Posted on 05/05/2011 8:56:45 AM PDT by Qbert
NEW YORK (PIX11)—As 50 carefully selected families prepare to join President Barack Obama for a ceremony at the World Trade Center site Thursday, one of the invited 9/11 families have decided to pass on the Commander-in-chief's visit.
Although many consider it to be a once in a lifetime invitation, the Vigiano family of Deer Park, Long Island have respectfully declined.
"If this form letter was the invitation, it was kinda lame," John Vigiano told PIX 11 News when describing the email invitation sent to him from the White House.
Jan and John Vigiano received the email invite Tuesday and admitted that they nearly deleted it, thinking it was spam.
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What rubbed the Vigiano's the wrong way was not what the email said, but how it was addressed.
"It says 'Dear 9-11 family member,' - no names" " John Vigiano said, reading the invite aloud to PIX 11 cameras. "I don't know if its disrespectful, but it doesn't work for me."
The Vigianos lost both their sons on September 11, 2001. John Vigiano Jr. was 36, and a FDNY firefighter, while their youngest Joe Vigiano was an emergency services detective with the NYPD.
"There is no closure," a sobbing John Vigiano said. "There is none."
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Jeannie Evans, of Elmont, who lost her baby brother firefighter Robert Evans on 9/11 will also not be there Thursday. She wasn't invited.
"I guess I feel lucky and leftout," Evans said as she held a picture of her brother. "Its always a select few. Is it fair? No. We all have voices."
Evans says she will probably watch Obama's visit on television but wishes she could ask him a few questions.
"Why not show us proof, that Bin Laden was killed? I would like to see that," wondered Evans.
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Chavez uses the same tactic.
I would have had an origami artist fold it into the shape of a mosque and sent it back, packed in vaseline
I wonder if this ‘list’ was compiled as to whether they voted (D) or (R). I’ll bet you anything that was a consideration.
9/11 Family member — no names.
Why am I not surprised. To this president, this visit is nothing more than a political campaign photo-op and the invited families merely pawns in it. To him, they are not individuals who suffered greatly on that day, but props to be used to his advantage.
The POTUS is a POS.
Show us the photos.
Even among these few Obummer supporters among this "selected" group, there were still people who find this event vulgar and the Presidents overall actions questionable. Almost all of the 911 families that I see interviewed are glad OBL is dead, but they are no fan of Obummers handling of the terrorism issue. This so called memorial event, other wise known as a political rally, will be a disaster. Watching hacks wave Obummer '12 signs and wearing Hope and Change T shirts is disgusting to most Americans.
Great bumper sticker!
Exactly.
I mean, why wouldn’t a president invite all the 9/11 Family members? (rhetorical question). This is supposed to be about some form of closure for them.
I believe he met with 9-11 family members before and probably created a “list” for future reference.
Why didn’t they invite all of the 3,000 family members?
They were probably carefully selected by color, religion, and national origin (must have the Moslem victims too!), in order to provide the best backdrop for Zero.
Spot on.
Bingo.
Isn’t it nice that they carefully selected the 9/11 families he’s visit with while leaving the majority of them out.I swear this guy and crew just can’t help themselves they just can not pull of class at all.
I'm sure a few select big-wigs will be included to represent those murdered at the Twin Towers.
“This so called memorial event, other wise known as a political rally, will be a disaster. Watching hacks wave Obummer ‘12 signs and wearing Hope and Change T shirts is disgusting to most Americans.”
Yep. And I find it telling that Bush, Clinton, etc. wanted no part of the politicization of this.
I think it was a 'SPIKE THE FOOTBALL' day instead. A VICTORY LAP for the NARCISSIST CONTROL FREAK.
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