The right’s new Boston conspiracy theory

[DonViejo]

They may have been wrong about the Saudi national, but Steve Emerson found a way to make it right
BY ALEX SEITZ-WALD

Were you one of the pundits or newspapers who too quickly jumped on the Saudi “person of interest” story, only to have some egg on your face when authorities later cleared him of wrongdoing? Well, thankfully, Fox News’ favorite “terrorism expert” Steve Emerson has found an escape clause.

Emerson, a former journalist who has since made a career out of being a self-styled expert, was himself a little too credulous on the New York Post-boosted story line about the Saudi national, telling C-SPAN Tuesday morning that based on “certain classified information” that he was “privy to,” he was pretty sure authorities had found their man in “the Saudi national.” But six hours later, on Fox, he broke the news that “the Saudi suspect has been ruled out.”

This could have be an embarrassing, almost CNN-worthy, misstep for the expert, but speaking with Sean Hannity on Fox last night, he found a workaround:

EMERSON: Let me throw in another curve ball here that is going to make news. Remember the Saudi that they initially had arrested, or at least detained? … Well I just learned from my own sources that he is now going to be deported on national security grounds next Tuesday, which is very unusual.

Full article:
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/18/the_rights_new_boston_conspiracy_theory/

[closeupready]

1. Right, and we should believe him this time because ...

... because? Because 'THIS time, it's true!'? Uh-huh. Ok.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Thank you, New York Post.

I saw this coming the minute the NY Post's story about the Saudi "suspect".

And now I have idiots on my Facebook page with asinine "Obama orders Boston Bombing Suspect Deported after meeting with Saudi Prime Minister" posts.

[gateley]

3. Probably one of many.

[Warpy]

4. Oh, balls.

The right is a little too desperate to prove it's one of "them."

Having seen pics of what was left of the pressure cookers, proving the explosive was a low yield one like black powder rather than one that packed a real punch, I find my suspicion that it's a home grown screwball is increasing.

[leftynyc]

5. More bullshit from

the imbeciles on the right:

A Saudi student questioned in connection to the bombing of the Boston Marathon is not being deported, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a House panel Thursday.
“I am unaware of anyone who is being deported for national security concerns at all related to Boston. I don’t know where that rumor came from,” Napolitano said.


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/terrorism/294839-saudi-student-hurt-in-bombing-not-a-suspect-not-being-deported#ixzz2QqZtx8B8
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[arcane1]

6. The key phrase: "that is going to make news" in other words "Look at ME!"

Attention Whore is what I believe is the correct term.