From: aberman@cs.washington.edu (Andrew Berman)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.clinton
Subject: Re: Bush - Desperation, Depression, and Danger
Date: 13 Oct 92 06:00:25 GMT
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle

In article <1bdl10INN3gg@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bsc7@po.CWRU.Edu (Bradley S. Corsello) writes:
>
>
>Time is running out for Bush.  As Judgment Day approaches and the Bush
>juggernaut just sits there like a stripped '72 Dodge Dart, the Bushpeople
>are doubtless feeling the pangs of hopelessness.  According to some
>Republican insiders, Bush himself is getting out of touch with reality.
>As the "bunker mentality" takes hold, we face the very real danger that
>Bush will be persuaded to use the power of the Presidency to save himself.

Frankly, that's what he's been doing.  Or did he really have a change of
heart when he decided to sell those airplanes to Taiwan?  But you're
talking about more "direct" action, aren't you...


>In order to prepare the reading public for the worst, I would like to invite
>discussion on the following scenerios:
>
>1.  Bush creates or exploits an international crisis. .....


Probably much too late for this.  It would look terrible, everyone would
rail against it. Bush would go way down in the polls.  Remember, the key
to a successful war is to spend some time convincing the people that you
should go to war (look at Desert-Shield->Storm).  There's no time left
for it. 

>
>2.  Initiatives against the persons of Clinton and his people.
>
>  a.  The Frame-up.  It shouldn't be too hard to plant a big bag of heroin
>  on Clinton or someone near him, there to be discovered by an alert DEA
>  agent.  Frankly, the a-page-is-missing-from-Clinton's-passport-record
>  miniscandal stunk to high heaven.  Prepare for more of the same.

Heroin is unrealistic. Clinton and every democrat in the nation would
scream "it's a frame up" and the press would play it as such.  A sex
scandal is also getting pretty unrealistic, for the same reasons.
Even a photograph or vcr tape won't help much, Clinton will claim
computer-graphics.  Did you see the Sunday New York Times cartoons?


Here's realistic: Evidence that Clinton had a nervous breakdown 15
years ago or took Prozac for a year or something like that.  A faked
report that Hillary Clinton ran to a woman's shelter after Bill beat
her up while they were going through rough times in their marriage.
A secret abortion of Hillary's suddenly made public by a repentant
doctor.  A doctor or teacher claiming that there was a report of
Chelsea Clinton being sexually abused.


>  b.  Psych-ops.  Clinton, Gore, Hillary, and top functionaries are
>  harrassed by the IRS, FBI, etc., in an effort to impede their effectivness.

Nixon Redux: Again, too late for this.  My guess is that the agency
personnel have already turned against Bush-- these people are worried
about keeping their jobs when Clinton wins and won't risk a jail term
at this point to help the probable loser.  Why do you think that the
CIA is no longer playing footsie with the Justice Department re:
Iraqgate?  But no doubt, Bush would like to do this.



>  c.  Assassination.  God forbid, but remember, Bush is ex-CIA.  It would
>  be so much easier for him if Clinton would drop over dead, no traces,
>  no fingerprints, the medical examiner baffled...

Not to worry.  This is one reason the electoral college is a good
thing.  They're still on the ballot even if all the candidates die,
and they choose the president.  So killing off all the candidates but
X doesn't guarantee a win for X.  The Democratic Party would choose a
nominee (probably Al Gore, who's MORE popular than Clinton).  People
would vote for the electors pledged to Clinton, these electors would
then vote for Gore, and a month or so later, Bush et.al. is arrested.
So don't worry about this one too much.




>I hope that Bush would have the grace and good sense to fade away quietly
>rather than use scorched-earth tactics like these to preserve his power.
>We shall see.

I agree.  I see no evidence that Bush has any grace.  Hopefully, those
around him have good sense.

>-- 
>Brad Corsello (bsc7@po.cwru.edu) 2L Case Western Reserve Law School
>"The Fanaticks have always had a way of affecting to run into Per-
>secution, and count vast Merit upon every little Hardship they suffer."
>^ J. Swift.  "Factum clarum, jus nebulosum."  Rex v. Haddock.


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Andrew P. Berman           |  "It's no exaggeration to say the undecideds
Dept. of Computer Science  |  could go one way or the other."
University of Washington   |    -George Bush 10/21/88
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