Right-wingers cry socialism over 9/11 anniversary plan backed by many in GOP

[meegbear]

Source: RawStory.com

Right-wing commentators are claiming that the White House is planning to "erase the meaning" of the 9/11 attacks and turn the anniversary into "a day of leftist celebration and statist idolatry" — despite the fact that the plan for a National Day of Service on 9/11 had broad bipartisan support.

An article by Matthew Vadum, published Monday in the American Spectator, states that the president’s plan for a National Day of Service, to be celebrated on September 11, would eliminate 9/11 as a political tool for Republicans.

"The plan is to turn a 'day of fear' that helps Republicans into a day of activism called the National Day of Service that helps the left," writes Vadum. "In other words, nihilistic liberals are planning to drain 9/11 of all meaning."

As some commentators have pointed out, Vadum’s article overlooks the fact that the idea to link the 9/11 anniversary to volunteerism was originally promoted by President George W. Bush, and the bill to make it law, passed this spring, had bipartisan support.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/08/25/right-wingers-obama-911/

[flakey_foont]

1. Bizarro World

what is wrong with these folks?
Why do they hate America?

[sharp_stick]

2. I just don't have the stomach

to check out the spectator rag website today but did Vadum actually say that the 9/11 anniversary is "a day of fear that helps Republicans"? Any thinking person knows this is the true Republicon message but they rarely if ever admit that they need to keep people afraid.

[wryter2000]

5. "Day of fear" is in quotation marks

So, he's a bit removed from the total truth, but otherwise, it's all there. Pretty jaw-dropping, huh?

[sharp_stick]

11. I don't think I've ever

seen one of them admit this truth publically. Perhaps this little article needs to see some sunlight outside of the crypt that is the conservative echo-chamber?

[wryter2000]

3. He admits it?

"The plan is to turn a 'day of fear' that helps Republicans into a day of activism called the National Day of Service that helps the left," writes Vadum.

:wow:

[alsame]

4. I guess they would prefer that we celebrate

by torturing a few more people.

[wryter2000]

6. I know that's how I'm going to celebrate the "National Day of Fear"

Then, I'm going to spy on my neighbors while they have sex and kill their dog in the name of security.

:sarcasm:

[Arkansas Granny]

14. Don't forget to stock up on visqueen and duct tape. I'll sure you'll find a use for it.

Oh, and go shopping.

[zbdent]

7. Christmas is really anti-capitalist in nature ...

I mean, the idea of giving someone something without the expectation of getting something in return? HORRORS!

(It's nice if someone does give you something in return ... but it shouldn't be EXPECTED ...)

[noiretextatique]

8. wow...just wow

we don't need no socialist volunteering: fear better serves our political goals :dunce:

[NC_Nurse]

9. "It's okay for US to exploit 9/11 for political gain, but not for YOU to do it.

:puke:

[EC]

10. So the right admits they want "the day of fear"

and fear is all they want...not neighbors helping neighbors or communities coming togeather....

[NoSheep]

12. This is totally disgusting.

[and-justice-for-all]

13. Matthew Vadum - Continuing the puke tradition of making shit up..

what a pathetic piece of shit he is.

[jmondine]

15. GOP, this is your Frankenstein's monster

You thought you could control it, just have them come out and act like angry mainstreamers in order to distort the appearance of public opinion. Instead, they've rampaged across everything we and you hold sacred, and are damaging your reputation even more than it had already been.

[Metta]

16. It's always something with these half empty people. Happy karma to them.

To the rest of us - a toast. :toast:

[krkaufman]

17. "a 'day of fear' that helps Republicans" -- holy crap!?!

The guy had the cojones to actually say, out loud, that using 9/11 as a 'day of fear' was advantageous to the Republicans, and that they needed to retain that edge.

"The only thing we have to fear, is fear resolved?"

[chollybocker]

18. day of fear

"...all future days of fear will be color-coded by designer tommy ridge, for your patriotic convenience."

These people are plain evil.

[AsahinaKimi]

19. Oh you just watch them...

The right wing hate media will intensify their propaganda to the point of causing some massive
outpouring of violence..and hundreds will be either injured and killed. I am afraid of where these
wing nuts will take us as a nation.. probably to the point of implosion.

[SpiralHawk]

20. Wow, the Republicons sure do HATE the old-fashioned American Spirit

Why don't they all just move to some already Totalitarian Fear & Hate country where they will feel at home.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. RW clutching at straws as usual!

[boppers]

22. "service"="socialism" to them.

They can't possibly understand that 9/11 was also about 9/12, and a whole freaking planet standing up and collectively saying "awww, HELL NO" and coming together.

[flyarm]

23. here I am in NJ people aren't happy about Obama's plans either!

We had many victims here where I am and there is alot of anger talk about Obama's plans on 9/11..can't say i am too thrilled about it either..wrong day wrong ..just wrong.

fly

[EFerrari]

24. From the OP:

"As some commentators have pointed out, Vadum’s article overlooks the fact that the idea to link the 9/11 anniversary to volunteerism was originally promoted by President George W. Bush, and the bill to make it law, passed this spring, had bipartisan support".

So, is this Obama's plan or was is signed into law. I'm confused now.

[flyarm]

27. I don't know but alot of folks in my neck of the woods are pretty damn pissed off about it.,.

people keep coming up asking me what i think about it..I try to deflect..but to be damn honest..i think it is a dumb assed move..and i think in the NJ & Ny area there could be a big backlash! Maybe it is easy for others in other parts of the country , but people here want quiet reflection..ans respect for the families and the victims.

As I have said numerous times here..two of my neighbors lost their children...I saw one on the street last week and the mom is pissed as hell! And she is very verbal about it.
My sisters best friend who lost her husband is really on a rampage of anger!

Why can't we just leave that day alone?

My home town lost the most victims..and I can tell you there is real anger here about it.

and please don't anyone suggest they get over it..because that will never happen!

[maryellen99]

31. I bet your neighbors voted for McCain nt

[flyarm]

41. i WOULDN'T BE PRESUMPTUOUS ENOUGH TO ASK THEM , NOR THAT IGNORANT .

It is none of my damn business, as it is none of their business to ask me. They seem more non political to me, as they never mention political parties, only policies.

[EFerrari]

32. This movement preceded Obama. This is the site of the 911 Day of Service and Remembrance people.

There's a chronology on the bottom right of the front page.



http://911dayofservice.org/

[GrantDem]

33. They must be absolutely livid over the fact that repubs have used 9/11 as a political tool -->

for the past eight years and show no signs of stopping.

[flyarm]

40. you bet they have been!! Most of the families I know don't want it politicized! EOM

[Cha]

38. No one needs to get over anything.

There's no reason they can't observe the day the way they want and others can do what they need to do.

Who needs to be telling others how to grieve or handle their grief?

[Canuckistanian]

25. It's because they're lazy bastards

And they don't want to be shamed into doing anything useful that might accidentally benefit someone else.

[dbonds]

26. This is a great way to remember 9/11

On 9/11 everyone was asking what can I do. This just enables that feeling you had that day. It sure beats watching the playback of cnn's or msnbc's coverage of that day followed by 3000 bell tolls.

[flyarm]

28. no it is not for the families. ..no it is not. eom

[dbonds]

29. Do you prefer the day of fear and re-enactment.

While the families are important, this wouldn't be for the families - it would be for the rest of us who also had a trauma that day. Granted it is not the same as the families, but there is nothing we can do to bring back the loved ones - although I will one day if I can create a time machine. The families probably should have a special function for just them on that day.

I personally won't sit through that re-enactment again.

[Life Long Dem]

30. I'd like to erase the whole incident.

Do the right wing commentators have a problem with that?

[Milk]

34. These people are insane

Their 9/11 fetish is nauseating.

[Jennicut]

35. The idiots who use 9/11 to promote fear disgust me. I knew someone who almost died

in the Pentagon that day. She was in a coma for months. They could care less about the people who died or were hurt that day. To them these people are to be used. It has not worked in the last few years anyway as more people realized that we could have prevented 9/11 if Bush and Condi and the gang were actually paying attention in August 2001.

[Cha]

39. The sociopaths want to keep the country in a state of constant

FEAR..whereas FDR, the president they hate, said.."The only thing we have to fear is Fear Itself". No wonder they hated him so much.

[Cha]

36. Someone wondered earlier when this was announced

how the sociopathic wing would try to fuck this up?

[Cha]

37. All I have to say is..

Tough Shit, sociopathic fuckers..if you don't like it stay the fuck home and mainline ol fuckface himself.

[ljm2002]

42. So this asshole Vadum...

...talks about 9/11 strictly in terms of whether it is a 'day of fear' that 'helps Republicans' vs. a 'day of service' that 'helps the left' -- and then turns around and says it is the left who are planning to 'drain 9/11 of all meaning'.

All in the space of two sentences. Do these people not see what gibbering lunatics they are? (never mind, I know the answer)

"The plan is to turn a 'day of fear' that helps Republicans into a day of activism called the National Day of Service that helps the left," writes Vadum. "In other words, nihilistic liberals are planning to drain 9/11 of all meaning."