The October Surprise: What Will It Be?

As the Nov. 7 election draws nearer, Rolling Stone asked a panel of experts what “last-minute scare tactic” the GOP might use to swing the midterm elections. The most amusing -- and perhaps most plausible -- prediction came from comedian Bill Maher:

Cheney Shoots Daughter!
BILL MAHER, comedian
(1) Bin Laden will be captured and we will discover a detailed plan of the next Al Qaeda strike as well as an entire album of color photos of Tom and Katie's baby.
(2) A terrorist plot to blow up the World Series will be foiled through a warrantless wiretap on the bullpen phone.
(3) John Mark Karr says Ted Kennedy put him up to it.
(4) Arrange for Iran to retake the hostages.
(5) Change the name of October to "9/11."
(6) To rally the religious right, Dick Cheney shoots his lesbian daughter in the face, accidentally.
(7) Announce that Saddam has escaped. And that he supports Ned Lamont.
(8) Finally admit global warming is caused by humans -- specifically, by the Dixie Chicks.
(9) Update the phrase "cut and run Democrats" to "f*ck and run Democrats."
(10) Who needs an October Surprise when you've got Diebold?

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