Issues Under Fire: Why Super Bowl Weekend is no Time to Talk About Terror

Super Bowl Weekend is no Time to Talk About Terror

On the eve of Super bowl weekend, the anticipation of the color guard, the singing of the national anthem, the throngs of fans, the media, the ticket scalpers, NFL merchandise counterfeiters, hookers, drug dealers, pick pockets and identity thieves and the players of course, will all be under the watchful eye of national security professionals. And because all of the aforementioned is a good thing, this is no time to talk about how/why the United States is losing the war against terror.

Thanks to America's Forth Estate doing its bid, most US news coverage was limited to the antics of Justin Bieber, convicted murderess Amanda Knox, NJ governor Chis Christi's Bridge-Gate scandal, the advanced coronation of Hillary Clinton as the Democrat's Party nominee for 2016 and of course how dangerous Vladimir Putin's winter olympic event in Sochi Russia could be.

Still, after yesterday's posting of US intelligence officials admitting (this week) how many terror threats the United States continue to face and defend, one could ask why America's threat assessment could be relegated to the back pages. Just yesterday, the justice department announced, it'll be seeking the death penalty for surviving Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. That alone should have trigger some interest in the strength of Homeland Security measures.

On the other hand, perhaps the idea is to keep things upbeat, festive and profitable. After all, nobody wants to scare business away by putting out a terror advisory during one of America's biggest annual money making events. As they say, it is what it is!

Hey, far be it from us to engage in fear mongering, so we'll just quietly stand pat on our analysis of what's up and wish Seattle and Denver the best of luck. Enjoy the game and we'll C-Ya Monday

The Podcast: