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Found this clip on my f-list. It's an attack on Republican scare tactics by a MSNBC reporter:
Terrorising Republicans on YouTube
Olbermann: "...the leading terrorist group in this country right now, is the Republican party."
W00t.
I was in Boston during the fall of 2003 (spent a wonderful semester as an exchange student at Boston College). A few days before christmas, just about when I was leaving for home, I was watching TV in the apartment. They said on the news that the city and esp. the airport were in alarm fase Orange: there was a possibility that there might be a terrorist attack because of the holiday. There were extra patrols on the streets, and more security guards at the airport, carrying machine guns. Alarm Phase Orange. Why? I don't think there was any particular threat in Boston during the winter of 2003. But it sure felt like it with all the fuss the media made of it (of course, drama = ratings). They were interviewing people on the street, shoving camera's in families' faces, making a big deal about this threat and asking people if they felt safe, and if they felt their children were safe. The people interviewed seemed hesitant. They felt safer because there was more security around, but also they were being careful. Of course they wouldn't let the children leave their side.
Eh. Be careful of what? I don't know about you, but I don't feel particularly safer when military guys carrying machine guns surround me, but that might just be me. I felt they were just scaring the people into believing they were under threat. Alarm Phase Orange sounds a lot more terrifying than saying the police is being more watchful in lieu of the holiday. So are the very visible machine guns (but that might be me. I didn't see a machine gun until I was in my twenties and... went to the airport in Boston. uh-huh). I mean, carrying those, the threat must be right under our noses, ready to draw at.
Of course I know there is reason to be cautious after 9/11, esp. on airports, but at the same time... well, feeling free is important too, and scared people do not feel free. And if they're scared when they shouldn't have to be... then perhaps they're getting scared into something. Like voting for the self-proclaimed war president who will free the world (i.e. America) from the public threat of terrorism.
I called home and told my mom about the scare tactics the media and politics seemed to be upholding where I was at. I sorta joked about my plane getting highjacked (I mean, getting worried right. Alarm Phase Orange). She was not amused. Of course, Boston was safe that Christmas and my plane had only mild turbulence.
This movie reminded me of this. Great clip.
Terrorising Republicans on YouTube
Olbermann: "...the leading terrorist group in this country right now, is the Republican party."
W00t.
I was in Boston during the fall of 2003 (spent a wonderful semester as an exchange student at Boston College). A few days before christmas, just about when I was leaving for home, I was watching TV in the apartment. They said on the news that the city and esp. the airport were in alarm fase Orange: there was a possibility that there might be a terrorist attack because of the holiday. There were extra patrols on the streets, and more security guards at the airport, carrying machine guns. Alarm Phase Orange. Why? I don't think there was any particular threat in Boston during the winter of 2003. But it sure felt like it with all the fuss the media made of it (of course, drama = ratings). They were interviewing people on the street, shoving camera's in families' faces, making a big deal about this threat and asking people if they felt safe, and if they felt their children were safe. The people interviewed seemed hesitant. They felt safer because there was more security around, but also they were being careful. Of course they wouldn't let the children leave their side.
Eh. Be careful of what? I don't know about you, but I don't feel particularly safer when military guys carrying machine guns surround me, but that might just be me. I felt they were just scaring the people into believing they were under threat. Alarm Phase Orange sounds a lot more terrifying than saying the police is being more watchful in lieu of the holiday. So are the very visible machine guns (but that might be me. I didn't see a machine gun until I was in my twenties and... went to the airport in Boston. uh-huh). I mean, carrying those, the threat must be right under our noses, ready to draw at.
Of course I know there is reason to be cautious after 9/11, esp. on airports, but at the same time... well, feeling free is important too, and scared people do not feel free. And if they're scared when they shouldn't have to be... then perhaps they're getting scared into something. Like voting for the self-proclaimed war president who will free the world (i.e. America) from the public threat of terrorism.
I called home and told my mom about the scare tactics the media and politics seemed to be upholding where I was at. I sorta joked about my plane getting highjacked (I mean, getting worried right. Alarm Phase Orange). She was not amused. Of course, Boston was safe that Christmas and my plane had only mild turbulence.
This movie reminded me of this. Great clip.
