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Thursday, April 03, 2008

gop Issa: 9/11 “Simply” a plane crash

WASHINGTON - The California congressman who called the Sept. 11 attacks “simply” a plane crash ran for cover Wednesday under a barrage of ridicule from fellow Republicans, first responders and victims’ families.

San Diego GOP Rep. Darrell Issa was under siege for suggesting the federal government had already done enough to help New York cope with “a fire” that “simply was an aircraft” hitting the World Trade Center.

“That is a pretty distorted view of things,” said Frank Fraone, a Menlo Park, Calif., fire chief who led a 67-man crew at Ground Zero. “Whether they’re a couple of planes or a couple of missiles, they still did the same damage.”

“New York was attacked by Al Qaeda. It doesn’t have to be attacked by Congress,” added Long Island Rep. Pete King, a Republican.

“I’m really surprised by Darrell Issa,” King added. “It showed such a cavalier dismissal of what happened to New York. It’s wrong and inexcusable.”

…He went on: “I have to ask ... why the firefighters who went there and everybody in the city of New York needs to come to the federal government for the dollars versus this being primarily a state consideration.”

Thank you for not reading this, Rod.

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rbb:  This is just silly… maybe even a little stupid.  Why?


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pparets on April 3, 2008 at 04:01 pm

I agree it was stupid for Issa to say something like that.
After all that’s why bush invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, isn’t it?


Excuse me, you were saying?


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under a barrage of ridicule from fellow Republicans, first responders and victims’ families.

See, rbb? That’s the difference between the GOP and the Dems. When a Republican says something stupid or outrageous, fellow Republicans ridicule him.
When a Democrat does the same (or worse) the Dems all circle the wagons and spin, deny or ignore what just took place. Usually with the help of their willing accomplices in the media.



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Proof on April 3, 2008 at 04:23 pm

... and for President Clinton to nuke two Nigerian aspirin factories and an empty tent camp after the first WTC attack.


"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

The times, they are a-changin’...
Bob Dylan

pparets on April 3, 2008 at 04:25 pm

Surprise, surprise, boob, there are Republicans that say stupid things too.  Of course, you wouldn’t consider giving equal consideration to stupid Dems, would you?


You don’t have to be a moron to be a liberal Democrat but it sure helps.

docdave on April 3, 2008 at 04:44 pm
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After all that’s why bush invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, isn’t it?

Uh, Bush didn’t invade, America did.  America’s President gave the order and America went to war.  Subsequently, America is at war.

...Just to clear things up a bit.

HG on April 3, 2008 at 07:25 pm
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