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		<title>By: Internet Millions - Official Site. &#124; 7Wins.eu</title>
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		<title>By: Silhouette</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>	&lt;p&gt;It just amazes me the timing of my musings and Big Media&#8217;s synchronicity. I was &lt;br /&gt;
just thinking how the republican strategy plays off the emotions of vulnerable &lt;br /&gt;
emotion-based voters (the majority) and uses timing combined with scare tactics &lt;br /&gt;
to acheive its agendas. Then I flip on the TV and see CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Your Brain On &lt;br /&gt;
Politics&#8221; segment and I nearly fell off my chair laughing at their hubris. It&#8217;s &lt;br /&gt;
like they&#8217;re telling us ahead of time what&#8217;s coming up and daring us to see it. &lt;br /&gt;
The guffaws offscreen must be deafening. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;It&#8217;s embarassing, shocking and quite a bit numbing to come to the realization &lt;br /&gt;
that one has been played like a fiddle.  We want to believe we are above simple &lt;br /&gt;
deceit.  We want to think we&#8217;re too smart to be taken like an idiot.  Even the &lt;br /&gt;
best of us who&#8217;s hearts are in the right places can be blind to expert con men &lt;br /&gt;
and a carefully constructed and meticulously planned con like the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GOP&lt;/span&gt; had in the &lt;br /&gt;
works years ago for this very moment in history. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Here&#8217;s their strategy in a nutshell&#8230;which has been recently modified due to &lt;br /&gt;
unexpected Clinton surprises. Originally their idea was to stonewall their &lt;br /&gt;
feared opponent (Clinton) and promote her easily-trounced rival. With Hillary &lt;br /&gt;
neatly out of the way they planned at that very moment to begin the &lt;br /&gt;
disembowelment of Obama via the same media that hand-walked him through the &lt;br /&gt;
primaries. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;One problem: Hillary isn&#8217;t neatly out of the way&#8230; What to do? They are also &lt;br /&gt;
flexible and quick on their feet. I guess I left that out. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Their modified plan is now to paint McCain out as somewhat of a buffoon&#8230;within &lt;br /&gt;
reason of course&#8230;to &#8220;convince&#8221; democrats to support Obama, like he has a &lt;br /&gt;
chance, and drop any notion whatsoever of Hillary making a comeback. Like I &lt;br /&gt;
said, they want her &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NEATLY&lt;/span&gt; out of the way. Then when they think they&#8217;ve got her &lt;br /&gt;
out of the way, they&#8217;ll still play &#8220;fair&#8221; to Obama&#8230;but just not as fair as to &lt;br /&gt;
McCain on the Big republican media circus. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Here&#8217;s where the &#8220;Your Brain On Politics&#8221; comes in. With supreme timing and &lt;br /&gt;
using the maximum power of scare tactics&#8230;.suddenly at the last moment&#8230;I &lt;br /&gt;
predict around October 15th give or take&#8230;there will suddenly be a huge media &lt;br /&gt;
blitz about increasing tensions in the Middle east and certain war with Iran &lt;br /&gt;
then as well. In this crises, this media-trumped critical moment, the &lt;br /&gt;
republicans will rope in last minute, I predict, millions of extra voters to &lt;br /&gt;
tilt the balance and win McCain the election. I can see his flabby white arms &lt;br /&gt;
shaking a saddened and shocked Obama&#8217;s in a conciliatory gesture the day after &lt;br /&gt;
the election. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Suddenly, the Iran &#8220;crises&#8221; will die down due to some &#8220;expert republican &lt;br /&gt;
manuevering&#8221; and the Obama campaign will be a fading memory. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You heard it here first. &#8220;Your Brain On Politics&#8221;. The gall to flaunt their ploy &lt;br /&gt;
as they put it into place. They bank on us having our blinders on. I&#8217;m here to &lt;br /&gt;
take them off. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;How would Hillary thwart their plan? Simple. They know her supporters are &lt;br /&gt;
adamant and savvy to their BS from back in the day. Operation October 2008-gate &lt;br /&gt;
won&#8217;t work so easily. And under Hillary&#8217;s husband, the economy was the strongest &lt;br /&gt;
its been in US history. Those are numbers they just can&#8217;t beat down with their &lt;br /&gt;
Big Media sticks&#8230;as hard as they try. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;They fear her diplomacy. They fear her stalwart and stubborn tenacity. They fear &lt;br /&gt;
her intellect and hands-on approach to tackling tough problems. And most of all &lt;br /&gt;
they fear her proven track record&#8230;something Obama doesn&#8217;t have.. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Obama doesn&#8217;t have these qualities. &#8220;Hope&#8221; and &#8220;Change&#8221; will be hung on the rack &lt;br /&gt;
when frightened voters realize a decorated war veteran will get them through the &lt;br /&gt;
&#8220;Iran scare&#8221; in October. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Let&#8217;s show our young people how republicans play the game of politics. It&#8217;s nice &lt;br /&gt;
they have hopes and dreams and want starry-eyed change. But we know how the &lt;br /&gt;
slicks work. We&#8217;ve seen an election or ten. In these troubled times the older &lt;br /&gt;
and wiser voters must be heard above the young and hopeful. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;If we don&#8217;t, we will be sorry. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GOP&lt;/span&gt; intends to capitlize on fear.  They&#8217;ve already &#8216;graciously&#8217; offered &lt;br /&gt;
services of very conspicuous Men In Black&#8230;looking very fearful for Obama&#8217;s &lt;br /&gt;
safety.  Subliminal message to on-the-fence voters..(or even stalwart Obama &lt;br /&gt;
supporters) &#8220;vote for this man and he won&#8217;t make it to the Inaguration&#8221;. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;There is no trick too mean.  No gimmick too underhanded.  They will leave no &lt;br /&gt;
manipulation stone unturned.  &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Let&#8217;s show them who is smarter. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;J. Dessel&lt;/p&gt;

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It just amazes me the timing of my musings and Big Media&#8217;s synchronicity. I was <br />
just thinking how the republican strategy plays off the emotions of vulnerable <br />
emotion-based voters (the majority) and uses timing combined with scare tactics <br />
to acheive its agendas. Then I flip on the TV and see CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Your Brain On <br />
Politics&#8221; segment and I nearly fell off my chair laughing at their hubris. It&#8217;s <br />
like they&#8217;re telling us ahead of time what&#8217;s coming up and daring us to see it. <br />
The guffaws offscreen must be deafening. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s embarassing, shocking and quite a bit numbing to come to the realization <br />
that one has been played like a fiddle.  We want to believe we are above simple <br />
deceit.  We want to think we&#8217;re too smart to be taken like an idiot.  Even the <br />
best of us who&#8217;s hearts are in the right places can be blind to expert con men <br />
and a carefully constructed and meticulously planned con like the <span class="caps">GOP</span> had in the <br />
works years ago for this very moment in history. </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s their strategy in a nutshell&#8230;which has been recently modified due to <br />
unexpected Clinton surprises. Originally their idea was to stonewall their <br />
feared opponent (Clinton) and promote her easily-trounced rival. With Hillary <br />
neatly out of the way they planned at that very moment to begin the <br />
disembowelment of Obama via the same media that hand-walked him through the <br />
primaries. </p>
<p>One problem: Hillary isn&#8217;t neatly out of the way&#8230; What to do? They are also <br />
flexible and quick on their feet. I guess I left that out. </p>
<p>Their modified plan is now to paint McCain out as somewhat of a buffoon&#8230;within <br />
reason of course&#8230;to &#8220;convince&#8221; democrats to support Obama, like he has a <br />
chance, and drop any notion whatsoever of Hillary making a comeback. Like I <br />
said, they want her <span class="caps">NEATLY</span> out of the way. Then when they think they&#8217;ve got her <br />
out of the way, they&#8217;ll still play &#8220;fair&#8221; to Obama&#8230;but just not as fair as to <br />
McCain on the Big republican media circus. </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s where the &#8220;Your Brain On Politics&#8221; comes in. With supreme timing and <br />
using the maximum power of scare tactics&#8230;.suddenly at the last moment&#8230;I <br />
predict around October 15th give or take&#8230;there will suddenly be a huge media <br />
blitz about increasing tensions in the Middle east and certain war with Iran <br />
then as well. In this crises, this media-trumped critical moment, the <br />
republicans will rope in last minute, I predict, millions of extra voters to <br />
tilt the balance and win McCain the election. I can see his flabby white arms <br />
shaking a saddened and shocked Obama&#8217;s in a conciliatory gesture the day after <br />
the election. </p>
<p>Suddenly, the Iran &#8220;crises&#8221; will die down due to some &#8220;expert republican <br />
manuevering&#8221; and the Obama campaign will be a fading memory. </p>
<p>You heard it here first. &#8220;Your Brain On Politics&#8221;. The gall to flaunt their ploy <br />
as they put it into place. They bank on us having our blinders on. I&#8217;m here to <br />
take them off. </p>
<p>How would Hillary thwart their plan? Simple. They know her supporters are <br />
adamant and savvy to their BS from back in the day. Operation October 2008-gate <br />
won&#8217;t work so easily. And under Hillary&#8217;s husband, the economy was the strongest <br />
its been in US history. Those are numbers they just can&#8217;t beat down with their <br />
Big Media sticks&#8230;as hard as they try. </p>
<p>They fear her diplomacy. They fear her stalwart and stubborn tenacity. They fear <br />
her intellect and hands-on approach to tackling tough problems. And most of all <br />
they fear her proven track record&#8230;something Obama doesn&#8217;t have.. </p>
<p>Obama doesn&#8217;t have these qualities. &#8220;Hope&#8221; and &#8220;Change&#8221; will be hung on the rack <br />
when frightened voters realize a decorated war veteran will get them through the <br />
&#8220;Iran scare&#8221; in October. </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s show our young people how republicans play the game of politics. It&#8217;s nice <br />
they have hopes and dreams and want starry-eyed change. But we know how the <br />
slicks work. We&#8217;ve seen an election or ten. In these troubled times the older <br />
and wiser voters must be heard above the young and hopeful. </p>
<p>If we don&#8217;t, we will be sorry. </p>
<p>The <span class="caps">GOP</span> intends to capitlize on fear.  They&#8217;ve already &#8216;graciously&#8217; offered <br />
services of very conspicuous Men In Black&#8230;looking very fearful for Obama&#8217;s <br />
safety.  Subliminal message to on-the-fence voters..(or even stalwart Obama <br />
supporters) &#8220;vote for this man and he won&#8217;t make it to the Inaguration&#8221;. </p>
<p>There is no trick too mean.  No gimmick too underhanded.  They will leave no <br />
manipulation stone unturned.  </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s show them who is smarter. </p>
<p>J. Dessel</p>
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