Hearts, flowers just aren’t enough

Boston Herald ^ | September 12, 2007 | Boston Herald editorial staff

[ConservativeStatement]

If only Osama bin Laden had been hugged more as a child.

If only the 19 wild-eyed jihadists who hijacked our airplanes and murdered 3,000 of our brothers and sisters six years ago had some kind of “human understanding” of the people they set out to systematically torture and kill.

Then, Gov. Deval Patrick, would we all be sitting around together sipping tea?

We’d like to believe that a few of Patrick’s lines at yesterday’s 9/11 memorial ceremony at the State House were the product of first-time jitters, or perhaps a truly clueless speechwriter.

Unfortunately, the governor’s fuzzy recollection of that terrifying day seems to be in keeping with a certain “blame us” mentality that so many of his supporters embrace, along with a failure to acknowledge the continuing threat of evil that Americans face.

[ConservativeStatement]

[alancarp]

If only Bin Laden had been dropped more as a child.

[keepitreal]

“Among many other things, 9/11 was a failure of human understanding,” Patrick said. “It was a mean and nasty and bitter attack on the United States. But it was also a failure of human beings to understand each other, to learn to love each other.”

Cue up: "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony".

What an idiot.

[ConservativeStatement]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDlFHEMVW-c&mode=related&search=

[acapesket]

If only Governor Telletubbie had what the Tinkie Winkie doesn’t have either!

[Westlander]

As fog shrouded the State House steps, Governor Deval Patrick led a solemn ceremony this morning to mark the sixth anniversary of Sept. 11, calling the terrorist attacks of 2001 “a failure of human understanding.”

“We meet to honor the lives of the 206 sons and daughters of our community who were lost six years ago,” Patrick told a group of 200 people, including officials and victims’ relatives, gathered at the flag pole on the Capitol lawn. “Our tribute is for each of them, and our condolences are with each of you.”

While “The Star-Spangled Banner” was sung, the flag was raised to the top of the pole and then slowly lowered halfway back down. Two men played “Taps” on trumpets.

http://www.devalpatrickwatch.com/

[unixfox]

If only he would have been aborted.

[RichInOC]

...or beaten, or shaken, or...

[keepitreal]

LOL

[TASMANIANRED]

Like off a cliff.

[ConservativeStatement]

I don’t understand why you are laughing. It is a reachable goal. The Muzzie terrorists would share a Coke. We just need to understand them better. OK, sarcasm meter now....turned....off. :-) /s

[acapesket]

He just needs to turn purple and be his regular self. That’s what tinkie Winkie and barney preach ever’ day on PBS.

[LibFreeOrDie]

“It was a mean and nasty and bitter attack...

Wow, that sounds so...feminine.

[goodnesswins]

A FAILURE OF UNDERSTANDING?????!!!!!! We're lost......actually, maybe we could send all those that believe that to Afghanistan to hunt for Osama, so they can talk to him....