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Quit lying & smearing! That is not what he said! He said that the communications system (purchased & maintained by BUREACRATS) was not worthy of the boy scouts.

Well then he didn't do a very good job explaining himself then, because I and lot of other people came away with the impression that he was playing to the crowd, denigrating the FDNY. That entire day was nothing but a solid Rudy, NYPD and FDNY trash-fest, complete with rabid lunatics getting themselves thrown out of the room for the cameras while the panel just sat there and simpered. Quite a little firestorm erupted over his "Boy Scout" remarks - if his remarks were as badly misrepresented as you seem to imply, then why didn't he get out there and explain himself better after the fact?

59 posted on 07/22/2004 3:09:39 PM PDT by CFC__VRWC ( "While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future. " - R. Reagan)

Sadly, it wasn't the communications equipment that failed. It was the process. Sending hundreds of men up those stairs, not even keeping track of those responders. Not knowing who was in the buildings........

Considering the WTC was already a target there should have been better preparation.

71 posted on 07/22/2004 5:21:52 PM PDT by OldFriend (IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER.......AND SINCE IT'S IN ENGLISH, THANK A SOLDIER)

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