McCain, Palin invoke live footage of 9/11 planes crashing (Boston Globe)

[pokerfan]

One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.

The informal prohibition, which had been occasionally threatened by political ads in recent years, was pronounced dead at approximately 7:40 CST, when a video aired before delegates at the Republican National Convention included slow-motion footage of a plane striking the World Trade Center, the towers' subsequent collapse, and smoke emerging from the Pentagon.

The September 11 precedent was one of the few surviving campaign-season taboos. It is survived by direct comparisons of one's opponents to Hitler.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/09/the_death_of_a.html">The death of a taboo

[TwilightZone]

1. Keith Olbermann had a quite appropriate response.

It's currently posted on the front page: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x181745

[pokerfan]

3. So digusting

Fear! Horror! Terror! Fear! Horror! Terror! Horror! Terror! Fear! Terror! Fear! Horror! Fear! Horror! Terror! Horror! Terror! Fear! Terror! Fear! Horror! Fear! Horror! Terror! Horror! Terror! Fear! Terror! Fear! Horror!

Or as a regup postermaker would word it: FEER! HORRER! TERRER! FEER! HORRER! TERRER! FEER! HORRER! TERRER! FEER! HORRER! TERRER! FEER! HORRER! TERRER! FEER! HORRER! TERRER!

:puke:

[SteelPenguin]

2. Does anyone think that if the tables were turned they wouldn't be using it....but differently

If Gore was president on 9/11 does anyone honestly think the Republicans wouldn't have attacked him for being on watch when the attacks happened, and used the footage to attack the democratic party as being incapable of defending America? Does anyone think if Gore won reelection in 2004 they wouldn't be airing this footage again and talking about how Bin laden is still out there, how the Democrats didn't protect the lives of Americans, etc, etc?

Just sayin....they're miserable hypocritical powerhungry pigs who care nothing about anyone but themselves.

[pokerfan]

6. Absolutely

They would have used that pornography either way because appealing to people's fears and emotions is a guaranteed way to get them to turn off their minds.

[JHB]

4. There was a taboo? for the Republicans?

The people who were blaming Democrats in general and Bill Clinton in particular before the calendar had even flipped to 9/12?


The BC seems a little slow on this...

[FLAprogressive]

5. k+r

[tinrobot]

7. Elections are always about the future.

9/11 is so seven years ago...

This is just another indication they've jumped the shark and have nothing new to offer.

[stillcool]

8. I'm so glad I didn't watch that crap...

these people relish dead bodies.