9/11 Families: "It's a symbol of failure (for Bush)"

[onehandle]

Bush plays politics with 9/11

Republican speculation that Bush may use ground zero as a convention backdrop has some 9/11 victims' families appalled.

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"We read that and we were just sick to our stomachs," says David Pototari, co-director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.

"It's totally inappropriate," says Kristen Breitweiser, whose husband, Ronald, was killed at the World Trade Center. "The president won't testify before the entire 9/11 commission, he won't testify under oath, and he fought the creation of the commission for one year. So for him to have the audacity to even think of going to ground zero is absolutely deplorable. That's sacred ground. That's solemn, holy ground where my husband and 3,000 others were murdered. It doesn't belong to politics."

Some of the 9/11 families wonder why Bush would want to shine a spotlight on 9/11 at all, since they insist it highlights a massive breakdown of his government to prevent the attack. "It's a symbol of failure," Pototari says. "The president is charged with defending this country, and literally nothing was done during the two hours of attack to defend the county. I've never been able to understand how Republicans have turned this tragedy into a victory."

"Everything that could go wrong went wrong," says Lori Van Auken, who also lost her husband on 9/11. "Every defensive measure failed."

"If you're proud of your actions, you explain what happened," says Van Auken. "If you're not proud, you do it behind closed doors with two commissioners for one hour."

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/02/ground_zero/index.html

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

1. Breitweiser and Mariani are two of my favorite people in the world

how dare Bush dance on the graves of 911 victims for his nomination speech? It's beyond disgusting. He won't get away with it.

[terryg11]

2. I agree

let him try and hold his convention there. I've thought for a while now that this might and I mean might blow up in his face. It's just a bad idea, hopefully this gets more media airtime as it gets closr.

[seabeyond]

3. cause he was impodent

and there is nothing more scary for the manly man, to be seen as itsy bitsy teeney weeney

[LeinesRed]

4. Powerful Buzzflash reader commentary...

Bush Disrespecting the 9/11 Families

"George W. Bush has set a time limit on his testimony to the committee investigating the 9/11 attacks to 1.2 seconds per victim."

[skippysmom]

5. I hope this blows up in their faces

I'm glad to see Kristen Breitweiser and others speaking their minds.

[CaptainClark23]

6. Let 'im just try it...

And see who he finds waiting for him at the WTC

[zbdent]

11. OOoooo! Could he have a Bill O'Reilly moment?

SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

That would be more comical, and more suicidal, than the "tears" thing.

Ahh, but it will never happen. Anybody with a stray, non-sanctioned thought will be kept far, far away from the ultimate symbol of Bush's crowning achievement, namely the former location of the World Trade Center, now the sole reason for not being able to criticize the sitting Resident.

[intheozone]

7. If * tries to use the site, the famiies of the victims

should meet at the site and block the entrance to the grounds. They should form a line, hand-in-hand, around the site and protest its political use. Can you imagine how hard it would be for the police or anyone else to forceably remove those family members? Wouldn't make a pretty picture, but certainly would make a big news story!
Go 9-11 families, get your movement started now!! I will even contribute to a fund to pay for the family members to be there, I will support them all the way!

[CaptainClark23]

8. Not just the families

They struck at ALL NY'ers. And NY'ers will back the families up.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

9. yep

:bounce:

[TNOE]

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"It does not take a majority to prevail, but a tireless vocal minority keen
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-- Samuel Adams

[smirkymonkey]

12. If he tries that, not only will the

families be there to block him, but so will hundred's of thousands of New Yorkers. His visit would be the height of hypocracy!!

[catzies]

13. Salon's so $^@&*! frustrating! Stuck in a loop & can't get to article!

I've tried 3 times now!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

I click on "free day pass," click through the ad, & it takes me back to the main page, where I click on the article title & hope to read it, but it takes me back to the ad page and the whole process begins again.

All I want to do is get the printer verson of this and copy-and-paste it into an email and it won't work for me!

[fob]

14. This line says it all...

"If you're proud of your actions, you explain what happened," says Van Auken. "If you're not proud, you do it behind closed doors with two commissioners for one hour."

Can we get that in the Democratic Platform for 2004!

A nice voice over: "If you're proud of your actions, you explain what happened," with video of Clinton and Gore testifying to the FULL COMMITTEE
Screen shot fades to left half of screen, right side of screen is far shot of a closed door with a sign that says 911 Commission - Closed 12:00 to 1:00, as the camera moves closer the voice-over continues; "If you're not proud, you do it behind closed doors with two commissioners for one hour."

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