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September 05, 2008

Lefties Pretend 9/11 Is Off Limits So They Can Feign Outrage at Convention Video
— Gabriel Malor

Idiots of all persuasions are asking this important question: "Did they just cross the line on 9/11? I ask this as a serious question."
They are referring to the fact that the Republicans at their convention DARED to show a video of 9/11. Don't they know that using human suffering for political purposes is taboo???
Except apparently if you are a Democrat. Then you can exploit as many people as possible in even your political ads that are suffering--and blame it all on the Republicans!
It's wonderful how they do that psychological projection stuff. The Democrats/left appeal directly to the emotions over and over again. They show poor people suffering from horrible health care insurance in the US; poor people who have lost their homes and are suffering etc. etc. etc.
But just try to show how 3000 Americans were horribly killed by brutal Islamofacist thugs, who on a daily basis are trying to do repeat the devastation and murder---why, the Dems and their minions are simply disgusted.

This is not new from Democrats. Remember in 2004 how they cried "fearmongering" every time the President mentioned September 11th. They'd like it to be off limits because they are still--after all these years--on the wrong side of that day.

The Boston Globe pipes up with this outright lie:

One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.

When did we ban "graphic images" of the terrorist attacks? Did I miss another national consensus (maybe Justice Kennedy can catch me up)? Given how eager Democrats are to give Miranda rights to Osama bin Laden, I say we need more reminders of that day.

This is not a game. Osama and Al Qaeda are playing for keeps. And how a politician will respond to a terrorist attack is an important consideration that we need to make before we put them in office. The Daily Kos Media wants to keep people from considering how knee-jerk anti-American the Left was after 9/11.

Let me put it this way. Do we want to elect men and women whose first response to a terror attack is to ask "Why do they hate us?" Or perhaps something more along the lines of "Don't we have a carrier group in the region right now?"

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 08:35 AM | Comments (40)
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"This is not a game. Osama and Al Qaeda are playing for keeps." Bravo.

If the Democrats had listened to Miller and Lieberman, or, hell, even Hillary the electorate wouldn't associate the Dems with appeasers. There'd be biopics of Truman and Kennedy and Scoop Jackson for every one of our Reagans. But they went with hope, change and how many billions of good-will dollars to Iran did Biden say it was again?

Posted by: David Ross at September 05, 2008 08:44 AM (GwV+j)

2 The radioactive RNC video is here.

Posted by: Cuffy Meigs at September 05, 2008 08:48 AM (uOvAE)

3 Pictures of planes flying into WTC: gauche jingoism that only serves to inflame the racist bibletard monkeys out there in Nebraskansaw.

Photos of flagged-draped military coffins: critical hard news information that we will sue the Army to provide.

Hope this clears up any confusion.

Sincerely,

The Center for American Media Ethics

Posted by: iowahawk at September 05, 2008 08:49 AM (veL4N)

4 I noticed that in their Iraq war video at the DNCC, these cocksuckers weren't so squeamish about showing dead Marine bodies on the battlefield.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 05, 2008 08:50 AM (Ds4I5)

5 There was no consensus. Us right wing blogers wondered for years why they never showed the video of 9/11 on TV. The MSM made a unilateral decision not to show the video. They should not be allowed to cover up what happened that day any more than they should be allowed to cover up Obama's connections to Rezko and the corrupt Chicago political machine.

Posted by: fredras at September 05, 2008 08:52 AM (1OMSg)

I suppose this memo will get to the 9/11 Truther cocksuckers^* too?

* doing my part to keep up the stats

Posted by: EC at September 05, 2008 08:54 AM (mAhn3)

Meh. Who beleives this is "outrageous" other than the MSM and nutroots? We're not going to sway their opinion.

I hope they are truly deeply disturbed by it. Schedenfreude.

Posted by: John at September 05, 2008 09:02 AM (lhJxs)

>>"Don't we have a carrier group in the region right now?"

Gabe, actually the signature line is:

"Where are the Carriers?"

Posted by: Tushar at September 05, 2008 09:03 AM (ZqHH5)

That's not the funny part of the Boston Globe article. This is:

"It [the taboo] is survived by the direct comparison of one's political opponents to Hitler."

You mean the taboo that the Daily Kos crowd has broken every day for the past eight years, I guess.

Posted by: bledsoe at September 05, 2008 09:08 AM (GZlJF)

10 And don't even talk about submarines. We never discuss submarines.

Posted by: nikkolai at September 05, 2008 09:08 AM (bmxMJ)

11 When did we ban "graphic images" of the terrorist attacks?

I believe this is a use of the Royal We since the MSM decided that we plebes can never again see images of the towers being hit or falling lest we rise up and go kill us some towelheads.

Posted by: alexthechick at September 05, 2008 09:10 AM (SHHaV)

12 Disgusting attempt by the Democrat Party and the MSM (Yeah, I know) to shield Americans eyes from the reality of our enemy's desires. These are the images that were cheered in the EgypJordainan streets. These are the images that were met with glee in homes from Libya to Iran. These are the images that were lauded in weapons caches mosques around the world.

They should be shown every night, on every T.V. in the democratic west.

Posted by: MCPO Airdale at September 05, 2008 09:13 AM (wba6w)

13 In related news, the Boston Globe went on to state the GOP abrogated its sacred duty to air continuous footage of Bull Connor firehosing protesters, early photographs of KKK lynchings, steel engravings of US troops slaughtering American Indians, and woodcuts of witch trials in Salem. Osama bin Laden could not be reached for comment in his office at the Globe.

Posted by: George Orwell at September 05, 2008 09:16 AM (mElWK)

Can anybody recommend a good DVD which I may use to explain to my eight year old why we are at war and why we must win?

Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at September 05, 2008 09:17 AM (WGcw3)

15 Woah... Iowahawk and Karl (ex- of Protein Wisdom), are both in Moronville, USA at the same time? This is getting to be a much better neighborhood...

In their honor, I'm expecting a hilarious 6,000 word post with about 130 links to break out any time now.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at September 05, 2008 09:25 AM (QQGzM)

16 They want us to forget.

Remember how right after 9/11 there was a certain amount of unity? Even your staunchest Democrat friends confided that they were kind of relieved that Gore hadn't won? Remember how Jon Stewart said, "'Subliminable' isn't a joke anymore?" That spooked them. They know that we're right about this, and they know that if it were to happen again, they'd lose more and more people.

They want us to forget that unity. They want us to forget about how we were relieved that there were conservatives in charge. They want us to forget that under stress, when it really matters, we (and they) know who we can trust.

Posted by: Farmer Joe at September 05, 2008 09:27 AM (nYv/9)

17 "The September 11 precedent was one of the few surviving campaign-season taboos. It is survived by direct comparisons of one's opponents to Hitler."

Another lie. Liberals have been comparing their opponents to Hitler for decades.

Posted by: pst314 at September 05, 2008 09:28 AM (OA547)

Is this the same Boston Globe that published pics of a porn film and portrayed it as video of US troops raping an Iraqi girl...even AFTER the pics had been debunked?

Fuck the Boston Globe.

Posted by: Mr Snuggle Bunny at September 05, 2008 09:32 AM (Q/ZWV)

I was a fireman on Long Island, NY but moved away in 1979. By an unbelievable quirk of fate I was visiting and at my old fire house on 9/11 and watched it all happen. I certainly felt part of it being a fireman. I was there when they were having fire departments respond to NYC from Long Island for obvious reasons. Including my old Ladder Co. Don't forget 343 firemen were murdered that day, along with all the other people. It's a tragedy if one fireman gets killed on the job but 343, unfathomable. Here's a video they should have shown. I don't know if many of you folks have seen it. The dirge-like music stops at one point but that's not the end. Watch it all the way through and tell me how you feel. Cluebat it may be too graphic for your daughter but it sure would explain things.

http://www.fdnylodd.com/9-11-Never-Forget/Memorials/Blood-Of-Heroes.html

Posted by: PoconoJoe at September 05, 2008 09:32 AM (e7o2T)

20 And, lest we forget, VP hopeful Biden's first response to 9/11 was to give Iran $200 million, I guess in hopes that they'd like us/leave us alone/take pity on us/??

Posted by: freetime at September 05, 2008 09:34 AM (wBNGS)

21 Hey Ace, I'm almost certain that the Dems used footage of Katrina at their convention. Can you or someone else verify?

Posted by: Vyceroy at September 05, 2008 09:37 AM (S+tBr)

22 Suggestion for #14 - "The Path to 911" is considered to be a top notch accurate look at the immediate cause of the war that was shown once on network television, unfortunately it is not available on DVD and unlikely ever to be due to pressure on ABC by the Clinton mafia since so much blame is placed directly on where it belongs. A reasonable alternative is "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against The West" which uses Islam's own words and images against them and why we must win by any means necessary. Another resource is Robert Spencer's "Islam: What The West Needs To Know" for an accurate look at this most despicable of ideologies.

Posted by: TxBubba at September 05, 2008 09:42 AM (l7H1O)

They want us to forget that unity. They want us to forget about how we were relieved that there were conservatives in charge. They want us to forget that under stress, when it really matters, we (and they) know who we can trust.

They want us to forget how we felt, so they can help us become better than Americans, like they are.

Posted by: sherlock at September 05, 2008 09:46 AM (cq3pU)

Yea I've been hoping to get The Path to 911 when it hopefully gets released. Pity, that.

Thank you for the references guys.

Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at September 05, 2008 09:50 AM (Mv/2X)

25 Dude you've got to keep this 9/11 thing under wraps otherwise the braindead, sisterhumping, biblethumping retards that inhabit the vast expanse between LA and New York might run out and start killing Muslims or, worse yet, voting Republican.

Posted by: Big E at September 05, 2008 09:56 AM (uw1/g)

26 Gabe, actually the signature line is: "Where are the Carriers?" The real signature line is how soon can they launch an alpha strike?

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at September 05, 2008 09:57 AM (1hM1d)

27 Hey Ace, I'm almost certain that the Dems used footage of Katrina at their convention. Can you or someone else verify?

Hey, Democrats don't use national disasters for political gains!

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at September 05, 2008 10:12 AM (QQGzM)

One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context

Yeah, I remember how those Abu Ghraib pics were "taboo" too. Oh wait, no, those hurt Republicans, so THE PUBLIC HAS A SACRED RIGHT TO KNOW!!

Pregnancy was also "taboo" for several months when it involved John Edwards cheating on his cancer-stricken wife, but when it's the 17-year-old daughter of a VP candidate then SHE MUST BE VETTED, WE'RE JUST DOING OUR JOB, SO QUIT WHINING!!

Posted by: TallDave at September 05, 2008 10:21 AM (/s1LA)

29 Oh, and we still haven't gotten past our taboo on Kenyan Half-Brothers Who Are Living In Abject Squalor.

Posted by: TallDave at September 05, 2008 10:23 AM (/s1LA)

30 You have to be concerned about a political party that is pathologically unable to identify and adequately address an issue of this magnitude. Have they never heard of Neville Chamberlain?

Posted by: Penfold at September 05, 2008 12:55 PM (lF2Kk)

Of course they don't want Americans to see this stuff. It will remind them of several hundred prominent liberal cockroaches who crawled out of the woodwork the following week to denounce Amerikkka. Several of these cockroaches are/were in the Obama inner circle.

DO NOT FORGET that William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright celebrated the 9/11 attacks.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 05, 2008 12:56 PM (5GNS+)

32 Anything that pisses off Keith Olbermann is a good thing. You know, because Keith is a cocksucker.

Posted by: Hammer at September 05, 2008 01:02 PM (iq/aE)

33 Or perhaps something more along the lines of "Don't we have a carrier group in the region right now?

effing yeah!

Posted by: Laddy at September 05, 2008 01:13 PM (fOChA)

34 Cluebat said: Can anybody recommend a good DVD which I may use to explain to my eight year old why we are at war and why we must win? Road to 9/11 is too long and complicated for an 8 year old. (but you can probably download it if your wise to the ways of bittorrent). DC 9/11:Time of Crisis is a Showtime original movie that's available on DVD. Your 8 year old could probably follow it. It's straightforward and told in a linear style - no skipping back and forth. Well researched and the truthers go nuts when they talk about it.

Posted by: The MSM at September 05, 2008 02:17 PM (5dNhb)

35 Meigs said : 2 The radioactive RNC video is here. Is that what they were complaining about? Is THAT what blew Olbermann's mind? Damn it. You want images of 9/11? Here's the stuff they really don't show on TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv4s3fn8jDc This is the tribute video with the jumpers. If the GOP had shown that last night the delegates would have stormed the MSNBC booth and gone midieval.

Posted by: The MSM at September 05, 2008 02:28 PM (5dNhb)

36 These are the same sleazebags who demanded the right to photograph military funerals and coffins returning from Iraq as part of their Comprehensive Plan to Destroy Morale and Defeat America in Iraq.

Posted by: DaMav at September 05, 2008 02:38 PM (X2qWM)

37 I have said since 9/11 that I think that someone should seek out every single speck of footage of that first week (at least) (including the "celebrations" of some Middle-Easterners) and start a cable channel and run it 24/7 ... call the channel "Never Again." No hosts, no quacky commentary other than what already exists on the films, just show it.

Posted by: iamfelix at September 05, 2008 04:47 PM (yfeAd)

38 Just watched it. Right at the end there's a question: "When will they strike again?" Answer: They strike again every time one of these Loose Change asswipes picks up a megaphone.

Posted by: Stoop Davy Dave at September 05, 2008 05:49 PM (hFY+e)

39 Harry Golden, in his 1958 book Only in America, speaks of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire at what is now the Silver Building, IIRC, at the Washington Square campus of NYU. It was only a twelve-story building or so, but at the sweatshop where the girls burned (locked fire doors), some of them leapt for the street in either hope of deliverance or simple surcease from the flame. I recall now that he mentions that sometimes two or three of them would hold hands.

In that 'hard' youtube video, the fourth or fifth image of jumpers is of two people holding hands. I was there - at least I was 'close' watching the second plane auger in from the Williamsburg piers - it was such a perfect day - and though I have been powerfully affected by those events, I don't think I have cried over 9/11 till I saw that image just now.

Some people need to stop fucking with us, or there will be trouble.

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