Arena Digest: Will the Familiar Post-Sept. 11 Partisanship Soon Break Out?

Politico ^ | 5/3/2010 | Politico

[tobyhill]

Christine Pelosi, attorney, author and Democratic activist

This is what a terrorist can look like: a balding white man in his 40s. Thanks to an alert street vendor and an NYPD officer who ushered in local and federal law enforcement, the Times Square would-be bomber was a bust. So far. They saw the parked car, engine running, hazards blinking, driver departing — in other words, they profiled behavior, not people. Take note, Arizona.

Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, professor, Washington and Lee University

I think the politics of this incident will turn heavily on who is found to be responsible. If, as seems unlikely, the bomb is linked to South Asian or Middle Eastern terrorists, questions will again arise as to whether the Department of Homeland Security is doing all it can do to keep us safe. If, as I believe is much more likely, the bomb was placed by a right-wing lunatic, it seems to me that questions need to be raised as to whether the right-wing media bear some responsibility for stoking the delusions of such people through their relentless and often unfounded attacks on the Obama administration and the federal government.

We need to consider whether it isn’t time to return to responsible, ethical journalism.

[autumnraine]

“If, as seems unlikely, the bomb is linked to South Asian or Middle Eastern terrorists, questions will again arise as to whether the Department of Homeland Security is doing all it can do to keep us safe. If, as I believe is much more likely, the bomb was placed by a right-wing lunatic, it seems to me that questions need to be raised as to whether the right-wing media bear some responsibility for stoking the delusions of such people through their relentless and often unfounded attacks on the Obama administration and the federal”

Yeah, right wing lunatic you say?

[myself6]

F this...

I will not go out of my way to prove I am no threat to the c-— s-—ing marxists who are currently F’ing the people of this union who want to be free.

In all honesty... I am a GD threat to these people and their preferred way of life (servitude). Ill admit it and Ill own it. Im sick of seeing people on our side wring their GD hands every time some POS marxist declares us “terrorists”. Just friggen STOP IT!

Who are we trying to convince by bowing at these F’ers feet? Who gains by us lying flat on our backs to prove w are no threat? No threat to what? marxists? Socialists? Shouldn’t we WANT people to know that we are INDEED a threat to these people and their F’ed up ideology?! Why in the hell should we go out of our way to give them peace of mind?!!!

Ugh... I want to be done with these people. I want to leave them behind to live their life their own way and ultimately be completely consumed by their insanity. I want FREE of them and their ideology of idiocy! I want it to be a peaceful separation and I want it to be permanent.

[thecabal]

Well said, brother.

[KeyLargo]

When exactly will an apology come from the media to all white men?

Some of the hundreds of so called fair news reports:

Times Square: Police look for white man taped near bomb scene
http://www.ndtv.com/news/world/times-square-police-look-for-white-man-taped-near-bomb-scene-22638.php

So far, the police investigation focused on finding a white man in his 40s recorded by a security camera at the car stopped the suspect, taking off his shirt and looking around, said Barbara Celis. However, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and NBC acknowledged being a little hasty to draw this man, since Times Square for millions of people pass daily.
http://www.dailyhotnews.org/639/a-man-arrested-for-foiled-times-square-bombing/

White male’ sought in NY car bomb incident
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\04\story_4-5-2010_pg7_6

Washington Post: Car bomb in Times Square started to detonate, would’ve caused ‘sizeable’ number of deaths: Police said Sunday that they were reviewing surveillance video that may have captured a suspect in Saturday’s failed car bombing in Times Square, describing him as a white man in his 40s who repeatedly looked back at the rigged SUV in a furtive manner and exhibited other
http://www.examiner.com/x-44562-National-News-Headlines-Editor~y2010m5d2-Time-Square-Terrorism-Scare-NYC-officials-rule-out-Taliban-review-South-Park-threats

Law enforcement officials offered a more detailed description of the makeup of the failed car bomb found in Times Square on Saturday night, and said they were reviewing surveillance footage that showed a white man who appeared to be in his 40s walking away from the area as he looked over his shoulder and removed a layer of clothing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/nyregion/03timessquare.html

Police video: White man in 40s is suspect in fizzled Times Square car bomb
By Associated Press
May 02, 2010, 6:22PM
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/05/amateurish_times_square_car_bo.html

[Turbo Pig]

Thanks to an alert street vendor and an NYPD officer who ushered in local and federal law enforcement, the Times Square would-be bomber was a bust.

We need to clear the air, with everyone we talk to. The above statement is a lie. The NYPD and observant street vendor did not thwart a terrorist attack. The bad guy lit the fuse and walked off. Had he not been an incompetent bomb maker, there would have been massive loss of life and destruction in the heart of Manhattan, again.

Make no mistake about it, this thing failed for no other reason than the best and the brightest of the Jihadis are moldering in graves in Iraq and Afghanistan; thanks to the men and women in our military and GW Bush. The ones we are going up against now are the 2nd and 3rd stringers. If we do not attack them on their home turf, they will only get better and bring the fight to our main streets; as they have done 3 times (maybe more) in the last 12 months.

[Momto2]

A muslim goes to Pakistan for almost a year right after becoming a citizen? It’s the Muslims stoopid! They gotta be stupid not to profile Muslims.

Exactly!! So out of the 12 months he has been a "citizen" he spent 5 months of it in Pakistan - that leaves a big 7 months that he lived here -

I want to know when did he move his wife and kid(s) back to Pakistan? In time to protect them from his murderous plot...all sorts of red flags on this guy. I just wonder what kind of scrutiny a Pakistani has to go through to become a citizen nowadays - what with our illustrious president and all his "Changes" and all.....

[gop4lyf]

I believe it is her daughter. I think she is the same one who did a documentary about Bush 43 during the 2000 campaign.

[silverleaf]

http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5143,705285349,00.html

I believe that was Alexandra Pelosi, a handsome woman who apparently takes after her father

[gop4lyf]

My mistake :)

[Ratman83]

From Wikipedia,

“Christine Paule Pelosi (born 1966) is the daughter of Nancy Pelosi and the author of Campaign Boot Camp (2007), a guide to successful campaigning.”

[silverleaf]

two pelosi spawn making an honest living as “journalists”

imagine that

[lwd]

If I were the “bald white teabagger” I would sue the ever living crap out of these aholes for slandering me.

[Ratman83]

Yeah and this one also is a big dem supporter and super delegate.

[MNJohnnie]

Glen Beck started his show mocking Bloomberg and company for trying to blame a "Right winger" for this.

Glad to see the Right is learning to fight these clowns on their own turf rather then trying to make nice with them

[MrB]

They SO want an excuse to be able to use the power of the state to suppress their ideological enemies...

Everyone look out for a false flag or staged “right wing” attack.

The “Michigan Christian Militia” arrest was just such an attempt.

[allmendream]

It is the Israelis who have to deal with bombs placed in such locations, they do not themselves place bombs in such locations as to maximize civilian casualties, but go out of their way to ensure that the minimum number of civilian casualties happen when they blow things up.

[Buckeye McFrog]

the Fox and Friends morning crew,who nobody would ever mistake for Ernie Pyle or even Woodward and Bernstein), very quickly concluded from the shaky, grainy, blurry video of the guy taking his shirt off that he was NOT A WHITE GUY.

[screaminsunshine]

The PC is going to get a lot of people killed.

[xkaydet65]

Uhh that’s what I said.

[allmendream]

AHHH. Sorry I misread that as “Go ask the Israelis who place bombs such as these.” As in, it was the Israelis who place such bombs. Of course you were saying “Go ask the Israelis ‘Who places bombs such as these?’.” My apologies.