Stephanie
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Shock and Awe
I visited the 9/11 memorial on the Capitol grounds in Phoenix on Tuesday, and I was stunned by what I saw.
Here's how the Governor describes the memorial.
According to governor spokeswoman Shilo Mitchell , Napolitano described the memorial as being " unique, bold, educational and unforgettable," she said. " The memorial uses the sun to articulate words and thoughts."
The memorial is an elevated flat ring with phrases cut through the metal. Throughout the day, the sun shines through the ring and phrases become visible on the side walk.
What kind of phrases? Politically correct phrases that bash America. That's what kind of phrases. The memorial looks like a MoveOn.org webpage.
Sure there is the usual timeline of events, but how about this little reminder of American aggression. (The stray Ds on the left are from another inscription.)
The sign is referring to this event.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured in Afghanistan when a U.S. plane dropped a bomb on a wedding party as celebrants fired into the air, an Afghan defense spokesman said Monday.
I thought the memorial was to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11, not score cheap political points about collateral damage in Afghanistan.
Here's another example.
That's right; what did Bush know and when did he know it? Funny, I walked over to the Pearl Harbor memorial and I didn't see any reference to Roosevelt getting advance notice of the bombing. Come to think about it, I didn't see any mention of erroneous attacks on Japanese civilians either. Golly, they just don't build monuments like they used to.
This one is more subtle. Notice the significance of the dates? Everyone recognizes the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I'm a bit of a history buff, but it took me a second to recognize the sinking of the Lusitania. That's the 1915 event that brought the US into WW I.
Then the last date dawned on me. My gosh, it's the attack in the Gulf of Tonkin in August of 1964. Why is that significant? Because it's the fictionalized event that Lyndon Johnson used as an excuse to trick Congress into supporting the Vietnam War. You know...just like this time.
The left is desperate to compare Iraq to Vietnam, but do they really want to trivialize 9/11 by comparing it to Tonkin? That's the implied message. Johnson was a liar; Vietnam was a quagmire. Bush...well, you fill in the rest.
The memorial is a permanent monument to the left's perceived failures of the Bush administration.
Does the Napolitano administration stand by this travesty? Does she really want to compare 9/11 to Tonkin? Does this represent her view of America? Does she really think the memorial is unique, bold, educational and unforgettable?
Is this the way we want 9/11 to be remembered?
http://www.espressopundit.com/
Here's an article today in the East Valley Tribune about this...
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=74855
I visited the 9/11 memorial on the Capitol grounds in Phoenix on Tuesday, and I was stunned by what I saw.
Here's how the Governor describes the memorial.
According to governor spokeswoman Shilo Mitchell , Napolitano described the memorial as being " unique, bold, educational and unforgettable," she said. " The memorial uses the sun to articulate words and thoughts."
The memorial is an elevated flat ring with phrases cut through the metal. Throughout the day, the sun shines through the ring and phrases become visible on the side walk.
What kind of phrases? Politically correct phrases that bash America. That's what kind of phrases. The memorial looks like a MoveOn.org webpage.
Sure there is the usual timeline of events, but how about this little reminder of American aggression. (The stray Ds on the left are from another inscription.)
The sign is referring to this event.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured in Afghanistan when a U.S. plane dropped a bomb on a wedding party as celebrants fired into the air, an Afghan defense spokesman said Monday.
I thought the memorial was to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11, not score cheap political points about collateral damage in Afghanistan.
Here's another example.
That's right; what did Bush know and when did he know it? Funny, I walked over to the Pearl Harbor memorial and I didn't see any reference to Roosevelt getting advance notice of the bombing. Come to think about it, I didn't see any mention of erroneous attacks on Japanese civilians either. Golly, they just don't build monuments like they used to.
This one is more subtle. Notice the significance of the dates? Everyone recognizes the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I'm a bit of a history buff, but it took me a second to recognize the sinking of the Lusitania. That's the 1915 event that brought the US into WW I.
Then the last date dawned on me. My gosh, it's the attack in the Gulf of Tonkin in August of 1964. Why is that significant? Because it's the fictionalized event that Lyndon Johnson used as an excuse to trick Congress into supporting the Vietnam War. You know...just like this time.
The left is desperate to compare Iraq to Vietnam, but do they really want to trivialize 9/11 by comparing it to Tonkin? That's the implied message. Johnson was a liar; Vietnam was a quagmire. Bush...well, you fill in the rest.
The memorial is a permanent monument to the left's perceived failures of the Bush administration.
Does the Napolitano administration stand by this travesty? Does she really want to compare 9/11 to Tonkin? Does this represent her view of America? Does she really think the memorial is unique, bold, educational and unforgettable?
Is this the way we want 9/11 to be remembered?
http://www.espressopundit.com/
Here's an article today in the East Valley Tribune about this...
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=74855