Tom Ridge Spills Beans On Republican Politics Of Fear

In a new book, former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge reveals new details on politicization under President Bush of the color coded terror warning alert system . Among other things, Ridge admits that he was pressured to raise the terror alert to help Bush win re-election in 2004. Is anyone surprised at this recent development ? Im sure as hell am not . Does anyone see the correlation between the scare tactics back then and now , with anti health care reform rhetoric from the GOP ? Link below....

1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/20/tom-ridge-i-was-pressured_n_264127.html

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[thevirtueallliberal]

"Overseachin" , I agree we have our share of stupid people in the U.S. .Lately allot seem to be from the republican base .

[thevirtueallliberal]

However, before you go casting stones at the U.S., China isn't immune from these problems you stated below . Drugs, crime, and lack of protections regarding freedom of press and religion is a problem in China .

[hotdogwell]

Also look up the video"Keith Olbermann Terror Alerts" .The republiCONS are fucken crooks, ass hole !

[hotdogwell]

So what about it, dumb ass ?The senate and house were lied to by the Bush crooks .The Bush Adm. knew of the false intelligence .Read the "Phase II" report on the Bush administration's use of prewar intelligence .

[nathjroberts]

how did fox news cover this story, or did they hammer ridge?

[nathjroberts]

y is the newsreader shouting?

[branscom81203]

Matthews swoons and blushes anytime MSNBC does a piece on Obama. MSNBC is like a media house of ill repute. Bush maybe challenged for his status of "worst President in U.S. history". Obama is closing in on that very fast. Left Right Paradgm shift.

[lickdacat2]

All I can say is in the 2010 election with the fake terror alerts is monkey see monkey do!

[spineadjuster13]

Funny how Mathews and Moran two liberal puppets are so quick to point out Bush's mind control tactics, too bad they dont have the integrity to talk about Obama doing the same thing with the undie bomber, the naked body scanners and escalating the war in afganistan.

[666bushisnazi666]

JMch has been swiggin to much of that right-wing media kool-aid. God help the poor little puppet.

[JMcH]

I don't look at left-wing propaganda and I tire of your unhinged ranting.

[hotdogwell]

It's only a finger tip away you right wing brain washed sheep ! Use your brain for once !?! I bet you didn't even look at the "Phase II" that shows the bush Adm. tampered with intelligence reports .Read McCLellan's book, Ridge"s book .Look Gen. Powell's statements saying he was mislead by Bush .The Alberto Gonzales scandals .These are your own people calling you neoCON crooks , crooks .If the fucken shoe fits, where dummy !

[JMcH]

What evidence??? Ridge provides no evidence of his claim and NO OTHER PERSON has ever come forth to verify it!!!

[JMcH]

lol! Special Keef is no reliable, legitimate source!