ZERO mention of TerraPlot on entire MSNBC front page

[Jacobin]

ZERO.

After hyping up this bullshit of a bunch of disaffected guys sitting around talking big about blowing shit up, having no money to do anything with an inspired in their talk by some FBI narkoraptor telling them HE was Al Qaida, after NON-STOP tera tera tera on the news, its all big idiotic made up NOTHING.

The very next day after hyping all this stuff NOTHING in the news. Isnt' the story that the media got taken IN by the government hyping up NOTHING? Wouldn't they care to report even THAT? Or perhaps a big "oops, we screwed up and got taken in by the tera tera tera administration and scared you for thing. please go back to what you are doing." Instead we get NOTHING?

W in the FUCK?

[babylonsister]

1. Perhaps they realize they've been had?!

:think:

[Poiuyt]

2. CNN was quoting the FBI saying: "more aspirational than operational"

and also interviewing their relatives. They were coming across as a bunch of yahoos than anyone dangerous

Still, I'm glad they were caught before they could get operational

[Jacobin]

4. I would venture to guess

that there are dozens if not hundreds of yahoos, whether they are disaffected black kids, Montana survivalists, tax protestors, or whatever, that get around a grumble about stuff and vent about blowing up stuff and talk 'big' at any one time in this country. Put in an FBI shill in the middle of any such group, claiming to be "al qaida" and yeah, its like pouring gasoline on a fire, and then they are all really gonna 'talk big'.

A government should understand the distinction between yahoos talking big and a serious threat. This government (and its corporate run media) MAKE no such distinction because they think it is more convenient for them to keep people freaked out about NOTHING...and of course it helps bolster bush's support among people locked up in their houses, afraid to go outside and sit around watching Faux News all day.

I would have thought that even the corporate media would be embarrassed enough about such blather to report on how they were duped, but, I suppose they aren't

[ladjf]

11. I believe that there will be arrests of other "terrorist" groups

between now and November, probably about one per month would do it. I doesn't matter how stupid the bust is, if it ties up the media for a few days and gives the BushBots some read meat.

[me b zola]

3. I think that rove smelled that the media was beginning to question

and called his media lapdogs off.

Watching the reporting yesterday the majority of repeaters lept with delight to the drum beat of 'tera tera tera', but there were a few who seemed to be questioning the official story. I think that rove would rather have it hang in the background to pull out of the gop's ass when talking about "homeland security" or for Congressional races rather than to keep it up front with it being questioned.

[mikeyj84]

5. Karl Roves BS

the terror cell arrest in Fla. sounds like Rove's bringing his Bogey men out of the dark again. every time it gets close to an election, it's the same old Bull Shit. terror alerts I can't see how anyone can buy into this crap anymore. Its so transparent!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[me b zola]

8. People are catching on

welcome to DU, mikeyj84 :toast:

[newyawker99]

12. Hi mikeyj84!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

6. I'm sure you can get all the coverage you need, at Fox... n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. They'll stick to stuffing M80's in trash receptacles at the local IHOP.

Gee Karl, you don't suppose it was a non-story, do you?

[RagingInMiami]

9. It's on the top of the page right now

• FBI: Miami group more 'aspirational than operational'

[annabanana]

10. An if "the boy who cried 'wolf'"...

ever actually found one?, a real one? by accident..

No one would believe him. And that scares me.