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The rise of the October Surprise |
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Written by Joseph Fein
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Friday, 06 October 2006 |
Let me say first:
1) It's good Mark Foley(R-FL) resigned. Even if he was punk'd, what he did was wrong and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
2) Speaker Hastert should resign as well. As Speaker, he should know what is going on among his own troops. Had Foley dropped out last year, there would not be any question of his leadership abilities.
However, let me also say that this is a trend in elections. I feel like Andy Rooney, but have you ever noticed that the MSM predicts the GOP will lose and then **poof** October Surprise. Let me show you the trends and the surprise. As Brian Glover says in Alien3, "This is Rumor Control. Here are the facts." I'll start from 1992:
1992: "President Bush [Pere] is out of touch."
October Surprise: Lawrence Walsh's report on Iran-Contra
1994: "We didn't expect the Republican wave."
October Surprise: No Democrat attacks, however this leads to......
1996: "GOP too extreme"
October Surprise: Clinton White House owning Republican FBI Files. Cricket sounds from MSM.
1998: "GOP has no support for Impeachment"
October Surprise: Speaker to-be Livingston forced to resign
2000: "Gore will win on peace and prosperity."
October Surprise: Bush's DUI arrest of twenty years earlier
2002: "The Democrats will win back Congress."
October Surprise: None -- too soon after 9/11
2004: "Bush [Fils] will follow his father"
October Surprise: Rathergate
2006: "There is a Democratic wave."
October Surprise: Rep. Foley scandal
Can you smell a trend? There would no need for a Media Research Center, if the press had played a more neutral role in 1992. Every GOP candidate and volunteer sees this every election cycle. Who will call the Dems and their buddies in the press bluff?
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