Is it just me or is there much more 9-11 hype this year????

[bobbieinok]

My impression may be quite skewed b/c this is the first 'anniversary' I've spent any time watching TV.

[acmavm]

1. It's a BIG election year. Control of the House & Senate are

at stake.

And 911/terra is all they've got.

[Jawja]

16. GOP wants desperately

for the election to be about 9/11 and terror and not the disasterous invasion and occupation of Iraq.

[bryant69]

2. 5th year anniversy

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[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. Election year. If the Dow had doubled or something, you wouldn't be

hearing much about 9/11. But I guess you pimp whatever you can.

[uppityperson]

4. election coming up, manipulate emotions to over-ride rational thought

"OMG! That was HORRIBLE!" far over-rides "why should I vote to keep these bozos in power?"

[AllegroRondo]

5. elections - gotta keep the fear level ratcheted up!

[bdamomma]

6. more hype, and it is terrible to keep on reshowing the planes

hitting those buildings, the media is just propagandizing the horrific details of that terrible day. I feel for those families that lost family/loved ones. And just think bush will be on tonite, rubbing more salt into the wounds of so many, and promoting his WAR ON TERROR, sickening stupid man. I will not be watching.

[WilliamPitt]

7. There's an election in less than 60 days

[malaise]

8. Way more

I smell elections and desperation.

[Generic Other]

9. They missed last year's opportunity

Too many fresh corpses floating in New Orleans.

[savemefromdumbya]

10. Oh yes, this is the only issue they can find to fight the election on

[liberaldemocrat7]

11. Fear

[hootinholler]

12. It's you.

Hell, last year you couldn't turn around without having 911 fearmongering shoved down your throat. Good thing it wasn't like an election year or the republics might have kept congress locked up with all the fuss they stirred up.

-Hoot

For the humor impaired, the above is :sarcasm:

[Yavin4]

13. Can't Run on Iraq or Katrina or Healthcare or...

the economy or education or global warming or security of the U.S. or job growth or wages or immigration or gay marriage or gas prices or home prices

[Xenotime]

14. it comes in waves every 5 years...

They just wanted to make it as big as it was in 2001.

[negativenihil]

15. it's not you - it's out of control this year... n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

17. Yes.

There was about the same coverage in 2002 (the first anniversary). Since this is a milestone year, there's more coverage.

Oh yeah and that election thingy coming up.

[mcscajun]

18. It's the Fifth Anniversary, so yes. Expect more on the 10th, 15th and 20th

too...until this fades away.

There's still some attention paid to the passing of JFK 40+ years ago.

The election is why Bush is paying more attention, though. Hell, he's visited more places today than he did on 9/11, and got to them faster than he got to N.O. last year for the Katrina aftermath. Bastard.