I never read Daily Kos, on principle, but I am well aware of it by virtue of those like you who quote from it. In the following quote: “Just like proverbial boogey man of Myth, Fox News sees Al Qaeda under every rock …” it is amusing to note that there was nothing proverbial (the writer used the wrong word – - he probably meant mythical – - but there is also nothing mythical) about boogey men. Among several possible etymological and cultural sources of this word, the one that links it to the depredations of the Bugis, notable pirates of the waters off Indonesia and Borneo, is fairly convincing. So if Al Qaeda is as mythical as the Bugis were (actually, to some degree, ARE, since they still operate) then Al Qaeda is concrete and actual. I concede that Steve Doocy may still not be the most brilliant journalist on the planet, however.
