You just proved the validity of his comparison. Have you looked at any of the facts surrounding 9/11, or did you just believe what the news media told you? What is it that we're talking about trying to get people not to do in this thread?
Granted, his example was off topic, but it was a valid comparison. There are lots of facts about both snakes and what happened on 9/11 that the general public is happy to ignore because the news media tells them a story. The point, in both cases, is that people need to verify that what they're being told makes sense rather than just believing it without question.