chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Apr 17, 2013 2:54pm
John King should stick to this:
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 17, 2013 2:55pm
Like a giant frickin game of "Where's Waldo"
chicago510
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Apr 17, 2013 2:57pm
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 17, 2013 2:58pm
Second Ricin envelope found, this one addressed to Obama.
Someone just taking advantage of this incident? I don't know, Ricin apparently may not be hard to make but wouldn't think it's something you have just laying around.
No chatter and no group taking credit for any of this - if it's foreign that's a very scary development
Someone just taking advantage of this incident? I don't know, Ricin apparently may not be hard to make but wouldn't think it's something you have just laying around.
No chatter and no group taking credit for any of this - if it's foreign that's a very scary development
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Apr 17, 2013 2:59pm
That isnt what he said at all, but a large majority do. Mostly because of Bush.Fly4Fun;1427506 wrote:Yes, all muslims in the Middle East hate America...
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 17, 2013 3:00pm
Pick6;1427523 wrote:That isnt what he said at all, but a large majority do. Mostly because of Bush.
It's exactly what he said.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Apr 17, 2013 3:01pm
gut;1427522 wrote:Second Ricin envelope found, this one addressed to Obama.
Someone just taking advantage of this incident? I don't know, Ricin apparently may not be hard to make but wouldn't think it's something you have just laying around.
No chatter and no group taking credit for any of this - if it's foreign that's a very scary development
Where is Walter White?
Maybe it will turn out to be from a Lily of the Valley instead of Ricin.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 17, 2013 3:02pm
You're right about that. Usually when anything like this happens, there's a few groups jumping over themselves to be first to take credit for it (kind of like a macabre version of our media trying to be first to give information, regardless of accuracy). If things are happening and no one is pounding their chest over them, we might be dealing with true serious business stuff -- with people/an organization who are looking to get serious long-lasting results, rather than just make a quick impact that leads to our military blasting the fuck out of some country or another.gut;1427522 wrote:Second Ricin envelope found, this one addressed to Obama.
Someone just taking advantage of this incident? I don't know, Ricin apparently may not be hard to make but wouldn't think it's something you have just laying around.
No chatter and no group taking credit for any of this - if it's foreign that's a very scary development
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Apr 17, 2013 3:04pm
Weren't there people in the streets burning American flags and celebrating after 9/11?
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Apr 17, 2013 3:04pm
Sorry. Missed the all in front of Muslims. Still and obvious exaggeration.wildcats20;1427524 wrote:It's exactly what he said.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 17, 2013 3:08pm
Boston Globe just tweeted that the Federal Court and Brigham and Women's Hospital are being evacuated.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Apr 17, 2013 3:08pm
Federal courthouse in Boston has been evacuated. Unsure if it's connected to the "suspect" or what
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Apr 17, 2013 3:09pm
Dub Pool@dubpoolDear news media: Yelling "First!" is a blog comment clown move. Stop it. #wheresthejournalism?
This was probably my favorite tweet. But it's true.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 17, 2013 3:11pm
I'm starting to think "news" organizations are just watching twitter and then rushing a half-arse verification to report it.wildcats20;1427530 wrote:Boston Globe just tweeted that the Federal Court and Brigham and Women's Hospital are being evacuated.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Apr 17, 2013 3:12pm
There's live video of the evacuation at the courthouse, so that one is definitely happening.gut;1427533 wrote:I'm starting to think "news" organizations are just watching twitter and then rushing a half-arse verification to report it.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/522594
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Apr 17, 2013 3:13pm
They just moved the people on the sidewalk of the courthouse to the other side of the street.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Apr 17, 2013 3:14pm
I assume these evacuations are real? I don't even know who to trust.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 17, 2013 3:14pm
The hospital was given the all clear. Locked car at valet with gas cans in back.
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gut
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Apr 17, 2013 3:15pm
Probably, but could be a fake threat or just precaution over an unknown package.chicago510;1427537 wrote:I assume these evacuations are real? I don't even know who to trust.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Apr 17, 2013 3:17pm
From now on, until it is from a Government official directly at a press conference , I am not believing anything reported.
What a fail from our media.
What a fail from our media.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Apr 17, 2013 3:20pm
News conference scheduled for 5pm EST. Until then, don't believe anything you hear from media.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 17, 2013 3:23pm
I'd like to see the FBI command center for this. The amount of camera and video footage they are reviewing has to be just awesome.
Fly4Fun
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Apr 17, 2013 3:26pm
I think this is a very sad commentary on what thew "news/media" has become. It used to be that the freedom of speech was important to provide balance and a voice outside of the government. But they are all squandering good faith that people used to have in the reliability of their reports.tk421;1427545 wrote:News conference scheduled for 5pm EST. Until then, don't believe anything you hear from media.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 17, 2013 3:31pm
Sounds like the Ricin deal is a "known" person in so far as he's a nut that has sent threatening letters in the past.
And the letters were mailed like April 7th / April 8th but takes about a week for govt mail to get thru the central screening depot.
And the letters were mailed like April 7th / April 8th but takes about a week for govt mail to get thru the central screening depot.
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gut
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Apr 17, 2013 3:32pm
Mistakes being made in this reporting would have been career-enders 20+ years ago. Unbiased and accurate - the wasn't just a gold standard it was the only standard.Fly4Fun;1427553 wrote:I think this is a very sad commentary on what thew "news/media" has become.