September 11 Families, Firefighters Rebuke Bush for 9/11 Images

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September 11 Families, Firefighters Rebuke Bush for 9/11 Images in Political Ads

The families of those who died in the September 11 attacks blasted President Bush for including images of the tragedy in campaign ads. The political spots include pictures of a flag-draped coffin and firefighters at Ground Zero.

Monica Gabrielle, whose husband died in the attacks on the World Trade Center, said of the ads, "It's a slap in the face of the murders of 3,000 people. It is unconscionable."

The Bush/Cheney campaign responded by sending out surrogates to defend the use of the 9/11 images in a political ad. Karen Hughes, Bush's longtime adviser, said the ads were "tasteful" and said there was no debate about whether to use the images in the campaign.

Hughes also accused the families of September 11 victims of playing partisan politics, saying, "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."

But Republican Wright Salisbury, whose son-in-law died in the attacks, disagrees. "I was a Republican up until I voted for Bush," said Salisbury. "I will still vote for a good Republican, but not for Bush. To say this is Democrats doing this is another damn lie."

Firefighters also blasted President Bush for his ad. The International Association of Firefighters passed a resolution calling on President Bush to pull the ads and apologize to the families of firefighters killed on September 11.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Well gee Karen please tell us all about

the great leadership and strength the president and first lady Laura Bush brought to our country in the aftermath of 9-11? What exactly did they do that day. The American people would love to know.

[Adelante]

2. This should go over well

"Hughes also accused the families of September 11 victims of playing partisan politics"