Posted on 10/08/2004 8:07:56 AM PDT by Dustoff
In a not-too-surprising development, Democrats and their allies in the more radical elements of political activism believe they have penetrated the town hall forum and will be represented in the audience of so-called “swing voters” at tonight’s debate.
According to the Gallop organization, who was responsible for selecting the voters in tonight’s debate audience, the participants may have opinions about the candidates. They may be leaning to one candidate or the other. But they must also have told a Gallup representative that they might still vote for the other guy. The participants were chosen at random through phone interviews conducted by Gallop.
But what about people who lie? According to one source inside the Democrat National Committee, rumors are circulating around Washington, DC that certain liberal groups prepared all of their St. Louis members to exaggerate and even lie in their phone interviews, if they happened to have been contacted by Gallup, in order to get into the town hall as an audience member. These same organizations are privately signaling to the Democrat National Committee that they succeeded in getting some of their members into the forum disguised as “swing voters.” It’s important to note our source did not know which liberal interest groups orchestrated the effort to infiltrate the town hall format, but believes their were several groups working together.
“I don’t know. All I can tell you is that the rumor around here [DNC HQ] is all about how we successfully got some people in the audience,” our source said.
But the questions are pre-scripted by the moderator and audience members will not know who gets to ask them until the last minute.
“My understanding is that they have been instructed to ask their own questions, regardless of what the moderator tells them to ask,” our source, who demanded to remain nameless, stated.
Not every “swing voter” will be allowed to ask a question. What if none of the spies are invited to speak up?
“I don’t know. You may see a demonstration of some kind. You may hear boos or jeers or spontaneous enthusiasm for Senator Kerry. I have no idea what these people [the radicals] have up their sleeve. But they will be on TV tonight.”
It is our understanding that Charlie Gibson, the moderator for tonight's debate is not supposed to allow any questions that deviate from the "script", and if they do, he is supposed to mention that and move on. However, forgive us if we don't think this is fail-safe.
Again, please note that our source doesn't know for sure this is going to happen, but this is the rumor floating around DNC HQ We actually hope it's true, so that the country can see the real face of the Democratic party, and John Kerry's soul mates.
Members of radical groups have had success fooling the Old Media in recent weeks, pawning themselves off as interested but undecided voters. National Public Radio recently presented a donor to John Kerry’s campaign for president as a “swing voter.” And in past the Washington Post has strained the definition of “swing voters” by using unemployed African-Americans, teachers union members, and young, single urban woman in focus groups. These characters comprise a veritable Kerry coalition right out of Central Casting.
This liberal coup comes on the heels of a week of terror by radicals who have bullied, intimidated, violated and even shot at Republicans across the country in an obviously orchestrated effort.
And now they have a voice among the, ahem, undecided in tonight’s town hall debate, which is looking more and more like a show trial, with President George W. Bush on the stand.
“This should be fun,” our source giggled triumphantly.
Bump.
Count on it.
The democrat party is firmly in the terrorist camp.
NO WAY! DemoRATS cheat!?! Damn you lying right wing hate monger!!!
Well, isn't that just great! I am so sick of the dishonesty on the other side!
If the lefties make asses out of themselves, it will backfire. Think Chicago, 1968.
Why am I not surpised?
I wrote to the NY times yesterday and asked how John Kerry did in tonights debate. Still no answer.
More Democratic Fraud.. their pretty good at this
Doesn't surprise me. And I don't think there is such thing as a swing voter. If someone hasn't made up their mind by now they are uninformed or just plain stupid. Why must we always hear from these "type" of people? The premise is stupid.
Who cares? Bring on those fruity pony tailed guys with their whiny entitlement mindsets. Works for our side.
I agree it will work for our side. But I think the whole premise of the swing voter idea is stupid.
I guess Terry McAwful hasn't released the DNC's talking points yet for the Slimes to parrot. Don't worry, by 5:00 PM, they'll have their editorial in the can. The Slimes Editorial board needs to spend the weekend out in the Hamptons.
LOL, good one!
Let them rage, I want to see Kerry defend their position and thus loose Fly over Country....
Kerry will look like a French Socialist, which of course he is...
No suprise to anyone here (including DU Lurkers), I'm sure.
Get used to it. Now go to www.JibJab.com and have some fun for a change.
I knew as soon as they announced that the setting would be "Town Hall type" that it would be a set up. Regardless of their tactics President Bush will prove himself to be the honorable man that he is.
He appeared to be taken off guard in the first debate by the bias of the questions - Let's count on him to be prepared this time.
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