MARTIAL LAW IN THE US AND POSTPONED PRESIDENT ELECTIONS?

Here is the latest big-picture conspiracy theory, which has been gathering strength on the blogosphere the way a hurricane feeds on Caribbean waters: It is widely believed, both online and, increasingly, offline, that the Bush administration intends to declare martial law and postpone next month's elections. To prevent Barack Obama's inevitable ascension to the Oval Office, obviously.

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 07:08 / #
I have just read in the news that a new "circulating" gossip is that the president elections might be postponed till next year due to "financial crisis" in the US of America and there is a possibility of a Martial Law being implemented.

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07	Edited by: Daisy Oct 11, 08, 07:23 / #
Where did you read that Miranda? I've had a look around the net, but couldn't find that story. latest from BBC URL

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 07:27 / #
Daisy: Where did you read that Miranda? I've had a look around the net, but couldn't find that story. in the Polish news this morning. An American, Alex Beam, who writes for the Boston Globe was quoted but I could not find the American version yet. Daisy: I was about to post a link to the BBC website, but I'm getting a message 'As long as this page is open your copy/paste functionality has been disabled.' just post the link then

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07	Oct 11, 08, 07:30 / #
miranda: just post the link then I have now, but when i tried posting the link, the same message came up, but I've sorted the problem now, see above

Lodz_The_BoatThreads: 58 Posts: 2,314 Joined: Sep 7, 08	Edited by: Lodz_The_Boat Oct 11, 08, 07:34 / #
Hail Bush... Hail Bush! ... Long Live The Fuehrer!

miranda	Edited by: miranda Oct 11, 08, 07:37 / #
here it is: Here is the latest big-picture conspiracy theory, which has been gathering strength on the blogosphere the way a hurricane feeds on Caribbean waters: It is widely believed, both online and, increasingly, offline, that the Bush administration intends to declare martial law and postpone next month's elections. To prevent Barack Obama's inevitable ascension to the Oval Office, obviously. boston news

Lodz_The_BoatThreads: 58 Posts: 2,314 Joined: Sep 7, 08	Oct 11, 08, 07:38 / #
miranda: here is it: :) :-*

miranda	Edited by: miranda Oct 11, 08, 07:40 / #
Lodz_The_Boat: Hail Bush... Hail Bush! ... Long Live The Fuehrer! relax, I am just quoting an article.

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07	Edited by: Daisy Oct 11, 08, 07:41 / #
miranda: here it is: thanks It looks more like rumour than fact. When are people going to learn, when in a crisis the last thing you should do is panic?

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 07:54 / #
Daisy: It looks more like rumour than fact. yes, it does.

IronsE11Threads: 2 Posts: 799 Joined: Mar 3, 08	Edited by: IronsE11 Oct 11, 08, 07:58 / #
I've actually heard the same thing. Troops are being deployed on the streets. Say it isn't so.

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 08:04 / #
I thought that that was an interesting thing:) On the other hand, you note that Ireland's largest bookmaker, Paddy Power, is laying 20-1 odds that the American election will be postponed. When I first checked that site on Tuesday, the odds were 40-1.

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07	Oct 11, 08, 08:07 / #
miranda: On the other hand, you note that Ireland's largest bookmaker, Paddy Power Irish people will bet on anything, 2 snails climbing a wall and they'll bet on it

miranda	Edited by: miranda Oct 11, 08, 08:10 / #
Daisy: Irish people will bet on anything, 2 snails climbing a wall and they'll bet on it that is funny. In my previous job I used to make bets on how long the new office assistance would last and when my boss found out, he was no too happy with me.

dcchrisThreads: 11 Posts: 687 Joined: Oct 29, 07	Oct 11, 08, 08:11 / #
I think they got the USA confused with thailand somehow. the govt and its friends have such control in america they dont even need troops to control the people because people dont even fight back

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 08:12 / #
dcchris: I think they got the USA confused with thailand somehow. the govt and its friends have such control in america they dont even need troops to control the people because people dont even fight back somehow I get a feeling that you like the Thailand solution Chris:)

dcchrisThreads: 11 Posts: 687 Joined: Oct 29, 07	Oct 11, 08, 08:14 / #
yes power to the people if the system isnt working than its the system that is broken. a new head of the same system gets the same result

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 11, 08, 09:40 / #
The next thing we know, Bush will be pulling a Putin and revamping the political system to keep him in some semblance of power. Martial Law in the US? It sounds VERY wrong but it shows how the US has changed in recent years/modern times. Maybe exaggerated hysteria tho

mafketisThreads: 17 Posts: 1,880 Joined: Mar 31, 08	Oct 11, 08, 10:00 / #
miranda: a new "circulating" gossip is that the president elections might be postponed till next year due Two points: 1. "a gossip" is a person and not "a piece of gossip". Sorry I usually avoid teacher mode but using non-count nouns as count nouns drives me crazy (the same say "dwie mężczyźni poszły" might drive a Pole crazy). 2. this isn't new, it's an old bit of conspiracy lore that reappears every four years. there's a lot of crazy people in the US and they have _very_ strange ideas about what the government is up to. these are the same people that say the 9/11 was carried out by the US government to gain more power. for a long time they've been saying that the government would engineer a massive financial market disaster as a prelude to declaring martial law (and then it gets really strange, look up 'amero' 'garden plot' and/or 'new world order' in google).

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 11, 08, 10:22 / #
There seems to be a crossing of wires. U r both right in saying that a gossip is a person. There's no disagreement but u seem to be disagreeing

miranda	Edited by: miranda Oct 11, 08, 10:25 / #
Seanus: There's no disagreement but u seem to be disagreeing I edited my post because it is not about grammar. Some teachers get on my nerves, but I understand their frustration since most of them are underpaid and undervalued:(

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Edited by: Seanus Oct 11, 08, 10:27 / #
I can imagine but they feel that they are just doing their jobs. Teachers had the same effect on me when I was a kid. I know how u feel

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 10:35 / #
Seanus: Teachers had the same effect on me when I was a ki I meant the "teachers" on PF;). My present teachers would never correct the spelling if I had a point and I usually do.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 11, 08, 10:36 / #
Sorry, please clarify what the bone of contention was and ur point. Thx, Miranda

miranda	Edited by: miranda Oct 11, 08, 10:46 / #
Seanus: please clarify what the bone of contention was and ur point my point was to post info about the conspiracy theory circulating in the US and the grammar mistake is irrelevant to the context of this thread.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 11, 08, 10:54 / #
Aha, I c. No, u should've said...just kidding

miranda	Oct 11, 08, 12:18 / #
Seanus: Aha, I c. No, u should've said...just kidding I am not getting your gist S.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Oct 11, 08, 12:21 / #
no marshal law in the USA.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 11, 08, 12:22 / #
Och lassie, fit's a di wi ye the day? I was gonna make a correction jokingly as u said u didn't like being corrected. Then, I held back. No corrections were necessary. Wow, a spaceship just flew over my head ;)