[OldDeckHand]

Does anyone know if Ridge actually said what is attributed to him in his book - that the threat level was raised out of political expediency? Has that actually come from Ridge, or was that a preview or leak from his book?

It's hard to believe that claim would be published, and then he'd try to walk it back. Hopefully this Maddow/Ridge interview makes it's way to YouTube.

[icwhatudo]

Interesting point, apparently she was focusing what was written on the promo jacket vs what he wrote in the book itself. He said repeatedly NO NO NO NO NO political pressure to raise threat level...that there were many MANY times others wanted to raise it when he saw no reason-it was just that since this time was right before the election he was just “musing” and people are wronging focusing on that quote.

[Carley]

The threat level was NOT raised. Evidently there was some discussion about the threat level following OBLs video just prior to the election.

Ridge is an a$$.