"Basically, I wanted him removed as the speaker," Assistant Fire Chief Russell Brooks told the Observer-Dispatch. "All these other issues and crusades should not cloud what this one day is all about. Sept. 11 is supposed to be a day of uniting and healing. I think it's very inappropriate for (Daley) to bring this to light on that day."
More to love about firemen! The city of NY is about 40% to 45% Catholic, yet between 85% & 95% of the rescuers were Catholic (highest percentages were the firemen) who lived the faith that day.