If we think like a Fox News journalist we can say that since the GOP are the minority party, and since the minority party is doing all it can to sabotage forward progress, than minorities are domestic terrorists.
Support the representation? I’m not quite sure what you mean here.
What I can tell you is that acts of terrorism - and fear of those acts (which is arguably the whole purpose of TERRORism) - routinely boosted the GOP’s positions before. In general, security and the threat of terrorism are issues on which the GOP runs and polls better, so everything that elevated those concerns benefits it. I’d say everything from 9/11 to the recent foiled plots have given a boost to conservative positions. The fact that the GOP has included such concerns in its advertisment materials shows that it recognizes that fact. Remember the focus Rudy Giulianni placed on 9/11? The so many occasions democrats were accused on being weak on terror, or any such? Do a check on poll numbers after large instances of (attempted) terror acts against the US - I doubt you’d see a strong upswing for the Democrats after that.
It is only something unique to the US, mind you - radical actions on one side tend invariably to serve as fuel for the right-wing, since themes such as defense, nationalism and security are major right-wing themes nearly everywhere. Of course the people would instinctively call for some reaction after an attack - it is only natural.
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has spent almost $26 million on the program to fund about 640 cultural preservation projects in more than 100 countries.”
Who ran the government in 2001?
This program just became a problem for you this year?
WarBush over 13 years ago
Cause if the Dems succeed it would be bad for America.
rottenprat over 13 years ago
If we think like a Fox News journalist we can say that since the GOP are the minority party, and since the minority party is doing all it can to sabotage forward progress, than minorities are domestic terrorists.
4uk4ata over 13 years ago
Support the representation? I’m not quite sure what you mean here.
What I can tell you is that acts of terrorism - and fear of those acts (which is arguably the whole purpose of TERRORism) - routinely boosted the GOP’s positions before. In general, security and the threat of terrorism are issues on which the GOP runs and polls better, so everything that elevated those concerns benefits it. I’d say everything from 9/11 to the recent foiled plots have given a boost to conservative positions. The fact that the GOP has included such concerns in its advertisment materials shows that it recognizes that fact. Remember the focus Rudy Giulianni placed on 9/11? The so many occasions democrats were accused on being weak on terror, or any such? Do a check on poll numbers after large instances of (attempted) terror acts against the US - I doubt you’d see a strong upswing for the Democrats after that.
It is only something unique to the US, mind you - radical actions on one side tend invariably to serve as fuel for the right-wing, since themes such as defense, nationalism and security are major right-wing themes nearly everywhere. Of course the people would instinctively call for some reaction after an attack - it is only natural.
pirate227 over 13 years ago
@GRDone33,
Still waiting on that proof… What’s that? You have none?
That’s what I thought.
pirate227 over 13 years ago
Oh yeah, truth hurts, huh?
wholescot Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good grief Alcaraz - GET A LIFE!!
pirate227 over 13 years ago
@GRDone33:
The usual GOP hypocrisy:
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has spent almost $26 million on the program to fund about 640 cultural preservation projects in more than 100 countries.”
Who ran the government in 2001? This program just became a problem for you this year?