[TLBSHOW]

HERE IT IS THE RAT PLAN AND MANY HAVE FALLEN FOR IT

to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion

How can Enron best be used by the left in the forthcoming general election? In two ways. First, to lend a generally criminal air to Republican fundraising, and fundraising by Bush in particular. Second, to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion.

to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion

[patriciaruth]

You got it. They know how to push the buttons. They are masters at propaganda.

[Mulder]

to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion

The dems don't have the power to depress "rightist" turnout.

Only Bush and the GOP leadership can do that, and they are doing a damn fine job of it so far.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

"to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion"

That is the craziest conspiracy theory I have heard for a while. I don't see this making us more "right" conservatives apathetic, but more politically active in 3rd parties, such as the U.S. Constitution Party.

[hchutch]

I agree. Frankly, however, I fear that the plan would have succeeded despite everything done to explain it.

Sadly, I will have to wage political war against some fellow Freepers to ensure that we do not get saddled with another President Clinton, if only to keep them from sending everything I stand for to a political graveyard for the sake of ideological purity disguised as principle.

I'll give this a chance to calm down over a couple of weeks, but if they are determined to throw the baby out with the bathwater, then I will fight tooth and nail to prevent that, no matter who gets angry over it.

[Commie Basher]

HERE IS THE RAT PLAN AND MANY HAVE FALLEN FOR IT

to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion

Then BUSH must be a DemocRAT because he's doing his darndest to demoralize the right and keep them at home.

[going hot]

Second, to depress turnout by rightist voters, by inducing apathy through disillusion

Dems have been doing that for years, many times with success even they were surprised by (see 1992).

So, just how big is the President's "conservative base"?

20 -25 million??

And how many posters are on FR crying "foul" and "Most foul", some 30? 60? 90?

If you like to argue (beat your head against a hard object)then these CFR threads are the cat's meow. Just pick a side, either side, doesn't matter, and let it fly!

Personally, I have noted a large influx of doomsday and "I'll never vote for him again" types, more than the usual response to the President's more noticable acts. Although, I must say, I do recognize some of the "I'll never vote for him again" (INVFHA) screen names as the same ones that were rather vitriolic all during the primaries in 2000.

Is seems some people seethe while they wait in the dark behind their keyboards, totally pissed that thier particular 1 per center did not garner sufficient votes out of over 100,000,000 cast to become the next President of the United states, so now they wax patriotic, poetic, and visibly flustered and angry, yes ANGRY, that this, this peon would dare play politician with THEIR constitution! --Horrers--

Anger is often used, especialy loud, boisterous in your face talk, when the actual merits of the case are not sufficiently strong to sway you with simple logic and facts.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Although I won't vote for Bush, I certainly know better than to vote Democrat over Enron? Enron may have ties to the Bush admin, but those ties availed them little or none at all. At least on that point, Dubya did good.