You mean the president of the United States used lies and mass manipulation/fear mongering to get himself reelected? Who would believe this?
Only stupid people would fall for it.
“You mean the president of the United States used lies and mass manipulation/fear mongering to get himself reelected?”
No, he didn’t. For the record, there was no actual manipulation. The threat level was not increased. All Ridge says is that certain executive officials floated manipulation as a possible tactic. And they didn’t do without any justification, either, since they cited Bin Laden’s tapes.
I wouldn’t put much past politicians using their power to stay in office. However, in this particular case, it is much ado about nothing. Whispers and suggestions. Nonetheless, all anyone will remember is that Bush and the terror-alert system are somehow connected with manipulation.