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Stop hyperventilating: Terror alerts hurt Bush's approval ratings
The Washington Times ^ | September 2, 2009 | Editorial

Posted on 09/01/2009 8:09:39 PM PDT by Abakumov

When looking at the poll data, it turns out that raising the alert levels never benefited Mr. Bush but may actually have hurt him. So we suggest a new conspiracy theory -- that Mr. Ridge stopped the country from going to orange alert to secure the re-election of Mr. Bush. As the current hyperventilating shows, some people will believe anything.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; gwot; terroralerts; tomridge

1 posted on 09/01/2009 8:09:39 PM PDT by Abakumov
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To: Abakumov

President Barack Obama's approval ratings, once seen as historically high, could soon be among the worst early poll numbers for a modern American president..."A recent poll shows Harry Reid, the majority leader, trailing the Republican Danny Tarkanian, a possible 2010 opponent, by 49 percent to 38 percent. When your majority leader is down to a 38 percent base in his home state..not good"(for them) -- BenSmith Politico

2 posted on 09/01/2009 8:20:16 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay; AliVeritas; Cindy

Thanks for the info.


3 posted on 09/01/2009 8:26:33 PM PDT by mojo114
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To: Abakumov

Not to mention the terror alert levels were never raised during this period Ridge speaks of. This was nothing but an explosive nuggest Ridge’s publisher insisted he concoct in order to sell books. It’s a dud—like Ridge himself.


4 posted on 09/01/2009 8:30:19 PM PDT by MissesBush
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To: MissesBush

Right. They can’t get people stirred up again like they used to, so a typical Obama tactic, get news for it one way and then get news from it for the opposite view...either way it keeps it going....


5 posted on 09/01/2009 8:34:19 PM PDT by Freddd (Government run health care=paying more and being denied what we already have.)
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To: mojo114; fight_truth_decay

Thanks for the chart ping.
Interesting.


6 posted on 09/01/2009 8:34:42 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: mojo114
had just been studying the chart earlier..
7 posted on 09/01/2009 8:34:59 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: Abakumov

Since the GWOT is over, Barry apologized to the entire world while ‘restoring’ America’s standing, why in the hell are we still at condition yellow, and why is there a threat-level color system at all?


8 posted on 09/01/2009 8:44:58 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: MissesBush

“It’s a dud—like Ridge himself.”

LOL!

Another thing, I’ve never trusted a man with a head the size of a basketball and a nose smaller than a child.


9 posted on 09/02/2009 4:32:47 AM PDT by poobear
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To: MissesBush

“It’s a dud—like Ridge himself.”

LOL!

Another thing, I’ve never trusted a man with a head the size of a basketball and a nose smaller than a child.

It’s a cabbage patch doll thing I guess.


10 posted on 09/02/2009 4:33:46 AM PDT by poobear
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