A_Wanderer said:
It was an excercise in public relations more than a sinister plot to induce a state of fear. There would be a lot more complaints if it did not exist so the administration is fucked either way.
I find the whole alert thing laughable. I paid attention to it in the beginning, now it's just a joke. Perhaps if I saw a code red, I'd pay attention. As Irvine said, even Tom Ridge said it wasn't Homeland Security initiating the alerts. Why bother even having the agency? It's a paper tiger.
I don't believe it was a sinister plot to induce a state of fear, I believe it was cynical politics. I'm not sure it's the administration that is fucked either way. While all politics is PR, this administration appears to make an art out of propaganda. I don't think I've ever seen it used quite so cynically by my government in my lifetime. If a government official shows up on TV, I just turn the sound down.
PS And until somebody else shows up with an actual vision, I turn the sound down on the Democrats too. They use propaganda too. They just don't have all the tools available to them. (Yeah, yeah, liberal press
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So if you think I am letting anyone off the hook, you're wrong.
I watch whoever is in power. I was charmed by Clinton, but I wasn't blinded.
I find lying to and manipulating the American people unacceptable in any politician. This is an administration that goes beyond spin.
Rant done.