Preceding this quote is a digest of right-wing ranting about the cell phone plot:
From Crooks and Liars:
"This was all brilliant reporting on Michelle's part, except for the fact that the whole thing was untrue, nothing more than the rancid fantasies of people who have listened late at night to one too many Dick Cheney speeches about the evildoers lurking among us.
According to Bill Vanderland, agent in charge of Midland's FBI office, no laws were broken when a group of men attempted to purchase a large number of cell phones from the Wal-Mart in the 200 block of Interstate 20 Dec. 18. . . .
Vanderland said Thursday after the ABC report aired that assertions of a connection between a terror cell and the men who attempted to purchase cell phones from a Midland Wal-Mart were invalid.
'There is no known link or demonstrated link or any other kind of link at this point between the people here and any terror cell,' he said.'
The hysteria unleashed here is as stupid as it is disturbing. What does it even mean to say that the plotting cell phone buyers were linked to 'suspected terrorist cells stationed within the Metroplex.' Is the Midland Police Department really aware of 'terrorist cells stationed within the Metoplex?' If so, wouldn't they be arresting them?"
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