[Asclepius]

Gail Gottlieb of Manhattan said: "I think he's delusional. Was he on the moon that day?"

He knows that any publicity is good publicity. And he knows that comments like these will make headlines, helping him to sell a movie. He's not delusional; he's simply allowing the press to his advertising for him.

[DallasMike]

I think I understand what he means (the "event on CNN" is a pretty apt description) but predict that he'll get a lot of grief over the comment.

[what's up]

However, a couple of weeks ago Freepers were lauding him because in South America he was saying Bush was a "perfect President".

Yes...he did say that.

[ctonious]

Time to get a third African-American to play boss man in the next Clancy PC thriller.

[NormsRevenge]

He IS the True First Black President ... In The Danny Glover Vein , Unfortunately

[JZoback]

What an idiotic thing to say.

Did he forget the Pentagon was also attached that day.

The heart of the American financial world and the heart of our military power were attacked. It cut our country to the core of our being

I just lost whatever respect I had for the man.

[WIMom]

And to think I used to like his movies until he opened his trap.

[miamimark]

Not a trauma for him-He still got paid-Movie was only delayed, not cancelled. Besides, he's only an actor, not a writer. (thinker)

[Map Kernow]

Morgan Freeman: "9-11 Not A National Trauma"

Not in the same way you are, Morgan.

[LibWhacker]

Was he on the moon that day?

Probably Hollywood. They're so out of touch there, it's ridiculous. If you were anywhere in New York that day, particularly in Manhattan, it was a lot more than a CNN event. Sheesh.

[RLK]

Freeman is absolutely right. The hysteria being generated by the event is strictly hysteria. People dies all the time. 10,000 WWII and Korean War veterans die each week alone from age related conditions. We don't declare a national catastrophe over it.

[yooper]

Well, I disagree with Freeman. It was a national trauma, clearly. That said, and at the risk of flamage, I think that in many ways we have severely over-reacted to what happened. The next time you're at the airport and you see a granny getting wanded up the wazoo, ask yourself if that makes sense.

The real trauma here is the trauma that we have subjected ourselves to in the name of political correctness. We have a demographic group (the vast vast majority of whom are clearly recognizable) which is responsible for 99% of terrorist attacks, yet in the name of PC we refuse to recognize that fact. Instead, we wand nuns and small children up the wazoo, and we take knitting needles away from old white women, women who clearly aren't a threat to anyone.

Then we deny international transit to ALL part time Canadian students who commute to a US university. However high the number of dead were, the loss of convenience, opportunity, and personal liberty witnessed after 911 is ludicrous.

It's time for the US to discard PC onto the rubbish pile of history and do the smart thing. El Al doesn't have 99% of the airline problems we do; why? It's because they arm their pilots, practice ethnic profiling, and stomp any Islamanazi who dares make himself vulnerable....

[bloggerjohn]

Well, I live in Florida, which is reasonably far away, and not always fond of NY, but it sure Felt like a national trauma to me.

I guess the real test would be to look up the symptoms of PTSD, and see if we seem to be exhibiting them. Okay, here are PTSD symptoms. You be the judge:

Recurring thoughts or nightmares about the event.
Having trouble sleeping or changes in appetite.
Experiencing anxiety and fear, especially when exposed to events or situations reminiscent of the trauma.
Being on edge, being easily startled or becoming overly alert.
Feeling depressed, sad and having low energy.
Experiencing memory problems including difficulty in remembering aspects of the trauma.
Feeling "scattered" and unable to focus on work or daily activities.
Having difficulty making decisions.
Feeling irritable, easily agitated, or angry and resentful.
Feeling emotionally "numb," withdrawn, disconnected or different from others.
Spontaneously crying, feeling a sense of despair and hopelessness.
Feeling extremely protective of, or fearful for, the safety of loved ones.
Not being able to face certain aspects of the trauma, and avoiding activities, places,or even people that remind you of the event.

[mewzilla]

So Mr. Freeman, Pearl Harbor was just an attack on Hawaii?

Apparently Mr. Freeman is just too dim to recognize an act of war when one is perpetrated against his nation. Thank Heaven that Mr. Freeman isn't president, that he's only played one on TV.

[I_be_tc]

Wow, and we bothered to go to war over Hawaii getting bombed. Hey, that wasn't even on the mainland!

I do like Mr. Freeman's ability to act, but like most of the hollywierd elite, he has not a clue about the rest of the country (and our feelings of unity when attacked).

TC

[river rat]

This "actor" is pretty good....
You would hardly notice he is a criminally stupid bastard.
Semper Fi

[Grig]

I can see where he is coming from. I tend to view things in a very dispassionate way when I can, and 9-11 was not for me a trauma, but a historic and terrible event. It was a mistake of him to not consider the feelings of others less dispassionate than he and project his own feelings on the whole nation, but it would also be wrong to roast him alive just because he is not as emotional about things as others are.

[Ditter]

Morgan Freeman is an idiot, of course it was a national tragedy. But like any tragedy, national or personal, there comes a time when it must be put behind us. The one year anniversary in on the horizon & that should be the time. The people who lost friends & loved ones will continue to grieve privately for some time to come, but the rest of us should be able to move on. (If we haven't already).

[oyez]

This observer saw a Hell of a Trauma on 9-11. There are certain people, actors, rock stars, engeneers and some average folks seem disconected from the real world. These people(thank G_d) don't get paid to report or comment on the events of the day. Those that are disconected and do get paid to report or comment on the events of the day are the real problem,

[Washington_minuteman]

People should cut him some slack. I mean, after all, when he was President, a freekin asteroid fell on him. To actors, everything's a movie.