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eshfemme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 09:36 PM
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5. I watched it to the end because I needed to know just how far they'd go.
I couldn't believe them. I didn't even realize I was openly crying until the video had stopped. I cried even harder when I realized it was because I was so angry.
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  -I Finally Saw the RNC 9/11 "Tribute" and I am Crying With Rage eshfemme  Sep-04-08 09:32 PM   #0 
  - Is there a link? Please tell where those of us who missed us can  grannylib   Sep-04-08 09:33 PM   #1 
  - I'm sorry-- I saw it online at MSNBC but it's in their internal video player  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 09:35 PM   #3 
  - "bitter asians for obama?" that's a good one! i love it. n/t  orleans   Sep-05-08 02:56 AM   #49 
  - Link from YouTube  SkzDaLimit   Sep-04-08 09:38 PM   #6 
     - Thanks....that was disgusting. Shameful.  grannylib   Sep-04-08 09:48 PM   #8 
     - Thanks for posting that. Disgusting.  ogneopasno   Sep-05-08 09:37 AM   #68 
  - I could not watch more than a few seconds.  Bonobo   Sep-04-08 09:35 PM   # 
  - I watched it to the end because I needed to know just how far they'd go.  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 09:36 PM   #5 
  - They are a**holes!!!  prayin4rain   Sep-04-08 09:35 PM   #2 
  - Mean people! Just plain mean and hateful and vindictive people!  Blue State Native   Sep-05-08 07:42 AM   #59 
  - You should watch the KO reaction that was just posted...very similar to yours.  Old and In the Way   Sep-04-08 09:35 PM   #4 
  - Thank you. I almost feel dumb about crying about this  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 09:42 PM   #7 
  - sounds to me like you suffer from PTSD so your reaction is completely understandable. However,  arthritisR_US   Sep-04-08 09:52 PM   #10 
  - Thank you. I was a bit worried about posting this  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 09:59 PM   #13 
     - I share your sentiments completely!! n/t  arthritisR_US   Sep-04-08 10:07 PM   #15 
     - You are a beautiful, very talented writer...  TwoSparkles   Sep-05-08 12:46 AM   #41 
     - Frankly, I admire your restraint.  madamesilverspurs   Sep-05-08 09:00 AM   #63 
  - You have every right to cry!  Kajsa   Sep-05-08 01:21 PM   #80 
  - I totally understand...and feel the exact same way.  BrklynLiberal   Sep-05-08 04:16 PM   #100 
  - It did kind of sound like his voice was starting to break for just a moment.  FVZA_Colonel   Sep-04-08 11:12 PM   #27 
  - I know. It was heartbreaking to see how he was trying to bear up.  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 11:19 PM   #30 
  - Keith's voice broke and he cut to a commercial fast. nt  Hekate   Sep-05-08 12:29 AM   #38 
  - keith: "it was probably not appropriate to be shown"  orleans   Sep-05-08 03:12 AM   #51 
  - I saw his reaction..and felt exactly the same way he did just at the thought of what they did.  BrklynLiberal   Sep-05-08 04:15 PM   #99 
  - It was absolutely disgusting.  Marr   Sep-04-08 09:52 PM   #9 
  - No words just  Olney Blue   Sep-04-08 09:53 PM   #11 
  - Aloha, thank you for your post.  mahina   Sep-04-08 09:54 PM   #12 
  - Well Said, from a fellow-NYer  DemoRabbit   Sep-04-08 10:05 PM   #14 
  - Thank you. I hate the melodrama of 9/11  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 10:11 PM   #16 
     - Amen!  DemoRabbit   Sep-04-08 10:19 PM   #18 
     - You won't ever forget him, and neither will I.  kimmylavin   Sep-04-08 11:44 PM   #32 
  - wow  texasleo   Sep-04-08 10:16 PM   #17 
  - Like hell that's a tribute !  vpilot   Sep-04-08 10:25 PM   #19 
  - New Yorkers didn't fall for his crap even in 2004 (we remained blue)  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 10:32 PM   #20 
  - How long before that well runs dry?  FatDave   Sep-04-08 10:52 PM   #21 
  - For most NYCers, they are already the party that exploits 9/11  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 10:58 PM   #23 
  - Until Nov 4 2008!  rucognizant   Sep-05-08 08:31 AM   #61 
     - I went to school on the upper east side.  eshfemme   Sep-05-08 09:01 AM   #64 
  - I didn't have the stomach to watch this (at least with the sound on)  Rocknrule   Sep-04-08 10:52 PM   #22 
  - I will sum it up for you since I don't want to subject you to it either.  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 11:02 PM   #24 
     - Pretty good summation.From what I saw it was a piece of propaganda that would've done Goebbels proud  Hekate   Sep-05-08 12:34 AM   #40 
     - Fear, exploitation, propaganda - the essence of GOP faux-patriotism  LVZ   Sep-05-08 09:39 AM   #69 
     - What really astonishes me is how these purple band aid idiots forget that 9/11 happened on  ForeignSpectator   Sep-05-08 04:38 AM   #52 
     - What I heard was  think4yourself   Sep-05-08 02:37 PM   #89 
  - for the good of America - Repugs must be thrown out of office  samsingh   Sep-04-08 11:04 PM   #25 
  - They were in charge when this happened,...  OHDEM   Sep-04-08 11:09 PM   #26 
  - My neighborhood has both a firehouse and police station which are within 2 blocks of my house  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 11:17 PM   #29 
  - You have a real talent for writing. I hope you get to use it all through your life.  kitkat65   Sep-04-08 11:16 PM   #28 
  - Thanks. But I would have prefered to not be forced to write that.  eshfemme   Sep-04-08 11:37 PM   #31 
     - Thank you for sharing your experience  Marnieworld   Sep-05-08 12:04 AM   #33 
  - And your post brought me to tears.  beac   Sep-05-08 12:12 AM   #34 
  - Thanks for your post! It reminded me how callous some...  webDude   Sep-05-08 12:21 AM   #35 
  - I'm so sorry. Even I, who hated Bush already, never expected him to tell us to go shopping...  Hekate   Sep-05-08 12:25 AM   #36 
  - Don't forget Oklahoma City.  Perragrande   Sep-05-08 12:28 AM   #37 
  - explotation of emotion by fear...  and-justice-for-all   Sep-05-08 12:33 AM   #39 
  - The republicans are revelling in NYers' pain and suffering....  George II   Sep-05-08 12:53 AM   #42 
  - Now they are saying IRAN did it! Even though Reagan/Bush sold arms to Iran!  McCamy Taylor   Sep-05-08 01:05 AM   #43 
  - When people were finally able to appreciate humor, almost all of it was morbid dark humor.  eshfemme   Sep-05-08 01:20 AM   #44 
  - Have you forgotten Feb '03?.. the marches  annabanana   Sep-05-08 02:53 PM   #92 
     - Never heard about it  awoke_in_2003   Sep-05-08 09:25 PM   #110 
        - There is so much going on that the people just don't know.  annabanana   Sep-05-08 10:20 PM   #112 
  - DUPE  eshfemme   Sep-05-08 01:20 AM   #45 
  - Y'know? I've almost been afraid to voice this, but it's been bugging me  RedLetterRev   Sep-05-08 01:33 PM   #85 
  - K&R  bobbiejo   Sep-05-08 01:36 AM   #46 
  - Did you notice the vague assertion that 'the enemy doesn't think we can win'?  Marr   Sep-05-08 02:14 AM   #47 
  - Then they are claiming a large part of NYC and many of the 9/11 victims are enemies.  eshfemme   Sep-05-08 02:33 AM   #48 
     - or Hanoi  PatrynXX   Sep-05-08 05:16 AM   #53 
        - Well, except for Wall Street we're all Communists/Socialists...  JHB   Sep-05-08 11:39 PM   #114 
  - "the first attack occurred in iran".....??? NO IT DIDN'T!  orleans   Sep-05-08 03:06 AM   #50 
  - I think that they were referring to the Iran hostage crisis...  eshfemme   Sep-05-08 07:05 AM   #54 
  - they know exactly what they are doing  greenman3610   Sep-05-08 12:58 PM   #78 
  - They know better.  drm604   Sep-05-08 03:51 PM   #95 
  - they did it to start beating that fucking drum of war for iran that  orleans   Sep-05-08 06:42 PM   #105 
  - "did they forget the year...  awoke_in_2003   Sep-05-08 09:29 PM   #111 
  - Huge hugs ...  Pooka Fey   Sep-05-08 07:20 AM   #55 
  - They used the blood of Americans to paint their convention hall.  baldguy   Sep-05-08 07:21 AM   #56 
  - I deliberately did not watch it. There are plenty of images  annabanana   Sep-05-08 07:24 AM   #57 
  - Christ, I didn't even watch the convention last night  VWolf   Sep-05-08 07:35 AM   #58 
  - Pretty much shows the essence of what they are.  SmokingJacket   Sep-05-08 07:47 AM   #60 
  - Finally watched it  Hayabusa   Sep-05-08 08:48 AM   #62 
  - What disgusted me was that the purpose behind the video was just such naked political ambition.  eshfemme   Sep-05-08 09:06 AM   #65 
  - This morning on NPR-Story Corps had a young boy speaking about the grandfather he lost  NoSheep   Sep-05-08 09:24 AM   #66 
  - error  Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel   Sep-05-08 09:31 AM   #67 
  - yep  ProdigalJunkMail   Sep-05-08 09:49 AM   #71 
  - thank you  poppysgal   Sep-05-08 09:41 AM   #70 
  - 10:11 Eastern, 9:11 Central Time was when his speech  Sees Clearly   Sep-05-08 11:24 AM   #72 
  - Jesus.  MilesColtrane   Sep-05-08 11:49 AM   #73 
  - The voice-over made it sound like a movie trailer.  ColonelTom   Sep-05-08 12:24 PM   #74 
  - Just as sickening is the movie it's practially a trailer for  JHB   Sep-05-08 02:42 PM   #91 
  - One point that pops into my head  subsuelo   Sep-05-08 12:42 PM   #75 
  - Don't be sorry, it's a beautiful rant.  Voice for Peace   Sep-05-08 12:49 PM   #76 
  - The reality  Baby Snooks   Sep-05-08 12:57 PM   #77 
  - The worst part of the video -  phatkatt   Sep-05-08 01:07 PM   #79 
  - Beautifully stated, Eshfemme.  Kajsa   Sep-05-08 01:23 PM   #81 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-05-08 01:26 PM   #82 
  - The video only serves to restoke my contempt for republicans.  EnviroBat   Sep-05-08 01:30 PM   #83 
  - What's the difference between a Republican and a Vulture?  FloridaJudy   Sep-05-08 01:31 PM   #84 
  - Vultures smell better.  lpbk2713   Sep-05-08 04:11 PM   #98 
  - Pretty ironic considering they let it happened or worse.  diane in sf   Sep-05-08 01:59 PM   #86 
  - shameful  rdublue   Sep-05-08 02:11 PM   #87 
  - it should be a crime to exploit a national tragedy for political reasons  spanone   Sep-05-08 02:13 PM   # 
  - Thanks.  JDPriestly   Sep-05-08 02:13 PM   #88 
  - The official story...  Baby Snooks   Sep-05-08 04:09 PM   #97 
     - I love my tinfoil hat...  BrklynLiberal   Sep-05-08 04:17 PM   #101 
        - We all have worn them...  Baby Snooks   Sep-05-08 05:20 PM   #103 
  - girl....I totally get the "crying with rage"  Iris   Sep-05-08 02:40 PM   #90 
  - You're not the only one.  ieoeja   Sep-05-08 03:06 PM   #93 
  - What kind of heartless fucked-up assholes are these people?  drm604   Sep-05-08 03:49 PM   #94 
  - Where Was the Tribute?  erpowers   Sep-05-08 04:03 PM   #96 
  - K & R... I was about 100 miles north on that day.  RoccoR5955   Sep-05-08 04:52 PM   #102 
  - shame on them, shame on them  demigoddess   Sep-05-08 06:36 PM   #104 
  - It's no worse than what they did when they were in power . . .  caseymoz   Sep-05-08 07:01 PM   #106 
  - Thank you for that. I was here, too.  countmyvote4real   Sep-05-08 07:26 PM   #107 
  - Wow .  jjr5   Sep-05-08 07:32 PM   #108 
  - "There was no way we could even hold a normal school day"  awoke_in_2003   Sep-05-08 09:10 PM   #109 
  - Uncle Sam and 911 - a great 4-minute cartoon  victoryparty08   Sep-05-08 10:31 PM   #113 
 

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