Bush (via MSM) has a message for you: BOO!!!

Top News on CNN:

Bush wants world to condemn N. Korea missiles

Gunmen, bombers target Iraqi holy sites

And naturally the "foiling of the Holland Tunnel Bombers".

(CNN) -- U.S. and Lebanese agents have foiled terrorist plans to attack New York's transportation system, U.S. authorities said Friday.

Fox News Top Story? You guessed it, the "Tunnel Bombers" in Lebanon.

Well, maybe the international news is more relevant...

Top Story: You guess it - one year anniversary of London bombing.

Top story in politics: Bush says N. Korea must disarm. OH, NOW they are a threat...

MSNBC:

US News: U.S. reports plot to bomb NYC transit

World News: Islamic Radicalization feared in EU prisons.

CBS:

Good for them - reporting on tepid job growth in June.

But then: Lead story 2: NYC Transit Bomb Plot Thwarted *sigh*

Some "truthiness": The plot never went beyond e-mail exchanges, described as "extremely vague" in nature, Stewart says. "This never moved beyond the aspirational stage," one official told Stewart. Stewart adds that his sources say that no one in the United States ever took part in the Internet conversations and that no one ever purchased any explosives or scouted the transit system.

But no reason not to broadcast it everywhere and scare the crap out of people.

How about World coverage from CBS:

1) In Nicaragua, Old U.S. Foe Rises Again (Ortega)
2) UK Marks Transit Attacks Anniversary
3) Running Of The Bulls Tragedy. New York Man Seriously Injured At Mock Bull Fight In Pampalona [sic]
4) Bush: North Korea Different Than Iraq. Tells News Conference World Needs To Send 'Loud And Clear Message' On Missiles

Nope, more fear and dread there...

Hmmm... Politics?

AHHHHH!! Some real news (sort of). Talked about the debate in CT between Lamont and Lieberman. (But that is another blog - see DINO alert thread).

ABC Top Stories:

1) London Bombings
2) Tunnel Bombers foiled
3) Murder on the Beach (woman killed on third anniversary - ABC suggests set up by husband (subtitle: Why do people kill their spouse?))
4) Is the New Pirates of the Carribean worth seeing?
5) The Beach Boys performing live on Good Morning America.

US News:

1) California Wild Fires
2) Holland Tunnel Bombers
3) Sisters that survived London Bombing
4) Murder on the Beach
5) Online Gambling King (lead in picture with guy sitting between two bikini clad models)

Sex, violence, and fear. Nice.

World News:

1) S. Korea says no to talks with North.
2) London Bombings
3) Running of the Bulls
4) Mexican Election (FINALLY! REAL NEWS)
5) World Cup Final

*sigh*

Mixed in with the fear, sex, and violence is the world cup opiate for the masses.

Central Message: "Be afraid, be very afraid. Just relax a few of the amendments to the constitution and we promise to keep you safe so you can watch the world cup, gamble on line, and see models in bikinis."

Sad, so sad.