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*************Later, under the heading "How to use extremism as issue against Republicans," Morris told Clinton that "direct accusations" of extremism wouldn't work because the Republicans were not, in fact, extremists. Rather, Morris recommended what he called the "ricochet theory." Clinton would "stimulate national concern over extremism and terror," and then, "when issue is at top of national agenda, suspicion naturally gravitates to Republicans." As that happened, Morris recommended, Clinton would use his executive authority to impose "intrusive" measures against so-called extremist groups.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: Flashback: How Clinton exploited Oklahoma City for political gain | Washington Examiner (http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/flashback-how-clinton-exploited-oklahoma-city-political-gain#ixzz1AsUM0d3k - broken link) *************
Amazing how the same strategy can still be.....and dems still believe the republicans are the bad guys...
In the hours following Kennedy’s assassination, aides assumed a right-wing radical was responsible. When Robert Kennedy informed Jacqueline about Lee Harvey Oswald’s leftist background, she felt sick. “He didn’t even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights,” she said. “It’s – it had to be some silly little communist.” Eventually, the Warren Commission found no direct connection between Kennedy’s assassination and the city’s “general atmosphere of hate.”
As someone else said about the righties stayinig away from another thread....
The lefties are pretty quite in this thread.....I wonder why? Facts must be the problem....
Staying away from threads like this one is the way they guarantee that it won't last long. They can't find anything but deflection and messenger attacking so they have to stay away. At least one of them had the guts to come in using both methods.
The source is dubious, McVeigh was connected to various Militia groups, other than talking about the dangers of some of the Militia groups and extremists it doesn't say how Clinton used this as a campaign issue. Morris was a Republican.
The source is dubious, McVeigh was connected to various Militia groups, other than talking about the dangers of some of the Militia groups and extremists it doesn't say how Clinton used this as a campaign issue. Morris was a Republican.
A Republican who gladly sells his services to the highest bidder and pretty much saved the Clinton presidency.
McVeigh had indeed flirted with militia groups, but he was not acting at their behest.
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