Why the timing NOW on this new 'credible and specific' 911 threat?

[Ruby the Liberal]

Anyone watching CNN? Rep King on now, Bloomberg to hold presser at 9:30a, Ryder and Budget trucks apparently stolen from Kansas City and 'car bombs' heading for DC and NYC?

Hell, they are interviewing Reps on the house floor right now about it.

:wtf:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. They want us to be scared...

I'd guess they're trying to steal the thunder from Obama's speech.

:shrug:

:tinfoilhat:

[Zax2me]

37. Who is they? Obama is in charge.

?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. I don't believe Obama wants us to be scared.

His opponents would like us to be.

As I said, if we're scared, we're less likely to pay attention to what he said tonight.

They want to steal his thunder.

[former9thward]

39. This is coming from DHS.

Are you saying that Janet Napolitano wants to undermine Obama?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Is she his opponent?

No, she isn't.

I hadn't heard it was from DHS.

:shrug:

[TheWraith]

2. Probably because King and Bloomberg are full of shit egomaniacal assholes.

Good money says that DHS is just being overly cautious due to the anniversary and the joint session.

[MineralMan]

3. Threat level is Boehner Orange...

We'll see what comes of this.

[gauguin57]

23. That's a hoot, MineralMan!

Boehner Orange. Heee heee!

[robdogbucky]

44. I thought I heard Obama Yellow n/t

[Ohio Joe]

4. What little I saw on it...

Said it just came to light and we are just three days from 9/11... When would you expect to be warned about it?

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. Not 3 seconds after the President says "...and God Bless America"

forgive my cynical nature.

Rep King was WAY too informed "with no notice" about the specifics of this to speak to it on the house floor. Forgive me for not trusting them from wanting to distract from his speech.

[Ohio Joe]

13. Who is "them"?

And what are you watching? I have MSNBC on and they did only a 30-40 second blurb on it several minutes after the speech and then went directly back to talking about the speech.

[Ruby the Liberal]

26. Cnn - as I said in my OP

Who covered it from 8p - 8:20p. They interviewed Reps that hadn't even gotten off the house floor yet, and then asked McCain about it in the next segment.

They = Anyone who wanted to distract attention from the speech.

[Ohio Joe]

30. It seems this is coming from H.S.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4988936

Perhaps CNN is going overboard on the coverage but I'd like to ask again... When do you think this info should be released?

[Ruby the Liberal]

34. I dunno - give it 30 minutes?

POTUS hadn't even left the building when coverage pivoted to terra.

[malaise]

5. Maybe a ReTHUG teabagger plot

Fugg it.

[valerief]

6. Whoa! I'm taking off my shoes and emptying my shampoo bottles right now! nt

[avaistheone1]

9. Check your body cavities while your at it.

Never can be too safe.




:rofl:

[Art_from_Ark]

14. If you have any sippy cups

you'd better empty those, too!

[Bluebear]

17. I am dusting off the tuna cans and dried milk packets under my bed.

I also found a missing sock.

[Horse with no Name]

45. It's a damn good thing I finally got my duck tape coordinated to the curtains

I'd sure as hell hate for the terrists to find me undecorated!

[avaistheone1]

7. A convenient diversion from President Obama's great speech?

Mighty, mighty convenient I might say.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. That was my first thought.

[Glimmer of Hope]

16. Yep. An elevated threat around this time is a given.

It is probably all hype.

[anneboleyn]

19. I thought the same. The 911 story was out earlier today -- and CNN immediately diverted to it. Odd

Very odd indeed.

[former9thward]

43. Apparently DHS is heading the conspiracy.

And to think they report to him. I wonder why he doesn't see how they are conspiring against him?

[orpupilofnature57]

8. Pathetic ploy

GRRRR,,OWOOO ,AWOOO,GRRRRR

[Warren DeMontague]

12. You mean, aside from the 10 year anniversary of 9/11?

That would be my guess as to 'why now'.

[Gin]

15. I hope to hell it is nothing....I have family in DC.

[Warren DeMontague]

20. me too. I don't usually watch Cable "Newz"

and the over-hyped curiously timed alerts of the Bush years certainly left me skeptical..

I agree, I hope it's nothing.

[Ruby the Liberal]

27. No, why 3 seconds after the President stopped speaking.

Maybe it was just CNN?

[greyl]

38. It was announced before the speech on NBC, at least. nt

[Marrah_G]

18. well could be that the 10th anniversary is around the corner...

[Marrah_G]

21. I would think DC and NYC would be stupid places to head.

[AsahinaKimi]

22. Lawrence O'Donnell just said

they mentioned NYC and Washington DC. Targets possible are bridges and tunnels. Said it was credible, and that Car and Truck Bombs maybe used.

[WinkyDink]

31. BO-GUS. I don't care if they call'em kumquats.

[AsahinaKimi]

33. He also just said

That three men maybe involved. Just watching MSNBC.

[RC]

24. News for the paranoid. The KC rental trucks were to steal copper.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Sorry, not me. I'm not buying it, too many dust bunnies under the bed for me to fit.

[RC]

25. Dupe

[laruemtt]

28. tomorrow's "9/9/11" -

is that number supposed to mean something?

[WinkyDink]

29. Gotta keep the masses willing to support the TSA farce.

[blkmusclmachine]

32. More CRAP:

"Threat level BROWN."

[Parker CA]

36. Hahahahahaha!! Made me laugh out loud!!

[emilyg]

35. Why not now? 10 years.

[uppityperson]

46. Seriously, why not now?

[Whisp]

41. first thing that crossed my mind as well.

o, such timing. boner orange alert.