I begin tonight with my standard disclaimer: I generally avoid writing about the political here because I prefer to limit the number of outraged, misspelled, and semi-literate flames I receive to the bare minimum. I am making an exception to that rule to post links to two stories that I believe are of critical importance but most likely didn’t make the cut for your local news.
First up, the inspiration for our headline: Oh. My. Dog. This seemed like a good idea to–I don’t know–anyone? Not only is it a truly tasteless plan for a fundraiser (though apropos for a candidate whose entire campaign plan consists of repeating “9/11! 9/11!”), but the amount of money it will raise in relation to the potential public relations nightmare it may create for their guy is minuscule.
Said guy, by the way, could certainly put a stop to the whole misbegotten event with a one sentence press release: “While I appreciate the efforts of these young people and applaud their initiative to mobilize individual donors, the requested donation amount of $9.11 is a completely inappropriate politicization of our national nightmare; my campaign will not accept any donations from this event.” I can only imagine his shock and righteous indignation if any other New York politician allowed such a gathering to be held in her name.
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This woman is my new hero. Advocating for and caring for her husband is a full time job in itself; unfortunately, navigating the ridiculous bureaucracy that our returning wounded have to wade through to get proper care is another. This woman, though–and the many others like her–have somehow found the time, the will, and the energy to fight this larger battle. These are the struggles that truly “Support The Troops.”
They are also the stories we should be getting heavy doses of on our 24-hour “news” networks. Maybe Mrs. Wade could get her story heard more widely if she decided to go barhopping with Britney sans panties…
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September 30, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Doh!