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| Mar 7th, 2004 05:26 PM | |||
| mburbank |
Posted on Sun, Jan. 26, 2003 N.Y. firefighters to protest for aid at Bush speech BY GREG GITTRICH New York Daily News NEW YORK - The weary, retired firefighter President Bush tossed his arm around at Ground Zero days after the terrorist attacks is making a special trip to Washington to plea for help for ailing rescue workers. Upset that $90 million in federal aid to monitor the long-term health of Ground Zero laborers is tied up, Bob Beckwith will join a silent - but very visible - protest at the State of the Union address Tuesday. |
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| Mar 7th, 2004 05:15 PM | |||
| mburbank |
Harold Schaitberger, President, International Association of Fire Fighters "The uses of 9/11 images are hypocrisy at its worst. Since the attacks, Bush has been using images of himself putting his arm around a retired FDNY fire fighter on the pile of rubble at Ground Zero. But for two and a half years he has basically shortchanged fire fighters and the safety of our homeland. The fact is, Bush's actions have resulted in fire stations closing in communities around the country. Two-thirds of America's fire departments remain under-staffed because Bush is failing to enforce a new law that was passed with bipartisan support...to put more fire fighters in our communities." Tommy Fee, New York City firefighter "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the place. The image of firefighters at Ground Zero should not be used for this stuff, for politics." Tom Ryan, New York City firefighter "As a firefighter who spent months at Ground Zero, it's deeply offensive to see the Bush campaign use these images to capitalize on the greatest American tragedy of our time." Monica Gabrielle, 9/11 Widow "It's a slap in the face of the murders of 3,000 people," Gabrielle said of the use of images of the removal of the 9/11 dead for political purposes. "It's unconscionable." Bob McIlvaine, 9/11 Parent "My son was murdered on September 11th. To argue that using footage of the wreckage of the towers to further someone's political career is 'tasteful' really needs to be rejected outright, and I condemn it." Tom Roger, 9/11 Parent "I would be less offended if he [Bush] showed a picture of himself in front of the Statue of Liberty. 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." Abe Zelmanowitz, 9/11 Family member "It's so hard for us to believe that it's not obvious to everyone that ground zero shouldn't be used as a backdrop for a political campaign. We are incensed and hurt by what he is doing." |
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| Mar 6th, 2004 08:05 PM | |||
| Ant10708 | Its just like that statue of that same exact picture they made where they replaced two fo the white guys with a Latino and Black. Yay | ||
| Mar 6th, 2004 03:03 PM | |||
| AChimp |
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| Mar 6th, 2004 02:57 PM | |||
| mesobe |
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| Mar 6th, 2004 02:38 PM | |||
| Spasmolytic |
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SPEND SPEND SPEND, BIG GOVERNMENT! TURN THE BIBLE INTO LAW! no marriages for gays! that's immoral! whats fiscal responsibility? let's go nation-building! yeehaw! |
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| Mar 6th, 2004 02:22 PM | |||
| mesobe |
what? you mean those brown poor children of the desert who got mauled by freedom-bombs? why the fuck should they matter? |
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| Mar 5th, 2004 06:05 PM | |||
| davinxtk |
"9/11 - Never forget" has turned into "9/11 - Exact revenge on every possible involved party" It's disgusting how far he carries this torch. We've more than matched the body count and affected more families than a few terrorists did on 9/11. But they're not Americans, so it doesn't count, right? |
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| Mar 5th, 2004 03:41 PM | |||
| mburbank |
See, maybe it's me, but I think people will find it distasteful when Bush aminsitration people and lap dogs like Naldo, who even though he knows W is mistreating him still adores him, will look... I don't know... Just really BAD when they start calling survivor families and firemen 'hard line left wing libs' It's like saying their reaction is sour grapes. I mean, I know he's kind of forced to play that card becuase his deck is pretty empty otherwise. I'm not saying waving the bloody shirt isn't effective. I'm just saying it's repulsive. It's like saying all that death and destruction has no more meaning than one of the banners they hang behind W. for his photo ops. That's something that happened to all of us, and people saying only a 'hard line left wing lib' would object are saying they own 9/11. It's somewhat nauseating. |
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| Mar 5th, 2004 01:57 PM | |||
| Anonymouse | I don't vote. Voting is for losers. | ||
| Mar 5th, 2004 12:41 AM | |||
| sspadowsky |
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| Mar 5th, 2004 12:19 AM | |||
| KevinTheOmnivore |
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On certain issues, and in predominantly all of his rhetoric, Bush is certainly a right-wing extremist. The man who ran as a uniter has done little to produce such unity. He might not ber much of a traditional conservative, but neither are you, for that matter. Quote:
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| Mar 5th, 2004 12:13 AM | |||
| Rez |
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"oh, uh, yeah, our time is up..."
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| Mar 4th, 2004 10:34 PM | |||
| Immortal Goat | I am middle of the road, most certainly. It's not that I do not agree with some of what Bush has done, I just think that he is ill-equipped to be our President. I think that he is a bad leader that does not know enough of what he is doing. | ||
| Mar 4th, 2004 10:32 PM | |||
| Ronnie Raygun |
Then you're not middle of the road then are you? Do you consider Bush a right wing extremeist? |
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| Mar 4th, 2004 10:24 PM | |||
| Immortal Goat | See, I'm not completely democratic. I am a middle of the road kinda guy. Kerry seems to be the best choice for me. Anybody but bush. | ||
| Mar 4th, 2004 10:21 PM | |||
| Ronnie Raygun |
He's much better if you are a conservative. If you are a dem, you shouldn't feel to good about it. He's about as strong as Dole was. |
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| Mar 4th, 2004 10:05 PM | |||
| Immortal Goat | You are right, Ronnie. He is much much better. | ||
| Mar 4th, 2004 09:27 PM | |||
| Ronnie Raygun |
"despite bush never winning a single debate, blah, blah......." Bush won 2 out of the 3 debates with Gore.....and Kerry is no Al Gore. |
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| Mar 4th, 2004 09:05 PM | |||
| Anonymouse | I wonder if anyone else saw Boosh's smirk when he was informed of the attacks to know why the fuck now doesn't care to use those images. | ||
| Mar 4th, 2004 08:53 PM | |||
| MEATMAN |
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Bush's 'analysis' is defined as above. |
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| Mar 4th, 2004 07:43 PM | |||
| Rez |
bush will debate. despite bush never winning a single debate, he was spun as being "joe cool" instead of "fucking dunce" so he'll debate and let the "analysts" give him a handjob. |
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| Mar 4th, 2004 07:41 PM | |||
| ranxer |
i bet the guy that let that cover get to bush upside lost his job. Quote:
and if kerry lets that happen without a big fight, i'm voting for nader. |
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| Mar 4th, 2004 06:53 PM | |||
| mesobe | well, he was also the guy who said he watched the second plane hit the building live on TV... but he was still kind of reading books to children. Unless he has stunt doubles like Saddam. | ||
| Mar 4th, 2004 06:50 PM | |||
| Ronnie Raygun |
Those ads are not offending anyone except hard line left wing libs. They have a positive message and are as far as you can get from an attack ad....and that's why people are going to like them. "This is the same guy who was reading a book upside-down when he was allegedly informed of the attacks. I'm not surprised he would approve the use of images of the destruction on 9/11 in his campaign ads." - Tom The cover was upside down, you moron. Not the book. How many times does that have to be reported before you'll catch on? |
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