Dueling Quotes
"Show me where I've ever said that there's absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any effect or no effect on climate change."
-- Gov. Sarah Palin, in an interview last night on ABC News.
"A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made."
-- Palin, in an interview with Newsmax on August 29, 2008.
Palin Links Iraq War with 9/11
Gov. Sarah Palin "linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would 'defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans,'" according to the Washington Post.
McCain Taps Lobbyist to Head Potential Transition
William Timmons, "a prominent Washington lobbyist who has worked for every Republican president since Richard Nixon, has been tapped by the McCain campaign to conduct a study in preparation for the presidential transition, should John McCain win the election," according to Time.Timmons, "is a Washington institution, having worked in the Nixon and Ford administrations as an aide for congressional relations, and assisted the transition teams of both Ronald Reagan in 1980 and George W. Bush in 2000. He was also a senior adviser to both Vice President George Bush in 1988 and Senator Bob Dole in 1996."He is also the chairman-emeritus of Timmons and Company, "a small but influential lobbying firm he founded in 1975, shortly after leaving the White House. According to Senate records, he registered to lobby in 2008 for a wide range of companies and trade groups, including the American Petroleum Institute, the American Medical Association, Chrysler, Freddie Mac, Visa USA, and Anheuser-Busch."
Friday, September 12, 2008
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It's actually ambiguous whether the Americans that she references are those killed on 9/11 or troops already killed in Iraq, says NPR.
There's no post devoted just to 9/11? Can anyone who cares about his country not say a word about it??
I guess we forgot...
Don't you think that instead of passively bemoaning and remembering what happened that day it would be more patriotic, and show more care for the country to discuss its future?
I'd rather not debate about this, but it's inhuman to simply walk from tragedy and not look back? You're simply biting back because you take every word on this site as definite truth and absence from it as lack of importance. 9/11 IS important. At the very least, we can talk about what Barack Obama and John McCain said regarding the event. We can talk about the future, but why can't we talk about the past as well?
I'd be curious to know what the deleted comment said.
I deleted my own comment because it said nothing important.
I understand that 9/11 should be remembered, but the only relevant topic pertaining to the tragedy is its exploitation for political gain and fear-mongering. Of course, this topic has been reiterated time and time again heretofore. Hence, there is no point in saying anything about it on this site.
I agree with Rishubhav. It is more patriotic to discuss issues that are relevant to the future of this great nation than to indirectly perpetuate fear or write words that have been read numerous times already.
9/11 was a terrible day and one that should never be forgotten.
I, alone among those who have already commented, was in Manhattan that morning (as I am now). It was the second day of school.
9/11 was a defining moment in my life, as it was in the course of history. It deserves to be remembered.
But in remembering those who died it is better to look towards the future than to participate in a collective commiseration over the tragedy. We should rededicate ourselves to strengthening America, at home (in terms of our civil liberties and values) and abroad (in terms of our disastrous foreign policy).
The war in Iraq cost far more in lives and treasure than 9/11. Hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed and our economy is in shambles because of no-bid contracts and poor management. If we really want to honor those who died on 9/11, we should:
-Make sure that 9/11 rescue workers get the care they need
-Make sure that the education system is strong.
-Make sure that the values and liberties on which America was founded are not compromised. True, we have enemies that want to destroy us. But if in the process of removing them we destroy our own identity as a free and socially secure nation, then what have we done?
So washdcdemocrat, I understand your concerns. We didn't forget. But afterwards our leadership failed us, and I hope more than anything that we don't forget that.
Being a patriot is more than singing odes to the flag. The flag itself is just a piece of cloth. The flag the symbol represents that which we have fought for over two centuries to maintain, a nation where people are free to seek life, liberty, and happiness. Safety doesn't appear on that list. It doesn't appear because if we sacrifice those three to ensure our safety, we in doing so sign away our identity as a free nation.
Thank you, youngsentinel. To everyone else who merely stated that, because 9/11 has been talked about for so long it should no longer be talked about here, that's untrue. Barack Obama and John McCain visited Ground Zero - together, I believe - and that barely registered a blip on the forum's political radar. And to the people who say focus on the future surpasses the past, this is untrue as well. A nation looking too far ahead trips ofer its own feet or gets shoved from behind. The best nations watch their backs. And fronts and sides as well.
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