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alp227

(33,219 posts) Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:51 PM Sep 2012

Thom Hartmann: History of the October Surprise [View all]

Thom Hartmann takes a look at a longstanding tradition in American presidential campaigns -The October Surprise. (Examples being 1968 where the Paris peace talks were hijacked and 1980 with ryde deal between Bill Casey and Iran.)

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Thom Hartmann: History of the October Surprise [View all] alp227 Sep 2012 OP

I think LBJ was right, when someone undermines the efforts of a sitting president sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #1

I bet the fascist party will instigate a terrorist attack in October magic59 Sep 2012 #2

A similar scam was all the homeland security alerts everytime shrub was low in the polls. rwsanders Sep 2012 #3

It will have to be something that makes us look impotent and foolish malthaussen Sep 2012 #4

I think the RepubliCONS have already played their October Surprise. fasttense Sep 2012 #5

I agree about the film NoMoreWarNow Sep 2012 #6

Johnson should have let it get out about Nixon's interference with the peace process. DemzRock Sep 2012 #7

People take notice Duval Nov 2012 #8