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25 Years Later, They Already Forgot
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2026/08/30/25-years-later-they-already-forgot-n2682128 ^ | Kevin McCullough

Posted on 08/30/2026 9:39:46 AM PDT by rktman

Twenty-five years later, September 11 still isn’t history to those families.

It’s personal.

And there was a time when presidents understood the particular weight of this day.

George W. Bush certainly did. Whatever else anyone thought of his presidency, September 11 was never just another square on his calendar. He understood what had happened, who had done it and why.

Donald Trump understands that too.

In between, something changed.

Barack Obama increasingly spoke about September 11 and Islamist terrorism through the lens of America’s treatment of Muslims. His administration seemed far more comfortable warning Americans about Islamophobia than it was confronting the ideology that had actually produced the attacks.

And that wasn’t occurring in a vacuum. During the Obama years, America’s political conversation about immigration, refugees, Islam and assimilation changed dramatically. Michigan and Minnesota changed with it.

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Meh. How long before the 9/11 deniers gain ground. Oh, it never happened. It was CGI to make islam look bad. Grrrrrrr! I certainly won't forget. I was on a smoke break and someone brought it up and I got back inside quick enough to see the 2nd plane. All ops at KSC were shut down for a couple of days while threat assessments were done. Still PO'd to this day.😡🙏
1 posted on 08/30/2026 9:39:46 AM PDT by rktman
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I was never real fond of the aggressively ignorant people of NYC. Forgetting 9/11, as they have, confirms that the people of NYC are deserving of disdain.


2 posted on 08/30/2026 9:42:01 AM PDT by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: rktman

Anyone that still believes the narrative is a fool.


3 posted on 08/30/2026 9:43:05 AM PDT by wastedyears (Never forgive for the USS Liberty.)
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To: rktman

“He understood what had happened, who had done it and why.”

I never understood why we invaded Iraq. The terrorists almost all had Saudi passports.


4 posted on 08/30/2026 9:43:06 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: rktman

The jackasses in this country didn’t forget about 9/11. We started electing the terrorist murderers to the U.S. Congress and other local yokel dog catcher type jobs.


5 posted on 08/30/2026 9:44:57 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Socialism is the same clown show that gave us out of control global illegal immigration.)
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To: brownsfan

The speech that the duly elected socialist Muslim mayor of New York Mamdani gives on 9/11/26 will likely disgust the 9/11 families and most decent Americans.


6 posted on 08/30/2026 9:47:17 AM PDT by allendale
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To: allendale

Unwelcome by some, embraced by many. Morondummy will spew his typical BS. Will he use his pakistani rapper accent?


7 posted on 08/30/2026 9:50:38 AM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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To: wastedyears
Anyone that still believes the narrative is a fool.

So, what's your theory? (I'll be surprised if you can articulate anything that makes any sense. A one "sentence" reply is more likely.)

8 posted on 08/30/2026 9:53:33 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven)
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To: brownsfan

I’m with you on this one.


9 posted on 08/30/2026 9:58:46 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: allendale

Obviously.


10 posted on 08/30/2026 9:59:24 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: rktman

For GenZ there’s nothing to remember. They weren’t born yet or still toddlers. I wonder if or how 9/11 is taught in public schools these days.


11 posted on 08/30/2026 10:00:10 AM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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“George W. Bush certainly did”

Really?

The guy who opened the Mexican border up just two days later?


12 posted on 08/30/2026 10:02:55 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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The US forgot when they elected zero in 2008. Mamdani is a Zohran come lately.


13 posted on 08/30/2026 10:25:27 AM PDT by xp38
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To: sauropod

Bkmk


14 posted on 08/30/2026 10:27:59 AM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: rktman

Bets say it’s a red letter day on the Muslim calendar?.


15 posted on 08/30/2026 10:30:14 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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George W. Bush certainly did. Whatever else anyone thought of his presidency, September 11 was never just another square on his calendar. He understood what had happened, who had done it and why.

If any of this was remotely true, we wouldn't have thrown away our blood and money as we did in Iraq.

16 posted on 08/30/2026 10:31:33 AM PDT by Captain Walker ("Ne illegitimi carborundum esse.")
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And there was a time when presidents understood the particular weight of this day.

George W. Bush certainly did. Whatever else anyone thought of his presidency, September 11 was never just another square on his calendar. He understood what had happened, who had done it and why.

Not even a week later. September 17th.

And then he filled the country up with them.


17 posted on 08/30/2026 10:32:28 AM PDT by Drew68
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thank the powers that be and hollywood for placing arabs in Co-Starring roles in movies!! They all portray soft sensitive and understanding males, women can woo and manipulate!! White women love them over the rash, mysowhatever white guys...

Blacks and arabs will always be looked upon as desireable because thats what television tells them to think. work like a charm!! just take a look at any vote stats from women. matters not what party you screen....


18 posted on 08/30/2026 10:39:10 AM PDT by sit-rep (I may be Dumb, but I'm not Stupid!)
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To: rktman

Most likely.


19 posted on 08/30/2026 11:04:05 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: libertylover

“So, what’s your theory?”

I suspect his theory is the most common conspiracy theory out there - The Jew did it.


20 posted on 08/30/2026 11:11:00 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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