Bush sinks to a new low

[Y2A]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._political_ads_ (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040304/ap_on_el_pr/bush_political_ads_)

Bush Campaign Defends Ads With 9/11 Images
Thu Mar 4,10:07 AM ET


NEW YORK - President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election campaign on Thursday defended commercials using images from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, including wreckage of the World Trade Center, as appropriate for an election about public policy and the war on terror.


Some families of the victims of the attacks are angry with Bush for airing the spots, which they called in poor taste and for the president's political gain.


"With all due respect, I just completely disagree, and I believe the vast majority of the American people will as well," Karen Hughes, a Bush campaign adviser, told "The Early Show" on CBS. "September 11th was not just a distant tragedy. It's a defining event for the future of our country. ... Obviously, all of us mourn and grieve for the victims of that terrible day, but September 11 fundamentally changed our public policy in many important ways, and I think it's vital that the next president recognize that."


The first three ads, unveiled Wednesday at campaign headquarters in suburban Washington, will run on broadcast channels in about 80 markets in 18 states, most of which are expected to be critical to the election, and nationwide on select cable networks.


"It's a slap in the face of the murders of 3,000 people," Monica Gabrielle, whose husband died in the twin towers, told the New York Daily News for its Thursday editions. "It is unconscionable."


Two of the spots show the destruction at the World Trade Center and include an American flag flying amid the debris. They also feature images of firefighters working through the wreckage.


"It's as sick as people who stole things out of the place," said Firefighter Tommy Fee of Queens Rescue Squad 270. "The image of firefighters at ground zero should not be used for this stuff, for politics."


The ads do not mention Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), focusing instead on improving Bush's image after criticism by Democrats in recent months.


"I would be less offended if he showed a picture of himself in front of the Statue of Liberty," said Tom Roger, whose daughter perished on American Airlines Flight 11. "But to show the horror of 9/11 in the background, that's just some advertising agency's attempt to grab people by the throat."


Hughes said the ads are a tasteful reminder of what the country has been through the last three years.


"I can understand why some Democrats might not want the American people to remember the great leadership and strength the president and first lady Laura Bush brought to our country in the aftermath of that," she said.
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I'd never have thought he'd exploit 9/11 to this extent. Even with his usage of 9/11 to defend the war in Iraq and his administration using it to call people "anti-americans", I had a little ray of hope telling me that he would at least respect the victims by avoiding using it's images to win votes, I was wrong :(

[Fidel Castro]

One of these ads were shown on a news channel today. I must say that it really is nothing but using what is a great tragedy for political oppertunity. However I am not surprised, Bush is trying to promote himself as a hero leading the nation in the fight against terrorism, a subject ripe for political oppertunism.

After all, 9/11 and the war on terror appear to me to be the two events that hold strongest support for Bush.

(Just out of interest, I would like to see one shot of the USA on a news broadcast without several flags fluttering in the wind, and banners with pointless tat like "Freedom" or "God Bless America", there is a fine line between patriotism and fanaticism.) <_<

[Capitalist Imperial]

Bush deserves credit for post-9/11 America, and these commercials are fine. If comrade-clinton had done something about the WTC bombings in &#39;93, or the embassy attacks in africa, maybe we would not have been in this mess in the 1st place. It was bush who took the helm after 9/11 with massive, determined action, something clinton never would have done, ans people need to be reminded of that.

[timbaly]

This seems like a bit of an over reaction to me, world leaders always use tragedies for their political gains. Churchill and Stalin used the defeat of Germany to their advantage and deserved to because their leadership helped in the defeat of Germany. Now whether people like it or not Bush did take steps to defend US civilians after 9/11. He had airforce presence above New York and Washington DC, plus military presence in the airports which I must admit was a bit crappy in LaGuardia. Now no matter what you think Bush&#39;s motives for doing these things were doesn&#39;t really matter because he did make the certain places safer after the attacks. The adds semm legitament to me.

[Individual]

Bush deserves credit for post-9/11 America, and these commercials are fine.

For one, please feel free and climb back in your hole.

You couldn&#39;t be more of an idiot.

Bush deserving credit for post 9/11 America? Are you joking me?

Where is Osama now? Do we have him? No.

So what has been solved since 9/11? Oh, well your probably going to say that our economy has been saved. Well whoop-de-f&#39;in-doo. What about the protection and assured safety that Bush now claims we have? &#39;Security&#39; I believe he calls it. Can you tell me a time when the terror level threats ever made it below &#39;orange&#39;, and if they did, how long was that for?


If comrade-clinton had done something about the WTC bombings in &#39;93, or the embassy attacks in africa, maybe we would not have been in this mess in the 1st place. It was bush who took the helm after 9/11 with massive, determined action, something clinton never would have done, ans people need to be reminded of that.

So wait, Bush took care of the problem? Last I checked, Osama is still alive. And how exactly has Bush fixed the problem? How exactly is America safe from Osama? You are just as bad as Rush Limbaugh, or Michael Savage. The worst of the conservative&#39;s that literally has no brain.

Please do yourself a favor, go have fun on a conservative forum.

[Capitalist Imperial]

Talk about an idiot, you are one of the many simpletons who really think that OSAMA is the be-all end-all of terrorism. Guess what, eistein? He is not. His capture will be somewhat iconic, but will actuually probably create more jihadists than it destroys.

The point is that we have not suffered 1 single terrorist attack on US soil since 9-11. How much of that is due to diligence of US agencies and the US preople? There have been several stories of arrests, foiled potential plots, frozen funds,etc. The fact that we have been safe since 9-11 is a testament to Bush&#39;s action plan. Don&#39;t give me any crap abut the stupid "rainbow alert" system either, that has nothing to do with the reality of how secure we are.

And, yes, our economy being saved is quitew a whoop-de f***&#39;n doo, as the US economy supports the world economy, so no matter where you are you should be happy about that. What year did you drop out of elementary school, because you fail to grasp some very fundamental concepts.

How is America safe from Osama? Let me see, maybe because of the fact that he can never sleep in one place more than once, he is is taking his craps in a damp cave, and hasn&#39;t done anything but release poor quality tapes full of meaningless rhetoric for the last 2 years. He knows not to show his head to the sun, because we will eventually get him

[SittingBull47]

yea, i&#39;m not surprised Bush would use this to his advantage. But really though, there are other people who could have handled the situation better...

[Fidel Castro]

you are one of the many simpletons who really think that OSAMA is the be-all end-all of terrorism.

Correct, Osama is not the be-all and end-all of global terrorism, however he is a symbolic leader of jihad and Islamic fundamentalism. What exactly was Bush doing before 9/11 to capture Bin Ladin? NOTHING&#33; The U&#036; media also has a habit of linking Bin Laden to all terrorist events, so he appears pretty important to them.


His capture will be somewhat iconic, but will actuually probably create more jihadists than it destroys

Correct again, so Bush&#39;s "war on terror" is evidently going to cause more problems than it solves. Rather than try to win more support from the Islamic world, which would reduce the chance of terrorist attacks, Bush decides to bomb the Islamic world and threaten it into submission.


The point is that we have not suffered 1 single terrorist attack on US soil since 9-11. How much of that is due to diligence of US agencies and the US preople?

9/11 was one hell of a wake up call to the American&#39;s, as it showed them that terrorists have no respect for military streangth. Not to mention that had U&#036; airport checks been much tighter, then 9/11 may not have taken place at all. The truth is that no army or police force will ever wipe out terrorism in a nation, eventually the terrorists will find another method.


The fact that we have been safe since 9-11 is a testament to Bush&#39;s action plan

The fact you have been safe since 9/11 is a testament to the fact that terrorists can now target Americans outside the US, and have done so. Iraq is their playing field at the moment. The invasion of Afghanistan also disorganised Al-Quieda, but did not destroy it. Bush&#39;s action plan of pre-emptive action has done nothing but create more enemies for the U&#036;.


maybe because of the fact that he can never sleep in one place more than once, he is is taking his craps in a damp cave, and hasn&#39;t done anything but release poor quality tapes full of meaningless rhetoric for the last 2 years. He knows not to show his head to the sun, because we will eventually get him

He has always been taking "craps in damp caves", and even before 9/11 rarely appeared in public. You will eventually get him? We will see, but before he is an 80 year old cripple would be nice. :lol:

[Dirty Commie]

C.I., Clinton did take action after the &#39;93 wtc bomb and the embassy bombings in Africa, he however decided it would be best to keep the bombings of poor Afghan villages relativly secret because indiscriminate bombing doesn&#39;t appeal to democratic voters.


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[Lardlad95]

I could give less thana fuck. Why you ask?

1. You knew bush would exploit that shit

2. If gore had done what bush had done after nine eleven the dems would love him and the reps. would blast him

3. Even if bush hadn&#39;t done it I&#39;d still dislike him

[Redalias]

Hes getting desperate.

[Le Libérer]

How can he use 911&#39;s graveyard in his ads for personal political gain and for his personal war in Iraq, while he has failed to fully cooperate with the 911 investigation?

The 911 families as well as the rest of the world, want to know the truth about what led up to 911, what did our defenses do during the attacks on 9/11 and what did the U&#036; government do to complete the investigation? Until those answers become available, Bu&#036;h has not fulfilled his promises, his duties, or his obligations.

He vacated the "War on Terrorists" to invade Iraq, whichj had nothing to do with 911&#33; What accomplishments has he made to justify sensationaizing 9/11 to his benefit? That he managed to put off the 911 investigation and impede their progress? The fact that this nation is in more danger of attacks because of his policies in the Middle East and in Iraq?

Let see, he financed a coup in Haiti and Venezuela. What does that have to do with 9/11?

I think Bu&#036;hes motives were clear when he said, "Hit The Trifecta".

It is shameful to use a terrorist attack on this country as a campaign slogan. Thats like a newsman filming a baby shoe in the road after a fatal wreck. Its pathetic.

[Le Libérer]

One more thing on this topic:
Bush even had 28 pages of the 9-11 report blacked out that implicated the REAL terrorists, the Saudis.

According to O&#39;Neile, Bush planned the attack on Iraq days after he stole the Whitehouse. We
know now that he lied about WMD to bring the Iraqi war and use this as scare tactics. He lied saying that Saddam had 911 connections.

He also used 911 as scare tatics to control the hearts and minds of the American people.
Bush has used 911 to raise his poll ratings, to steal constitutional rights with his Patriot Act, and is now using 911 to get reelected.
Come clean Dubyah......


Okay I&#39;ll get off my soapbox now, it just makes me so angry when I read his supporters say using the blood of victims is justified&#33; <_<