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(3,363 posts)12. Same.
And I had liberal friends at the time (immediately after 9/11) who thought GWB was what we needed at the time and thought he showed strength. I nearly vomited. Seriously. The first words out of my mouth to anyone around me on that tragic day were, "OMG... and we have HIM as President...OMG...OMG..."
I never got over the whole Gore/Bush election, and felt alone in my own country. Watching all the flags being hoisted on trucks, houses, etc., made me feel ill after 9/11. I felt I did not understand my country.
DU has always been a place for me to come and feel normal again, knowing others here were thinking along the same lines as me.
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One thing I will always pat myself on the back for, was for not being one of the supposed
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#1
I knew as soon as I heard at work a second plane had hit and terrorism was spoken of
libtodeath
Jan 2013
#7
As did the Mr. and I...and so many others...We marched in protest, wrote to newspapers..
Tikki
Jan 2013
#8
The moment the twin towers were hit I knew it was Bin Laden simply because of the blowing up
Lint Head
Jan 2013
#9
How/where in the WORLD did you find out about pnac that early?? I found out right before
We People
Jan 2013
#39
Just my opinion, but I don't think W was smart enough to spell his own name even if....
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#22