YEEE-HAWWWW!!! Let the baseless speculation begin!!!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

Here's my advice. Shut off your TV and get off the internet for the next 24 hours.

What you're about to hear is another news cycle dominated by people who have no fucking clue what they're talking about, but they're not about to let a little detail like that keep them from talking.

Seriously. Wait.

[Fred Sanders]

1. Evidence is kryptonite to the speculators, which is why the last Malaysian tragedy had such legs in

the vast world of speculation.

Remember the speculation in the Iran Air commercial jetliner shot down by an American navy cruiser missile? The speculation at first was Iran did it.......

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. It happens every time...

Boston Bombing had suspects in custody....what? A whole 48 hours before the suspects were actually in custody?

They're just spreading rumors.

[Jenoch]

50. I remember when the USS Vincennes

shot down that Iranian airliner by mistake. I don't recall anyone speculating that Iran shot down their own airliner.

[liberal N proud]

2. Everybody is an expert on all things when it comes to tragedy.

It has already begun right here on DU.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

6. Well...I've actually FLOWN IN AN AIRPLANE before...

So, you know. You should pay attention to me.

I was also AWESOME at the old "Missile Command" video game. So there's that...

[KittyWampus]

26. HEY! I can google stuff… I'm an expert.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

29. Like this...

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=stuff

[libodem]

30. Me too

[malaise]

4. John McGramps is off and running

The timing is real strange

[LordGlenconner]

5. Careful

You'll be admonished for being "reasonable". I was just castigated in another thread for daring to say that this wouldn't lead to the next world war.

[Maedhros]

36. I certainly hope not, but with this incident and the escalating violence in Gaza, Syria and Iraq

all sorts of unintended consequences are possible.

[freshwest]

55. So it's the 'What are your plans for nuclear war with Russia, Mr. Obama?' thing again, huh:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024582939

War is almost like an aphrodisiac for some. I think the chips will fall where they should and we don't have to lift a finger. Those who own this... well, they own it. Sorry you were given a bad time. I got tired of trying to calm people the last few times we did not go to war as they thought.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

13. Probably not...

But a lot of the more ridiculous rumors who have been purged by then.

...and now you've made me want to watch "Airplane!" again. Darn it!

[Iggo]

8. Wish I could Rec this a hundred times.

[RufusTFirefly]

37. You can.

Mayor's wife: I wish there was a way I could vote for you a hundred times.
Bob Roberts: There is....Just kidding!

[Iggo]

46. .

[LisaLynne]

9. It's true.

I do understand the desire to know what's going on, but we just can't know that right now. No one can.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. What was once Gossip is now News. My condolences to the families and friends whom lost loved ones

in this tragedy whatever the catalyst/cause.

[conservaphobe]

11. I will be sure to avoid all speculation from RT, the propaganda outlet of the perpetrators.

Thanks for reminding me.

[Comrade Grumpy]

38. Exhibit A. n/t

[underpants]

12. Which story?

The cease fire?
The Malaysia plane?
The shoutout in CA?

Oh all of them. Gotcha.

[Renew Deal]

14. How do you know there is baseless speculation?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

16. There is ALWAYS baseless speculation...

It's a half a planet away. Crews are probably only just now arriving on the scene.

[freshwest]

56. Because we don't have any more:

[Contrary1]

15. I shut off TV "news" a long time ago.

I had to search to find what this post was in reference to. Much better on the blood pressure this way.

[NJCher]

47. Me, too

It took reading a few posts to figure it out. OP, kindly remember some of us ignore the TV, so give us a little context.

Thank you.


Cher

[Brother Buzz]

17. I have it on double super secret background the mysterious Siberian crater and....

the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 are connected.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

18. How could the NOT be connected?

Geez, people. It's so obvious!!

[ToxMarz]

19. I hope CNN kept their model airplanes handy.

[misterhighwasted]

34. HAha..Wolf's keeping them under his pillow.

LoL & Best Answer award goes to: ToxMarz

[libodem]

31. .

[RedSpartan]

20. What country has lots of oil?!?

THEY did it!!!

-- Dick Cheney

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. I don't know how he did it...

But this has Hugo Chavez' name ALL OVER IT!

[PeaceNikki]

22. And, right behind it, the endless criticism of it!!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

24. Nope. I'm getting out in front of this.

Criticize BEFORE it happens.

[RainDog]

23. this is why I'm glad I unplugged from cable n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

25. What TV?

💣

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

27. You know, the TELEVISION

Where you press a button and there's this show all about a container full of food turning slowly in a circle...

Wait. That's the microwave. Never mind.

[brooklynite]

28. Baseless speculation I can deal with...

Baseless conspiracy theories really annoy me.

[Agschmid]

35. Yup. There is going to be a bit of it today.

[joshcryer]

41. So far: they were trying to shoot down Putin.

Ukraine did it as a false flag by sending SAMs to Donesk to shoot it down. Ukraine jets were following the plane and shot it down. The plane actually crashed in the west and they're saying it's in the east to blame the separatists.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

42. I dunno...

There's a least a little entertainment value to a really looney conspiracy theory.

[DinahMoeHum]

32. Go to Ask-The-Pilot-dot-com. . .in a day or 2. . .

http://www.askthepilot.com/

Patrick Smith doesn't jump to conclusions and he has open contempt for conspiracy mongers.

He's been dissed and dismissed several times by the CNN people - they'd have him in for an interview, but somehow, his segment would end up on the cutting room floor. Not sensationalist enough for them.

[libodem]

33. Good idea

I watch some real crap. Reruns are the best of what I see.

It couldn't hurt to leave it off. I'm sure we are about to enter another cycle of speculation, opinion and outright lying.

Lead around by the nose as if we were bulls with rings through our noses. That ring is the fucking tv.

As an 8 year old I remember being told that the Soviets were not allowed to hear real world news. They received propaganda approved by the government. We were shown an accompanying photograph of a group of peasants, crowded around a power pole with a speaker wired to it. I felt so sorry for the sad proletariat.

We could NEVER do that in America.

[Warpy]

39. No kidding.

The last thing I need in my life is a bunch of blow dried bobbleheads who don't know anything more than I do try to gin up rage and fear so they can deliver more bodies to corporate sponsors.

There is a good reason I stopped watching any of it.

[hedgehog]

40. Good points all!

[pansypoo53219]

43. SPECULATION IS NOT NEWS. ITS JUST BLATHER.

meanwhile, there is actual news not covered. HAZAH!

[matt819]

44. The only comment this non-expert has is

Boy, Malaysia's having a bad year.

[rock]

45. Well, some say, "Speculation is better than anecdotal evidence!'

Since anecdotal evidence just barely beats out lying, they could be right.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

48. In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus

[Warpy]

51. Naw, I'll keep watching TCM and other entertainment fare.

I will not bother with the next 72 hours (at least) of bafflegab, verbal diarrhea from blow dried spokesmodels who know even less than I do.

[tularetom]

52. My TV is almost always tuned to Roku anymore

Any news I get is usually from DU anyway.

If I didn't have a wife I wouldn't have cable.

Well, that isn't really true, I watched all but one of the World Cup matches. I could not have done it without cable.

[L0oniX]

53. You know Obama did it!

[Initech]

54. Can't wait for the CNN 24/7 Plane-A-Palooza.

Not that I'm making fun of the tragedy (and you can rest assured I'm not before anyone accuses me of doing so ), but CNN completely humiliated themselves with the coverage of flight 370, this one probably won't end well either. Never the less, I've got plenty of butter if anyone wants some.