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sirsholly -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 3:07:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: scifi1133 You know I was not going to post here, but I can't help myself. I was there along with 10 other guys from our department helping do search and rescue. The things I saw will stay with me for the rest of my life. the heroism we saw will stay with us for the rest of our lives....thank you scifi.

camille65 -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 4:32:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MarksFantasyGirl quote: ORIGINAL: cuddlemesoft1 Bottom line I think the televised memorials and those that profit from them are wrong. Yes it should never be forgotten and our children's children should learn from the experience as we have hopefully learned from our fore father's past experiences. But to play on-going news reels at this point is a little offensive to those who want to remember "or forget" as they so choose. Just my opinion. I completely agree!! Well crap. It looks like I need to find a new avatar. YHMA I sure hope that you aren't surprised by those that are posting without any support for your position.

lilmissdefiant -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 4:45:35 AM)
ok flame me all you want but America had it coming.

lusciouslips19 -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 4:50:06 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: lilmissdefiant ok flame me all you want but America had it coming. You are too young too flame. Especially because you dont have anything to back up those words. Think about getting some education in many areas. Then you can come back and lay out tangible concrete reasons why you say that and then we can intelligently argue against that statement. The US has been there to support many countries and although others may think they have overstepped they come running when they need something and the US has been there to help.

sambamanslilgirl -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 4:50:08 AM)
every time the news came on, i switched the channel or popped in a DVD. i agree it was a tragic event however i don't like the pomp and circumstance our government officials put into this. i made a comment on the radio saying it won't take long for Hallmark or some other card company to create 9/11 remembrance cards (which i have seen). i don't want to be bothered by remembering each and every victim ...or see the endless video montage of the planes crashing - i have moved on with my life. in a way, the tragedy didn't directly effect me. call me cold and unfeeling but i don't mourn over a tragedy that way.

Mercnbeth -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 7:35:05 AM)
quote: Ok, for those people who were deeply upset about it an cried for days and stayed glued to the news you have your thread, so please don't come in here all outraged that some people didn't. Ok, and should you happen to see us at the Fringe or Folsom Street fair - pretend you don't know us and don't be all outraged that we don't care to know you.

MistressK1964 -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 8:26:21 AM)
I wasnt as glued this year as I was DURING the 1st anniversary, was glued enough in the aftermath and I do have a life. But I did watch the memorials ie...McCain in Pennsylvania and Obama and McCain TOGETHER going to ground zero. Other than that...NO...I wasnt glued.. After 7 years that seemed more appropriate. Do I still shed tears? Absolutely. As far as the comment of not going to the gravesite on the anniversary of ones death...really offended Me. Obviously you have not lost a child. The hole and complete void that it leaves in your heart. I have, her gravesite is the ONLY one I visit yearly on 2 occassions...1-her birth and 2-her death. She only lived 5 months before another took her life so savagely. So to feel a part of her life still I go. Its all I have of her besides memories. Which are VERY brief and few. As for 2008. I live in the here and now...I follow weather(the current hurricain Ike) and the presidential race. Both are effecting Me in the HERE and NOW. Trust Me when I say during an event I stay glued to MSNBC. Like when the earthquake hit Seattle in 2000(My ex-husband was ther at the time) cell service was out so was frantically getting information that route. Dale Earnhard Sr. died shortly there after and Katrina. So I really dont want to relive all the exasperating heartache again.

VirginPotty -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 8:33:19 AM)
Oh, MistressK, I'm so sorry! I know you lost a daughter but I didn't realize it was a murder and to be so young! Very, very tragic :( I was glued to the tv. Hypnotized of the video's of the plane hitting the 2nd tower, completely hypnotized. The video's of people jumping out of the windows took my breath away. I cried for them all, especially the heroes walking into the bldg's but never walking back out. The pic of the priest being carried out by members of his Fire Dept. I had the Life coffe table book of 911 and when the 2nd Christmas came after 911, there was a collection for Veteran's in a hospital near me, I had everyone in my office sign that book & donated it to say, "Thank You". I suffered no personal losses in the attack and have moved on. What I don't like is the commercialism of it now, 7 years later. The media trying to bring those same raw emotions back to the surface. That's what I don't like.

purepleasure -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 9:10:10 AM)
I'm with the OP on this topic. Yes, it was tragic, and horrific. However this is not the first time our nation face tragedy. Do we as a nation still observe moments of silence for: The day Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy were assassinated? The day the space shuttle blew up? The day of the Oklahoma City bombing? The day a few teenagers opened fire in Columbine, killing and injuring many of their classmates? Can you even name the dates, without looking them up, that these events happened? I could go on listing more of the horrific events we have endured as a nation, but I won't, for fear of leaving something that did effect someone else out. In life, many things happen, whether they are tragic in nature or not. I feel that we should not forget that 9/11 happened, but it's time to heal and move on and that to continue to mourn *every* year as a nation is not healthy. Flame me if you must, but I do not expect you to greive on dates past that have affected my life, so do not expect me to grieve on the dates that affected yours.

NuevaVida -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 10:51:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: purepleasure Do we as a nation still observe moments of silence for: The day Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy were assassinated? The day the space shuttle blew up? The day of the Oklahoma City bombing? The day a few teenagers opened fire in Columbine, killing and injuring many of their classmates? We, as a nation, observe moments of silence for when our country suffered sneak attacks against us, by other countries. The attack on Pearl Harbor is still hugely recognized, having taken place on December 7, 1941. 67 years later we still watch movies about it, read books about it, still see it on our calendars, and it still gets mentioned in the news. Why then is everyone making an issue over an attack being recognized just 7 years later? Have our attention spans really declined to that state?

Mercnbeth -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:11:53 AM)
quote: The day Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy were assassinated? The day the space shuttle blew up? The day of the Oklahoma City bombing? The day a few teenagers opened fire in Columbine, killing and injuring many of their classmates? Can you even name the dates, without looking them up, that these events happened? A poor 'politically correct' education system that values the teaching and acceptance of 'Ebonics' over history is no excuse for ignorance. However I agree with you that for whatever agenda the news sources have failed to convey over the years what was experienced on 9/11 and the perpetrators of that attack. Were it up to me, these images would open and close every night's newscast: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.revver.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Picture%252031.png&imgrefurl=http://blog.revver.com/%3Fp%3D219&h=407&w=482&sz=71&hl=en&start=5&usg=__sx6XCpZatTevCY3QdncB0ogwWDs=&tbnid=gAFdMfQdnhu2NM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWTC%2Battack%2Bvideo%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den http://www.bigducky.com/videos/beheading_videos/armstrong_beheading.htm ENJOY!

purepleasure -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:41:36 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth quote: The day Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy were assassinated? The day the space shuttle blew up? The day of the Oklahoma City bombing? The day a few teenagers opened fire in Columbine, killing and injuring many of their classmates? Can you even name the dates, without looking them up, that these events happened? A poor 'politically correct' education system that values the teaching and acceptance of 'Ebonics' over history is no excuse for ignorance. However I agree with you that for whatever agenda the news sources have failed to convey over the years what was experienced on 9/11 and the perpetrators of that attack. Were it up to me, these images would open and close every night's newscast: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.revver.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Picture%252031.png&imgrefurl=http://blog.revver.com/%3Fp%3D219&h=407&w=482&sz=71&hl=en&start=5&usg=__sx6XCpZatTevCY3QdncB0ogwWDs=&tbnid=gAFdMfQdnhu2NM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWTC%2Battack%2Bvideo%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den http://www.bigducky.com/videos/beheading_videos/armstrong_beheading.htm ENJOY! Out of curiosity, what does political correctness or Ebonics have to do with any of this?

VirginPotty -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:43:34 AM)
I'm guessing because the dates aren't known of the events you listed.

Mercnbeth -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:47:22 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: purepleasure quote: ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth quote: The day Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy were assassinated? The day the space shuttle blew up? The day of the Oklahoma City bombing? The day a few teenagers opened fire in Columbine, killing and injuring many of their classmates? Can you even name the dates, without looking them up, that these events happened? A poor 'politically correct' education system that values the teaching and acceptance of 'Ebonics' over history is no excuse for ignorance. However I agree with you that for whatever agenda the news sources have failed to convey over the years what was experienced on 9/11 and the perpetrators of that attack. Were it up to me, these images would open and close every night's newscast: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.revver.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Picture%252031.png&imgrefurl=http://blog.revver.com/%3Fp%3D219&h=407&w=482&sz=71&hl=en&start=5&usg=__sx6XCpZatTevCY3QdncB0ogwWDs=&tbnid=gAFdMfQdnhu2NM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWTC%2Battack%2Bvideo%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den http://www.bigducky.com/videos/beheading_videos/armstrong_beheading.htm ENJOY! Out of curiosity, what does political correctness or Ebonics have to do with any of this? Your claim was that learning history, specifically the four items you site, were not taught to the point that people know them. My position is that in lieu of learning history just about every student has awareness of PC and Ebonics; therefore, based upon the current educational climate, those are 'acceptable' subjects worth remembering. Hope that satisfies your curiosity. View the films? If not, I suggest you and anyone else who finds it difficult to remember, to do so. Perhaps it will assist in forming a longer term memory.

VirginPotty -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:54:36 AM)
[sm=insane.gif]I was right! I gave the Reader's Digest version, but I was right

sirsholly -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:57:57 AM)
Personally...i would love to see a "Hero's Day" for all the rescue and recovery workers...

VirginPotty -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 11:59:19 AM)
They're having a "Heroes Day" here in MD on 9/21/08 for all rescue workers at a local amusement park. Not specifically for the 911 1st responders, but everyone who's in the field.

sirsholly -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 12:01:50 PM)
thats awesome!![:)][:)][:)][:)][:)]

VirginPotty -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 12:03:15 PM)
Most park do that every year. When I was at SeaWorld, at the beginning of the Shamu show the trainer had all the Service Men/Women stand up & she thanked them all for their service, both past & present. It was really very touching.

purepleasure -> RE: Who else didn't glue themselves to the tv over 9/11 ? (9/12/2008 12:06:03 PM)
Merc, I respect your opionion on many topics, but this will be one that I just can't agree with you on. I will leave it at that. And I did spend hours veiwing the films, as did most Americans.

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