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I thought the Repulbicans were going to begin a new stratergy to rebuild their party. It sounds the same to me....Govern by FEAR and HATE. This is unpatriotic!!!!

President Obama and his administration are keeping us safe...

The Republican party is history!!

9/11 happened on the GOP watch... Republican President and Republican controlled Congress.

It wasn't "Clinton's Fault", anymore than it will be "Bush's Fault" if, god forbid, the US is attacked again on 9/11/2009.

Can you imagine Obama being allowed to get away with blaming an attack on the previous president?

How do we as a country continue to have blinders on that Bush and team failed at their duty to keep us safe?

He had been in office for 8 months. Just look at all that Obama has accomplished in just over 3 months!

Remember the Saturday Night Live sketch, I think a couple of months ago lampooning the Repubs in Congress at a "strategy session" trying to think of something–anything to use against Pres. Obama that would have even a little traction? The comedians finally settled on slamming Obama's daughters. These real life comedians have settled on fear mongering but their "strategy" will be just as ineffective and just as stupid.

After the last eight years, I do NOT trust the GOP with national security. What a mess their administration/neocons made. No credibility.

Fortunately, President Obama is returning competence back to our security interests.

In last nights press conference Obama said that even if the enhanced interogation methods resulted in getting information, it does not matter because other methods would have gotten the same results.
So there are some much needed follow up questions.
Were these other methods available to the CIA and did they have knowledge of them at the time?
Did the CIA not try these other methods and just went right to the enhanced methods?
Or did the CIA try the other methods Obama claims would have worked and they in fact failed leading the CIA to use the enhanced methods?
I think it is important to know the answer to these questions so the American people can decide if Obama is willing to do what it takes to keep us safe.

Traditionally the guy is right and national security is a republican issue. The problem is, for the last 8 years their politics usurped everything else about it. It has happened before and it will happen again but they should be careful complaining about Obama's national security policies when their own was pathetic and dangerous.

Awww this is so cute, they can't attack Obama on economic policies so now the shift has moved on to keeping America safe. That is so high school cute.

Well, we havent had a terrorist attack in 100 days so according to Republican standards, Obama's policies are working.

But I know what this is reall about, taking the focus off the economy that stopped plummeting before people realize that Obama's policies are working.

Razzle Dazzle!

Poor Republicans, they are frozen on the 1950's state of mind......when are they going to wake up and realize that we are in 2009?

I am so happy to hear that frightening Americans is an issue that works well for the GOP. No wonder the source did not want to be named when he is saying that fear is all the GOP has left.

John Boehner pulls a big one. What a bunch of frickin cry babies!!! How about trying something new, think before you speak and then shut the heck up.

Yeah, the republicans kept us safe. Unless you count that one incident called 9/11.... Just forget about that one, right?

Denial is a state of mind that has plagued the Reps. since President Obama came on the scene. They are determined in their efforts to undermine him on every side... They hate the fact that the country seems to be coming out of its severe economic slump...By now they thought the country would have turned on the president, and turned back to them.....Instead, the country has embraced their leader with enthusiasm......That has made them (Rep) more bitter....

Why Snowe and Dukakis insist on remaining in a loser party defies logic....Why would they stay where they're not welcomed nor respected? Their ideologies seem to be making them miserable. They are voting as members of a cult, where the leader tells them how to vote....They don't have minds of their own...So sad...

MORE SAFE – 16,000 aditional troops and a revised strategy to kick Al Qaeda and the Taliban's butt WHERE THEY LIVE in AfPak.

MORE SAFE – Continued drone strikes against high value terrorist targets.

MORE SAFE – Closing Gitmo and banning torture... which only poured fuel on the fire for anti-American sentiment abroad.

MORE SAFE – Strong HHS team... Napolitano is SOLID.

Anybody that thinks we are less safe, after we have finally replaced the biggest coward the Oval office has ever seen

Must have their head completely up, in a very dark place ...

Personally I feel our country is safer now then it has been since 9/11. The last administration pushed us low on the "love meter" through its agression and bully tactics. I am beginning to feel less like an Ugly American.

It seems like these stupid republicans are praying some bad to happen to our beloved country. Thai is ridiculus

Still trying to change the subject.

Didn't McCain try this during the electin?

Just when I think the republicans can't sink any lower they somehow manage to pull it off! What can they possibly be thinking? One would think by now that one of them would be smart enough to see that they just keep digging themselves a deeper hole! They had no relevant ideas on how to fix the economy, and so they've obviously decided that maybe scaring everyone by showing pictures of President Obama shaking hands with world leaders is the way to go. I'm assuming they forgot that our President is out there trying to repair our tarnished image that was caused by the leader of their very own party. This is "No Country For Old Republicans" and they truly need to get a grip!!

"We're quite happy to be talking about national security," said a House GOP leadership aide, who requested anonymity to speak freely about internal strategy.

IT IS THE ECONOMIC STUPID!

The American People have spoken. All polls indicate how they feel.
Cannot they not read what the polls are saying? I am frightened by their inability to understand what a Democracy is. Majority rules.

This is a joke. The GOP needs to get a new message. President Obama has an excellent team and with their knowledge and abilities, I think that the US is much safer than with the Bush Administration. At least we are now targeting the correct enemy. I am really beginning to think tht the GOP has no new ideas nor are they capable of coming up with better solutions to what faces this nation. They need to go away for a while and regroup, find a leader, a new message and concentrate on the needs of the American poople and this country. How stupid do they think we are...

The do know that they didn't kept us safe right. We were attacked on 9/11/2001 when Bush was in office. Tell me again how they kept us safe????

Desperate is as desperate does....

Absolutely appalling and unpatriotic! Fear will no longer work. This makes me realize the GOP is hoping and probably praying something horrible does happen, just so they can blame it all on Obama. Shameful.

Turning 9-11 into a political gambit to save themselves is a sad commentary on the type of political leadership we are seeing from the Republicans.

It sounds like Cheney, Rove and Gingrinch and a scratched record. No one doubts that terrorism is real and a threat. But these guys can't stop screaming that the sky is falling.

The Bush administration DID NOT make us safer. They made our enemies more determined.

So I Quest The Logic Of This Ad Is,

Former President Bush Didn't Keep Us Safe!

Where were the fighter jets on 9-11????? Ordered by Cheney to "stand down," I heard. Also, recent reports show tests on WTC dust PROVE the buildings were destroyed by thermite, not by Bin Laden's hijackers.

Absolutely TREASONOUS to suggest we are less ready to protect this country simply because of an election ...

ABSOLUTELY TREASONOUS ...

I think a few of these Republicans should start seeing Jail time ...

How much did these tired Republican scum fear tactics cost? Because the GOP could save themselves some money.

Find some old books. Make book covers out of shopping bags like we all used to do in school. Cover the books and write 'Koran' on the front, and leave them in red state small town Wal-Marts all over this great land.

The panic stampede of scared rednecks and Conservative bigots that would result would reach biblical proportions....one that this world has never known.

Then blame it on President Obama.....

I Truly Believe The GOP want Another 911 Type Attack On America!

This Ad Is PURE Fear Mongering At It's Best!

There Waiting with Baited Breathe For The Worst To Happen

How Sad This Ad Is!

So I Quest The Logic Is, Former President Bush Didn't Keep Us Safe!!!

Yes, going around scaring and bullying and talking down to other countries, enemies and allies alike, will make us safer than trying to communicate and work together based on common grounds. Right.
The last statistics I saw on related subjects, school yard bullies tend to end up in prison or the morgue earlier than their classmates, and the guy that lashes out habitually at everyone tends to be less respected than the guy who carries the really big stick but talks softly.

Bahhhhh, we are safe, bahhhhh, are you people serious?

Closes gitmo with nowhere to put them and no plan?

Lies about harsh techniques that were used that SAVED LIVES in NY and Cally, two bastions of liberal stupidity that Bush and company saved from another attack.

Tell me Barry, since it is proven that none of the three were talking BEFORE waterboarding and gave up TONS of info after, how would you have gotten them to fess up, would you have let the people die (remember, KSM said "soon you will know of the second wave".)?

I have an idea, we could make them listen to Obama speak without a teleprompter, that would BE REAL TORTURE.

To somehow remain above the enemy you would have let people die Barry?

Gutless, empty vessel.

Fear-mongering is just what they do. Same old same old. No news here.

One problem with the Republicans' thinking, because they are a simple-minded party who sees everything only in black and white ("with us, or against us"; "Hu Jintao, GOOD / "Hugo Chavez, EVIL"), is that they literally believe that if you do not agree with them on strategy (unilateral, go-it-alone, sole superpower) or tactics (torture, illegal invasions), then you must also disagree with their goal (protect against terrorism).

Of course, the other major problem with them is they are far more interested in American might and power than they are in American principles, democracy, and freedom (civil rights, human rights).

Be afraid, be very afraid is always their tactic. They act as if something has already happened. Pathetic!

The Republican ( I meant the Regional) party is becoming a little too desperate!! Didn't they learn that the reason why GOP is becoming a useless party because they do nothing but attack anyone who doesn't look like them (angry old white men) or think like them.

Recycled scare tactics? How original.

Boehner spokeswoman Antonia Ferrier defended using the 9/11 image.

"The events of Sept. 11 happened. Pretending they didn't won't make America any safer. And ignoring the fact that it happened is even worse," said Ferrier.

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On who's watch did that happen?

How about we show the GOP we are safer now with Obama by voting the whole lot out in 2010. This way, they will know that the American People they claim to represent are not the Rush Wackos but the rest of us who are pleased at the work the Obama administration is doing.

The Republican party is a most digusting group of old white men and a few smart women ...

If for one moment you think that one man ... even as great a man as Obama is ... is the only one protecting this country ... your in dreamland

Our country is protected by many ... from the privates on up

Don't you Dare insult our young men and women

give it up GOP(goofballs of the powerless)

Sorry Rethugs that doesn't work anymore! I feel safer now than with Bush. Still the GOP (Party of no Plans) just B.S..

The GOP should just sit back and let Democrats have their way. It will be the best present the GOP ever got from the Democrats. It's early in the game. Very soon the chosen one's rhetoric will no longer give hope to those that need it. Reality will set in.

The Republican Party is responsible for giving President Bush a blank check to wage a meaningless war in the empty attempt at National Security, which ended up killing 4,800 American Troops and putting the country into a financial recession and they think they can take the helm at National Security? Laughable and insulting at the same time. Thankfully all the other countries know that under President Obama, we truly are safe and President Obama would NOT divert attention away from those who would truly set out to harm this country. John Boehner is the epitome of all that is wrong with the fear-mongering and ideologically-insignificant party that has lost all credibility in this country.

It is a web video, so unless the news media decide to give it free airtime, the only ones that will watch it are the idiots that already feel that way. Should we take bets on which news outlet will show it the most? Of course some people may be confused by listing it as a NEWS media.

When will the republicans learn their lessons? Don't they get that people are sick and tired of listening to their fear-mongering? They have yet to come up with plans that will help the average person in this country....There was a reason why the party got handed a big defeat on Nov 4th...
And someone, please remind Boehner and his crooneys that 9/11 happened on the GW Bush's watch...which the last time i checked was a republican....so technically, he didn't keep us safe from that....So, try another idea...

let the scare tactics begin – the same republican bigots who started an UNJUST WAR under the guise of keeping america safe, and wrecking our nation into an economic depression is revisiting the same old same old scare tactics!

republicans = nothing new, just say "NO" and scare the bejesus out of all americans!!!!!

national security my foot!!!!!

Why must the Repulicans always try to smother the truth with lies/fear and propaganda? When are they going to stand up, tell the truth and stop cowardly hiding behind the skirt of dishonesty? Mr. & Mrs. GOP, American has seen your game and didn't like it. A first grader would realize when the "GAME IS OVER".

This is fear-mongering clear and simple. I just wish the GOP would have something to say. They clearly don't have any policies that we haven't hear before or see not work. Is there anything that they say yes to other than tax cuts?

The GOP has become a bunch of misfits. They almost wrecked the country. They are about the most un-American as it get. Boehner and McConnell should both just go away. They have enjoyed the good life here in Washington at the taxpayers expense too long.

9/11 happened ON THEIR WATCH! So they thought torturing people will make us safer, when the terrorists used their actions as recruitment tool. Now they are using fear to drive the electorate to look their way. But again, they are late because European countries will soon make a decision about the number the prisoners to accept. Even a town in Montana is offering its empty prison to hold some of the prisoners.

No Taliban or Al Quaida terrorist is more dangerous than the terrorist within. That is, Dick and the GOP band!

Why is it that we should expect republicans to keep us safer? 9/11 did happen, but it happened while a republican was in the white house. You cannot accept credit for "no attacks since 9/11" without taking blame for the event itself. Personally, I find it difficult to accept associations such as this as causative, but politicians tend to ignore the difference between cause and coincidence. It's disappointing that this tactic should be effective – I don't think most people are that stupid.

Are you serious? I don't know why Republicans think this is going to be a good issue for them. It is quite clear that Bush/Republican blustering, personal wars, torture practices (a la Abu Graib) and isolation has not only not made us less safe, but alienated our allies, emboldened more extremists and given people worwide an excuse to hate us...Obama on the other hand has done alot to reverse all of that....Whether or not to release torture documents is a BIG FAT RED HERRING! Do not try to change the subject! We are not stupid. YOU NO LONGER HAVE CREDIBILITY AS IT PERTAINS TO NATIONAL SECURITY! Now...back to the real issues..Why are people deserting the Republican party in droves? Why do you continue to try to obstruct anything our Commander-In-Chief does? Your lust for power is disgusting! Don't you have any dignity?

Here we go ! Scare tactics are the Republicans favorite tactic. Will they ever learn ? I guess not ! Too bad that there are so many people that are still gullible to this overuse of fear.

Representative John "Nayer" Boehner, we finally accepted that your party was pulling these god-awful tactics. Now it seems that even the 9/11 "confessions" were meant to support your position that there were WMDs in Iraq, when there really were none.

You lost the respect and support of Americans due in large part to this kind of idiocy. Now you're letting an aide put out the same kind of smears-hey, in essence, "flipping the bird" to those who support America and its President.

Get real, get a life, and get out.

I wonder when they will understand what most Americans now understand...Republican dont make us safer...911 happened on their watch. Bin Laden is still out there..When we were attacked under Clinton; WTC 1 and Oklahoma..the responsible parties were brought to justice. As with the tax argument, Republicans are behind the times when it comes to how voters are thinking.

It's really kind of sad. Is this all they've got? I guess it's somewhat better than the usual witch hunt the GOP goes on. Looks to me like they might just be doing themselves in.

Next up:
The Celebrity tactic
The Ayers tactic
The Wright tactic
The ACORN tactic
and last but not least
The NO IDEAS tactic

Yet they wonder why people are leaving the party.

Boehner may as well torture because his comments are becoming tortuous to listen to anymore!

Who is the targeted group with Rep. add?. How can you grow the party with this negative language???.I wish these Rep. can call press conference when they release these adds so the press can ask them questions like they are asking the President.

Yes, Boehner......that's all the republicans have left...... fear.

It used to play well for you.

But I think a lot of Americans have finally grown up.

I laughed hysterically when I saw the New Yorkers running at the sight of a large airliner in the New York skyline. I wondered how important water boarding was to them at that moment. How soon we forget.

Back to square one…fear-mongering by the GOP.
That's All They Know!

Lets Not Forget, The Coordinated 911 Attack happen under Former President Bush Watch!

There are a few things that they left out of the video:
1. Iraq has Weapons of Mass Destruction (oops... forgot that didn't work out too well, did it?)
2. Secret prisons and torture actually work (except that they don't and cause us to loose our moral standing in the world)
3. um... 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! (oh yeah... we already said that, didn't we?)
4. 9/11! (one more time can't hurt)
5. He's a muslim/socialist/foreigner/communist/something else to invoke fear... (but he's not...)

The GOP had better retract their head from their collective anus and start being straightforward with the American people before they lose what little revelance that they do have. Fear-mongering is not the answer; it only shows how incredibly desperate they have become.

More lockstep flailing. Do these Senators and Representatives have constituents who might want them to do something productive, or is this what they elected them to do?

That's what America needs right now...fear and scare tactics. I'm so glad the Republicans came up with something new! Vote Republican or die...

How does national security play well for the GOP when 9-11 happened on thier watch and we stumbled into iraq with poor and misguided decsion making at best and out right lies at worst?

OBL has not been brought to justice over the seven years we have been in Afghanistan and Pakistan has ben left to boil over.

The GOP is constantly deluding themselves into believing the american people will trust them with anything dealing with the security of our nation. Not a chance after the last debacle.

Every post so far is accusing GOP of using fear tactics...what do you think Obama does to you??? He uses FEAR to tell you that if we don't pass his agenda, "our economic position will worsen"...HYPOCRITES

Don't the Republicans understand that fear mongering and the Bush name will blow up their pparty.How stupid are these people.
Jeb Bush can't attract voters like they hope and this now takes the cake.It's so pathetic.But I'm sure Fox news will promote this garbage.

Well, being that the republican party did nothing to keep us safe from this flu (because things like "pandemic preparation funds" were considered "pork"), I fail to see how torturing some al qaeda guy that WE ALREADY HAVE IN CUSTODY AND SO THEREFORE HIS INFORMATION IS NO LONGER ACCURATE hello! is going to protect us any more.

This is the same party that puts Volcanoes in the same category as tooth fairies and sasquatches. Republican used to mean "Small Government". But these days, it means controlling every aspect of my life. That's not small, that's Omnipresent.

What ever happened to The Sedition Act?

Not once in the 8-year nightmare that was the Bush Administration - also now widely known around the glodbe as The Nadir of America - did the Democratic Party ever find it apporpriate to do an ad hominem piece of trash like this. And there were FACTS there!

These people are beneath scum.

fear fear fear IS all the GOP knows. We are much safer and more respected for the efforts our president has made. Thank goodness!

Desperate times call for desperate Repug babble! Their polls just keep dropping. Perhaps Alaska can secede and the remainder of those fundamentalist freaks can move there. Rush and Miss Wasilla can become the reigning monarchs and monitor those Ruskies from the steps of their trailers.

There has not been a terrorist attack in the last 100 days...

We are doing GREAT!!!

What is he talking about??

Here we go again, haven't they seen that this doesn't work

And this is to solidify their base of some 20% of the population or is it to scare Democrats, who didn't buy it the last time, into switching parties?

Why does it seem that everything with the GOP is OLD: Old men, old tactics, old selling points, old arguments. Americans just aren't buying what they're selling any more.

The GOP are at it again.They have nothing new to say.All they ever do is spread their fear mongering.

Let the GOP self-destruct. They deserve it. Oh wait they already have!

THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Way to go Boehner!!!

This video states ""The events of Sept. 11 happened. Pretending they didn't won't make America any safer. And ignoring the fact that it happened is even worse,"

To imply that this is what the President is doing is, when is not, is an act of treason. These traitors should be hung from the highest tree until dead.

So they basically updated the election campaign ads? How creative!

BEEEEE VEEERRRRRYYYYY AFRAAIIIIIDDDDDD!

There does that sum up their strategy? They really are just beneath contempt.

Please lets hear from the pro-torture GOP on national security. They are continuing to sound more like Gollum every day.

Just more gop FEAR MONGERING.

The party of no has nothing else available to say.

What republicans are forgetting is that G.W. Bush his first term began on 01-20-2001!!!! and not on 9-11-2001!! This means Bush had more than 7 months to prevent that attack! Instead Republicans exploiting their own failure! YES I DO FEEL SAFER! BUT NOT THANKS TO REPUBLICANS! I'M GLAD WE FINALLY HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO REACHES OUT TO ANYONE! CREATING A LESS HOSTILE WORLD!

Yes, national security may return to the "forefront" as Republicans insist on political tactics to promote fear in the populace, rather than working to unite the country in facing its external and internal threats.

If the GOP had put this much effort into holding "Fearless Jet-Pilot's" feet to the fire on this subject, we wouldn't have these problems now for them to blame on the person who inherited the problem!

Remember Bushbots, "Be afraid.....be verrrrryyy afraid!!!"

Hey, right-wing swifties, watch how a pro catches OBL, not pays lip service to it!

I'm really tired of the Repugs worn out claim that Dubja and Chainy kept the country safe from attack.

It is a huge leap from 9-11 to the claim that the white knight and his dark double did anything to keep others from attacking.

I guess the thought is – scare the hell out of them and they won't come back.

That doesn't work on Halloween and it isn't an effective threat abatement technique, unless of course you are on the play ground and a young Dicky is trying to bully you intro giving him your allowance.

These are the Republicans. In a time when economic times are at the worst level ever, people are steadily losing their jobs, their homes their lives – republicans are telling their distorted lies about our new administration. Yes Bush and Cheney kept us safe from terrorists and all the while the fat cats got richer but now, most of us do not have jobs, homes or an affordable education for our children. Please think about that. Was this the tradeoff?

Ahhh, GOP fear-mongering at its best. Scare the everyone into thinking we are now less safe than we have been in the past 8 years. If this is the strategy for the GOP to regain control in washington in the 2010 elections, then it is a truly sad one.

Wow...the scare tactics are going to a whole new level. I guess if you're getting beat at every aspect, why not stoop even lower - LOL

The only thing that will put the Republicans in power again is a new terrorist attack on the US or its interest. And i pray that never happens, excluding the fact that we'll have Republican leadership again!!!

If 2010 loss doesn't change the Republicans strategy, there's no hope for them. I mean hell, after getting whipped in 2006 and 2008, something should click in their heads that the same old tactics aren't working anymore...but we'll see!!!

Reggie from the SC 'the RED state'

Instead of spending time making these videos, why don't they spend more time trying to develop ideas to fix the economy?

I feel much Safer here in America now, them I ever Have in my life!
I'm 54 years old.

9/11 occurred under George W. Bush's watch, he was our president and you can't wash that fact away, it's written in history and still present in the minds of those who lost their loved ones. Show some respect for them, if not for yourselves.

The fact that we have not been attacked since 2001 proves that....we have not been attacked since 2001. Nothing more, nothing less. Bush and Cheney got a lot of political milage out of making Americans afraid. If they had spent half as much effort in protecting this nation during their first 8 months in office as they spent in sowing fear during the next 8 years, we'd all be better off. But I guess W's vacations in Crawford were more important.

The Republicans in Congress should concentrate on doing their job, not worrying about the next election.

No wonder Arlen Spector left the party!!

Are they still trying to win the election??? People have spoken and have voted for change.
The sad part...republicans are probably praying for some sort of attack to have the simple satisfaction to say "We told you so".

If the Democrats had done the same thing three years ago, the Republicans would have labeled them as treasonous. We'll see what the GOP has to say come September when Obama will have been in office the same amount of time Bush had been when New York and Washington were attacked. And if the US hasn't suffered another terrorist attack by then, how far can they really expect this argument to carry?

I don't know what to say here. This baffles the hell out of me! Why is it when the idea of working "WITH" someone comes up, you attack them! And conservatives keep saying Obama is still in campaign mode. Let's see, how can I say this: mmmm. I have friends in the military who worked the Guantanamo Facility when we were holding Haitians there in the mid 90's. And they should close it and keep it closed! Keeping Guantanamo open doesn't make America safer! And when I talk to my family members and others who are in the military, they love the President. There is even an energy there that hasn't been there for years! So to Mitch McConnell and Boehnner: STOP the madness! We're at risk more now from fringe groups who are American citizens than we are terrorists. Hello, remember the guy who bombed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Remember him. How about less talk about people failing and saying no to everything that looks like something from the President- -And come up with some new ideas! Which brings me to his comment: We feel National Security is an area Republicans have always done well. I used to type 60 words a minute on a typewriter. Now I type 120 words a minute on a computer keyboard. Point: THINGS HAVE CHANGED!!! YOU HAVE TO CHANGE TOO!

This is Proof the Republican Party is BANKRUPT Same old Fear Mongering PATHETIC!

Al-Qaeda will never attack us again. They blew up one building; we crushed two powerful modern nations into the dirt and barely noticed them. Now, we're holding them both down with one finger while we decide if it's worth staying around to watch them struggle.

I think this is the same fear mongering crap that lost them the election last Fall and I hope the American public will see right through this sad attempt to deflect from the fact that the GOP is bankrupt of ideas!!!!!

Republican´s seem to have picked up on Pres. Johnson´s line about " being a dollar short and a minute late"
What does Rep. Bohrner not understand about Pres. Obama´s comments regarding. more troops, more deplomacy, and the best military minds in the country supporting the Pres.
It seems you have to be a Republican to only believe those out of the loop, who worked for Bush and his policies, to know the truth.
I guess Gates will also be looked upon as" not being Republican enough " to remain in their favor.
Each day, I tell myself that the Republican´s can not sink any lower, yet each day they make me a liar... How shameful they have become

This is idiotic. The GOP is grasping at straws. It's time they go back to the drawing board and rebuild themselves around more than just pushing FEAR. I'm a Democrat but one that respects the balance of power and I want to see a real Republican party participating in the legislative process. Voting no on everything for the next 4-8 years doesn't do the GOP or America an ounce of good.

I am so SICK of the republicans.
Their self destruction could not happen to more deserving people.

The new rebranded republican strategy; Hope our economy collapses and that terrorists kill many U.S. citizens.

These guys are the party of DOPE…..

9/11 happened partly due to our arrogance abroad, our siding with Israel on everything, and the terrorists are nutcases. It sounds like the republicans are telling the terrorists to bring it on so they will attack us again. Bush successfully won in 2004 because they cheated in Ohio not because we wouldnt be safe under Kerry – bush/rove were probably eavesdropping on the kerry campaign the whole time so the game plans were an open book to them. Boehner needs to go sit in a corner and smoke another pack of cigarettes.

I feel kinda foolish for actually thinking for a second that the Republican Party was actually trying to improve themselves. This isn't moving the Republican Party forward, this is moving them back to the Bush era. Iwill never forget what happened on 9/11/2001. I'm sure the majority of Americans won't either. However, it is stupid for the republican party to willingly anchor themselves to that tragic day. Make 9/11 a national holiday and move on to the important issues of today and tommorow.

The biggest threat to the American people, is the republican party attempting to stampede the masses, with un-found rhetoric and scare tactics.

yep, just keep attacking Obama instead of actually putting some elbow grease into helping the American people...

your attack strategy has been backfiring but yet you keep doing it- this is why you're a regional party, GOP. When your focus is on destruction, you will always reap what you sow.

I really hope you turn around and become a productive party- I really do. I wouldn't want a one party system in this country. GOP, please look beyond yourself to find balance and stop acting out of fear.

Fearmongering...

This doesn't have anything to do with the facts, they just want to talk about it because, (in their own words) ""It's an issue that traditionally plays well for us." And they still don't understand why their party is still loosing votes.

How long will it take the Republican party to realise that the same old song and dance isn't going to work for them? Americans have finally wised up to their schtick.

the Republican Party is disgusting!

I'm sort of curious as to why the esteemed Representative intercut the Hugo Chavez picture with a picture of the burning Pentagon. Is he suggesting that Venezuela had something to do with the 9/11 attacks, or is this just the same nonsensical fear-mongering that the party of No Ideas is so famous for.

The blood boils. GWB was warned explicitly that Bin Laden was 'detemined to strike America' – so he went on vacation. 911 happened on the GOP's watch , why do they never talk about that fact?
Now they claim to be the party that will keep America safe, they are comprised of some truly awful people.

I dont want to use the word hate; however, there is no other word describe how much I can't stand the Republican party. IGNORANT IGNORANT IGNORANT. Why spend money on BS videos and the economy is bad. Obama is doing just fine, national war is the only thing the Republican party likes to talk about. THey are IGNORANT!!!!!

More of the same shameful tactics from the party that lacks any real answers, shares in no responsibilities and put their political agendas before the good of their country.

This fool doesn't quit. Between Steele and Boner, I have never seen so much Hate. You guys haven't figured it out, even your own party is embarased.
It's almost like you are hoping something will happen so you can prove your point.
This almost used to be funny, now it's getting dangerous. You right wing nuts should be held responsible for insighting panic.
Keep it up, your time will come.

God help us all when they get into power again -
I hope I am dead and gone....................

i think this is a bad strategy for the following reason: 1. the recession is still ongoing even the terrorist i bet is feeling it too as most Americans are. 2 using fear tactics to spite the voters against their popular president is not going to work as Obama has proven to be one not to rush his decision making and he always come up with ideas that endear the voters more to him. therefore i think this strategy is a lose – lose for the repugs.

Boehner(bonehead) and the rest of this loser party are digging their holes even deeper. Nobody listens to them because they are doing nothing productive but criticizing and spitting out negative comments. It's so obvious who is running this sinking ship of a party, fat boy rush.
Boehner is a sore loser and so is cantor they are poor excuses for leaders in this country. There will be more republicians jumping ship, just wait and see.

For some reason Republicons think that being defiant, arrogant and un-diplomatic is better for our national security. We're connected to the whole world therefore we should be open, respectful and diplomatic to the whole world. Republican ideology= out-dated and barberic, FACT!

Repetition of the 2004 Presidential campaign – more fear tactics. Don't they understand the old Rovian tricks won't work anymore? It would be nice if they could come up with some fresh new ideas but that's evidently asking far too much of them.

Here we go again ......BOO BOO BOO...are you cared yet...vote republican...how lame.

Republicans know about terrorism.

It's happened alot on their watch.

Yes, why address issues on the economy or health care or jobs, people don’t care about those issues.

Unless the GOP is planning to launch a terrorist attack this effort will fail faster than John McCain's candidacy.

Americans are too worried about losing their homes, jobs and retirement accounts to focus on the remote possibility that some terrorist will strike America.

The real terrorist who attacked America are Bush and Cheney who sat idly by while our manufacturing base and economy were shipped to China and India

The GOP is becoming a running joke. Whats next an attack ad focused on Michelle Obama and their daughters. No wonder clear thinking Americans are abandoning the republican party in droves

The GOP is the new Enemy Combatant.

Even Osama Bin Laden has only harsh words, with a simple, continous shot of him, sitting in front of a rock, not too terrorizing to see it.

Republicans are the one's actually trying to terrorize Americans. Republicans are CREATING fear. Instead of oxygen, they breathe, then dispense fallacies, such as, "we haven't been attacked since 9/11"...no we haven't, and we haven't won the war, which had no connection to 9/11 either...

At least it ends with the shot of the burning Pentagon, to help remind the viewer that it was the Republicans and Bush who were in charge when all this happened.

"Do you feel safer?" with the Republicans trying to scare the $#!+ out of you?

And what's the actual track record? The 9-11 attack happened on Bush's watch, despite his having been in office seven full months. In the first three full months of Obama's watch, no attacks. So far it's the Republicans who need to apologize for their national security credentials, not the Dems.

Trust me the actions taken by the last Administration did not make America safer. They ran an on going campaign based on spreading fear rather than awarness, isolationalism rather than communication. Alienating foreign governments does not aid in the fight, refusing to talk to governments that have differing ideas does not aid in the fight. Building fences and closing borders may make you feel better for a few minutes but those actions to not work and do not aid in the fight. I feel much safer going through airports today knowing that breast milk in a bottle in excess of however many ozs it is can not be brought on to a airplane, not to mention the toothpaste and mouth wash.

"The events of Sept. 11 happened. Pretending they didn't won't make America any safer. And ignoring the fact that it happened is even worse," said Ferrier.

Yes, and the events happened under republican leadership – so quit running on it!!!

Please, Boehner. The terrorist attack rate on US soil for this president compared to the last one is down 300%!

Yes, stats lie...

We're hungry. We're not thinking too much about national security. We're thinking about social security.

This shouldn't be that surprising. It's basic political manuevering: when you can't win the debate, change the subject.

Whipping an old horse makes them look even more like Republican'ts.

FEAR MONGERING

Apparently the GOP wants to loose even more seats in the 2010 elections. If they haven't figured out by now that this form of FEAR does not work, they never will.

This is absolutely the sickest form of low, and the GOP just continue to enjoy the fact that if they can't beat Obama, at least they can beat themselves.

Hey GOP, ever hear the phrase "Live Free or Die?"

Americans rejected your Fear Card in the 2008 elections, you can't use that one us anymore!

...still waiting for those new ideas. anything? no? come back when you have some.

Yeah... keep that up. Because all that fear-mongering worked SO WELL in November.

The GOP is falling apart at the seams and is on a direct path to more big losses in '10 and '12. How long can they actually survive this self-induced folly?

Did they really not notice that the majority of Americans clearly rejected the GOP-as-usual approach last fall? Do they really think that doing more of the things that turn off voters is going to win seats for them?

Are they thinking of anything at all? Without a major shakeup, the GOP will disband within 10 years. The bleeding is just too much at this point.

I think we all know the answer to the question they pose...something about a huge troop surge in Afganistan perhaps? lol

Fear mongering crap.

Get a life. PLEASE. That is why you people are dying out. National Security is the way to go. Stop trying to provoke fear. GOP when are you going to get it? GROW up and act like intelligent people. I know it may sound like a huge task, unless you get your heads screwed on right, we just will have to say BYE BYE, GOP.

Stop it. Show some intelligence.

Why doesn't the GOP just go and do something constructive already. Getting sick of these constant attacks especially when the guy is going to be in office for the next 3 years anyway. Go do something already.

Ahhh, the standard Republican response to everything : fear-mongering.
I guess that's all they have. No wonder they've lost the last 2 elections in a landslide. 2010 will be no different.

Again, see your poll results :
"When asked whether the president's actions increased chances of a terrorist attack in the U.S., only 26 percent said yes, and 72 percent said no."

The repubs need to stop listening to Fox propoganda, and try watching real news for once.

Good idea on a different approach, attacking Obama on this has really worked out well for the Republicans so far. My guess is they are trying to hang on to the nuttiest of the nut jobs. I wouldn't worry Boehner, they aren't going to leave the hunkered down bunker and gun collections for Obama just yet.

Oh, yeah, back to the old "fear" tactics and innuendoes! Why can't the Republicans ever think of anything positive to bring to the public? I forgot: the party of "No"!

I just don't get the republican party's dominance on national security. They are the party that allowed 911 under their watch. They are the party that allowed the Taliban resurgance. They are the party that has a hard on for un justified wars. They are the party that likes to thumb their noses at other countries and rename fries as a symbolic gesture. Someone explain to me why they have such a polical "edge" when it comes to foreign policy. Hey Bubba...can you explain that to me?

"The Fear..."

Good night why in the world don't the republicans just stop whining and moaning. They can't be voted out of office quick enough to suit most Americans. Boehner, one of the biggest jokes in the GOP.

Per CNN last night..Obama had a B

Per CNN this morning, Obama had a B-

Per CNN, Obama is more popular than his policies.

CNN, those are all G.O.P talking points.....shame on you

Boehmer : get a life ! The fear factor does NOT work any more, O.K. ?

Obama is doing fine, Repubs talking out the side of the face as usual...no substance to this...

Are you kidding me?

Come to think of it, I actually feel safer knowing that the guy in charge is not a border-line dictator, whose word is law.
I feel safer knowing that the guy calling the shots realizes the importance of communication and tries to be diplomatic when it is possible.
I like the fact that when push comes to shove, he will not hesitate to give an executive order (our pirate problem as an example).

Yes, I feel much, much much safer knowing that the "Party of No" is not in charge.

I carry a magic keychain that keeps tigers away. Since I have not been attacked by a tiger, it must be working. Just like W's policies that kept us so safe.

This is such BS I can't even begin to pick it apart.

"Then, with ominous music in the background, it splices in sound bites from news reports and Republicans talking about the dangers of President Obama's decision to close Guantanamo Bay, and release Bush-era memos about harsh interrogation techniques."

In other words, two of the things he was elected to do.

These guys are dumb they just did this during the election now they are saying if we dont have secret dungons were we torture and opress people we are all gonna die these guys make me sick this bohner guy should be dong his job not making videos

I can't imagine the GOP having the nerve to imply that Democrats are not keeping Americans safe, when the Bush Administration did nothing but damage America's reputation around the world. They led us into a war in Iraq that had NOTHING to do with the 9/11 attacks, but purely about oil and simply made many more enemies and the USA far less safe. Here is a novel idea for the GOP. Stop wasting precious time looking for things to complain about and actually try working together with the Democrats to make the USA a better and much safer place to live, as well as more respected around the world.

Sorry GOP, this its not going to work with American people.

LOL.

The republicans are just shooting themselves in the foot. This time they are using a bazooka... yay!

Fear Fear Fear. Blah blah blah. Don't Republicans get it that we are tired of fear tactics? Of course the Democrats are very concerned about keeping us safe. Do you really think anyone goes and says "Hmmm I am not worried about American's safety today. Lets do something to make them less safe." Using stragagies put in place by Republicans is what has made us less safe! Torture does not work! It has been proven time and again. It only makes us more hated across the planet.

Go away GOP! You don't scare me!

To keep us safe, President Obama is going after Osama bin Laden, unlike Bush who said he was "just not that concerned about (bin Laden)".

The Republicans. The party of NO and FEAR!

message to GOP: you reap what you sow

In other words: "Hey, we know how to get into wars, we just have NO CLUE how to win them...we are the republicans!"

Three planes fly into buildings, 3000 people die. Two wars are started, and eight years into them, NO victory. That's the level of competence a republican brings.

As a well-known Republican hero from the past would say - well - there ya go again. Nothing new to offer so step BACKWARDS into fearmongering again.

I'm seriously amazed at how LITTLE the Republican party thinks of we the people. Do they HONESTLY think we're going to buy THIS crap again?

NOTICE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: We the people want SOLUTIONS. We don't need to hear your fear-mongering whatever-Obama-is-doing-it-must-be-wrong-cause-it-isn't-us-doing-it line of bs. We've heard it too long now. Some even bought into it - TWICE.

Never again.

and they call this rebranding? what a joke they are. and when they talk they don't even have the guts to put there name with it, they request anonymity. they just keep on making fools of them selfes. If they don't have something to complain they are not happy or make something up. they need to get a life. shame on all of them

Republicans would love for another 9/11. They care more about their own political survival than the safety of the American people.

absolutely disgusting. I hope the GOP rots.

Atta boy John, resort to fear & divisiveness – that's a big reason America is in the mess we are in now. It played so well during the 2008 election – I don't see it playing any better in the near future. I would think you should proclaim the republican party will not condone torture. What a bonehead!

Sure Obama is serious about protecting Americans from terrorists, he hired Janet Napalitano as his DHS secretary...ha,ha,ha,HA,HA,HA!

John Boehner is such an idiot. Clearly he does NOT get the message that VOTERS are not buying this FEAR and SCARE garbage anymore.

The FACT IS, We got attacked under THEIR WATCH. 9/11 happened under the Republican George W. Bush and Dick Cheney's WATCH!!!

SO WHAT DOES THAT TELL US? Cheney keeps saying Obama is making us less safe and yet HE did keep America SAFE himself, we got attack because HE ignored the CIA report warning the Bush Administration of the 9/11 attack!!!

WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Republican leader John Boehner released a lengthy Web video Thursday suggesting Democrats are not keeping Americans safe — part of what GOP sources tell CNN is a renewed political effort to push a historically winning issue for Republicans: national security.

Yea, thank goodness the republicans kept us safe on 9/11. We know Rudy didn't let new york get attacked and Bush and Cheney didn't let it happen either. No terrorist attack occurred. It was a figmant of our imagination and those 3000 dead people, they faked it!

Can you say "Mulligan"?

CNN Posts --- House Republican leader John Boehner released a lengthy Web video Thursday suggesting Democrats are not keeping Americans safe......

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The rub here is that the Republicans can never prove that they're right unless there are additional terrorist attacks here in the US.

Who else besides me see Republicans hoping for this very thing?!?!?!?

Add torture and war to the republican manifesto along with cutting taxes.Bush and Cheney made us a target for every lunatic fringe except the Republican party.

9/11 happened on Republican's watch. How can anyone feel safe under Republican *rule*?

"The events of Sept. 11 happened. Pretending they didn't won't make America any safer. And ignoring the fact that it happened is even worse," said Ferrier.

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But using them in a tacky attack ad is the worst!

At some point, the media needs to start questioning why these guys feel such an incredible need to solidify their hold over their already-convinced base. This video will win over ZERO new converts to their way of thinking, so it's either (a) a complete waste of time and money or (b) an indication that they fear their hold is slipping over the 27-30% of the populace who would vote for them even if they suddenly started claiming crack was a nutricious part of a healthy, well-balanced breakfast.

This video is not constructive, it represents GOP still trying to cover their butts

"We're quite happy to be talking about national security," said a House GOP leadership aide, who requested anonymity to speak freely about internal strategy. "It's an issue that traditionally plays well for us," said the aide." "From a political perspective, it will be beneficial over the long run."

Country First?

The republicans have not learned anything – the American people are tired of their fear tactics and we voted for change. They should change too or they will become extinct.

A Party of NO is now A Party of Fear

Wow after noon and the Republicans finally Whine today. But it's in video form... still a whine

This is supposed to be "new"? The Grumpy Old Pri!cks have been selling FUD since the minute the President announced his candidacy.

Once again, they're showing that they have no ideas – just complaints.

Once again trying (and failing miserably) to use scare tactics. Give it up already.

Back to square one...fear-mongering by the GOP. I am so excited about how great a job Obama is doing. Keep up the good work!

How unpatriotic. Are they giving the enemy a hint that now would be a good time to attack because we aren’t covered? For the record, we are being kept safe unlike early in the pervious administration.