Gah. I hate this 9/11 celebration shit.

Thanks, Elliott, it’s painful even to turn on the news today, and see the war criminals still rolling around in their excuse to kill lots of people for profit. Good day for the food channel.

Me, too. I wish it were a time to reflect on the futility of war, the loss of our liberties, and misguided U.S. foreign / military policies (they’re the same.)

Instead, it will be a time for more fearmongering, blather about American exceptionalism, and chants of “USA USA USA”

A real 9/11 celebration would involve those war criminals in front of a jury on the National Mall.

Chris Matthews discussing how we might have actually responded to 911 if we hadn’t gone to war with Iraq. Give him some credit, that’s worthwhile.

I’m reading Robin Wright’s book on Iran. Yesterday I figured out why countries and religions celebrate their greatest humiliations (Easter, Ashura, 9/11 to name 3 examples). It’s to keep the revenge alive to focus the anger on the “other” instead of where the anger should be directed, namely against the criminal leaders.

Roundtable: Brit Hume, Dana Priest, Bill Kristol, Juan Williams.

Looks like Dana Priest came out of the closet as a card-carrying neocon.

Good morning, pups. It’s Dowd, Friedman, Kristof and Bruni today. In “Sleeping Barry Awakes” MoDo says welcome to Opposite Day in Washington: The president is fierce and the House Republicans are compromising. The Moustache of Wisdom, in “Getting Back to a Grand Bargain,” gurgles that President Obama made the first step with his jobs speech. Will Republicans respond in kind? When pigs fly, Tommy, when pigs fly… Mr. Kristof says “We’re Rich! (In Nature.)” He tells us that a recent family backpacking trip along the Pacific Crest Trail was a great reminder that all Americans are still wealthy, and for that matter equal, when it comes to the great outdoors. Mr. Bruni, in “Bicycle Visionary,” says that if a city believes that biking is part of a better future, it must sometimes muscle through a reluctant, rocky present.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got chocolate croissants with fresh raspberries. I fully intend to completely ignore the Great National Wallow replete with jingoistic bullshit. I’ve got plants to put out, kittehs to snuggle with, and mundane stuff like laundry to do. And there must be SOMETHING on SyFy… Have a great day.

Thanks, and a hike would be a wonderful way to spend a day like this.

I’m a football fan but I’ve always thought the TV coverage and analysis, which has started already, is a bit much. Today I’m thankful for it so I don’t have to put up with this.

Morning america past,

Remember the Alamo always got me.

Gee why didn’t we celebrate the ten year anniversary of Pearl Harbor because we won the war in six years then went about the greatest peacetime expansion ever but with patrayus there is no or will there ever be a “victory”.

9-11, 9-11, 9-11,…..

Me too.

But re today’s pro games, we’ll have to dodge all the “dedications” and “remembrances,” particularly that of the Washington-Giants game.

This is when one walks the dog, puts laundry in the dryer, takes out the trash, etc.

Told on another blog that the Nats play, but allow extra time for ‘enhanced security’ – waterboarding the fans is a unique celebration technique.

Maybe we can hear from the airline industry and they can explain why they fought regulations requiring secure cockpit doors for the decade prior to 9/11/2001.

This will be movie day for me. I have no interest in listening to plastic, talking heads tell me how I felt on September 11, 2001 or how Bush is the awesomest hero since the famous sandwich was invented. I don’t have the stomach to sit through the praise for the MIC or the condemnation of a fifth of the world’s population because they share a superstition with the hijackers. I don’t have the patience to watch them rehash the myths and Bush manufactured lies that are the accepted version of what happened that day and in the subsequent time, even though they’re as erroneous as any of the truthers’ theories. Finally, I have zero tolerance for what that event has done to the conversation in this country. It’s just given the people who would control our lives a boogie man for us to fear and now we have wall to wall coverage of every half assed plot no matter it’s chances of success, (like the Times Square “bomb” which stood exactly zero chance of actually going off under the physical laws of this universe). Then there’s the paranoia that has us taking our shoes off at airports because some idiot set his foot on fire on an airplane and being unable to carry shampoo because some FOX propagandist has been watching too many stupid movies. Frankly I’m surprised they haven’t taken our underwear away because some other idiot set his crotch on fire.

Of course I lament the loss of life that day and in the aftermath but even more than that, I lament the collective loss of I.Q. points in the ridiculous and craven reaction that so many people had. This is what terrorists want: For us to be afraid. For us to change the way we live and interact with others. Mission accomplished! Congratulations to our media, MIC and leadership for playing right into their hands. Everybody gets an F.

Well , I have an interesting story to report of an experience on the Huff po on it’s Photos of other 911 dates. Listed were 12 pics and short explanations and one particularly nice photo of Chileans voting in the dictator’s constitution on 911 1980 .

The other posters were quick to point out that there was zero mention of Chile’s military coup or the US’s role in it .

AFter a time there was a correction made to the omission but I believe we have seen the new face of AOL’s mangement of the news and information which is to be offered there in the future .

Another corporate news outlet , this one dressed in progressive garb to mislead the American public.

Another corporate news outlet , this one dressed in progressive garb to mislead the American public.

It’s AOL. I stopped giving HuffPo traffic the same day they were sold. You might as well watch FOX. Whether posing as right wing bias or left, I have no interest in fiction unless it’s advertised as such.

Agreed, and the need to deify ‘the troops’, thrown in.

Good call! Seriously, there are many things that could be added to that comment but I would still be typing. I would write a diary but frankly the idea of devoting even more time, words and bandwidth to all of that just disgusts me.

For example it could be pointed out that 33 Americans have died from Islamic terrorism since then while there have been approximately 150,000 murders of Americans since then and it could be shown that the over the top “reaction” to those events cost the country about 1.2 trillion dollars since then and that price tag still goes up every day with no signs of slowing. But what’s the point? It will be drowned out in all of the chanting of USA! USA! USA!

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shriek

You know, at this point in time–10 years later, it would be helpful if Americans had knowledge of a reason that 9-11 happened. “They hate us because of our Freedoms”, just don’t do it for me.

Anyway, I can’t watch anything the Propaganda programs have today. The more they spin, the more they shame the lives that were taken that day and the first responders. I just can’t do it.

I was supposed to ride in a bike event for hospice, but have family here. I got back from picking up my registration materials and found my teevee tuned to the NBC coverage. I wouldn’t leave it on, but hate to be rude. SIGH.

They just commented about how the part of the Pentagon was under renovation and if the plane had hit around the corner they’d have taken out many of the civilian leadership of the military. I refrained from pointing out that while I don’t wish loss of life on anyone, that wouldn’t have been such a bad thing. I’m being careful because my 8 and 10 year old granddaughters are in the room.

She has done amazing work on the security industry; she may say important things.imho

Molly,

You are just too good. I understand about being careful around the young children. Civilian leadership has shamed our military for life.

That is if Brit and the crew will allow her to.

Sponsored by Rick Perry?

It seems to me that 9/11 is most significant in that by empowering the war machine, the ‘regime’, our society has become even more fractured. At the end of the day average non control freak citizens find it even more difficult to just get along. I sincerely believe that the size and scope of centralized authority must be reduced. Power ought to be local. Hate to say it but big government simply does not work (unless you work for it).

Not acknowledged.

btw, I just put a post up that you will like, about something lovely that happened on the actual 911.

Rick Perry announces the 9/11 hijackers should have had public executions. J/K

Be careful what suggestions you make. The good hair decorates a true vacuum.

Good Morning, All Fire Dogs
What a sad and frustrating day. One of the lessons I learned from that day eleven years ago is that our nation needs to have a better foreign policy. Instead, we have new domestic policies. It feels like we’re all in a more dangerous place, not a better one.

But, every day above ground is another opportunity for those who seek to spread peace and love to do so. And, no, I haven’t started on my regimine of medication yet today.

I just choose to be hopeful that each day one more person will try harder to be a good person.

Good beginning. Thanks.

Thanks…I have memories of time with my grandson who was “almost” brand new….Our country will never be the same, but it could still be a beacon of hope/liberty is we work very hard…..have to believe that.

We’re lucky to have you around to remind us what’s important. :)

You are very welcome.
Breathe in the good stuff.
Breathe out the bad stuff.
Feed the good tree. Starve the bad tree.

We need to pass on our best character, for that, imho.

Ah, geez, Peg. We all have a role to play here. I have learned a lot from you and feel lucky to be your friend, as well.
Whatcha got on your plate today?
Is Neko still sleeping alot?
Last night the cat and the dog were on the couch at the same time. See, there’s still hope in the world. Ha.

Paul Simon at World Trade Center….interesting.

Kuroneko is upset because I did some rearranging yesterday. She’s sulking in the bathroom.

I’m watching movies or reading today I think. Other than this thread, (which is technically about Sunday talking heads), I’m not going to read any 9/11 posts, comments or news stories today.

What about you? Any plans?

I’m still healing and although it’s much better, I still have pain and can still feel my body fighting the infection. So, it’s my latest book and maybe a movie or five.

Glad you’re getting better. Take care of yourself!

Tragedy pr0n: they use it to get votes and poll numbers, but they’re not interested in it for anything else.

You would think they could find actual Ds for thses shows, instead of recycling the same !@#$%^&*()s who should have prevented 9/11 instead of exploiting it.

I suspect that a lot of politicians would like to do that.

Don’t forget the fact that we responded to the loss of 2,800 “innocent” lives by causing the loss of hundreds of thousands more “innocent” lives. I’m so proud I could choke.

O.K. Here’s some REAL news: REVOLUTION ON? :

Longshoremen storm Wash. state port, damage RR: Hundreds of Longshoremen stormed the Port of Longview early Thursday, overpowered and held security guards, damaged railroad cars, and dumped grain that is the center of a labor dispute, said Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha.

http://news.yahoo.com/longshoremen-storm-wash-state-port-damage-rr-144921214.html

That is the first news that I have heard that was a glimmer of hope that the war of the rich on the poor might meet some opposition that was effective.

Got to love unions. :-)