America Remembers September 11, 2001~~~~~~Live Thread

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[Dog]

Today marks the second anniversary of the day America came under attack. Events are planned at the Ground Zero, White House, Arliington and Shanksville.

[Peach]

The Dems are beneath contempt. I used to think at least SOME of them were good people - but where are they? Are they forced to march in lock-step with their leadership?

Not one of them has come out and condemned the vitriolic attacks on the president and the administration.

And it's fallacy to say we "support the troops but object to the president's policies". BS.

[OldFriend]

Ed Koch, former DEMOCRAT Mayor of New York went after the dems BIG TIME this morning. He held nothing back. He is elderly, has had a stroke, etc. and for a moment there I thought he was going to have another stroke when discussing a sign he saw blaming President Bush for engineering the attack of 9/11.........

He gave unequivocal support for President Bush and his re-election.

[Peach]

I heard that on Rush - he played all of Koch's comments. Excellent. He was the most supportive Democrat I've ever heard.

I'm sure the CNN reporter was speechless.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

"IN MEMORY OF 9-11".

This reminds us WHY our troops are fighting in Bosnia (where al Queda is rising up again), Afghanistan and Irag.

This link says it all.

"Have you Forgotten?"

It only takes a second to play. It is a very moving tribute. I hope you have speakers. The quotes from our forefathers are as poignant today as ever.

http://www.fdnylodd.com/BloodofHeroes.html

God Bless, Vets

(PS. I don't have a PING list, so I tried to ping about 100 people in this thread and some good friends. So please feel free to copy this link and share it!)

[theDentist]

Oh, there's plenty of anger and resolve.
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Not on the part of the Democrats.

Right. With Dems, it's linger and absolve.

[bikewench]

If you don't, your own country, sooner or later, will end up having to pay. It may be an attack on Montreal or Ottawa, but sooner or later, if these evil people are not defeated, no country will be safe.

Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, at the present,we're being held hostage by the evil Chretien.

[HungarianGypsy]

Last year Reader's Digest had the Hero Stories of how people helped each other on 9/11. I cannot find my copy. Does anyone have a link of the stories that came out about that day? I am trying to help my nine year old son understand it. Thanks!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Ping to a great link. Enjoy. Mary Ann

http://www.fdnylodd.com/BloodofHeroes.html

[flamefront]

Islamic terrorists planned this in advance

And recall the self-incriminating quote from OBL shortly afterward:

"Due to my experience in this field, I was thinking that the fire from the gas in the plane would melt the iron structure of the building and collapse the area where the plane hit and all the floors above it only. This is all that we hoped for."

[anniegetyourgun]

Sgt. Rhonda Gwynn of 230 Finance of the Fourth Division of the U.S. army prays during a memorial service to mark the second anniversary of the attacks on New York and Washington, at one of the palaces of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in Tikrit, about 110 miles northwest of Baghdad Sept. 11, 2003. Security in Tikrit has been tightened for the second anniversary of Sept. 11. (Arko Datta/Reuters)

[Peach]

Thanks for the link and the ping. It seems many HAVE forgotten, which is astounding to me.

[NYC GOP Chick]

I went to the WTC site a little before 8 a.m. today and stayed through the first two moments of silence (commemorating the times each plane hit) and some of the heartbreaking reading of names by the little kids.

Maybe it's where I was, but there seemed to be fewer people than last year and after the families got into the site, the police told those of us who were on the plaza and steps outside the Brooks Brothers store across Church Street, just east of the WTC site, that we could cross Church Street and be right in front of the east fence, back a few feet behind barricades. Most of the photos below were from the closer location.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Wasn't that link awesome? It looked familiar to the one made after 9-11. I don't know who puts those things together.. but wow!!

[OldFriend]

I think it was Wolf Blitzed who was the host questioning Koch. Asked him if he would support LIEberman......Koch said NO! LOLOL....not what CNN wanted to hear!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Thanks for the picture anniegetyourgun!! Way cool!

Did you like the link? I was telling peach, I think the guy that did this one, did the one after 9-11. The professional quality of it is just amazing. IT is so moving and so emotional. So professionally done.

I hope everyone enjoys it.

[Peach]

It did look similar to the one made after 9/11/01. But I thought I'd seen the CBS special aired the other night about the days following 9/11 in the Bush administration and there was a lot I either never saw or didn't remember.

I think we were still all in such shock after 9/11, a lot of it didn't sink in.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Scroll up if you want to see some of my pics from today. They're also at http://users.rcn.com/emerald.eyes/091103"

[el_texicano]

Thank ya dearest. Great pics. Wish I coulda been there.

[HungarianGypsy]

Just saw the link with the Have You Forgotten song. I am glad I made sure my younger children were somewhere else when my oldest son and I watched it.
The Blood of Heroes link seems to be experiencing a temporary problem.

[habs4ever]

Very nice pics, chick, and another beautiful, cloudless morning in NYC....