Whatever happened to the color coded terrorist threat levels?

[socalover]

Do we have to wait until election time or maybe it is that they don't want to ruffle the stock market's feathers?

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. The 2004 election, that's what

It is no coincidence at all that the announcement of "threats" increased as the 2004 presidential election drew near, then vanished as soon as the election was over.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

16. Well hell, anbody could see that

if Kerry was elected that they would have gone thru the roof

Isn't that what Uncle Dickie said?

[DebJ]

2. Maybe the crayons ran out.

[CrispyQ]

22. lol

:rofl:

[tulsakatz]

3. I think the color coded system.........

........was Ridge's idea. Maybe the new guys decided not to use that system.

[Virginian]

18. Ridge took 'em with him when he left. n/t

[MuseRider]

4. My guess is we will

see them again. Maybe 6 months before the midterms? Maybe sooner. It is getting to be time to scare folks back into compliance again don't you think?

[pitohui]

5. they're still around

it's yellow/elevated, states can no longer afford the orange declaration so it will be yellow forever and forever more

[pitohui]

6. awk sorry dupe delete

stupid double post!

[Dharma_Bum]

7. the color is currently Faded-Red ...

That means ...

'No terrorist threat, Osama Bin Laden's Off the hook, attention shifted to Iraq instead!'

[confludemocrat]

8. That's a rhetorical question, right? n/t

[DanCa]

9. They didn't need the star trek vote after they won the election

so they discontinued it. Or the masses were getting deconditioned to it.

[Captain Hilts]

10. They were too expensive to maintain.

The transit systems in DC and NYC have been on 'Orange' alert levels at times.

The 'Orange' alerts were huge, unfunded mandates on municipalities that they simply could not afford. Yes, it's about money. That's why they started making the area covered more specific.

[MazeRat7]

11. "Fiesta China" (makers of upscale dinner ware) obtained the TM.

*tee hee.....

MZr7

(sorry I made myself laugh)

[jim3775]

12. It's still around. We are on level "Bert"

[Dangerously Amused]

21. Yeah!

Okay, now THAT made me laugh out loud so hard I scared the cat! : D Thanks!


But I have always wondered: If we get three oranges in a row, do we win the terror jackpot?

[Mandate My Ass]

13. The GOP is falling back on old fearmongering - Black is the scariest color

Just ask Bill Bennett. :eyes:

[UTUSN]

14. RIDGE Went to Home Depot & the Paint Department Lost the Color Cards n/t

[LisaL]

15. Gone with the wind. Now that they don't

have to distract attention from Kerry and democratic convention.

[jayctravis]

17. I think they realized how stupid they are.

[moobu2]

19. Obviously it was nothing more than a political ploy.

[AintIgreat]

20. Its currently on hold!

Too many things happening right now. They will be back once the hurricanes are gone. We got keep the country fearing for its life..So guarantee they will be back.

[BlueStateBlue]

23. Washed away by Katrina

[Dangerously Amused]

24. What do the colors mean again?

Who can ever remember what the stupid colors mean anyway?

I still say we ditch the Rainbow Terror Alert System and go with a Paper - Scissors - Rock alert system. That way at least we will always know whether the current alert beats the last alert.