OBL Tape will be one day story. Capture or Attack would be different.

[MikeG]

What happened yesterday again?

[meti57b]

1. 50% of our population will be confused: they thought we caught him in Iraq

hiding out in a hole.

[DemsUnited]

2. Unfortunately, I have to disagree. This story will run hard through the

Sunday talk shows and will be referred to on Monday, though the big Monday stories will be focused on the election itself. I mean, if Mary Cheney had legs for five days, this certainly will.

The question is how it will be taken? The solid Kerry supporters are pissed because, just as Kerry has always said, Iraq was a huge distraction, OBL is still alive & Al Quaeda just as dangerous as ever. The solid Bushies are all trembling in their boots going oh, it's a dangerous world and only the big bad texan can save us. It's the unknowns, the newly registered voters & the undecideds that can still be swayed.

[Demit]

3. Yes! The embarrassing Pentagon press conference happened, with even

more rationalizations for what might have happened to the missing explosives at Al Qaqaa. As with the reasons for rushing to invade Iraq, they haven't quite hit on the explanation they think will stick...

[rustydog]

4. You may be right, the more the tape is shown, the more likely

people will start asking what we have asked since this all started...
Where is Osama bin missing?
Why hasn't Bush gotten him yet?
why invade Iraq, Osama is in Afghanistan/Pakistan?

Bush does not want people to think, he wants them to REACT.
Kerry could hammer Bush on the video, but if done wrong may give th impression of siding with Osama..not a good political strategy.
this could be a two day thing then disappear for the sake of both candidates.

[C_U_L8R]

5. No matter / Keep Moving Forward !

Dead, Alive or on Memorex - Bin Laden really doesn't matter.
He only serves to remind us all of Bush's miserable failings.
Bush is still the same failure that he was on Thursday
and he is doomed to fail again on Tuesday.
Good always triumphs over evil.

And It's our job collectively to keep
focused on helping our man JFK.
Keep your heads above the noise, put on your black hoodie,
visualize winning, and get out the vote !!

[snippy]

6. Maybe we should make it a four day story. Something like this:

Bin Laden appeared well fed, rested, healthy and prosperous as he spoke in front of a backdrop which covered high explosives looted from Iraq following the American invasion.

[wurzel]

7. How can OBL tape possibly help Bush?

Bush is responsible for OBL being in a position to threaten us in the first place. This is a guy Bush doesn't spoil his "beautiful mind" thinking about!