Giuliani: "Terrorists don't understand America, they don't understand freedom"

[sabra]

Is he using BushCo's speech writers?

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/19/158676.aspx

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Speaking today in Oklahoma City at the annual remembrance ceremony of the 1995 bombing there, Giuliani talked about the resolve of the American people -- as well as September 11 and God. "What (the terrorists) are using against us is fear," he said to the bombing's survivors and the victims' families. "What they believe is that we're weak. We'll win this victory over terrorism if we prove to them they're wrong, that we're strong and resilient people. We mourn and hurt and we'll never forget but we don't live under fear."

Addressing the "why" surrounding the events of Oklahoma City, 9/11, and Virginia Tech, Giuliani referred to God. "The only place and the only way we're going to get an understanding from this is understanding that we get from God." He continued, "(Terrorists) don't understand America, they don't understand freedom, they don't understand where it comes from. It doesn't come from us. It comes from God."

Giuliani pledged to use the lessons learned from these three events for the future. "We owe to those we lost at Virginia Tech, those that we lost here and on September 11th, that we will do everything we can to prevent a future act. Maybe we can't achieve that 100% but we must try."

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. simple man.

[maxsolomon]

2. if there is no God, then is there freedom?

these simplistic, meaningless catchphrases insult the framers of the constitution.

terrorists understand freedom, rudy. what do you think THEY are struggling for? they blame us for preventing them from living the way they want, according to the arbitrary set of rules the most recent uptight prophet of yahweh/allah bequeathed them.

basically, FREEDOM FROM US.

[Bitwit1234]

3. So I think he has bush and the republican party down pat.

Everything he described......bush and the republican party...TERRORIST.

[Rocknrule]

4. Same old

Blah blah blah terra-ists blah blah freedom blah blah blah blah

[CJCRANE]

5. What a bunch of crap.

Each of these events has its own unique reasons and circumstances - to conflate them is insulting to the victims and their families.

[tularetom]

6. Bullshit we've been living under fear for six years and rudy's

a big part of it. The only way this twerp will have any chance at getting elected to any national office is to scare the living shit out of everybody with Islamic boogeymen. It worked for a while in NY with black boogeymen but I'll bet if you asked New Yorkers if they'd ever elect him again you'd get a rousing fuck no in reply.

Gotta give him credit though. He's learning the talking points fast. The reference to god and freedom is right out of fundie wet dream land.

[Bluebear]

7. Way to tie VT to September 11, Ghouliani! nt

[tanyev]

8. Oh, so that's why more and more of our freedoms are being taken away?

So the terrorists will understand us better?