I had to change my pants after my bowels released.

You didn't wipe or clean up before the change?

You didn't wipe or clean up before the change?

That was the writer, being sarcastic.

I'm somewhat amazed that somehow they let this false alarm go on for 40 minutes before they cancelled it. What, they couldn't call the news networks, the local radio stations, put it on Twitter or Facebook for 40 freaking minutes?

Unreal. All those involved need to be fired and replaced. False alarms and malfunctions are part of the problem set in that job; it is why we have equipment drills and siren tests.

Thousands are leaving Hawaii because of the political BS there; in fact, its population is diminishing as fast as the ships and planes take off. Well, except for boris.

Thousands are leaving Hawaii because of the political BS there; in fact, its population is diminishing as fast as the ships and planes take off. Well, except for boris.

The business interests there won't care much. They'll keep the place full of tourists unless there really is an attack.

For the most part, South America is better, cheaper and easier to enjoy.

The USS McCain shot the missile down?

Satellite images reveal North Korea may be preparing another missile test - January 12, 2018

NEW satellite images show recent activity at North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, sparking concerns that another launch may be imminent.

NEW satellite images show recent activity at North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, sparking concerns that another launch may be imminent.

You think Locket Man won't think twice after this little panic in Oahu?

Don't wake the sleeping giant.

He's babbling like a fool, unusual for an Asian. Obviously, he is unused to the public and press. The local pols are all standing around with him with that deer in the headlights look.

In addition, they are trying to claim that they did send out the text message and that they tried to turn on the sirens. Even though it was a shift-change mistake and someone just hit a button that sent the text. But then why did they also activate the air raid sirens as well? In addition, not all of the sirens worked (a very common failing and the reason why we do hold drills and tests for sirens). And some mobile carriers did relay the alert message but others did not.

The HI governor is the only smooth operator in the bunch. Obviously a practiced liar with people skills.

I just keep laughing. There's a real bitchy reporter that keeps asking one excruciating question after the next. She should get a promotion.

All the liberals said he would and therefore couldn't be trusted. Looks like they may have been wrong. Where are THOSE stories?

Even though it was a shift-change mistake and someone just hit a button that sent the text.

"If he fires one then we'll fire one"
"FIRE ONE!"

Great movie.

And Trump didn't immediately push the nuclear button?

I assume that everyone in Hawaii was already dead. Just like the rest of us, killed by Trump's tweets.

We must not allow a mine-shaft gap.

"If he fires one then we'll fire one"
"FIRE ONE!"

I have a copy of it, still watch it every few years. Widmark and Poitier were both quite good. Widmark, toward the end of his career in film, helped finance it himself.

The idiot who threw the switch should be fired and charged!

The idiot who threw the switch should be fired and charged!

They didn't identify this supposed person. Then they said maybe they wouldn't fire this supposed person.

Maybe there is no such person. Personally, I think the HI EMA may be totally incompetent and they're just pretending that "someone clicked something". It sounds pretty phony to me.

That was a very strange press conference they held.

Widmark and Poitier were both quite good.

I always remember the ending where Poitier, with panic rising in his voice, says, "You can stop those torpedoes, right? Right?"

And Widmark just stares.

We have begun to distrust ALL agencies of the central socialist government.

Perhaps so but they were not to blame.

This was a state-run emergency alert system. Parts of it are used for regular civil defense warnings, like for a possible tsunami. That is its main use.

Apparently they are upgrading it to warn of missile threats as well. You'll notice that the warnings were given by a robot voice but it is poorly scripted.

The warning broadcast on at least on TV station (the one with the soccer game) began: "A civil authority has issued A CIVIL DANGER WARNING for the following counties or areas...". Gee, ya think a real nuclear attack wouldn't be for the entire state? Notice they didn't even have it set up to say "The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has issued...".

The message continued: "...Effective until 6:07PM...". Uh-huh. All that bad nuke stuff should clear off in a few hours.

It all reads like an incomplete retrofit of the tsunami warning system.

Keep in mind, America's civil defense warning system is a joke. You recall back in 2010/2011, they were talking about how 0bama could broadcast to every cellphone in the country during a national emergency? Well, not so much. They scheduled at the same time the very first drill involving the entire national defense early warning system. The networks and cable/satellite providers did reasonably well at switching to the approved frequencies and patching it all properly. But the national early warning system failed to take control of all of those systems. A total system fail. They did try to test 0bama sending a text nationally. It only annoyed some people with certain mobile carriers in Ohio and no one else even knew they had tried the system.

In short, civil defense warnings are a complete joke in America. They always were. The systems fail because the feds never intended to warn us of our impending doom at all.

They do have actual evacuation plans for Congress and top agencies and the Pentagon. They still fly the big heavy choppers a couple of times a week to land at the Pentagon and on the lawn outside the Capitol. There are no plans to collect members of Congress unless they are in Washington; they'd be on their own. So it is essentially an evacuation system that would only be used if America was launching a first-strike nuclear attack. Otherwise, nada.

If you want to know more, a terrific book about it came out a year or so back. Raven Rock, The US Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself by Garrett M. Graff. Yeah, they planned to fly away and leave us to die. The book exposes a lot of Cold War info and the entire continuity-of-government scheme.

We have begun to distrust ALL agencies of the central socialist government.

Well, you should. Even more so if you're counting on the feds to warn you if nukes are headed toward you.

OffGridSurvival.com: EAS SYSTEM FAILURE: 2011 National Emergency Alert System Fails

I liked how the Directv system's warning turned into a graphic with Lady Gaga music playing. Yeah, they definitely are worried about our safety.

NK needs nukes for protection against Trumpkin "regime change" neocons.

Panic over false missile alert shows US must 'absolutely and immediately' talk to North Korea: Hawaii congresswoman

NK needs nukes for protection against Trumpkin "regime change" neocons.

No doubt, this is exactly what Wo-Fat considers his official policy. Rocket Man is really sad that Hitlery isn't in the WH to continue appeasing him. His dad beat Bill Xlinton before and he bested Secretary Xlinton multiple times.

The Norks (and their partner Iran) saw what happened to the Arab dictators as America amassed its military assets in the vicinity.

We just transferred 3 B-2 stealth bombers to the region, from their permanent home base in Missouri. Now we're following up with some B-1B's as well. We don't just move these bombers around willy-nilly. Their repositioning sends a clear message to our enemies.

We are definitely ratcheting up more pressure in the region and it is clearly directed at the Norks.