Showing posts with label 9/11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 9/11. Show all posts

Positive Politics Day...
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4:21 PM | Posted in , ,
On this day, of all days, Jeff Rosenberg has put out a call to take ONE day off from the ludicrous character assassination politics. In honor of this day, I repost (which I notice was also filled with those willing to ignore any sense of decency) my own 9/11 story:

I was a young student teacher preparing for another day at Middle School in northern Minnesota. Another teacher, I cannot remember who, came into the room to inform us that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. The thought of terrorism far from our minds we wondered what tragic accident could have caused such an event. As the day began, word came to us that a second plane had run into the second tower. Obviously, this was no longer a tragic accident, but a horrendous act of barbarity by men without conscience. So many thoughts ran through my head that day as we tried to make the children's school day as normal as it possibly could be. From rage and the hopes of revenge to worry about the effects it would have on my students, I ran the gamut of emotions and reactions to the amazing event.

From TIME Quote of the Day:

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Mary Kiffmeyer & MN Majority: 9/11 Truthers?
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9:29 PM | Posted in , ,
A hot tip from a loyal reader led me to the youtube page of MN Majority and an interesting question: Are Minnesota Majority and Mary Kiffmeyer "9/11 Truthers"?

If you scroll down to the favorites section of the Minnesota Majority youtube page you will find nine videos from a user named UPRsupport. This user describes himself as a Ron Paul supporter (despite being from Poland) and believes that 9/11 was "clearly an inside job". While it wouldn't raise an eyebrow if MN Majority had one or maybe even two videos from this user but when you have NINE videos from a user it indicates some pretty heavy support of the views of that user.

With the heavy support that Ron Paul is receiving here in the 6th District, would it really be that surprising if Kiffmeyer and her pet project were front groups for the "Revolution"? There is still the lingering pain amongst 6th District Republicans over the loss of their delegates (which secretly might include the likes of Michele Bachmann) to Ron Paul supporters and it appears as though Kiffmeyer is capitalizing on that.













Cross Posted on St. Cloud Times
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SHAME update...
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5:53 PM | Posted in ,
SHAME knows no political affiliation!

September 11, 2007

Kucinich votes against commemorating 9/11

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) was the lone member of the House to vote against a symbolic resolution recognizing Sept. 11 as a day of remembrance.

“I believe the best way to honor the memory of those who died on Sept. 11 is to tell the truth of what the administration did in the wake of Sept. 11,” Kucinich said in a statement. “The Bush administration launched a war against Iraq, conflating the true tragedy of September 11 with lies about weapons of mass destruction.”

And he didn’t stop there.

“It is important that Congress wake up to the truth and exercise its obligation under the Constitution to save our nation from being destroyed from the lies that took us into Iraq, the lies that keep us there, the lies that are being used to set the stage for war against Iran and the lies that have undermined our basic civil liberties here at home.”

We’ll see how that vote plays with his presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire.

By Daniel W. Reilly 05:42 PM | comments (8) | post comment | permalink

*NO, Dennis, we should not hold the commemoration of 9/11 hostage to political bickering!
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Obligatory 9/11 Post...
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4:35 PM | Posted in ,


Six years ago today, I was a young student teacher preparing for another day at Middle School in northern Minnesota. Another teacher, I cannot remember who, came into the room to inform us that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. The thought of terrorism far from our minds we wondered what tragic accident could have caused such an event. As the day began, word came to us that a second plane had run into the second tower. Obviously, this was no longer a tragic accident, but a horrendous act of barbarity by men without conscience. So many thoughts ran through my head that day as we tried to make the children's school day as normal as it possibly could be. From rage and the hopes of revenge to worry about the effects it would have on my students, I ran the gamut of emotions and reactions to the amazing event.

Unfortunately, some choose to use 9/11 as a way to belittle political rivals (see also here and especially HERE), to scare the bejesus out of us, or to generally make outrageous claims of conspiracies. It is unfortunate to see a pivotal moment in the history of this country used as a tool to divide rather than as a gleaming moment of solidarity in which ALL Americans shared the grief of tragedy and the inspiration of heroism displayed on this one day!

I may disagree with the policies and direction this administration has taken, but that makes me NO LESS patriotic than those that support them wholeheartedly! I rallied around this President in the days and even weeks after 9/11 and it is my prerogative whether or not I should continue to support him when the decisions he makes run counter to my own beliefs about the direction we should take. No one should be made to feel less American for expressing their opinion. So,

I say SHAME to those that use this day to make political hay!

I say SHAME to those that try to claim conspiracy where there is none!

I say SHAME!

One of my favorite songs to express the day:

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