Bathroom emergencies are nothing to laugh at

The Associated Press informs us that "Authorities do not yet have a motive" for the Yemeni man who tried to break into the cockpit of a plane getting ready to land in San Francisco yelling "Allahu Akbar!"

Further on in the article, in the 13th paragraph, AP attempted to shed some light on the man's intentions by quoting a relative of the man who helpfully suggested, "He might have seriously mistaken the cockpit for the bathroom.... He's only been on three planes in his whole life."

In paragraph 15 and 16, AP 's writers remember to explain that the man was yelling "God is great!" or "Allahu Akbar!" as he charged up the aisle.

Clearly, this was a 'bathroom emergency' of some immediate urgency.

Jay Carney credited Obama for making the gutsy call, giving the ok for the employees and passengers to take the man down.