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Clinton, Schumer Call Bombings "Wakeup Call"
WINS News ^ | 7/8/05

Posted on 07/08/2005 5:35:21 AM PDT by areafiftyone

(1010 WINS) NEW YORK Calling the London attacks ``a wake up call,'' Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer on Thursday said the federal government has to do more to protect subways, rails, and buses from terrorists.

Schumer said that when a homeland security spending bill moves through the Senate next week, he would seek to quadruple the $100 million now slated to be spent on mass transit and rail security.

Schumer had already proposed an amendment to double the funding, but after the London rush hour bombings that killed dozens and injured many more, he said the funds should be doubled again.

``It seems clear mass transit is the terrorists' target of choice,'' he said. ``The bottom line is, we are not doing enough to protect mass transit.''

Clinton called for a comprehensive plan to protect all transportation systems and accused President Bush of addressing homeland security issues ``piecemeal.''

``It's been a little bit here, a little bit there, cut back there, don't go forward here,'' she said. ``We need to do more than we have been doing.''

Schumer said the government had done a good job of securing the country's airways but said other potential targets have been neglected.

``They don't understand that these terrorists are evil, but they're also smart and they're going to know exactly where we're strong and exactly where we're weak. You can't leave one place weak,'' he said.

Schumer said $50 million from the homeland security funds should go toward developing devices that can be installed on the ceilings of subway cars and at subway entrances to detect explosives, biological and chemical weapons.

The two Democrats spoke at an evening news conference at Schumer's Manhattan office.


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To: LiberationIT

Or, 'quick, blame Bush!'


22 posted on 07/08/2005 5:43:56 AM PDT by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: PilloryHillary

The first wake-up call was the WTC I in 1993. President Clinton didn't even bother visiting the scene of the "crime," which is how his adminstration treated it along with Khobar towers, our embassies in East Africa, and the USS Cole.


23 posted on 07/08/2005 5:44:10 AM PDT by kabar
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To: areafiftyone

Why post the babblings of idiots and raise everyone's blood pressure? I can get better messages at the state insane asylumn.


24 posted on 07/08/2005 5:44:24 AM PDT by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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To: areafiftyone

What about catching these guys before they make it to the trains? What about keeping them in Gitmo so they don't have the opportunity to get on the bus? What about not encouraging these terrorists when the Senators compare our troops to Nazi's?


25 posted on 07/08/2005 5:44:43 AM PDT by NathanBookman
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To: Pat The Postman

I thought about that also. Its amazing how few were killed although 50 is still a horrible number. Seeing the Londoners going back into the subway system is a good sight to see. They are like NYers resolute, strong and will not be intimidated. God Bless them.


26 posted on 07/08/2005 5:46:28 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: Pat The Postman

Two of the bombs didn't go off. I feel God's hand of protection was on these folks. It could have been sooo much worse, as you indicate. Yes, it is sad. It's sad that our so-called European allies (except the UK) have chosen to ignore our pleas for help in Iraq and to ignore terrorists living in their own countries. They WILL rue the day, I'm afraid.


27 posted on 07/08/2005 5:46:39 AM PDT by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: NathanBookman

Why not raid all the mosques in NY State? How many are preaching hate right now?


28 posted on 07/08/2005 5:47:02 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: kabar
The first wake-up call was the WTC I in 1993. President Clinton didn't even bother visiting the scene of the "crime," which is how his adminstration treated it along with Khobar towers, our embassies in East Africa, and the USS Cole.

How foolish of me to not include WTC 1993.....I stand corrected. Thanks.

29 posted on 07/08/2005 5:47:05 AM PDT by PilloryHillary (Hillary Clinton must be kept far, far away from the White House.)
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To: areafiftyone

If the London bombings are a wake up call for the Democrats they must have been hitting the "snooze button" repeatededly beginning with the IRAQ/al Qaeda attack on the WTC on February 23, 1993. Yes, Iraq did attack the World Trade Center!

Democrats are wanting to sound tough, in reality the most important thing to them is reacquiring power. They will do, say and sacrifice everything to achieve this goal, even national security.

Democrats are longing for another attack by the enemy on American soil while President Bush is in office, their criticsms folowing this event are already written.


30 posted on 07/08/2005 5:47:17 AM PDT by HankReardon
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To: areafiftyone
Geez these two are hopeless. Anything for a political jab. These poor British victims aren't even buried and they use this event for face time and political posturing.

Remember two days after 9/11 and all you could hear Hillary say is "I want to know what he (Bush) knew and when he knew it!" No empathy or any class whatsoever. There are no words for this beast or schumer either.

Back to payroll....
31 posted on 07/08/2005 5:47:56 AM PDT by poobear (Imagine a world of liberal silence.)
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To: areafiftyone

Did either of them get hurt rushing to get in front of a camera?


32 posted on 07/08/2005 5:48:00 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: areafiftyone
More rhetoric from the left who don't realize the public already knows they're weak on national security. Idiots living in a bubble supply and filled with contaminated air by the MSM. Dumba$$es, that is why we elected Bush and not one of you liberal wacko cronies.
33 posted on 07/08/2005 5:48:10 AM PDT by TheForceOfOne (My tagline snapped the last time the MSM blew smoke up my ass. Now its gone forever.)
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To: areafiftyone

....and the democrap beat goes on and on and on and on...


34 posted on 07/08/2005 5:48:14 AM PDT by smiley
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To: All

I'll bet when Hillary and Chuck heard about the London bombings, the first thing they thought was, "How can we pin this on Bush?".


35 posted on 07/08/2005 5:48:16 AM PDT by ClarenceThomasfan ( We (want) got a Bush landslide in November!!!)
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To: areafiftyone

OK, so we spend huge amounts of money securing public transportation. Then, the terrorists just switch their "target of choice" to schools, malls, theatres, casinos, or sporting events. Then what do we do, Chuckie? Then what do we do, H*****y?


36 posted on 07/08/2005 5:49:49 AM PDT by Fresh Wind
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To: areafiftyone

*****Schumer said $50 million from the homeland security funds should go toward developing devices that can be installed on the ceilings of subway cars and at subway entrances to detect explosives, biological and chemical weapons. ******

Chuckie must have a friend who makes these devices.

That being said you are in a crowded Subway car, The device that recognises a bomb goes off. A suicide bomber ois on the car. What do you do? Besides hiding behind a fat lady what can you do? By the time the suicide bomber gets on its too late.

Chuckie and Hillary dont believe there is any problem you cant win by throwing money at it. They will vote to Quadruple the funds as long as New York gets 3/4 ths of those funds.


37 posted on 07/08/2005 5:50:01 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: LIConFem
As I know the answer to your post, and it has already been said...allow me to include some EQUALLY dangerous places...

Between Ted Kennedy and a free "all you can eat/drink Chivas and lobster" buffet? Or Ted Kennedy driving and the side of a bridge?
Between John F'n Kerry and a rich gullible widow? Or a Botox needle?
Between Robert K Byrd and a bedsheet with eyeholes? Or a "Let's string up a Darkie" revival?
Between Hillary and an ashtray? Or Hillary and ANOTHER cattle futures deal?
Between Bill and a $20 Trailer Park whore?
Between James Carville and a rat if he hasn't eaten for 3 days (sssssssss...)?
Between MoveOn.org and a George Soros check?
Between Nancy Pelosi and a Plastic Surgeon?
Between DemonRATS and their master Ba'al?

38 posted on 07/08/2005 5:51:50 AM PDT by Itzlzha ("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
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To: areafiftyone
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer

Two Domestic Terrorists that should be FLUSHED from the Senate!
39 posted on 07/08/2005 5:52:23 AM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: areafiftyone
Clinton called for a comprehensive plan

Did she get this idea from Kerry?

40 posted on 07/08/2005 5:52:29 AM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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