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102 Minutes That Changed America
The History Channel ^ | September 11, 2008 | History Channel

Posted on 09/10/2008 10:49:03 PM PDT by DakotaRed

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My personal opinion is what a shame it is that we have been under attack for three decades and continue to roll over and go to sleep while fiercely opposing those who are finally willing to put a stop to this.
1 posted on 09/10/2008 10:49:04 PM PDT by DakotaRed
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To: DakotaRed

The preview on History Channel’s website is very compelling. Thanks a bundle for posting.


2 posted on 09/10/2008 10:57:52 PM PDT by Silly (PalinLove.com)
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To: DakotaRed
Man....ill never Ever forget that day....

i wonder if any memorial services are goin on in my town (westland,mi)

3 posted on 09/10/2008 10:58:03 PM PDT by MetalHeadConservative35 (Tigers have a losing season....so much for building on the 06 world series...)
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To: DakotaRed

Thanks for the heads up.


4 posted on 09/10/2008 11:09:00 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: DakotaRed

I watched a little of the interactive video they have on the web site. Brought tears to my eyes.


5 posted on 09/10/2008 11:25:09 PM PDT by repubpub
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To: DakotaRed

Here is a website you can watch the reporting as it occurred, if you want.

http://www.archive.org/details/sept_11_tv_archive


6 posted on 09/10/2008 11:31:34 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: MetalHeadConservative35

It will be damn difficult to watch, but I intend to.
My father was only 11 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked and it affected him deeply his entire life. I imagine 9/11 will have the same impact on me for the rest of mine.


7 posted on 09/10/2008 11:32:28 PM PDT by SkiKnee (It snows, therefore I ski.)
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To: DakotaRed

I still have all the VHS Tapes I made non-stop on that day.


8 posted on 09/10/2008 11:39:37 PM PDT by valkyry1 (McCain/Palin 2008)
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As I recall, throughout the day there were reports of worry that WTC7 collapsing as well, until it finally did.

Those earlier reports alone should dispel the conspiracy nuts on it being deliberately brought down, even the false report of collapse prior to its actual collapse by one reporter.

And still most irritating is that the one man finally willing to take definite action to put an end to the attacks is vilified and hated for it.

9 posted on 09/11/2008 12:07:04 AM PDT by DakotaRed (Don't you wish you had supported a conservative when you had the chance?)
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One of the oddest things that I saw/heard was one of the talking heads (Dan Rather I think) with the “live video” behind him and getting a report over the “wire” (or cell phone) that one of the towers had collapsed. He said something like “well - that’s obviously not true as they are still standing”. Then, like a minute or two later (but not a 7-second delay) - the first one DOES collapse.

I had a lot of it on tape - but not that. Still not sure what that was about. I wonder if they had it on a longer delay or something.


10 posted on 09/11/2008 12:14:16 AM PDT by 21twelve (Don't wish for peace. Pray for Victory.)
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Since I’m on the west coast, it had happened as i woke up to my radio issuing reports of it. I turned on CNN and watched in horror as it unfolded.

When the first tower collapsed, the CNN anchor kept saying it looks like an explosion or someting, he couldn’t tell what was happening.

I couldn’t believe that as any fool could see the building was coming down.


11 posted on 09/11/2008 12:56:05 AM PDT by DakotaRed (Don't you wish you had supported a conservative when you had the chance?)
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"I watched a little of the interactive video they have on the web site. Brought tears to my eyes."

Me also. I think this video should be shown to every school child, every year starting in the 6th or 7th grade.

12 posted on 09/11/2008 3:15:33 AM PDT by 101voodoo
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Those it really needs shown to are adults in Congress who would just ignore it. How shameful that so many who need do nothing but offer support for fighting terrorist turned it into a political event for their gain, while they dulled America’s senses to the dangers we have been facing for so long.


13 posted on 09/11/2008 6:47:58 AM PDT by DakotaRed (Don't you wish you had supported a conservative when you had the chance?)
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//I couldn’t believe that as any fool could see the building was coming down//

They could not get their minds around it. CNBC reporter Mark Haynes had a similar reaction when the first tower went down and all that was left was a plume of smoke.


14 posted on 09/11/2008 10:38:00 AM PDT by valkyry1 (McCain/Palin 2008)
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To: DakotaRed
Thanks so much for posting this thread earlier... saw most of this show tonight and it was outstanding. There was a ton of footage I had never seen before. It sure brings it all back...

Today I drove around central (BLUE) Connecticut with a BIG home-made sign on the back window of my old Toyota wagon:

No terrorist attacks on
U.S. soil since 9-11-01
Thank you President Bush

I passed hundreds of people on major highways and secondary roads... I can tell you by the looks on their faces in my rear view window, people definitely took notice...

15 posted on 09/11/2008 8:16:04 PM PDT by nutmeg (Imagine Commander-in-Chief Barack Hussein Obama... appointing US Supreme Court justices)
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Good for you. People need reminded, in the face of constant criticism, that we haven’t been attacked since Bush took action, unlike the previous years of over 15 attacks against our interests and twice on our soil.


16 posted on 09/11/2008 9:10:07 PM PDT by DakotaRed (Don't you wish you had supported a conservative when you had the chance?)
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Note to lurkers...”102 Minutes...” is in “VOA”’s opinion...
A MUST-SEE.
(WARNING: The show has GRAPHIC content and a small bit of adult language)
It will re-air “tonight” at MIDNIGHT (12AM CENTRAL TIME).

If you can’t stay up...set your DVR or other media-recording machine!!!

BE WARNED: This is the real deal. “JUMPERS” are actually visible
(albeit at distance) in this presentation!!!
Do NOT let younguns watch it until you’ve previewed it.

Thanks for posting.
I watched it at the first (8PM Central) airing.
In a sane world, that documentary would AT THE LEAST pick up multiple Emmys.

It was well made, no narration with a political/social agenda,
intercuts with phone/walkie-talkie communications which only had
to air one side of the desperate conversation.

And done in a pretty much linear and real-time order.

The one part that got me (that I’d not seen before) was the troop of
NYFD personnel suiting up and marching (from blocks away) ready to
do their duty...AFTER TOWER TWO had collapsed.
(Fortunately, the documentary left me with the impression the North
Tower collapsed while they were hiking in to go about their work.)

If I had unlimited time, I’m sure I could compile a “top 10” of the
9-11 specials that factually and/or emotionally convey what happened
on 9-11.

Until “102 Minutes...”, #1 in my book was the documentary done by
the French brothers “embedded” with an NYPD house on 9-11.
(the one that aired on CBS with DeNiro as host and showed FR’s own
“BCM” in the photo-array of victims at the end the documenaty).

Now, in the immediate aftermath of watching “102 Minutes...”,
I’d say it’s tied for First Place on my 9-11 documentary list.
With the very excellent presentation by the French brothers.


17 posted on 09/11/2008 9:24:10 PM PDT by VOA
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To: DakotaRed


Tonight, September 11, the History Channel presents “102
Minutes That Changed America”
un-edited by commercials.

TAKE NOTE VIEWERS...
if the “no commercials” situation was listed before the show...
I managed to miss it!

Don’t make the same mistake as I did...holding it under intense
discomfort until one of the “time-stamps” appeared.
At which time I realized (with my slow brain!) that was the time to
dash to and from the bathroom!!!


18 posted on 09/11/2008 9:27:00 PM PDT by VOA
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To: DakotaRed

heads-up bump for Friday August 12, 2008 re-broadcast...
at
MIDNIGHT/12AM CENTRAL time.


19 posted on 09/11/2008 9:28:56 PM PDT by VOA
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I don’t understand how those people so close to the building right before it fell survived? Maybe they didn’t and they found the tapes? Has anyone heard anything about that?


20 posted on 09/11/2008 11:31:26 PM PDT by RoarkMan (no tag line entered)
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