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Remembering fallen, respecting president
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 | 2:03 a.m.
A few days after 9/11, we were asked to put a candle in our window to honor the lives lost.
My 3-year-old granddaughter asked why I was doing that. I told her our country had a bad boo-boo and we are all making a wish for it to get better.
Every anniversary of 9/11, I still light a candle for those who died on that day and for all our young military people who have lost their lives or have been injured.
I’m amazed to read that there are people in this country who objected to the president giving a speech to children on their first day of school — a man who is the best example of what education and determination can accomplish.
I’ve read the signs and heard the screaming protests against our president, but this is beyond belief.
This 9/11, I will light two candles. One will be in memorial to those lost and one will be to make a wish for those of us still here.
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He is the best example of what crooked politics can accomplish, nothing more. He makes me ashamed to be an American.
Was Roberta ashamed when the Democrats held Congressional hearings into the Bush's 1991 speech to high school students?
I doubt it.
Talk about shameful....trying to link Obama worship to 9/11....you might try to sell that in koolaid land but it ain't going to fly in the real world.
"Remembering fallen, respecting president"
Now that's a mouth full...
"Talk about shameful....trying to link Obama worship to 9/11....you might try to sell that in koolaid land but it ain't going to fly in the real world."
Sorta like when the republicans showed a 3 minute video of the burning twin towers (including SHOWING A PLANE STRIKE THE SOUTH TOWER AND EXPLODE) during their nomination convention last year, right SgtRock, err, James F Nance Jr, err jfNance32?
Kool-aid now comes in a new flavor: your hypocrisy.
Hmmmmm....Just about what I expected from PvtRock. I'm just surprised he didn't bring Bill Clinton's name into his rant...