[white trash redneck]

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What a Martyr

Lt. Brenda Berkman is a member of the New York City Fire Department. She was not among the 343 firemen who died on Sept. 11, but she wants the world to know she's a victim anyway. "What was most hurtful," she tells the Associated Press, "was to be so invisible at the funerals and memorial services. "The officials giving the eulogies would talk about 'firemen,' the 'brothers,' the 'men.' After 20 years, it was tough to take."

The FDNY is more than 99.75% male, and 100% of the 343 firemen who died were male. AP informs us that Berkman "had to sue her way into the fire department," Maybe she should bring a right-to-die suit. The FDNY is more than 99.75% male, and 100% of the 343 firemen who died were male. AP informs us that Berkman "had to sue her way into the fire department," Maybe she should bring a right-to-die suit.

[The Old Hoosier]

Waaaaaaa!!!!!! Waaaaaaaaaah!!!! I'm a victim too!!!!!!!!

[Semper Paratus]

The People's Daily aka Boston Globe had another tear jerker about same-sex partnerships
getting shortchanged on the cash disbursments to families directly impacted by 9/11.

[The Old Hoosier]

This woman is a disgrace to her profession.

[phasma proeliator]

Minneapolis.... lowering the standards to allow for "political correctness".

at least that's what I read...

[camle]

give them some cheese to go along with the whine.

[balrog666]

Lt. Brenda Berkman is a member of the New York City Fire Department. She was not among the 343 firemen who died on Sept. 11, but she wants the world to know she's a victim anyway.

Fire the bitch!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

9/11 showed the world that you need brute strength to carry a hundred pounds of equipment,up 110 stories-with no excuses or special exemptions. You need brute strength to lift heavy pieces of steel, searching for victims- with no excuses or special exemptions. Excuses and special exemptions on physical fitness requirements, cost lives.

[JennysCool]

This has GOT to be the sorry apex of feminism -- complaining because your opportunities to die are fewer than those of men in your profession. The feminist agenda, once nobly-intended, has become sheer, unmitigated insanity.

[weikel]

Blah blah blah feminist claptrap their called firemen outside the media for a reason.

[VRWC_minion]

Was there anything stopping her or other women from immediately volunteering when the planes hit ? I thought I remember that some firefighters were off duty when they reported.

[skeeter]

We could always apply the same PC tactic thats now used when referring to America's wars - simply begin referring to "the men and women who died" when referring to the firefighters who were killed on 9/11.

[vladog]

Well it took a while, but the P/C nuts have surfaced again. If women aren`t strong enough to do the job, hire them anyway. Now you put more people at risk of death or injury, but that`s OK because you have bowed to the P/C Police.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Nothing against the girls, but my experience with a female firefighter(Volunteer) just about got me killed. She wasn't the petite sort, but the academy loosened the rules a bit to get her passed, seeing she was the first female member in a town with 300 volunteers.

She couldn't handle an inch and a half line by herself, and would reach for the booster line (most firefighters know what crap a booster is)

As one of the few able to respond to daytime calls it wasn't unusual to roll up with only two or three on the truck. Anyway we rolled up to a garage fully involved and guess what she had in her hands?.......then the gasoline cans blew.

[Mojo-jo-jo]

Lt. Brenda Berkman is a member of the New York City Fire Department. She was not among the 343 firemen who died on Sept. 11, but she wants the world to know she's a victim anyway.

My only question is: Why is this newsworthy?

[HamiltonJay]

Face it ladies your an anomally and all the feminism in the world won't change that... I am glad you do what you do, but you won't change the facts.

[Redbob]

I have a close personal friend who is a woman EMT in South Florida.
She told me all about going through firefighter school, and she freely admitted that she never could have made it if men and women had to pass the same physical tests.
These were practical tests, like dragging a hose some distance, say 150 feet, then turning it on and controlling it accurately, all within a specified time limit.
She's a healthy fair-sized woman, but she told me that even the scrawniest guy in her class could easily outdo any of the women.
BTW, she took the training only because firefighter-trained EMT's get paid more in Collier County, even if they're never going to fight a fire.

[Pipers]

Gandy (NOW)and Schmeal (Feminist Majority) are trying to get their greedy and greasy little paws on the 9/11 Federal Disaster Fund. Their own coffers are almost empty. Should they succeed, bet the money will go to the democratic party. The dems are all for it (of course) and their rag papers provide the cover, as above. I say our money must go to our victims, not to a bunch of partial-birth sadomaso lesbos.

[Pipers]

Gandy (NOW)and Schmeal (Feminist Majority) are trying to get their greedy and greasy little paws on the 9/11 Federal Disaster Fund. Their own coffers are almost empty. Should they succeed, bet the money will go to the democratic party. The dems are all for it (of course) and their rag papers provide the cover, as above. I say our money must go to our victims, not to a bunch of partial-birth sadomaso lesbos.

[Navy Patriot]

Lt. Berkman is a good example of why some women should not be firefighters. She is more interested in whining and victimhood than service and rescue. Whining and complaining never helped a fire victim or firefighter stay alive. Courage, training, teamwork, intelligence, strength and resolve have. She should put her abilities to better use.

[Mr. Bird]

''What was most hurtful was to be so invisible at the funerals and memorial services,'' said Berkman, who heads the small women firefighters union. ''The officials giving the eulogies would talk about 'firemen,' the 'brothers,' the 'men.' After 20 years, it was tough to take.''

What kind of sick person laments being invisible at someone else's funeral? I'll tell you what's tough to take after 20 years, Mizz Berkman: your bitching. That's right, it's been 20 years since you so "bravely" fought your battle, and undoubtedly received all sorts of earnest congratulations for succeeding in a "man's world". Let it go you whining shrew. Men are dead. You could do them the highest honor by shutting your fricking pie-hole.