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October 14, 2008
Oktoberfest without Beer, in the United States
By Marta Steele
Foreseeing What May Be within a month, and How, and Hoping I'm Not Right on the Mark
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Before We Jump for Joy Too Long, Sour Grapes Proclaims the October Surprise Has Stealthily Occurred amid Our Euphoria (written in haste during my lunch break)
Here is the network/structure of what I can see happening before November 4. First of all, why did McCain, in the midst of low polls and boos against his bimbo, say we are us where he wants us to be, splashing around in euphoria that Barack will probably win(?) so that we don't realize that the October Surprise has lethally occurred behind our backs. The surprise is composed of Bush's renewal of diplomacy with N. Korea, taking it off the axis of evil list. We have also been economic marionettes of Rove's manipulation of the economy, which, here in the midst of October, is suddenly, seemingly on the mend having claimed lives and destinies of precisely the people Obama resonates to, those who are going to vote for him en masse.
Right now, says this prophet of doom, Bush emerges as a functional socialist, nationalizing banks a la Hugo Chavez--huelga, Bush, Che Bush!!
They'll stand together for cheers by the end of October, planning what will happen after the McCain victory: amassing the National Guards, bringing them back from Iraq to the cheers of us lib'rals, and so on.
My scenario, prophet of doom, optimist though I try to be.
Maybe the voting machines will work this time because so many of us have been taken off of the voter rolls that it won't matter if the machines work or not.
Then we'll take to the streets and the National Guard will be all prepared with riot gear purchased with taxpayer money.
Hope I'm wrong and don't seem like too much of a left-wing ranter.
In solidarity,
Marta
Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, 2000-2008" (Columbus, Free Press) and a member of the Election Integrity movement since 2001. Her original website, WordsUnLtd.com, first entered the blogosphere in 2003. She recently became a senior editor for Opednews.com. She has in the past taught college and worked as a full-time as well as freelance reporter. She has been a peace and election integrity activist since 1999. Her undergraduate and graduate educational background are in Spanish, classical philology, and historical and comparative linguistics. Her biography is most recently listed in "Who's Who in America" 2019 and in 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Who's Who.