It was an idiot, inexperienced reporter and editor who ran with the story before they were sure of their facts.
Being “first” is now more important than being right.
Sign in the old Chicago City Room.
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out!”
This was a dry run, to test defenses. How else are you going to do that, other than with a sleeper who comes off as a wise-cracking fool? Get real, and get smart.
Jets scrambled for cigarette smoke that didn’t set off the lavatory smoke alarm.
Marshals (plural), on a domestic flight.
Now if you were on a flight, you’re a certain type, you’re a consul, you know about 9/11 and security since...
Do you not have that in mind when lighting up in the lavatory? Then you make a smart-ass comment?
Then, out of the blue marshals (plural), have a physical altercation with you over discernible cigarette smoke and/or a wise comment, (which any marshal would know Holder/Obama would side with said Qatar dip vs. our guys, see border guards under Bush).
When were the jets scrambled? When he was still in there or after they smelled smoke?
When did they dump the holding tank?
Did he play the dip card right after they grabbed him, or after he was under arrest and escorted off the plane?
What the hell does that have to do with smoking on a plane or a shoe bomb/burning shoe joke, sarcastic or not re: terror?.
BTW, there was no language barrier, this guy speaks English.
OT: In other news that came out during this:
United Airlines, US Air in talks posted 8:58 pm
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EUIKDG1.htm
on photos of imam shot
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MICHIGAN_IMAM_KILLED?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
Tariq Ramadan spoke at city college last night and will be at cooper union today (He is a hate preacher, thanks Hillary for the permission):
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MUSLIM_SCHOLAR?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
In closing, John has a long mustache.