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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN: "Breaking News: Obama statement doesn't say 'terror'"
Screen shot posted at Daily Kos:
Wolf Blitzer made a point of saying this several times during the short period I could stand watching him.
Daily Kos discussion here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/15/1202023/-Boston-Marathon-Bombing
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)I know that sounds odd but this has come up before in regards to instances in which the motivations behind mass violence are yet unknown.
PB
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)if it isn't politically motivated it isn't terrorism.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)It can't believe somebody gets paid a bazillion dollars a year to comment on whether or not the President uses the word "terror" in a speech.
Of course if it's Wolf we're talking about here, I can't believe anybody pays him at all.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)tularetom
(23,664 posts)It said something like:
"News = billionaires paying millionaires to convince middle class people to blame poor people"
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Lex
(34,108 posts)So pathetic.
spanone
(135,861 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,819 posts)if it's not committed by Muslims/Arabs. Domestic terrorists don't count, in his book.
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)tridim
(45,358 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)fadedrose
(10,044 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Watching Wolf Blitzer will significantly lower your IQ.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)The alternative text was going to be, "Why is President Obama so quick to call it Terror?"
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,819 posts)but it sure as shit doesn't surprise me, and it certainly explains a lot. LOL. Fucking idiot.
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)I was just telling someone some idiot CNN reporter they piped into the local radio to intro the President's address said that one thing for sure was that Obama would definitely call it terrorism, because some time ago, he failed to call an attack terrorism, which was a real problem for him.
Benghazi, of course. Which he did call terrorism, but which, as we will recall, was turned into a RW frenzy / fake scandal, that ultimately blew up in Romney's face in a presidential debate, when the moderator confirmed Obama had called Benghazi terrorism.
This is the kind of stupid we must deal with now. Every day, on every issue. Stupid people, saying stupid things for stupid reasons.
liberalhistorian
(20,819 posts)I really thought this was one of those CNN "joke" threads we all like to post now and then. Jeebus, how ridiculous. We already know how pathetic CNN has become, and especially how Blitzer is, but this is a special kind of facepalm.
We don't know at this point what the fucking deal is, who's responsible and why. Given that it's tax day and given the proximity to the anniversaries of both Waco and Oklahoma City, I have my own guesses. But anything at this point is just random speculation. And I hope the FBI doesn't pull a "Jewell" in this case, as they did for the '96 Atlanta Olympics bombing. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it did, given its history and culture.
erinlough
(2,176 posts)Seriously, he is creepy and I bet he really thinks its magic.
sibelian
(7,804 posts)IDIOTS.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)eom
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)(sarcasm)