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Bush shows his ignorance yet again
03-04) 05:10 PST NEW YORK (AP) --
President Bush's re-election campaign on Thursday defended commercials using images from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, including wreckage of the World Trade Center, as appropriate for an election about public policy and the war on terror. Some families of the victims of the attacks are angry with Bush for airing the spots, which they called in poor taste and for the president's political gain. "With all due respect, I just completely disagree, and I believe the vast majority of the American people will as well," Karen Hughes, a Bush campaign adviser, told "The Early Show" on CBS. "September 11th was not just a distant tragedy. It's a defining event for the future of our country. ... Obviously, all of us mourn and grieve for the victims of that terrible day, but September 11 fundamentally changed our public policy in many important ways, and I think it's vital that the next president recognize that." The first three ads, unveiled Wednesday at campaign headquarters in suburban Washington, will run on broadcast channels in about 80 markets in 18 states, most of which are expected to be critical to the election, and nationwide on select cable networks. "It's a slap in the face of the murders of 3,000 people," Monica Gabrielle, whose husband died in the twin towers, told the New York Daily News for its Thursday editions. "It is unconscionable." Two of the spots show the destruction at the World Trade Center and include an American flag flying amid the debris. They also feature images of firefighters working through the wreckage. "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the place," said Firefighter Tommy Fee of Queens Rescue Squad 270. "The image of firefighters at ground zero should not be used for this stuff, for politics." The ads do not mention Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, focusing instead on improving Bush's image after criticism by Democrats in recent months. "I would be less offended if he showed a picture of himself in front of the Statue of Liberty," said Tom Roger, whose daughter perished on American Airlines Flight 11. "But to show the horror of 9/11 in the background, that's just some advertising agency's attempt to grab people by the throat." |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
"basskisser" wrote in message
om... It's a defining event for the future of our country. ... Bingo. There's the problem - the belief that 9/11 was a defining event. The administration would have us believe that the event defines the future indefinitely, and obliterates all other concerns. How perverse. |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
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Bush shows his ignorance yet again
John H wrote: Bush did a superb job of providing leadership to the country during a time when panic could have reigned supreme. Ummm -- seems to me that The president and VP ran and hid while this was going on. There was something like 20 min between tower 1 and tower 2 being hit. It was over an hour before the Pentagon was hit, yet no air defense was prepared. The plane that went down in PA was tracked for some time, yet not taken out All in all I'd say the presidents' actions on 9/11 are nothing to brag about |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:31:04 -0500, John H
wrote: Bush did a superb job of providing leadership to the country during a time when panic could have reigned supreme. Leadership? Let's not forget about him hiding out during a very dark day for this country. Kerry's ads are taking advantage of a conflict in which, according to Kerry, thousands of innocent women and children were raped, killed or mutilated. Which is worse? According to the actual victims, Bush. bb |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "basskisser" wrote in message om... It's a defining event for the future of our country. ... Bingo. There's the problem - the belief that 9/11 was a defining event. The administration would have us believe that the event defines the future indefinitely, and obliterates all other concerns. How perverse. People compare it to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Personally, I think it's worse, since it was perpetrated on civilians. The attack on Pearl Harbor certainly "defined the future indefinitely, and obliterated all other concerns"...in fact, it did so in a much more profound manner. Our way of life has hardly changed following 9/11. Compare that to the years immediately following Pearl Harbor. |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
"bb" wrote in message ... On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:31:04 -0500, John H wrote: Bush did a superb job of providing leadership to the country during a time when panic could have reigned supreme. Leadership? Let's not forget about him hiding out during a very dark day for this country. You're a fool. An assassination threat was made on the President's life the same day 4 planes were hijacked, and flown into the WTC, and a building in close proximity to the President's residence. Kerry's ads are taking advantage of a conflict in which, according to Kerry, thousands of innocent women and children were raped, killed or mutilated. Which is worse? According to the actual victims, Bush. So you say it's worse if the victims say it's worse? Ok, then let's apply your logic and apply it to what these "victims" have to say: http://www.usvetdsp.com/jf_kerry.htm Here's an excerpt: "Kerry's betrayal of American prisoners of war, his blatant disrespect for the families of our missing in action, Vietnam veterans, the military, his support for communist Vietnam and his waffling over the issue of use of force in Iraq proves he is a self promoting Chameleon Senator who cannot be relied on to protect the best interests of the United States." |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
John H wrote:
Bush did a superb job of providing leadership to the country during a time when panic could have reigned supreme. Umm, John... I check one post of yours today, and here you are cheerleading at full throttle. Care to comment on Bush & Cheney's hiding out during Sept 11th and insisting that there was an assassination plot underway? Panic didn't reign supreme in the rest of the country, but it looked like GB jr was overcome by fear. DSK |
Bush shows his ignorance yet again
On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:50:31 -0500, Jim wrote:
John H wrote: Bush did a superb job of providing leadership to the country during a time when panic could have reigned supreme. Ummm -- seems to me that The president and VP ran and hid while this was going on. There was something like 20 min between tower 1 and tower 2 being hit. It was over an hour before the Pentagon was hit, yet no air defense was prepared. The plane that went down in PA was tracked for some time, yet not taken out All in all I'd say the presidents' actions on 9/11 are nothing to brag about Each to his own, right? John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
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