Posted on 09/02/2004 2:00:06 PM PDT by EllaMinnow
September 2, 2004 -- THE first lady walked in, and the room erupted. Then the president walked in, and more than 100 New York City firefighters — everybody in the room wearing a dark blue polo/golf shirt with "NYC firefighters UFA Bush-Cheney '04" and the seal of the Fire Department — broke into the chant, "four more years."
My lifelong pal Jimmy Boyle walked in with President Bush, along with UFA President Steve Cassidy, plus Karen Hughes, Condi Rice and many more.
I was already inside, along with Gov. Pataki and Rep. Vito Fossella. When the president got to me, he grabbed my shoulder and said, "Thanks — this was a great idea. These guys are the best — they're the best, the best."
Eventually, he made it to the middle of the room, and stood with Steve Cassidy, who started to talk — then lost his composure. The president put his arm around him.
Then Steve said it, "We're proud to endorse" President George Bush for re-election. He talked about Sept. 14, 2001, the president's visit to Ground Zero, and how much it meant to them, that day and afterward.
The president was pretty choked up, too — very emotional — as they presented him with a special firefighter's helmet with the words "UFA Commander-in-chief Bush."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
And notice not one mention of the RAT term: first responder.
"That day at Ground Zero has shaped my thinking forever."
And we know he was actually there.
First responder...ah, yes...Hillary's favorite phrase.
I'm glad I opened the link to read all of this article. Very nice.
God bless all these firefighters!
I wish I could have posted the whole thing - it's a keeper.
What a man! We have been blessed and pray that God deems to bless us with "4 more years".
Beautiful!!
Thank you for posting this.
I'm crying, but I'm so proud of those firefighters and our President!!!
i just printed it out - 2 copies. One to keep and one to share.
It's fantastic that GW went there to receive their endorsement. The MSM acted as if GW had disappeared for a few hours. No biggie. We just won't talk about it and certainly won't report anything in detail or have pictures. No, we'll run more videos of Kerry on a surfboard. That should bring in the undecided voter.
FYI, Get out the kleenex!
Blessings,
trussell
FYI, Get out the kleenex!
Blessings,
trussell
I just printed out 5 copies, 1 to keep and 4 to give out at The Party for the President we're going to in 1 hour.
God Bless George Walker Bush and God Bless The United States of America.
In all my three decades of politics, I have never seen anything come close to the electricity that was in the room. The symbolism and meaning of having these men, who on 9/11 fought the hardest and suffered the most in the first great battle of the 21st century, standing there with President Bush, could well be the defining moment in this year's presidential election.
Wow.
great article; thanks for posting!
Careful, there. I was one of the fortunate 21,000 at the Rally for the President in Columbus, Ohio yesterday, and POTUS had special praise for the "first responders" in our country... many of whom were in the audience.
Amen.
Wow....just hell-a wow!!!
Note to self - buy waterproof mascara.
God Bless the FDNY
May God bless President Bush and continue to bless this nation.
Peter King was just on Mark Levin's show talking about this. The article is a very moving piece.
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