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disneydream06This is pue evil and pisses me off to no end.....
THE DAILY MIS-LEAD: REVERSING POSITION, BUSH USES 9/11 IN POLITICAL AD
Less than 19 weeks after the tragic attacks of September 11th, President
Bush reassured America that he had "no ambition whatsoever to use [the war
on terror or 9/11] as a political issue."(1) Today, however, "President
Bush's re-election team unveiled his first campaign advertisements [which]
in part use the events of Sept. 11, 2001...Two ads refer to the tragedy of
Sept. 11, 2001...One ad, entitled 'Tested,' shows, among other images, a
damaged building from the World Trade Center ruins behind an American flag."
(2)
The ad is already provoking outrage among 9/11 victims' families as well as
firefighters who were at the scene that day. "It's a slap in the face of the
murders of 3,000 people. It is unconscionable," said Monica Gabrielle, whose
husband died in the twin towers. Similarly, firefighter Tommy Fee of Queens
Rescue Squad 270 said, "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the
place. The image of firefighters at ground zero should not be used for this
stuff, for politics." (3)
Of course, this is only the latest chapter in the president's efforts to
politicize 9/11 for his own personal political gain. Less than 19 weeks
after the 9/11 attacks, Bush's top political adviser Karl Rove urged
Republicans to "go to the country" on national security issues, claiming
Americans "trust the Republicans to do a better job" of "protecting America"
against another 9/11-like attack. (4) AP soon reported that the "White House
is advising GOP candidates to focus on the War on Terror." (5)
Then, nine months after the attacks, CNN reported that "the White House
approved of the Republican congressional campaign committee's plan to use a
photograph of President Bush taken on September 11 as part of a GOP
fundraising effort. The photograph shows Bush aboard Air Force One, talking
to Vice President Dick Cheney hours after the attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon" and was given to "donors who contributed at least
$150 and attend a fund-raising dinner with Bush and the first lady next
month." (6)
To top it off, the president took the extraordinary step of making the 2004
Republican National Convention the latest in party history in order to have
it come three days before the 9/11 anniversary. Even White House advisers
admit "they are wary of being portrayed as exploiting the trauma of Sept.
11, a perception that might be particularly difficult to rebut as Mr. Bush
shuttles between political events at Madison Square Garden and memorial
services at ground zero." (7)
Sources:
1. "Big boost for US military spending", BBC News, 01/24/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20425.
2. "First Bush Ads Focus on 9/11, 'Steady Leadership'", Reuters, 03/03/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20426
ection=news.
3. "Bush TV Ads Anger 9/11 Victims' Families", ABC News, 03/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20427.
4. "Rove: Republicans Benefit from War Credentials", ABC News, 01/18/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20428.
5. AP, 6/13/2002.
6. "WH defends GOP plan to sell Bush 9-11 photo", CNN, 05/12/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20429.
7. "Bush strategists planning late campaign for 2004", Charlotte Observer,
04/22/2003, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20430.
Visit Misleader.org for more about Bush Administration distortion. -->
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THE DAILY MIS-LEAD: REVERSING POSITION, BUSH USES 9/11 IN POLITICAL AD
Less than 19 weeks after the tragic attacks of September 11th, President
Bush reassured America that he had "no ambition whatsoever to use [the war
on terror or 9/11] as a political issue."(1) Today, however, "President
Bush's re-election team unveiled his first campaign advertisements [which]
in part use the events of Sept. 11, 2001...Two ads refer to the tragedy of
Sept. 11, 2001...One ad, entitled 'Tested,' shows, among other images, a
damaged building from the World Trade Center ruins behind an American flag."
(2)
The ad is already provoking outrage among 9/11 victims' families as well as
firefighters who were at the scene that day. "It's a slap in the face of the
murders of 3,000 people. It is unconscionable," said Monica Gabrielle, whose
husband died in the twin towers. Similarly, firefighter Tommy Fee of Queens
Rescue Squad 270 said, "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the
place. The image of firefighters at ground zero should not be used for this
stuff, for politics." (3)
Of course, this is only the latest chapter in the president's efforts to
politicize 9/11 for his own personal political gain. Less than 19 weeks
after the 9/11 attacks, Bush's top political adviser Karl Rove urged
Republicans to "go to the country" on national security issues, claiming
Americans "trust the Republicans to do a better job" of "protecting America"
against another 9/11-like attack. (4) AP soon reported that the "White House
is advising GOP candidates to focus on the War on Terror." (5)
Then, nine months after the attacks, CNN reported that "the White House
approved of the Republican congressional campaign committee's plan to use a
photograph of President Bush taken on September 11 as part of a GOP
fundraising effort. The photograph shows Bush aboard Air Force One, talking
to Vice President Dick Cheney hours after the attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon" and was given to "donors who contributed at least
$150 and attend a fund-raising dinner with Bush and the first lady next
month." (6)
To top it off, the president took the extraordinary step of making the 2004
Republican National Convention the latest in party history in order to have
it come three days before the 9/11 anniversary. Even White House advisers
admit "they are wary of being portrayed as exploiting the trauma of Sept.
11, a perception that might be particularly difficult to rebut as Mr. Bush
shuttles between political events at Madison Square Garden and memorial
services at ground zero." (7)
Sources:
1. "Big boost for US military spending", BBC News, 01/24/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20425.
2. "First Bush Ads Focus on 9/11, 'Steady Leadership'", Reuters, 03/03/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20426
ection=news.
3. "Bush TV Ads Anger 9/11 Victims' Families", ABC News, 03/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20427.
4. "Rove: Republicans Benefit from War Credentials", ABC News, 01/18/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20428.
5. AP, 6/13/2002.
6. "WH defends GOP plan to sell Bush 9-11 photo", CNN, 05/12/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20429.
7. "Bush strategists planning late campaign for 2004", Charlotte Observer,
04/22/2003, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1258622&l=20430.
Visit Misleader.org for more about Bush Administration distortion. -->
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Date: 2004-03-05 06:53 pm (UTC)well, this doesn't piss me off as much as it delights me that he's making so many bad political moves and getting folks who might otherwise have voted for him very upset.
Heehee. Keep it up, monkey.
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Date: 2004-03-09 02:10 pm (UTC)my mom found out about the caleida, so i got a livejournal..she doesn't know about those..shhhh!
add me?!
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Date: 2004-03-10 07:17 am (UTC)Big hugs, Jon