CNN tried hard to link Air Marshall shooting suspect to terror groups.

[maveric]

Anyone watching CNN right now? Kyra Phillips's big concern was that it might be tied to "Terra" groups in Columbia of the ME. Even after it was determined that the suspect had mental problems/forgot meds...Kyra and othe experts kept beating that drum.

[Halliburton]

1. it was probably some dude with bipolar

[Loonman]

2. Wow, she really is a right wing hack!

:donut:

[Halliburton]

3. I wonder if she'll complain if it's in wikipedia?

[indepat]

8. But a really good right wing hack IMHO

[MADem]

4. I am watching MSNBC, and they got on to the fact that the poor, stupid

bastard was bipolar and TOTALLY off his meds in very short order. I feel sorry for the guy's wife, if he was noncompliant on the flight, he was probably noncompliant much of the time. It couldn't have been an easy road for her, and it sure won't be easy for her getting through this situation, either.

[Loonman]

5. Ya gotta take your meds

If not for yourself, for those who care about you.

[nickyt]

7. It's my understanding that even missing a day or two of anti-

depressants can cause serious, terrible mental/physical problems. What a lousy, sad story this is.

[MADem]

10. I also feel for the poor air marshall

He or she has to feel terrible. It was a clean decision, you have someone saying they have a bomb, and reaching into a carryon for an unknown item, and the decision is a split-second one. But even knowing that you made the correct call, it is still your decision and it cost someone his life.

It is a heavy weight to carry.

[Loonman]

13. He didn't know what was going on

This guy was freaking out.

[rustydog]

6. You'd think they don't want to tie it to terrists

That would blow out of the water Bush's fucked up: fight them "over there instead of here" diatribe.

[librechik]

9. but it does feed into the "no attacks since 9/11" meme

and hey, "we stopped another one" meme.

so don't expect thsi one to go away soon.

[AlCzervik]

11. Maybe he was suicidal? Suicide by cop maybe?

[Skidmore]

12. One poor lone guy with bipolar disorder does not a terra cell make.

[TahitiNut]

14. CNN's been in High Whore For Our Chimperor mode all day.

Darin Kagen was a mattressback all morning and Kyra's wearing her crotchless cheerleader panties in a wad all afternoon. Now we'll be treated to Wolfie slobbering all over his megaphony.

[Love Bug]

15. Of course they are -- just as they are instructed to by the administration

They are just be good little media whores as usual. What better way to "prove" we are ready for another attack by terrorists is to have one a day after the 9/11 Commission said we weren't ready and to have it be thwarted? * will now use this to laud the air marshalls and say this proves we are ready for another attack. Just wait -- this'll get used in every speech he makes from now on.

[Harrumph]

16. I don't understand why they have to shoot to kill.

What is wrong with a leg shot or shoulder wound to stop these people. Why do they always shoot to kill?