They don't know when, where, or who but we'll have an "alert" anyway...

[kentuck]

Shouldn't there be some minimum criteria before they come out with this bullshit? Yeah, we heard Osama and Ahmed talking on their cellphones....Tom Ridge should not be permitted to interrupt people's lives with such flimsy information. Yes, we know they want to cover their butts just in case something happens before the election. But, you only get so many chances to scream "Wolf!"

[Slit Skirt]

1. they are very, very desperate...

Cheney investigation, Edwards on the ticket, down in the polls for Bushco....

these are some sad sob's

[still_one]

2. They are trying to influence the election

This administration is doing what hitler would do, try to scare the people to vote for them!

I am afraid the people will be dumber than we give them credit for

[iconoclastic cat]

3. Breaking news! Terrorists plan to whip handfuls of chicken guts at cars!

Oh, wait, those are just fifth-graders...Ah, hell, lock 'em up anyway. I'm sure their teachers are conditioning them to be suicide bombers or something.

[riverwalker]

4. "non specific general threat"

WTF is that?
Why not just make their campaign slogan "Vote for us or you might die"

[redwitch]

5. the first couple of times the new alert system was used

I have to admit, I was rattled. Now I ignore it, and since they don't do anything different when it is raised, I wonder why they bother. I don't think anyone cares much anymore.

[livetohike]

6. CNN was in the middle of dissing Edwards

as a wealthy trial lawyer and then went to the "Breaking News" of Frist saying nothing.

I guess the good part is that CNN had to stop their slamming of Edwards for this non-news.