FoxNews: Blast in Baghdad right now - interesting timing

[eleny]

....right before the Kerry speech.

[truthspeaker]

1. 12 o'clock charlie

same time every day.

[eleny]

2. It was the Baghdad Hotel that was hit

several killed

[eleny]

3. Kerry's speech preempted by news of the blast

:(

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I Doubt The Insurgents Planned It That Way...

NT

[Rockholm]

5. But The Bushies Have Great Timing!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. This Explosion Doesn't Help Bush...

It just demonstates that Iraq is out of control...

Also, if I'm an average Iraqi I'm pissed...

Security precedes freedom...


Read Hobbes....

Read Locke.....

[eleny]

10. Since when did this administraton

act sensibly? Not that I disagree with you. But jeez! They surely are capable of making the worst decisions.

[eleny]

6. Insurgents aren't always the only factor

:tinfoilhat:

[tridim]

8. Wonder if Cheney's major speech

will be preempted too?

[katieforeman]

9. I don't like Bush either but I don't think he would have people

killed to pre-empt a Kerry speech.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I Agree.....

Not only that but why would Bush want to inflame the situation....

This adds fuel to the perception Iraq is a lawless place that's out of control....

This will lead the nightly news....

If it dwarfs Kerry's speech it will also dwarf Kerry's speech....

[eleny]

12. It also makes Bush appear like the war time president

who should be re-elected. I feel that Rove will strongly spin this, politically. Just wait.

edited for spelling

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. How Can You Spin This....

Dozens of dead Iraqis who would be alive if not for the American occupation...


You can't spin this...


You can put a dress on a pig but at the end of the day it's still a pig....


Baghdad is like the West Bank on steroids....

[eleny]

14. Rove makes a living dressing the pig!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. You Give Him Too Much Credit?

How can you spin the fact that Baghdad is like the West Bank, pre Revolution Algeria, Viet Nam Circa April 1975 all rolled into one...


Yep, Bush looks like a war time president...

Charles DeGaulle comes into mind when the French had to vacate Algeria....

[eleny]

16. Then let's discuss the timing of this

And how does Kerry respond after Rove spins it, as we know he'll try. We know the freepers will buy the WH spin, hook, line and sinker.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. The Strong Anti War And Pro War Groups Opinions Are Engrained

The battle is for the folks in the middle...

[eleny]

19. I think today's MSNBC online poll is telling

We usually do so well in the CNN, MSNBC online polls. But today, the majority is still voting that a change in president would be bad for the war on terror. This blast plays into that, I believe. On an ideological level - not necessarily on facts. Many in the middle might just think it's not a good time for a change.

Btw, although Kerry was not my first choice, I did donate 100 to his campaign early this morning. Just making it clear where my heart is.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. The War In Iraq And The War On Terror Are Two Things...

One of the factors that contributed to Eisenhower's victory in 1952 is that we were mired down in Korea...

Ike promised to go to Korea and end the war....

[Rockholm]

18. Wait...* is a "War President", not "war-time".....

Big difference, IMHO. He said it himself "I am a war president." To me, that means that he wants war, relishes war, and will keep a war going. A "war time" president to me means a president at a time of war. What we have in Iraq is not a war, it is an occupation. A poor one at that.

[eleny]

21. Unfortunately, too many folks interpret that as * being a strong

and proactive leader who puts America's interests first. And they respect him for it even if he can't wrestle well with pretzles. The nuance means nothng to them. Being surounded by folks like that here in Colorado, I hear this all the time.