Here we go - ORANGE ALERT! Surprise!

[NightOwwl]

CNN showing pretty graphics Orange..Orange..Orange..High..High..High

[JCMach1]

1. How many times will they cry wolf before the election?

Answer: As many as it takes...

[OneTwentyoNine]

2. I'm shocked I tell ya....SHOCKED!! Yawn.......nt

[mopaul]

3. I have ORANGE duct tape.....so there.....................n/t

[NightOwwl]

6. I'm running right down to Home Depot before they run out. I'll

pick up some coordinating plastic sheeting while I'm there.

[ClassWarrior]

4. Get out the color-coded spinner!

It's time to play Homeland Twister again!!

[Pachamama]

5. When does NYC go RED?

:eyes:

[mopaul]

7. right around the time the protesters show up

then they'd have the whole city to themselves, the pigs

[Pachamama]

15. AND MOPAUL GETS THE RIGHT ANSWER ALEX!

Ding ding ding ding - So Mopaul, for a the bonus round -

Do you think that they (Gov. of NY - good Republican) will declare Martial Law? And if so - when?

:think:

[Gregorian]

41. Mauve alert. Mauve alert!

Mo,
Here's something I made lastnight, in a haste.
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[nostamj]

8. this alert is ONLY for DC

NYC has always been at Orange since Tom ("The Crayola Kid") Ridge started this nonsense...

[DoYouEverWonder]

25. But this is Code Really Really Bright Orange

n/t

[City Lights]

9. But, but, I thought bush said we were safer now.

Which is it shrub - are we safer now, or more vulnerable?

[DoktorGreg]

10. We should take the hight road here people!!!!

Lets all just hope the president wouldnt do this for political reasons. Accept that there might be a threat.

Even though we know better...

[Walt Starr]

26. Fuck that noise! This color code shit has been political from day one!

They NEVER do this for ANY OTHER REASON THAN POLITICAL GAIN!!!!

Not ONE of these "terra 'lerts" has yet to be REAL.

SO FUCK THINKING THEY DON'T DO THIS SHIT FOR POLITCAL REASONS! THEY ONLY DO IT FOR POLITICAL REASONS!

[NightOwwl]

29. Damn straight, Walt

They are fucking with us big time. :grr:

[SammyWinstonJack]

36. It's nothing but political

:argh:

[DoktorGreg]

39. BS It is real. It is too risky for them to hold convention.

All the deflection going on now, is to try and convince the public it is safe to have convention in New York, when it is not.

[Manix]

11. ..I guess Ridge got the call from Rove this morning!

[NightOwwl]

12. Fox kept on with their Lori Hackett (?) coverage

They are reporting now on Fox and are looking pretty bored. I never thought I would say this, but I'm starting to like Fox.

[DemoTex]

13. "Mold on an orange. It's mold on an orange."

Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.

[NightOwwl]

14. Just saw a clip of Bush walking out of a church (looking like shit

I might add.) Funny, but he didn't look too concerned.

[Pachamama]

16. It's the medication....he can't feel much....n/t

[AngryLizard]

17. If we're really elevated to an orange alert, based on specific information

Then what the fuck is Bush still doing out on the road campaigning, when he should be in Washington trying to figure out what the hell is going on and take a hand in stopping it? What, the American people won't understand?

The best thing he could do for his campaign is go back to Washington. But, oh, that would mean there's actually a problem, as opposed to putting out bullshit in reaction to the Democrat's successful convention and CONTINUED supremacy in the polls.

I cannot STAND this man.

[wabeewoman]

19. Very good AngryLizard!

That is what the dems need to be saying-if the US isn't actually safer now and there is a threat that requires a higher alert, then the President should be in Washington DC working on this issue. Repeat after me: why is he out campaigning-he has a country to run....

[AngryLizard]

20. Plus, if New York is really under threat of attack

Is Bush still planning to have his convention there? Wouldn't it be better to postpone it? Or does he think the threat will be contained by then? Gee. I wonder.

Not only that, let's see if they actually tell us what they're doing in response to this threat -- more police on the streets of New York? Tougher regulations at airports and ports? You'd think they'd want the American People to know how they're protecting them and what to look out for -- how much you want to bet we hear nothing but "Keep your eyes open! Uh, uh, got any duct tape?"

HATE these people.

Wolf Blitzer, "If you look at the polls, this race is neck and neck. And Kerry didn't seem to get much of a bounce."

The polls show Kerry ahead, asswipe, as they have for the past month. And Kerry did get a bounce, although HE WAS ALREADY AHEAD IN THE POLLS!!!

End rant. I have to take my blood pressure medication now.

[merh]

22. No, a "true leader" must carry on and let the children continue to

read "My Pet Goat". He must not go running around like a chicken with his head cut off, scaring folks. Humm, wonder if the weather will let him get in 9 holes today? Is there a putt-putt course along the route to the next campaign stop? <sarcasm continues and continues and continues . . .>

[amandabeech]

38. Bush* in DC during an Orange Alert?

I think he'll head to an undisclosed location. What good would he be camping out in the bomb shelter 24/7?

[johnfunk]

18. BROWN ALERT! Bush Boy, Ridge-o incontinent at prospect of Kerry win

[soup]

33. off topic -

johnfunk, that is quite possibly the singularly most disturbing graphic I have ever seen.

and now back to our regularly scheduled thread...

[Generic Other]

21. Didn't they split orange into shades of panic?

Yellow orange = just plain scared sh*tless
Red orange = blood pressure rising
orange vodka = Harvey Wallbanger?

[masshole]

23. This is what Orange means??

From the DHS "Citizen Guidance on the Homeland Security Advisory System" http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/CitizenGuidanceHSAS2.pdf

"Complete recommended steps at levels green and blue.
Ensure disaster supply kit is stocked and ready.
Check telephone numbers in family emergency plan and update as necessary.
Develop alternate routes to/from work or school and practice them.
Elevated Risk Continue to be alert for suspicious activity and report it to authorities."

Dammit. I was planning on mowing the lawn today. Now I have to go practice my alternate routes to work. :-(

[NightOwwl]

24. AngryLizard says

"if New York is really under threat of attack, Is Bush still planning to have his convention there"

Aye, there's the rub. Here's their excuse to cancel the convention. No need to confront the hundreds of thousands of protesters, no need to remind everyone what a miserable failure he is. So what if they are using people's fears to accomplish this. It's just collateral damage.

[DoYouEverWonder]

27. Actually it's their excuse

to cancel the demonstations.

Can't have a million people showing up to protest the chimp now, can we?

[NightOwwl]

31. Ah-ha.

I just heard someone on Fox ask whether the high alert might dissuade protesters.

[shraby]

28. The higher alert is for Wash. D.C.

do you really think Bush would go back to the White House instead of staying on the campaign trail?

I think the Plame indictments are about ready to come down.

[Walt Starr]

30. This is in preparation for election day.

Right now, New York and D.C. are under "Orange Alert". Doing a "region by region" alerting sets the satage for the following:

1) Red Alert in New York with fill out martial law just before the RNC. Back to Orange Alert just after.
2) Orange Alert in L.A., San Francisco, Chicago, and all heavily liberal urban areas in the country in bits and pieces throughout September and October.
3) Entire nation on ORange Alert last week of October. All Orange Alert areas go to red alert November 1 with full out martial law. No voting happens in urban areas.
4) Bush* wins in a "landslide" because the urban areas do not have even 10% voter turnout.

[NightOwwl]

32. Walt

what happens during martial law? Is it like a curfew or something much worse?

[Walt Starr]

34. Martial law is, by definition, a military dictatorship

Under martial law, the military under the CIC is in charge.

There a no longer any rights under the constitution. Everything is done by decree from the CIC. In effect, it is a military dictatorship.

[NightOwwl]

37. Well fuck.

:nuke:

[Fleshdancer]

35. Martial law=rule by military authorities imposed on a civilian population

martial law
n.

1. Temporary rule by military authorities, imposed on a civilian population especially in time of war or when civil authority has broken down.
2. The law imposed on an occupied territory by occupying military forces.

[gauguin57]

40. Lessee ... I think I'll respond to the Orange Alert by ...

... GOING TO WASHINGTON D.C. ON A TOURISTY BINGE ... I'll walk right down the street with my panties hangin' out, knowing not one damned thing is gonna happen to me.

And I'll probably get things at a discount, because the sheeple tourists in the heartland ain't comin' to D.C. if their beloved Bushie sez there's terra terra terra about! So the impoverished tourist-related businesses will be GLAD TO SEE MEEEEEE!

[Swamp Rat]

42. There's an alert? What does "orange" mean? Where's my life vest?

Life is so much better without TV. Except for CSPAN, which was GREAT this week, it really is a waste of time. Stop watching CNN. It causes brain damage.