Is 9/11 an Issue?

Opinion Journal ^ | 03/05/04 | editors

[Pokey78]

President Bush talks about his record, and Democrats demand that he shut up.

September 11, 2001, marked the worst foreign attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor--the bloodiest ever on the American mainland. It's certainly been the defining event of George W. Bush's Presidency. But according to Democrats and their media echo chamber, it now shouldn't be a campaign issue.

[Stallone]

Run the ads twice as often.

Phuck the media, the French, John Kerry and the unholy Left.

[takenoprisoner]

Give fact and truth a rest? Why should I?

[thoughtomator]

I just did. The GOP controls the House, Senate, and Presidency.

[takenoprisoner]

Osama Bin Laden. country of origin: Saudi Arabia
fifteen of the 9-11 hijakers, country of origin: Saudi Arabia

Now what say you? This is lie? Naw, just some dirty little facts.

[Texasforever]

Yes and their base of operations was Afghanistan. What is your point?

[blackbart.223]

"I just did. The GOP controls the House, Senate, and Presidency."

Then they should act like they did control it.

P.S. I'm a long time Republican and a Bush supporter.

[budwiesest]

Good article. What's perplexing to me lately is how it has been percieved that limitations on freedom of expression (see shock-jocks, firings, Clear Channel, Janet Jackson's boob, for example) are being interpreted as the result of something coming from the Bush White House.

I try to explain to liberals that individual liberties are of high importance to conservatives (see 2nd ammendment, SUV's, low tax rates, etc) whereas liberals place more weight on the collective's liberties (gun control, EPA, education, higher taxes, etc.)

More than a handful of young people are just experiencing what the Patriot Act has in store for them and they don't like it. Warrantless searches of their cars when stopped at a supposed DUI checkpoint, for instance. "Your Papers, Please"- driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. These fishing expeditions don't fool anyone, especially the younger ones.

These types of things going on around the state are going to cost Bush a lot of votes come November. What fries me, is trying to explain how much worse things would be if a liberal were in charge. I'm at that point of giving up. Haven't yet, but we individuals on the homefront could use some help from DC.

[nopardons]

In what parallel universe? They gave Clinton two terms.

[takenoprisoner]

I realize the facts of this case have you trapped in a position you cannot reasonably support. Now hear this, on the day that war is declared upon the country of origin of the 9-11 terrorists, on that day, I will believe.

[Texasforever]

Warrantless searches of their cars when stopped at a supposed DUI checkpoint, for instance. "Your Papers, Please"- driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. These fishing expeditions don't fool anyone, especially the younger ones.

All state issues.

[thoughtomator]

I didn't say the GOP was smart. I said the American people were. Given the choice between evil Democrats and stupid Republicans, the smart choice is the stupid Republican.

[Texasforever]

on the day that war is declared upon the country of origin of the 9-11 terrorists, on that day, I will believe.

We have 2 homegrown terroists in jail, should we decalre war on ourselves? There are 5 British and Canadian terroists at GITMO should we declare war on Great Britian and Canada?

[takenoprisoner]

"Haven't yet, but we individuals on the homefront could use some help from DC.
"

Just sit around and whistle dixie while waiting on help from DC.

[thoughtomator]

And they gave Gore no terms. Clinton was a historical abberation indulged in only because of the apparent lack of global conflict in the interregnum between World Wars 3 and 4.

[EDINVA]

with all due respect for the survivors' loss ... their family members were not attacked on 9/11 .. the U.S.A. was. The victims of that day were irrelevant to those who plotted and executed the attack. The President of the United States at the time, who guided the nation through those insufferable days, was George Bush. He told us he would not tire, nor falter, nor fail. He hasn't. His term has been about protecting this country from another attack. So far, thank God, he's been successful.

[takenoprisoner]

We have OBL from SA. We have 15 terrorist of 9-11 from SA.
What should we do? Forget about it? Never mention it? Pretend they weren't from SA?

[budwiesest]

All state issues.

Yes, but a climate change point to where? To the top. (Admittably many changes may be due to various state's fiscal issues but still, fingers will point nonetheless)

[Texasforever]

What should we do? Forget about it? Never mention it? Pretend they weren't from SA?

Who said anyone is pretending they were not Saudi nationals? That has been known from day one. Hells bells man Bin Laden is as intent on removing the House of Saud as he is in removing the White House.

[nopardons]

Barbra Streisand.

[Grampa Dave]

bb you nailed this whole despicable Rat response to the reality of 9/11: "It's interesting to note that when Pearl Harbor was attacked the memory didn't fade. Today The World Trade Center attack is not even newsworthy according to some."

F'Kerry and his Lunatic Rats want us to forget this ever happened:

9/11 will not be forgotten anymore than the first shots of our Revolutionary War, the Alamo or Pearl Harbor.