Ridge to raise Terror Alert, news conf. 1:30 pm Eastern

Fox News-TV

[putupon]

announcement, nothing furthur

[Diddle E. Squat]

One or two days before 9/11, according to many sources, all scheduled plane trips by politicians were cancelled.

Total BS. About what I'd expect from the 'cheap shot at Ridge/Ashcroft/Bush is a commie' crowd.

[oceanview]

no, didn't hear anything on the venezulean pilot thing.

who is this jerk on FNC right now? saying missile attacks and suicide bombing in the US were likely, and easy.

[MHGinTN]

With any memory from 9/11 you would know it wasn't true and not try to spew that lie on FR. When the planes were grounded, don't you remember the stories of how politicians were stranded in various locations where their flights landed, unscheduled, and they had so much trouble getting to their destinations. Gosh, some dolts have fallen under the deaniac spell of rumor-mongering ... kind of like 'shooting off their mouths for effect' but certainly not for truth or integrity.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thanks.

[Pubbie]

"What do they want me to do, stand like a sentry with my hand shielding my eyes from the glare and looking around? Come on."

Quiet you uppity Conservative - if you keep questioning Howdy Doody Ridge, you'll get the Ridge Apologists to flame you. (sarcasm)

[Major_Risktaker]

You are right! The problem is MANY Americans won't even have a gun, much less say the word "gun". It's crazy.

I'll cut'em wit dezz...

I'm a karate girl.
I only bleed on the
inside...

[MizRiz9]

"Call all cars...be on the look out for a swarthy middle eastern male. He has a broad face and a round little belly,
That shakes when he laughs, like a bowl full of jelly "


Funny. Unfortunately, Santa is Northern European. The swarthy middle eastern male is the baby in the manger.

[al baby]

Dallas Cowboys are terrorizing the NY Giants --- 10-3

Michal Jackson terrorizing 12 year olds

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Just what do you suggest Ridge say?

Please give specifics, not generalities.

Something IN ADDITION to the same generalities he uses during every warning like this. HS Dept is an incongruent mess. They sold it, in part, on immigration enforcement, AND THEY LIED. I do not trust the PR agent of HS, Tom Ridge.

Having a politician head HS is a testament to what a failure it is and what it will be in the future.

[mtbopfuyn]

"red" would essentially mean all non essential transportation systems would be shut down. no one would fly, no one would go to work.

There's no way Ridge would do that unless it was moments before a specific known attack. Can you imagine the uproar if a liberal didn't get to grandma's in time for the grab fest?

[Lady Eileen]

Do you really think, with so many of our military reserve force deployed that expelling illegals, including millions upon millions of Mexicans and others who are no threat to our security and pose no terrorist threat would be a good allocation of resources?

Yes, that is why I said it. Of course you are begging the question by claiming "millions upon millions" of illegals "pose no threat".

Anyone who has seen the much higher crime rate of illegals knows the contrary is true.

[relee]

Or perhaps he's just counting to 10 after another moronic alphabet media question

I thought about that too. The look in his eyes as he paused, darting about rapidly, made me feel uneasy. And he ended the news conference, somewhat abruptly, with that question. His eyes were fairly steady during the rest of the news conference.

[Trust but Verify]

And who will we have doing the rounding up and deporting of 'all-illegals'?

[debg]

thank you

[At _War_With_Liberals]

HS released a map of the US in 2 colors. With and without. NJ was without.

[TomGuy]

Maybe we are being too hard on al-qaeda:

6. The dismantle of the so called (United Nations and its council) in an international decision.

hmmm.

[Trust but Verify]

Please tell me what assets do we have that would allow us to do this massive 'round-up'?

[debg]

thank you. the article i read did not add texas.

[oceanview]

I tell you honestly, I would shutdown all aircraft entering US airspace from a host of foreign countries right now. Egpyt Air, this Venezuela thing, all the mideast airlines, shut them all down until after new years.