9/11/06 Post
I was not intending to have any sort of long, drawn-out posts about my "feelings" on this historic date in our history.
This morning, I watched some of the coverage of the memorial ceremonies and also the replay of the live news coverage from that date, just as I remember watching the exact same coverage on this morning five years ago, and in many ways, the memories came rushing back.
It has been a tough five years for America, but on this day, I am left with a couple thoughts.
1. How remarkably normal in most aspects of life things have gotten back to. On 9/11/01, I certainly did not think we would feel that comfort. Maybe that is a good thing and maybe it is not. It is probably a little of both.
2. On 9/11/01, as we kept hearing about more and more planes, and false rumors of bombs at the State Department, etc, and in the immediate few days as we feared anthrax and our food supply being poisoned, how many of us really believed that five years would pass without a successful terrorist attack on American soil?
I know I thought there would be other days of terror in our future, but thus far, that has not been the case, and I do not think that is an accident. We must continue to work to make sure that we do what is necessary to prevent another attack from occurring and that involves voting for the right people to lead us.
Let me close with copying and pasting a post I just left at politics1.com in response to the conversation there. I did not proofread what I have written (and have not above either), so mistakes may be present, but that's ok.
Hi people:
I hope you have all had a good day today. It certainly is a much better day for everyone, regardless of our political persuasion, than five years ago was on this date.
I have just had time to skim the comments here. A lot of really dumb ones of course and a lot of extremely good ones as well, particularly from Buster and a person calling themselves “This Isn’t Tiddlywinks” or something like that.
We have spent five years in disagreement on these great issues and the debate may very well go on for another 50 years plus. One of the reasons we were attacked though is because of the free speech and other freedoms that exist in this country and what we are seeing on this thread and throughout society is just a demonstration of free speech. There is nothing generally wrong with politicizing the events of 9/11. Both sides should do it for their benefit as the events of that day have shaped our entire world. Part of me wishes that we could put one day aside to just focus on being Americans and not go about attacking the President (of any party), etc, but it is free speech to do so, and thus, Ron’s little rant, while tremendously off-base, is in that great tradition.
Another great tradition we have in this country is a thing called democracy. My party has won two elections since the events of five years ago, primarily because the American people favor our worldview in how we must respond and prevent a future day like 9/11/01 as compared to that of our well-intentioned, but incredibly foolish friends from the left. At least on this anniversary date though, they are willing to admit that September 11, 2001 actually happened. Some spend the 364 other days of the year trying to pretend it never did.
So, 57 days from now, we will have an important election where people can express themselves on the post 9/11 world we live in, and in roughly 57 days and 2 years from now, we will have an even more important election, where a new man or woman will be chosen to be the Commander in Chief and the person most responsible for fighting terrorists and preventing future attacks on American soil, which as we know, we have not had visited upon us for five years.
The comments on this thread and elsewhere, in the great democratic free speech tradition of America, absolutely proves to me how essential it is that the Democrat Party and liberals be defeated at the ballot box at every turn and that their misguided and dangerous views, as well-intentioned as they may be, be relegated to the ash-heap of history.
Again, G-d Bless America, and every law-abiding American, whether they love the 43rd President of the United States or despise him. I know where I stand. Have a good evening folks.
posted by Corey @ Monday, September 11, 2006
2 comments
2 Comments:
Allow me the opportunity to respond to your rant about 9/11.
[How remarkably normal in most aspects of life things have gotten back to. On 9/11/01, I certainly did not think we would feel that comfort. Maybe that is a good thing and maybe it is not. It is probably a little of both.]
I am not sure why it is a bad thing that we are living our lives as normal as possible. What do you want us to do, live in fear for the rest of our lives because on one particular day our government failed to do what it was hired to do, that is, prevent 19 individuals from hijacking four planes, and crashing three of them into buidlings?
[On 9/11/01, as we kept hearing about more and more planes, and false rumors of bombs at the State Department, etc, and in the immediate few days as we feared anthrax and our food supply being poisoned, how many of us really believed that five years would pass without a successful terrorist attack on American soil?]
Ok, but don't forgot that the Clinton Administration, despite the absence of a terrorist attack of the scale of 9/11, prevented a terrorist attack on American soil for nearly eight years after the first WTC bombing in February 1993. In other words, they successfully did their job (the government quietly, but effectively, thwarted terrorist threats to American soil before they could materialize). When the Clinton Administration left office, it is well known that they did what they could to impress upon the Bush Administration the seriousness of the threat of terrorism (and all of this prior to 9/11).
[I know I thought there would be other days of terror in our future, but thus far, that has not been the case, and I do not think that is an accident. We must continue to work to make sure that we do what is necessary to prevent another attack from occurring and that involves voting for the right people to lead us.]
Of course, but surely you mean that it would be insane for Americans to vote for candidates of the party that controlled the government that let us down on 9/11 and that led us into a foolish and costly invasion and occupation of a country that was not a threat to the U.S. and had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11.
[We have spent five years in disagreement on these great issues and the debate may very well go on for another 50 years plus. One of the reasons we were attacked though is because of the free speech and other freedoms that exist in this country and what we are seeing on this thread and throughout society is just a demonstration of free speech.]
Ok, but we were attack because we represent modern, western values which are opposed by some in the Arab and Muslim world who favor traditional, Islamic values. Yes, one of those western values is free speech, but it is much more complicated than that.
[There is nothing generally wrong with politicizing the events of 9/11. Both sides should do it for their benefit as the events of that day have shaped our entire world. Part of me wishes that we could put one day aside to just focus on being Americans and not go about attacking the President (of any party), etc, but it is free speech to do so, and thus, Ron’s little rant, while tremendously off-base, is in that great tradition.]
It is disturbing, albeit convenient I suppose, for you to support the politicization of 9/11. Clearly, you did not know any one who died or suffered directly on 9/11. If you did, you would not have said such an insensitive and stupid thing. There is a reason why Bush gets defensive when he is accused of politicizing 9/11 - because the American people find it repugnant.
[Another great tradition we have in this country is a thing called democracy. My party has won two elections since the events of five years ago, primarily because the American people favor our worldview in how we must respond and prevent a future day like 9/11/01 as compared to that of our well-intentioned, but incredibly foolish friends from the left. At least on this anniversary date though, they are willing to admit that September 11, 2001 actually happened. Some spend the 364 other days of the year trying to pretend it never did.]
The GOP "won" two elections since 9/11 because they were successful in scaring a slight majority of voters that they would be able to protect them from another 9/11 - a tragic mistake on the part of these voters who have forgotten which party controlled the government that let them down on 9/11.
[So, 57 days from now, we will have an important election where people can express themselves on the post 9/11 world we live in, and in roughly 57 days and 2 years from now, we will have an even more important election, where a new man or woman will be chosen to be the Commander in Chief and the person most responsible for fighting terrorists and preventing future attacks on American soil, which as we know, we have not had visited upon us for five years.]
Ok, but five years ago, this administration dropped the ball and some 3,000 Americans were killed on American soil. No amount of spin is going to erase that fact.
[The comments on this thread and elsewhere, in the great democratic free speech tradition of America, absolutely proves to me how essential it is that the Democrat Party and liberals be defeated at the ballot box at every turn and that their misguided and dangerous views, as well-intentioned as they may be, be relegated to the ash-heap of history.]
Your statements above make it very clear to me that it is the GOP that will ultimately meet the fate of the ash-heap of history (and President Bush will be regarded as one of the worst, if not the worse, president in American history). Any party - especially a party such as yours with as many cowards and chickenhawks as it has - that must use fear, hatred of fellow patriot Americans, and lies to gain politically is a party that will ultimately wither and die. It may take years, but it will happen.
We shall see....
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