Last-Minute Surprises

With the election just days away, the presidential campaigns hold their collective breaths. Will the Rev. Jeremiah Wright grant some new interview with information harmful to Barack Obama? Will some scandal surface about Sarah Palin's gubernatorial tenure? Ahh, the "October Surprise." Journalists, campaign advisers and conspiracy theorists fear what lurks in the spooky political season around Halloween, where any event or humiliation could upend the fragile balance of a race or upset long-term political strategy. Last-minute game changers have been prevalent throughout American electoral history, but as news has traveled further and faster with improved technology, the potential impact of these events—conspiratorial or not—has taken on increased scrutiny.

 
 
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  • Posted By: msbmsb @ 11/04/2008 2:45:21 PM

    Good Afternoon Alex1990,

    I think there are a couple of websites / blogs that would be more appropriate for you. You should look into them. This one seems a bit above your mental capacities or levels of personal discipline.

  • Posted By: msbmsb @ 11/04/2008 2:37:23 PM

    Dude / Dudette,

    You are a kook. If you would look at your own comments and ask a few people ( who don't subscribe to "What Really Happenned.com) to look at them for review; you would probably be embarrassed. If not, please see a physician for treatment. Anyone else echo my thoughts? Anyone... Buehler, Buehler??

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    By the way.... I'm so sorry...I'm a noob at this. I was replying to the below message. *blushes*

    Posted By: Silver Kitty @ 10/24/2008 7:21:11 PM
    Comment: A COPY of the famous birth certificate has been seen. Now poor , ill grandma will provide some free publicity for Obama - the CULT leader.

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