"There have been zero Orange alerts since the election."
The fact that the color-coded alert system was scrapped may have something to do with this. (Pause to Google fruitlessly for cite.) Hey, nothing like research. Turns out the system wasn't scrapped, but DHS moved from raising and lowering the national alert level to alerts about specific sectors or regions. Right now, we've been on Yellow Alert at least since October 18, when it became safe to ride mass transit again.
My original point about the Orange Alerts--who was still paying attention to the color-coded system by 2004? The idea that the alerts were manipulated to affect voter behavior relies on the idea that the alerts were getting through to voters. By August 2004, the threat level was white noise, after a few dozen orange alerts with no apparent reason or resolution.
The fact that the color-coded alert system was scrapped may have something to do with this. (Pause to Google fruitlessly for cite.) Hey, nothing like research. Turns out the system wasn't scrapped, but DHS moved from raising and lowering the national alert level to alerts about specific sectors or regions. Right now, we've been on Yellow Alert at least since October 18, when it became safe to ride mass transit again.
My original point about the Orange Alerts--who was still paying attention to the color-coded system by 2004? The idea that the alerts were manipulated to affect voter behavior relies on the idea that the alerts were getting through to voters. By August 2004, the threat level was white noise, after a few dozen orange alerts with no apparent reason or resolution.
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The fact that the threat level was "white noise" at that time pretty much confirms what Franken was saying - we were being inundated with useless threats that "the terrorists were gonna get us!". Hence the climate of fear Franken cited - it was white noise because everyone was ALREADY freaked out.
Good to see you agree with solid liberal thinking. ;)
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