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2014-10-13 Home Front: Politix

NBC: Americans More Focused on Ebola, ISIS News than Midterm Elections

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Posted by Pappy 2014-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

It's not even safe to get out and vote in St. Louis. We got the Ebrola thing, and even if we survive that, the cops might shoot us. Better just forget about the election for now. It wouldn't be fair.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-13 02:14|| 2014-10-13 02:14|| Front Page Top

#2 The concept of covering up one disaster with another as a distraction is eventually there are too many distractions to juggle.

One of the organization problems discovered in the early years of the National Training Center was that organizations who's leadership at garrison practiced micro-management and 'mother may I' leadership would reach a point in tactical operations that incoming intel and events could not be dealt with as it overwhelm the commander. Saturated with decisions that could not be delayed or put off, with a staff and subordinates who were not trusted or trained or groomed for independent action, events generated by the OPFOR would overwhelm the ability of the leader to act quickly and decisively enough to allow assets to be applied with decisive or even mitigating effect.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-10-13 09:38|| 2014-10-13 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 St. Louis is close to Ferganistan--right?

Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-13 12:16|| 2014-10-13 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Setting up the excuses for the Dems poor performance The people were distracted! Yeah, that's the ticket!""

Posted by OldSpook 2014-10-13 16:14|| 2014-10-13 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe they should be thinking about the affect our open borders have on those two issues. And then vote.

Posted by Bobby 2014-10-13 19:48|| 2014-10-13 19:48|| Front Page Top

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