Comments on: Five Years After 9/11, Fear Finally Strikes Out http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2006/08/20/five-years-after-911-fear-finally-strikes-out/ Progressive News and Opinion Since Nov. 3, 2004 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Frank Rich: The Era of Americans Fearing Fear Itself is Over - Liberal Values - Stressing The Origins of Liberalism in Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2006/08/20/five-years-after-911-fear-finally-strikes-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8741 Frank Rich: The Era of Americans Fearing Fear Itself is Over - Liberal Values - Stressing The Origins of Liberalism in Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:56:24 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/?p=9602#comment-8741 [...] Frank Rich finds that the Bush Administration is no longer successful in exploiting fear of terrorism for political gain as “the era of Americans’ fearing fear itself is over.” He notes that Bush received no bounce in the polls after the terrorist plot in Great Britain was prevented. It’s not as if Bush isn’t trying, but he has lost his credibility: No matter what the threat at hand, he can’t get his story straight. When he said last weekend that the foiling of the London plot revealed a Qaeda in disarray because “it’s been five years since they’ve been capable of putting together something of this sort,” he didn’t seem to realize that he was flatly contradicting the Ashcroft-Gonzales claims for the gravity of all the Qaeda plots they’ve boasted of stopping in those five years. As recently as last October, Mr. Bush himself announced a list of 10 grisly foiled plots, including one he later described as a Qaeda plan “already set in motion” to fly a hijacked plane “into the tallest building on the West Coast.” [...] [...] Frank Rich finds that the Bush Administration is no longer successful in exploiting fear of terrorism for political gain as “the era of Americans’ fearing fear itself is over.” He notes that Bush received no bounce in the polls after the terrorist plot in Great Britain was prevented. It’s not as if Bush isn’t trying, but he has lost his credibility: No matter what the threat at hand, he can’t get his story straight. When he said last weekend that the foiling of the London plot revealed a Qaeda in disarray because “it’s been five years since they’ve been capable of putting together something of this sort,” he didn’t seem to realize that he was flatly contradicting the Ashcroft-Gonzales claims for the gravity of all the Qaeda plots they’ve boasted of stopping in those five years. As recently as last October, Mr. Bush himself announced a list of 10 grisly foiled plots, including one he later described as a Qaeda plan “already set in motion” to fly a hijacked plane “into the tallest building on the West Coast.” [...]

]]> By: J2 http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2006/08/20/five-years-after-911-fear-finally-strikes-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8732 J2 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:26:24 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/?p=9602#comment-8732 The UK terror plot was to have been executed on August 16. Had it not been uncovered and and prevented what would we be feeling, thinking and talking about today, Mr. Rich? Thankfully, in the past week, four prominent Democrats and potential presidential candidates, Senators Biden and Kerry, John Edwards and DNC Chair Howard Dean have redirected America's attention to a much graver threat. Walmart. The UK terror plot was to have been executed on August 16. Had it not been uncovered and and prevented what would we be feeling, thinking and talking about today, Mr. Rich?

Thankfully, in the past week, four prominent Democrats and potential presidential candidates, Senators Biden and Kerry, John Edwards and DNC Chair Howard Dean have redirected America’s attention to a much graver threat.

Walmart.

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