Major Terrorist Threat in UK-US discovered

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Goes with my dirty laundry comment. Good news isn't interesting.

Totally. I mean, look at this site. Which thread got the most hits lately? The NA/Nephy love thread or Snowflake's new job thread? Uh, the NA/Nephy thread. People love to watch unrest, people fighting, etc.
Look at reality TV, people like to see controversy, people upset, people crying, people yelling. Yikes.

And getting back to the topic, I was so conflicted this morning. Romney got a lot of kudos for stepping up to the plate, going on the air and telling MA that the National Guard has been called on to protect the state. He even beat Bush to the airwaves. One one hand, I think that's great good for him. On the other hand, I'm thinking he's doing this to pimp himself as a Presidential Candidate for '08 and he's trying to get the Big Dig mess off the front page of the newspaper.

I'm skeptical about all this, too, in a way.

Cheney talked about Lieberman's loss the day before this story broke about the foiled plot. He said Lieberman's loss would encourage al-Qaeda types.

The attacks came in searing remarks from, among others, Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and Vice President Dick Cheney, who went so far as to suggest that the ouster of Mr. Lieberman might encourage “al Qaeda types.”

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This was the day before details of the plot were uncovered. I guarantee you he already knew about the foiled plot and still said what he said. I think that Cheney is clearly using this event for political purposes as we near the Nov elections.

And might I add that Bush is still on vacation. Yes, he can work from his farm. But it shows his country that he is concerned about this if he actually picked up and went back to DC.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Totally. I mean, look at this site. Which thread got the most hits lately? The NA/Nephy love thread or Snowflake's new job thread?

Well, part of that on this board is that good news isn't controversial nor worthy of discussion. It is great that Snowflake got a new job, but how much discussion is going to happen about it?

Snowflake: I got a new job
GC: Congrats!
SCA: What? Why the hell did you need a new job? What was wrong with the old one? Were you too lazy to do it right?
MBC: Why are you calling her lazy?
Snowflake: Sob! I'm not lazy
Alex: The exact definition of lazy may not perhaps be applicable here
SzczM: Did you quit because you are gay and there was discrimination?
Snowflake: SOB!

Ummm....no. Congrats to Snowflake, certainly (spoken as someone who is three days away from a new job himself), but once the congratulations are issued, there's just not that much more to say.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Well, part of that on this board is that good news isn't controversial nor worthy of discussion. It is great that Snowflake got a new job, but how much discussion is going to happen about it?

That's my point about the Kurds. Their welfare isn't controversial and, to some, not worthy of discussion. It's great that the Kurds are pimping tourism, but how much discussion is going to happen about it?


And I'm glad Snowflake got a new job. I was just using her thread as an example...

[SacTown Chronic]

How glib would war supporters be if "only" New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC were burning? Would they complain about the dearth of feel-good stories about tourism worthy Nebraska?