Actually I think it is politics as usual.

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by Simon_Jester

5/25/02 6:05:18 PM

Actually I think it is politics as usual.

...of 2 weeks being critical of the administration for not issuing non-specific warnings.
So they issue a non-specific warning.
Now the warning is to distract from other issues.
And this is somehow >NOT< politics as usual?

According to some people, it certainly wouldn't be the first time a President has tried to divert attention from an unfavorable issue.

White House: Terror warnings a tactic to fend off criticism - (Silverlock) - (98) - May 23, 2002, 09:52:34 AM EDT

Klansman gets life in prison for 1963 killings -?? -NT - (Simon_Jester) - (3) - May 23, 2002, 10:47:28 AM EDT

Huh? - (Silverlock) - (1) - May 23, 2002, 11:55:55 AM EDT

I think I had junk in my proxy server... - (Simon_Jester) - May 23, 2002, 01:04:51 PM EDT

Ignore this dup-post - (Silverlock) - May 23, 2002, 11:58:59 AM EDT

But of course... - (bepatient) - (56) - May 23, 2002, 10:49:55 AM EDT

So why cut off the drone ops? - (Brandioch) - (55) - May 23, 2002, 12:33:05 PM EDT

Cute use of selective memory. - (bepatient) - (54) - May 23, 2002, 03:10:27 PM EDT

You're still trying for that strawman tangent, aren't you? - (Brandioch) - (43) - May 23, 2002, 03:25:13 PM EDT

Why don't you... - (bepatient) - (42) - May 23, 2002, 10:26:34 PM EDT

Why don't you buy a dictionary. - (Brandioch) - May 24, 2002, 12:15:33 PM EDT

WHOA...wait a minute... - (Simon_Jester) - (40) - May 24, 2002, 01:48:53 PM EDT

They just spent the better part.... - (bepatient) - (39) - May 24, 2002, 08:12:18 PM EDT

I will even give you the chance to show it isn't straw. - (Brandioch) - (37) - May 25, 2002, 02:33:13 PM EDT

Nice wording - (Silverlock) - (1) - May 26, 2002, 11:57:01 AM EDT

And they mocked Clinton for that, didn't they? - (Brandioch) - May 27, 2002, 02:45:51 PM EDT

Tom Tomorrow: ____calls a spayed a spayed._________:-\ufffd -NT - (Ashton) - May 26, 2002, 10:05:50 PM EDT

So what about the drones? -NT - (bepatient) - (33) - May 27, 2002, 08:17:10 PM EDT

Uh..their pilots have been reassigned to KP. Co$t reduction? -NT - (Ashton) - May 27, 2002, 08:29:33 PM EDT

You don't have to grovel. - (Brandioch) - (29) - May 27, 2002, 10:56:33 PM EDT

You don't have to get it... - (bepatient) - (28) - May 27, 2002, 11:30:48 PM EDT

Company - (bepatient) - (27) - May 28, 2002, 01:57:25 AM EDT

You REALLY need to learn how to read. - (Brandioch) - (26) - May 28, 2002, 12:08:31 PM EDT

chuckle - (bepatient) - (25) - May 28, 2002, 12:41:45 PM EDT

Like I said, learn to read. - (Brandioch) - (24) - May 28, 2002, 02:19:52 PM EDT

Oh... - (bepatient) - (23) - May 28, 2002, 02:35:48 PM EDT

Bill "Strawman" Pathetic. - (Brandioch) - (1) - May 28, 2002, 03:39:26 PM EDT

Not my problem... - (bepatient) - May 28, 2002, 05:41:59 PM EDT

Umm...you mean, this quote? - (Simon_Jester) - (20) - May 28, 2002, 08:22:07 PM EDT

Nope...but that was a good try... - (bepatient) - (19) - May 28, 2002, 08:47:39 PM EDT

So you mean this quote.... - (Simon_Jester) - (18) - May 29, 2002, 08:43:49 AM EDT

Yep.. - (bepatient) - (17) - May 29, 2002, 11:35:43 AM EDT

Excellent...so, what are you arguing again? - (Simon_Jester) - (16) - May 29, 2002, 01:42:53 PM EDT

I wasn't arguing... - (bepatient) - (15) - May 29, 2002, 02:01:44 PM EDT

Nah Beep, no need to despise - (Ashton) - (3) - May 29, 2002, 04:28:02 PM EDT

Actually Ash... - (bepatient) - (2) - May 29, 2002, 04:53:44 PM EDT

Damn, BeeP.. - (Ashton) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 05:17:30 PM EDT

Oooh...my favorite! -NT - (bepatient) - May 29, 2002, 07:33:00 PM EDT

Grin -- I agree... - (Simon_Jester) - May 29, 2002, 05:56:48 PM EDT

What does that have to do with my original point? - (Silverlock) - (9) - May 29, 2002, 09:52:30 PM EDT

Everything - (bepatient) - (6) - May 29, 2002, 10:09:04 PM EDT

You continue to miss the point - (Silverlock) - (4) - May 29, 2002, 10:17:52 PM EDT

To deflect >what< criticism? - (bepatient) - (3) - May 29, 2002, 10:24:37 PM EDT

Don't play stupid - (Silverlock) - May 29, 2002, 10:38:15 PM EDT

Bepatient... - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 10:38:24 PM EDT

Look...its really simple. - (bepatient) - May 29, 2002, 10:45:04 PM EDT

Dupe post. Ignore. -NT - (Silverlock) - May 29, 2002, 10:39:45 PM EDT

Absolutely nothing.... - (folkert) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 10:10:54 PM EDT

that was...um...unexpected.... - (bepatient) - May 29, 2002, 10:12:21 PM EDT

Stopped under Clinton Administration - (bepatient) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 05:06:06 PM EDT

Just too cockamamie amateurish: Not to be true!____:( -NT - (Ashton) - May 29, 2002, 05:21:28 PM EDT

Actually I think it is politics as usual. - (Simon_Jester) - May 25, 2002, 06:05:18 PM EDT

Re: Cute use of selective memory. - (Simon_Jester) - (9) - May 23, 2002, 04:54:35 PM EDT

I know the thread. - (bepatient) - (4) - May 23, 2002, 10:31:35 PM EDT

Ah...I see. thank you. -NT - (Simon_Jester) - May 24, 2002, 11:06:23 AM EDT

Maybe it should be "Bill 'Strawman' Pathetic"? - (Brandioch) - (2) - May 24, 2002, 12:24:07 PM EDT

However, Brandioch... - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - May 24, 2002, 02:26:12 PM EDT

Yup. - (Brandioch) - May 24, 2002, 03:01:48 PM EDT

Okay, Simon, Here's MY problem. - (mmoffitt) - (3) - May 23, 2002, 11:49:06 PM EDT

Fair enough... - (Simon_Jester) - (2) - May 24, 2002, 10:17:58 AM EDT

Slightly less fair...... - (Brandioch) - May 24, 2002, 12:26:33 PM EDT

Admitted Bias. - (mmoffitt) - May 28, 2002, 11:16:17 PM EDT

Back to the point - (Silverlock) - (36) - May 28, 2002, 01:26:44 AM EDT

Because: we have to somehow weather this group - til 1/05 - (Ashton) - (2) - May 28, 2002, 04:07:31 AM EDT

Nothing else. - (Brandioch) - (1) - May 28, 2002, 02:34:20 PM EDT

I think I got a new sig! - (jb4) - May 29, 2002, 03:45:44 PM EDT

Are you certain... - (bepatient) - (32) - May 29, 2002, 04:41:30 PM EDT

Pardon me, but BULLSHIT! - (Silverlock) - (20) - May 29, 2002, 10:02:24 PM EDT

Are you being dense on purpose? - (bepatient) - (19) - May 29, 2002, 10:10:51 PM EDT

Wow... Beep Stooping.... -NT - (folkert) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 10:15:24 PM EDT

True...not necessary...apologies -NT - (bepatient) - May 29, 2002, 10:21:17 PM EDT

To spell it out... - (Simon_Jester) - (7) - May 29, 2002, 10:27:14 PM EDT

I'm not mmissing that point. - (bepatient) - (6) - May 29, 2002, 10:32:59 PM EDT

But I am apparently stuttering ;-) -NT - (bepatient) - May 29, 2002, 10:38:20 PM EDT

Well, I'm glad you're not missing that point... - (Simon_Jester) - (4) - May 29, 2002, 10:50:43 PM EDT

Not around here. - (bepatient) - (3) - May 29, 2002, 11:16:14 PM EDT

Well...there is a lot of humor to go around. - (Simon_Jester) - (2) - May 30, 2002, 01:48:11 PM EDT

I suppose - (bepatient) - (1) - May 30, 2002, 02:25:28 PM EDT

Exactly.. - (Simon_Jester) - May 30, 2002, 03:13:20 PM EDT

I am trying not to insult - (Silverlock) - (8) - May 29, 2002, 10:28:52 PM EDT

My point was simple... - (bepatient) - (7) - May 29, 2002, 10:37:16 PM EDT

Umm... fine... - (Silverlock) - (6) - May 29, 2002, 11:07:30 PM EDT

Yep - (bepatient) - (3) - May 29, 2002, 11:18:31 PM EDT

"missing the point"? - (Silverlock) - (2) - May 30, 2002, 12:04:35 AM EDT

Come on .... - (folkert) - May 30, 2002, 12:12:28 AM EDT

Bog - (bepatient) - May 30, 2002, 12:16:49 AM EDT

Well... - (folkert) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 11:57:17 PM EDT

No need really. - (bepatient) - May 30, 2002, 12:20:05 AM EDT

And what might that be? - (jb4) - (10) - May 30, 2002, 09:12:32 AM EDT

Wow.... - (bepatient) - (9) - May 30, 2002, 10:55:09 AM EDT

Oh come on now.... - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - May 30, 2002, 01:24:01 PM EDT

Amazingly enough... - (bepatient) - May 30, 2002, 01:31:47 PM EDT

C'mon Bill..stop shoveling straw - (jb4) - (6) - May 30, 2002, 02:38:44 PM EDT

The latest incarnation... - (bepatient) - (5) - May 30, 2002, 04:00:14 PM EDT

Yeah, except for one thing: - (jb4) - (4) - May 30, 2002, 07:12:58 PM EDT

I read them. - (bepatient) - (3) - May 30, 2002, 09:44:15 PM EDT

Re: I read them. - (Spammer 1029) - (1) - Sept. 20, 2007, 05:42:32 AM EDT

SPAM much? -NT - (bepatient) - Sept. 20, 2007, 06:24:44 AM EDT

Re: I read them. - (Spammer 1029) - Sept. 20, 2007, 05:43:52 AM EDT

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OK, my response to that is pending a Google search.
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