Mislead of the Day

Although we don't hear of any Department of Homeland Security
activities in the news, the voters get to hear an earful, regularly,
depending on where they vote.

RIDGE AND RICE POLITICIZE SECURITY

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge told reporters, "we don't do
politics in the Department of Homeland Security."[1] But a new
analysis by the Associated Press reveals that the travel schedule of
Ridge and other top DHS officials are influenced by political
considerations.

According to the report, in the past seven months nearly three-fifths
of Ridge's travel has been to "the 17 states considered the most hotly
contested in the presidential election."[2] In the same time period,
22 senior officials "did nearly half their public events in those 17
states."[3] Sue Mencer, who heads the Office of Domestic Preparedness
for DHS, recently traveled to Ohio - a key battleground state - "to
deliver a grant that had been awarded weeks earlier."[4]

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice has also "traveled across
the country making speeches in key battleground states, including
Oregon, Washington, North Carolina and Ohio."[5] In the next few days
"she also plans speeches in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida."[6]
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan denied the appearances
were politically motivated.[7]

Jobst Brandt

writes:

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan denied the appearances
were politically motivated.

And isn't that just a silly thing to say. Everything done publicly by
elected and appointed officials is political. Why lie about it?

Philip W. Moore, Jr. top-posted:
No ****. I am so sick and tired of the Bush Administrations'
politics of fear! Vote for Dubbya or Die 2004! That oughtta be the
campaign slogan.

Yeah, no fear-mongering among the Dems at all! Old people, black people,
sick people, young people...

Bill "did I miss any?" S.

Philip W. Moore, Jr. top-posted yet again (moved for coherency):
"B i l l S o r n s o n" wrote in message
...
Philip W. Moore, Jr. top-posted:
No ****. I am so sick and tired of the Bush Administrations'
politics of fear! Vote for Dubbya or Die 2004! That oughtta be the
campaign slogan.

Yeah, no fear-mongering among the Dems at all! Old people, black
people, sick people, young people...

I'm talking about Cheney's reference to a vote for Kerry being akin to
asking for a terrorist attack. The Bush campaign knows that talking
about the threat of terrorist attacks is good for poll numbers.
They've admitted as much through the Schmidt fellow who works with
Rove on the campaign. That's real fear tactics, which is nothing like
saying "you won't have insurance unless you vote for Kerry." C'mon,
Bill; you know the difference between apples and oranges.

First of all, please stop top-posting, as it's a PITA to fix.

Second, Cheney didn't say a vote for Kerry would invite a terrorist attack.
What he actually SAID was that going back to treating terrorism as a
law-enforcement matter would increase the danger of another successful
attack.

Third, the Kerry campaign is lying about the draft, privatizing Medicare,
disenfranchising voters (esp. blacks), etc. They'll say ANYTHING to either
get elected or raise doubt about the legitimacy of their more probable loss.

Bill "and it's only getting worse these last few weeks" S.

didn't write, but pasted:

a bunch of junk I snipped

Kerry said Bush was going to privitize Social Security. Everything Kerry says
must be true, so now I know Bush is a better candidate than Kerry. Thank you
senator Kerry. I guess the Kommies for Kerry Klub (KKK) won't be voting for
Bush. Trust John Kerry to run your life.

RIDGE AND RICE POLITICIZE SECURITY

Jobst Brandt

What the H with the OT post that'll do nothing but create a political
war in a tech group! Stuff it Brandt.

Doug

"B i l l S o r n s o n" writes:

Second, Cheney didn't say a vote for Kerry would invite a terrorist
attack. What he actually SAID was that going back to treating
terrorism as a law-enforcement matter would increase the danger of
another successful attack.

Cheney apparently hasn't gotten around the reading the 9/11 Commission
Report yet.

Third, the Kerry campaign is lying about the draft, privatizing
Medicare, disenfranchising voters (esp. blacks), etc. They'll say
ANYTHING to either get elected or raise doubt about the legitimacy
of their more probable loss.

Ah, it's politics. Whaddya expect? Both sides are lying through
their teeth. Bush & Co. just had a head start.

Doug writes:

RIDGE AND RICE POLITICIZE SECURITY

Jobst Brandt

What the H with the OT post that'll do nothing but create a
political war in a tech group! Stuff it Brandt.

Where ya been, Doug?

And, BTW, no one will make you read it. I promise.

No ****. I am so sick and tired of the Bush Administrations' politics of
fear! Vote for Dubbya or Die 2004! That oughtta be the campaign slogan.
"Tim McNamara" wrote in message
...
writes:

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan denied the appearances
were politically motivated.

And isn't that just a silly thing to say. Everything done publicly by
elected and appointed officials is political. Why lie about it?

gwhite writes:

didn't write, but pasted:

a bunch of junk I snipped

Kerry said Bush was going to privitize Social Security. Everything
Kerry says must be true, so now I know Bush is a better candidate
than Kerry. Thank you senator Kerry. I guess the Kommies for Kerry
Klub (KKK) won't be voting for Bush. Trust John Kerry to run your
life.

Well, you've lost nothing of your acerbic wit. Of course, there
wasn't much to lose in the first place. Given the imbedded awfulness
of the misnamed "Patriot Act," and the fascism promulgated by his
Attorney General, I'd actually think you'd be voting against Bush if
you value your freedom and autonomy.

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