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August 10, 2006

Overheard On The Radio

A caller to a highly influential right-wing radio talk show, which was indirectly responsible for the massive upsurge in this blog's traffic, opined on the discovery of today's terror plot by saying...

...wait for it...

......hold on....

....just another pixel or two, you're not gonna die.... "I question the timing."

That is an actual quote, and his name wasn't Josh Marshall.

Yes, he seriously believed that the plot to blow up airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean was concocted to obscure the news of Ned Lamont's glorious, exalted victory in the Connecticut primary.

I paraphrase from memory:

"It just seems that whenever there's good news for Democrats, the terror alert gets raised."

Apparently, he hadn't even heard of Cynthia McKinney. Or Great Britain, or the U.K., or Scotland Yard, or MI5, MI6 for that matter.

UPDATE RS: It's one thing for nutjob radio caller, it's quite another for nutjob MSM reporter to question the timing. There's a word to describe this that I just can't remember....... after modern or something.

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1 http://www.dailykos.com/poll/1155227975_jgeNnclZ
I've added category titles and added totals to the Kos poll:

__Sane__(179 votes = 6%)__
It's a legitimate interdiction against terrorists, and I am thankful for it. 179 votes - 6 %

__Cynical__(1374 votes = 49.7%)__
It's a legitimate interdiction against terrorists, but one that Bush and Blair will use to help boost their sagging popularity. 510 votes - 18 %
The plot may have been real, but the timing of the arrests and the hoopla are mighty suspicious. 864 votes - 31 %

__Crazy__(350 votes = 12.7%)__
This is a concocted effort to divert attention from Lebanon and Iraq. 64 votes - 2 %
This is a concocted effort to divert attention away from Lamont's victory. 30 votes - 1 %
This is a hoax, pure and simple. 23 votes - 0 %
This is a hoax, and it's just one of several that will take place between now and November. 233 votes - 8 %

__Slow__(859 votes = 31.1%__
I am withholding judgment until I have a couple more pieces of information. 131 votes - 4 %
I am withholding judgment until I have a lot more information. 588 votes - 21 %
I don't have a clue 123 votes - 4 %
Other. 17 votes - 0 %

Posted by: wooga at August 10, 2006 07:11 PM (tAB8A)

2 I was listening at that moment also....

I can picture the screener deciding who gets through.

Caller 1: rational guy
Caller 2: military mom
Caller 3: nutbag conspiracy "I question the timing" goof

The guest host did remind him that it was the Brits who aprehended the terror plotters.

It didn't seem to dent the guys theory though.

Posted by: mrclark at August 10, 2006 07:11 PM (172dE)

3 It's funny that if this had happened BEFORE the primaries, the Dems would be howling that it was a hoax designed to make Lamont lose to Leiberman.

But when it happens AFTER the primaries, it's a hoax designed to steal Lamont's thunder.

Posted by: wooga at August 10, 2006 07:16 PM (tAB8A)

4 Well you have to admit it is sorta funny, big anti-war dude Lamount wins the primary, then gets stepped on big time by the terrorist plotting. From what I heard, the terrorists were planning to begin execution in 2 days.

Just look at it this way, if they had busted them Monday Lieberamn would have won. Lose lose, it's the Kos way.

Posted by: bill at August 10, 2006 07:22 PM (7evkT)

5 spooky... at 6:55 I posted:
"My question is: Is anyone out there contending that these 24 terrorists only wanted to blow-up planes to take attention away from all those stage-managed and fake photographs?"

Posted by: lumberjack at August 10, 2006 08:46 PM (wMUe9)

6 Hey, I question the timing, too. Just when the blogosphere is mercilessly pummeling the media over faked and staged reports from Lebanon...BOOM...they concoct a wild fantasy about alleged terrorists plotting to bomb planes.

Mark my words, Dan Rather and his cronies are behind this.

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at August 10, 2006 09:28 PM (vBK4C)

7 Who's more dangerous the enemy within or the enemy without? Jump ball!!

Posted by: Ken at August 10, 2006 10:35 PM (k4F45)

8 What a bunch of dumbasses. If you're going to fake a terror alert because of Lieberman, YOU DO IT BEFORE THE ELECTION, NOT AFTER, YOU STUPID DUMBASSES.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at August 10, 2006 11:35 PM (OmT61)

9 It's an August surprise!
[/moonbatism]

Posted by: Oyster at August 11, 2006 06:38 AM (YudAC)

10 That bit of logic you threw at the moonbats went right over their heads. I keep wondering how much more stupid these people can get, and dammit, they keep raising the bar. Their stupidity might just be, what's the mathematical term, infinite.

Posted by: jesusland joe at August 11, 2006 10:19 AM (rUyw4)

11 I keep wondering how much more stupid these people can get, and dammit, they keep raising the bar. Their stupidity might just be, what's the mathematical term, infinite.

JJ, I think Einstein had an opinion on that matter.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 11, 2006 10:51 AM (v3I+x)

12 We all know that this is a performance art prank by Bush and Blair to mess with all the folks in Europe who are headed to Burning Man. No liquids! HAHAHAHAHA!

Posted by: crosspatch at August 12, 2006 04:33 AM (b53q9)

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