It's disgusting the way Republicans are 'milking' 9/11 for all it's worth

[Rosa Luxemburg]

It is disgusting that the Republicans persist in using 9/11 for political reasons. Now it is the Muslim community center.
People are not stupid, surely they see that the Muslim religion does not and did not support the 9/11 attacks. Terrorists don't belong to Islam. It should be pointed out to these RW loonies that Muslim leaders denounced the terrorists.
Is that all the party has got - 9/11? I don't see any policies or suggestions coming out of the Republican Party?

[Xipe Totec]

1. As if a Democrat was in the White House when it happened nt

[Bitwit1234]

2. And refusing to fund a bill to give the 9/11 responders health care.

how can they get away with this.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. the responders gave their lives and were maimed yet Republicans are so mean

I will never forgive the Republicans for denying responders healthcare. I have to think to myself are Republicans human?

[saltpoint]

3. I agree, Rosa. It's disgusting the way they're milking

911. They are propagandists, not public servants.

May the voters be advised.

:hi:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. I hope that people can see through them

[saltpoint]

10. That's why this site is so fun -- in part because we

pretty much bulldoze the squawkers right out of the gate.

I'll second your wish that voters see thru the Pukes' propaganda and fear-mongering.

[GoCubsGo]

6. Yes, it is all they have

And, nine years of their fear-mongering has given us a citizenry that has either forgotten, or does not care/believe that the Muslim leaders denounced the terrorists. Same shit, different year.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. Leaders of all religions are now denouncing Palin and Gringrich for their hate speeches

[Kber]

8. couldn't agree more!

I hate it. And I don't use the word "hate" lightly. I spent a good part of 9/11 trying to reach my husband, while also trying to remember if his meeting in the WTC was in the morning or afternoon.

Finally connected around 3:00 and he was OK. But it's not a day I'd like to repeat and having some yahoo from Alaska trying to take advantage of the emotions of that day for his/her own selfish political advandage is enraging.

[kwolf68]

9. New Yorkers

Aren't part of "real American" anyway, just like us ex-patriots in Northern Virginia. :)

[Odin2005]

11. But it's predictable. Fear is the best for of social control.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. The fear factor is wearing very thin

I think even some of the press are thinking why don't Palin and Grinch give it a rest. The fact is that there 2 Mosques in the vicinity and the 'Mosque' is in fact a cultural center.

[zulchzulu]

13. Fear mongering has made a lot of people very rich

It's an old trick.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. sadly, yes

[treestar]

15. They have been doing it since 911

It's appalling.

[madamesilverspurs]

16. They move from gross to gross.

They go back and forth between milking 9-11 and milking Sarah Palin.


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[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. they wouldn't survive without the media

[totodeinhere]

17. Are you sure about that?

You said that "People are not stupid" yet every poll I have seen shows strong opposition to the building of the mosque in that location, whether it be among New Yorkers or nationwide.

I have maintained for some time that generally speaking people ARE stupid.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/New-Yorkers-Oppose-Ground-Zero-Mosque-Poll-97602569.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. I guess people must be that stupid!

[denimgirly]

18. Fear and Ignorance have worked for Repubs for so long -- why stop now?

Half the country is motivated by fear and ignorance...they tend to usually be in their later years which is why Fox avg age is 69 (ouch!).
What also doesnt help though is democrats increasingly becoming more corrupt and bought out by corporations which is making it difficult for democrats to want to fight and make republicans look bad and bring the country left. There are so many ways to devalue the right but the left never does it because well, lets be honest, they too are eager to take corporate cash and ignore their constituents.

What helps repubs is that regardless of their sell-out their constituents dont care so much since they are driven by single-issue ideas mixed with fear.
Democratic constituents are usually more educated and arent driven by fear which makes it much more difficult to fool them..hence the democrats like to use republicans as scapegoats for reasons they cant pass things such as the public option even though it is really because they are being bought out too.

The system needs changing...When it does democrats would be in power for a very long time and hold majorities in both houses as high as 80%

[Rosa Luxemburg]

22. the thing is to change it

[Orsino]

19. Only because they let up for a while.

It's three months 'til Election Day, though, and they need every "values voter" the can scare up.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

23. it's a wonder thye haven't wheeled out 9/11 Guiliani?

[LatteLibertine]

24. Yep

it happened on their watch and largely because of their lame way of getting things done.

People love to howl about the deficit and spending. Look at how the Republicans actually governed when in the majority. Their tax cuts for the most wealthy did nothing for us, and the Wall Street crisis/scam happened on their watch.

People need to let go of; fear, despair and anxiety.

[704wipes]

25. especially since it occurred on THEIR watch

Don't point that out to them, though.