Posted on 08/14/2007 6:59:24 AM PDT by Millee
When Stu Bykofsky, a columnist for The Philadelphia Daily News, wrote a column last week in which he openly hoped that America suffers "another 9/11," he merely had the poor judgment to say what many a right-wing politician and pundit is thinking.
Evidence for this is everywhere: in the fact that Bykofsky was invited to appear on the GOP's unofficial network, Fox News, to "explain" his comments; in the keen disappointment that ripples throughout the right-wing blogosphere every time the collapse of a bridge or a steam pipe explosion turns out not to have been the work of Scary Brown People Who Hate Our Freedoms; and in predictions such as that made by former Sen. Rick Santorum, that the GOP's electoral fortunes will improve as soon as there's another terrorist attack.
Indeed, at this point one can practically see these people wringing their hands in frustration at the apparent inability of "the terrorists" to kill a few Americans somewhere (preferably in a solidly red state, although New York or California would do in a pinch), so as to once again give war a chance.
Bykofsky's column is a nostalgic look back at the days immediately following 9/11, when the nation was unified by fear and anger, and a desire to find and destroy "the enemy." (Typically, Bykofsky doesn't bother to define who "the enemy" is. This spares him the effort of having to consider whether invading a country that had nothing to do 9/11 made any sense.)
Six years later, it's worth looking back on that terrible day with something other than a wistful longing for a repeat performance, in order to recognize a couple of obvious if unpleasant truths.
First, in the weeks immediately following 9/11, a lot of people said and did a great many ridiculous things.
(Excerpt) Read more at rockymountainnews.com ...
The irony is Campos would be executed by the bin Laden’s of the world on ‘general principal’ alone.
What a sick, twisted miond this guy Campos has!
It would almost make me pity him.
Almost...
This is a particularly stupid comment when you look at the majority of people worldwide killed based on exactly the same Islamist beliefs professed by the 9/11 murderers. In Africa, the Arabs are killing Black Christians and Muslims of a less radical belief. In the Middle East, Arabs are killing Arabs primarily on the basis of religion or Muslim sect. In Southeast Asia, the Christians and Buddhists being killed are the same race as the killers. In India, the Muslims are killing Hindus who are often "darker".
It is the religion, not the race!!
What a weirdo!
“When Stu Bykofsky, a columnist for The Philadelphia Daily News, wrote a column last week in which he openly hoped that America suffers “another 9/11,” he merely had the poor judgment to say what many a right-wing politician and pundit is thinking.”
Kind of like the way you liberals think that our troops need to suffer defeat, so that your democrats can be elected huh?
Leftists see discrimination in EVERY issue, and if they can blame the WASPS, so much the better.
Just because of him, I think I’ll walk down the hall and contribute a few more bucks to the 9/11 Memorial fund in honor of friends who cannot (because they were killed right where I sit).
TC
Look at his name. Explains a lot, too.
Move on and deal with the present, so that other such attacks don't happen again. Let the dead bury the dead.
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