tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post5205038325821940152..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Lest We Forget--September 11, 2001AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56621620758431635862009-09-12T13:07:12.340-04:002009-09-12T13:07:12.340-04:00StanH: Lincoln is so very much the example that O...StanH: Lincoln is so very much the example that Obama should follow, but never will. Lincoln hated war, and did everything he could to avoid it. And when it became obvious he could not avoid it, he pursued it intending to win. Lincoln gave a three-minute speech that will live through the ages. Obama gave a 48 minute speech that nobody will remember a week from now, except for its pettiness.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10326747979707038782009-09-12T12:15:34.277-04:002009-09-12T12:15:34.277-04:00Very well said Stan!Very well said Stan!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11451000030433324212009-09-12T08:27:19.564-04:002009-09-12T08:27:19.564-04:00That was powerful Hamilton, you honor his ghost. H...That was powerful Hamilton, you honor his ghost. How about these words, a little piece of Abe’s brilliant speech as Jed said up-thread, <br /><br />“ The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” <br /><br />Barry was handed a difficult situation that requires courage, love and devotion of country. Instead we now have a petulant child with his fingers in his ears, eyes closed, going …na-na-na-nah. Very dangerous and IMO will get people hurt, or worse.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33439046563138304392009-09-12T00:16:49.049-04:002009-09-12T00:16:49.049-04:00I'm trying to picture B. H. Obama saying the f...I'm trying to picture B. H. Obama saying the following: "We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." He has a life he prizes greatly, a fortune extorted from the public, and no honor of any kind. He would probably explode in the attempt. And as for mutually pledging any of it, buses are for throwing your hapless allies under. Did anybody expect this sniveling twit to honor September 11 by declaring a day of commitment to honoring our dead by defeating our enemies?HamiltonsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221388870143101954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56537066005070865102009-09-12T00:05:00.845-04:002009-09-12T00:05:00.845-04:00Tennessee: FDR knew how to speak of the enemy, an...Tennessee: FDR knew how to speak of the enemy, and what to do about him: "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable victory, so help us God." And unlike the weasel in the White House today, he didn't have to say "so help us God, by whatever name you know him."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79031872739849844552009-09-11T23:25:56.592-04:002009-09-11T23:25:56.592-04:00Tennessee: It's that terrible feeling of help...Tennessee: It's that terrible feeling of helplessness when you can't do anything because you don't know anything, and the not knowing is the worst part.<br /><br />I didn't turn on any of the old media reports today because I knew the kind of meaningless, pseudo-therapeutic, touchy-feely, let's all be brothers Kumbaya crap they'd be throwing around. And the chief crap-slinger is Barack Obama.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36979722003415287652009-09-11T23:21:08.269-04:002009-09-11T23:21:08.269-04:00Cheryl: I do have one piece of surprising news. ...Cheryl: I do have one piece of surprising news. Here in San Francisco, there were an unusual number of American flags flying which usually only fly on official holidays. Some San Franciscans are still willing to show their patriotism.<br /><br />Bev: As I've said, I can only imagine what you went through. And I am also personally offended by calling it a day of service and remembrance. It doesn't even mean anything. What a putz this guy is.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54787556159567490342009-09-11T22:56:21.777-04:002009-09-11T22:56:21.777-04:00A very nice post today, Hawk, on a day with a lot ...A very nice post today, Hawk, on a day with a lot of nice posts. Recently retired, I was home watching on television, but my wife still was working. She had driven up to New York that day. I was worried because she periodically went to the World Trade Center to do business with Marsh & McLennan. As it so turns out, that morning she was on her way to see a broker in White Plains, but because I wasn't sure specifically who she was going to see, and cell phone service up there was jammed for a while, there was about an hour before being certain she was o.k..<br /><br />Curiously, I was driving today and had the Limbaugh show on in the car. He also read from the Gettysburg address using it as a sharp counterpoint to Obama's day of national service. I had to agree that however intentioned, the day of service doesn't really do justice to what transpired eight years ago.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49164975117291615232009-09-11T22:30:23.723-04:002009-09-11T22:30:23.723-04:00Cheryl, It's too bad that people forget so qui...Cheryl, It's too bad that people forget so quickly. This is one of those events we should not forget easily.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77874653748765832292009-09-11T21:51:44.027-04:002009-09-11T21:51:44.027-04:00Bev, that really annoys me too. Today is about re...Bev, that really annoys me too. Today is about remembering what happened and those to whom it happened, it's not about some trendy politically correct call to get people to engage in activism. Obama is an idiot and an ass.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88313319444467478422009-09-11T21:47:10.966-04:002009-09-11T21:47:10.966-04:00I work across the street from the WTC site. Long ...I work across the street from the WTC site. Long story short, I was caught in dust and debris on Sept 11. It was surreal. I came within seconds of being splattered all over the pavement by shattering sheets of glass. But LawHawk, you would be proud of me. I was a dutiful child and call my parents as soon as I could to let them know I was okay. As we refugees from Lower Manhattan walked uptown that day, businesses already had water and towels available for people and one place let me make a long distance call to home. I remember the horror of that day, but I also remember all of the very kind unselfish things complete strangers did for each other too.<br /><br />I am personally offended Obama has chosen to call this day a Day of Service and Remembrance.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-78244000669256997062009-09-11T21:01:21.943-04:002009-09-11T21:01:21.943-04:00I worked all day in a building full of people and ...I worked all day in a building full of people and not one person even made mention that today was Sept 11th. I thought about it all day. During my lunch I read a very touching article by the daughter of the pilot who was flying the plane that hit the first tower, and cried. Was anybody else thinking about it? I thought about where I was on this same day eight years ago and how different that day was from today, just a normal ol' Friday. <br />I'm glad to be home, here on your site, and reading the other wonderful columns over at BH. <br />Because I want to remember. <br />Thanks for remembering with me.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486596560358008036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63342681266259638232009-09-11T19:59:15.003-04:002009-09-11T19:59:15.003-04:00LawHawk,
I know I will never forgive the Islamist...LawHawk,<br /><br />I know I will never forgive the Islamists who killed that day, nor will I forgive the people who sent them out.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79012479420094185872009-09-11T19:50:19.384-04:002009-09-11T19:50:19.384-04:00LL: We have been constantly assailed by the left t...LL: We have been constantly assailed by the left telling us we shouldn't be mad and we shouldn't "hate." Well, I don't want to play that game. I was taught that there is a significant difference between anger and justified righteous indignation. And it isn't hate to destroy the enemy who murdered your fellow Americans in cold blood and are determined to finish the job. So, I'm with you. And like you, I wonder what Obama plans to do when we are devastated by another "man-made disaster" that was a result of his gutting the intelligence agencies.<br /><br />Patti: That's definitely something that you would remember. You notice that most of us remember the destruction, but what we really held onto was our loved ones? For those moments, we didn't give a thought to ourselves. I can only imagine what the firefighters, police and local volunteers must have felt, but they went to the rescue without thinking about their own lives. Great things can come out of horrible events. Glad to hear you're maintaining your resolve.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12830603641175458372009-09-11T19:42:19.578-04:002009-09-11T19:42:19.578-04:00LawHawk,
I felt that someone took a knife to my b...LawHawk,<br /><br />I felt that someone took a knife to my best friend. I lived in NY City for about 7 months while I was in the Coast Guard. I wanted payback. That day. That hour. It was really weeks before I could think clearly. By clearly, I mean, no more instant anger.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62685462381911501132009-09-11T19:34:23.671-04:002009-09-11T19:34:23.671-04:00JoelFarnham: I wonder, did you have the same sens...JoelFarnham: I wonder, did you have the same sensation I did? I knew I was 3,000 miles away, but it seemed like some SOB had just attacked my neighbors.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41133407574358543542009-09-11T19:29:42.298-04:002009-09-11T19:29:42.298-04:00"Anger and sadness are elements of that memor..."Anger and sadness are elements of that memory, but they must be accompanied by an even stronger resolve never to be defeated." my abiding emotions since 9/11.<br /><br />i was sound asleep that early morning and the ringing phone woke me. it was my husband, who days before had taken an unexpected business trip to manhattan. in my groggy state (you can imagine the poor cell phone reception) i heard: fire, plane...and then the line went dead. i mistaken assumed there had been a fire in the airport (he was due home later that day and I thought maybe he was catching an early flight). i knew he'd call back. the phone rang almost immediately after and it was was sister demanding to know where my husband was and was he ok. now i was fully awake.<br /><br />i jumped out of bed, turned on fox just in time to see the images, and then not too much later, the second plane. i knew we were in serious trouble.<br /><br />husband had terrible trouble throughout the day getting through with his phone, but he did. <br /><br />his crew had been in the javits center for a convention. i had no idea where that was or how much danger he was in, all i knew was i couldn't talk to him for more than a few fractured moments and that he had told me he was good with god if it was his day to go.<br /><br />horrifying. just writing these words ties me in knots all over again.<br /><br />the story unfolded and it took him a week to get home (in a rented car with two other co-workers). he called me as they crossed over the bridge, leaving the island behind them and i broke down and cried (i was in a grocery store, in the chip aisle, and a little old lady patted my arm and said that it wasn't that hard to choose, that most chips taste the same).<br /><br />i'll never be the same, but the emotion of that day has stayed with me. my resolve is stronger now than ever.pattihttp://www.notawonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36525353984784932012009-09-11T19:26:16.794-04:002009-09-11T19:26:16.794-04:00Anonymous and Andrew: I even know where Pentagon ...Anonymous and Andrew: I even know where Pentagon City is (it's actually at least partially on the Arlington, Virginia side, right? We had a location there, and it was one of six stores put on high alert (in other words, executive management were not making the decisions, the security staff was).LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27987307643341455112009-09-11T19:07:32.497-04:002009-09-11T19:07:32.497-04:00I had been at the WTC two weeks earlier for work. ...I had been at the WTC two weeks earlier for work. People who were friends and co-workers had an office toward the top of WTC #2. They didn't make it out. The fires were too intense to go down. <br /><br />Today when I hear of people jumping, I think of them and I cringe. <br /><br />And I still want pay-back. The US Government under GW Bush did a good job of hitting Al Qaeda but we as a country were distracted by the War in Iraq. <br /><br />Some of those bastards involved in the attack are still walking around and they need to be killed. Since the War on Terror has been reclassified by Dear Leader to be a "foreign contingency operation" I'm sure they won't be while he is in the White House.<br /><br />Just one more reason to vote Dear Leader and his band of misfits, communists and freaks out of office.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11266070369493614722009-09-11T18:15:31.401-04:002009-09-11T18:15:31.401-04:00Anonymous, That's where I lived at the time --...Anonymous, That's where I lived at the time -- Pentagon City, just back in the neighborhood.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14266966232140898982009-09-11T17:39:24.174-04:002009-09-11T17:39:24.174-04:00we lived in Alexandria; my ex worked in Pentagon C...we lived in Alexandria; my ex worked in Pentagon City. It took him hours to get those 7 miles home. I was in Fairfax watching the news!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21690646411978868922009-09-11T16:36:23.581-04:002009-09-11T16:36:23.581-04:00StanH: We are all going to be part of the communit...StanH: We are all going to be part of the community of people who would have to work to remember where they were three or four days ago, but will always remember exactly where they were on September 11.<br /><br />As I mentioned to ScottDS earlier, even for those who are not on the scene, shock produces strange results. Once I had gotten my head around the Kennedy assassination, I got the crazy idea in my head to hop in the car and drive over to San Francisco. It's another scene which is permanently etched into my memory. Never before or since have I ever seen San Francisco looking like a ghost town, or the remnant of some plague which wiped out the population. The busiest thoroughfare in town, Market Street, was almost entirely deserted. I got out and walked for awhile, and grabbed a newspaper to see what they were saying about the shooting. Got back in the car, and drove back to Berkeley. I didn't see more than three or four people and a couple of cars the whole time I was on Market Street. A couple of scenes in the movie "Legend" brought that memory back as fresh as if it had happened yesterday.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76899056922869906752009-09-11T16:15:34.031-04:002009-09-11T16:15:34.031-04:00Damn Lawhawk you’re going to get me emotional here...Damn Lawhawk you’re going to get me emotional here with the little six year old and Grandpa. It was a surreal day for me as well. My Dad lives with me after my Stepmother passed in 1999, and I take my father to the office as I was the owner it was okay. I stop at a little convenience store on the way to my office and get my Dad a paper, me chewing gum and apple juice (indelible moment I remember what I bought). When I made my way to the counter there was a business associate and the little Oriental man behind the counter transfixed on a small TV and the three of us stood for a moment with our mouths wide open in disbelief. Made my way back to my car and hauled ass to the office, and began to gather my family. My kids were at school, but my wife had gone into the city (Atlanta) for our business and I couldn’t reach her on her cell phone, to shorten the story she called me a couple hours later from the office phone, she left her cell phone at home, to inform me she was going home. I left the office and sat with my wife in front of our big screen and watched in horror. What a terrible day.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88299187585954170822009-09-11T16:12:30.805-04:002009-09-11T16:12:30.805-04:00Andrew: That's a scary story. I mentioned th...Andrew: That's a scary story. I mentioned the Northridge quake in my article. My older daughter and her husband were visiting here with me when it hit. Their apartment was the one at ground zero. I finally decided to wake them up and tell them about it. I assured them it would be OK, it's only property. That's when Laura got the stricken look on her face and said, "but dad, Andrea's house-sitting for us." <br /><br />They hit the road for home immediately, and I started making phone calls (futile at first, the lines were down). I never reached Andrea, but I finally got through to my son at UCLA. He told me the freeways were down, so I told him to get on his motorcycle and take the Sepulveda pass road. Meanwhile, I watched everything on TV. As with 9/11, I knew more of what was going on than either of my two kids who were right in the middle of it. Chris finally got to Northridge, and Andrea wasn't there, but the building was a wreck. Then he headed out to Simi Valley to his mom's house (back roads again). He finally found Andrea, completely unhurt at a friend's house. Her reaction was typical young person, "why was dad worried? I'm OK." Four hours without knowing.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64831212658052795502009-09-11T16:05:04.489-04:002009-09-11T16:05:04.489-04:00Even with being 3000 miles away in Sacramento, it ...Even with being 3000 miles away in Sacramento, it still took several hours to understand. <br /><br />I do remember thinking that Osama didn't know who he was fooling with.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.com