Wellstone


What others can you guys think of?


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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:04 PM
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1. * will survive an assassination attempt during the convention
and the media will show us over and over ad nauseum where the bullet supposedly struck... even though, a la the Gipper, * will not react like a person who has been shot.
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Waistdeep Donating Member (469 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:09 PM
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2. Invasion of Cuba
Let's see, they could uncover a Cuban assassination team.......


..... maybe they could be trained by Al Qaeda
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 06:16 PM
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14. Followed in Nov by Cuba being made part of American League
Brewers purchased by So. Florida cigar magnate and sent to Havanna.
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Brucey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:11 PM
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3. Another invasion.
Or maybe a UN deal in the Middle East.
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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:14 PM
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4. he's already starting to talk about all kinds of programs (e.g., training
in Ohio) that he "supports" (of course, without adequate $). There was no interest in these things nor in addressing the real problems they are intended to address, prior to the past month.

Another tax cut is my guess, given his control of the Congress and the fact that House members and 1/3 of Senate will be up for reelection.

If it were possible to drop interest rates further, I think he'd do it.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:19 PM
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5. Another terrorist attack
3rd week in October, a "10/11"-major attack on a US building. Multiple dead, "We couldn't have predicted this would happen", etc. Martial law follows for our own well being. Election postponed until "it is safe again".

BTW: does anyone know what happens during a code red state of alert, since we've only had orange ones so far? It means, you go back home and stay there. Period. Anyone caught outside is immediately subject to arrest.

Wouldn't a code red alert taste particularly good next November?
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CalProf Donating Member (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 04:10 PM
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11. I love your picture n/t
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delete_bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:25 PM
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6. Bush and Cheney 's big adventure
Cheney to Pakistan, where he personally tracks down and kills Osama in hand to hand combat.

Shrub goes to Iraq and unearths the missing WMD. Unfortunately he and they simultaneously detonate and Cheney "officially" becomes President. Ralph Reed is sworn in as VP.
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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:35 PM
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7. 80% pullout from Iraq and the most credible evidence of WMD found yet.
Not saying it'll be credible in the absolute sense. In the relative sense, it'll be enough for people not to doubt Bush.

That's if Kerry or Clark is nominated.

I don't know what October surprise could possible work on Edwards.
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Melinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 02:37 PM
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8. OBL, of course.
Of course.
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 03:33 PM
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9. OBL, new President of Afghani-Pakistan announces
that he is giving up all WMD's and their manufacturing programs. He'll pledge to be a good boy, just like Ghadafi. Meanwhile, the GDP will have it's highest numbers in over 12 months, and the Republicans will declare themselves champions. Big surprise eh?
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 06:09 PM
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12. What about a September surprise?
Maybe something big will happen at the RNC in NYC and they'll milk it for all it's worth until the election. This would also coincide with the 9/11 anniversary.
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auburnblu Donating Member (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 04:04 PM
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10. Job growth of 2000?
Hey it could be touted as doubling that of the end of 2003.
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Zynx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 06:11 PM
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13. A war with North Korea.
There, I said it.
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morgan2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 06:25 PM
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15. they're planning on iraqi "elections"
in june. The process will probably be postponned a bit, and power will finally be handed over to the iraqi's by about election time.
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TXDemGal Donating Member (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-25-04 06:28 PM
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16. They'll go for The Trifecta...
1. If Ronnie's not on already on ice and ready to be defrosted, they'll pull the plug on him;

2. Osama Been Forgotten will suddenly be found...dead or alive, doesn't matter;

3. Chenron will step down for "health reasons" and Frist or some other Rethug will take his place.

As usual with this party, you can count on them to overplay their hand.
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