So I guess attacks are only news when THEY want it to be news!

[demgurl]

I was complaining to my hubby about the attack on the British consulate in NY.

First thing I have to say is that thank god * is making us safer! :sarcasm:

My real complaint is that the news reported it quickly and then it was gone. So let me get this straight: A few years ago NY was under attack and we still haven't quit hearing about it. TWO. Not one, but TWO. Yes, I said two, as in the number of planes that flew into the two towers. That number is two! Two bombs go off in NY and I have not heard anything since that day. Admittedly they were small bombs, but I would still think this would be big news after the other attacks.

We have had times in our country where no attacks have happened (Ohio and the elections come to mind) and they have battened down the hatches.

Why has this not made headlines? "Bush Says We Are Safer. Two Bombs Set Off In NY" Yes, I understand about the corporate media but this was at least mentioned for three minutes between the MJ trial and the runaway bride fiasco. I have not heard anyone complain about the lack of coverage on this. Even if I were one of the sheeple, I would wonder if I need to brace myself for more and more attacks from these terrorists. Why isn't everyone up in arms asking * what he is going to do about our country being under attack again?

Don't get me wrong, I do not want to lose sight of the memo - that is too important. But I also know that the media is not going to cover the memo whereas at least the bombs were covered for five minutes. That information got out to the people and it is like we are living in a Stepford society. This is driving me nuts. What will it take to get these people to wake up?

Sorry, I needed to vent. Thanks for listening.

[rodeodance]

1. this story was off the radar real quick wasn't it.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. It was

I wouldn't even know about it if it wasn't for DU and my mother telling me she heard about it on CNN. I wonder why they weren't pumping this up for terror alerts??

[Bluebear]

3. It ruins their "no attacks on American soil since 9/11 under Bush" record!

shhhhhhh

[Frederik]

4. Personally

I think the bombs was a non-story. Some idiot set off two small bombs in the middle of the night that hurt nobody and caused minimal damage.

The memo, on the other hand, is very important, so there we are in agreement. The US newsmedia are resembling Pravda more each day. It's crazy-making. CNN and their ilk have just become completely useless, so thank the good lord Al Gore invented the internets.

[City of Mills]

5. Yeah, and how come we DIDN'T RAISE THE TERRA LERT LEVEL???

[NorCalDem]

6. Maybe people would hear about it

if they released the "annual" terror report like they have for the last 20 so years. But we wouldn't want to public to know the nitty-gritty now would we?