Billboards in Florida Link Democrats to Burning World Trade Center

[Dennis Olson]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/0...link-democrats-to-burning-world-trade-center/

Billboards in Florida Link Democrats to Burning World Trade Center
by FOXNews.com
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

A Florida man has stirred up controversy in the Orlando area by buying ad space on billboards that show an image of the falling World Trade Center’s Twin Towers alongside the words, “Please don’t vote for a Democrat.”

The ad also points readers to a Web site, www.TheRepublicanSong.com, which posts a country-rock music video written and performed by billboard creator and businessman Mike Meehan.

Critics say the billboard ads should come down, but Meehan says he believes those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks are being lost in the shuffle of the presidential campaign.

“I’m just basically exercising my freedom of speech, the First Amendment. And though some people find this offensive … I find it very offensive that we have not remembered these people that have died in this tragedy,” Meehan told FOX News. “We’re not reminded of the terrorism that caused all this.”

Democrats call the billboards an insult to the memories of those who died in the terror attacks.

“It’s an affront to the people who perished on September 11th,” said Bill Robinson, chairman of the Orange County Democrats, according to MyFoxOrlando.com. “It’s offensive. It’s using the tragedy for political and personal gain.”

Meehan denied using the imagery for political gain, but said, “I figured it was the best way to get my point across.”

Meehan said the picture of the towers is a reminder that terrorism is broader than Iraq and Afghanistan. “I honestly think that the terrorists are actually in cahoots and involved also in the hijack — the high prices of the oil.”

Meehan, however, isn’t the only Obama opponent looking to billboards to make his views known. One billboard up in Mandville, La., reads: “A taxpayer voting for Barack Obama is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.”

Click here to read the full story on MyFoxOrlando.com. http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/p...ale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Click here to see an interview with Meehan on FOX News. http://www.foxnews.com/video/index....ralObject=2335114&referralPlaylistId=playlist

 

[American Rage]

The truth hurts.


Rage

 

[Jonas Parker]

You maybe wanted Algore as prez on 9/11/01?

 

[energy_wave]

There should be another one put up right next to it that says a Democrat warned Bush (a Republican) to keep an eye on Al Qaeda which he didn't do until it was too late.

Don't blame the Democrats for Republican failures!!!

 

[American Rage]

There should be another one put up right next to it that says a Democrat warned Bush (a Republican) to keep an eye on Al Qaeda which he didn't do until it was too late.

Don't blame the Democrats for Republican failures!!!

It wasn't the Republicans who refused to capture Osama, but Bill Clinton!


Rage

 

[garnetgirl]

Hmmm, that sparks a memory. On the morning of 9/11, my Dad called and told me to turn on the television - all he said was, "Look and see what the Democrats have done." I thought to myself, what in the world has Hillary done now? Of course, I had no idea what was I was going to see.


I don't necessarily hold the same views as my Dad, but I guess he wasn't the only one who had this same train of thinking.



garnetgirl

 

[Hammer]

There should be another one put up right next to it that says a Democrat warned Bush (a Republican) to keep an eye on Al Qaeda which he didn't do until it was too late.

Don't blame the Democrats for Republican failures!!!

I liken this to a relief pitcher coming into the game after the starter has loaded the bases. Even if the starter tells the reliever to watch out for those guys on base, the starter is charged with the runs if those guys on base score, not the reliever. Bush was not in office long enough to put 9/11 on him, no matter how many warnings he was given. And if the democrats thoughts it was a big enough risk to warn Bush, why didn't they do something about it themselves. No the problem does go back far enough that you could blame BushI and Reagan for not doing anything about the Muslim problem, but not BushII.

Hammer

 

[Desperado]

What do you expect from the Republicans?
Their whole game is creating fear. Have to keep the citizenry worried.
Republicans = Fear Mongering

 

[energy_wave]

And if the democrats thoughts it was a big enough risk to warn Bush, why didn't they do something about it themselves.

They did. Tried several times if you remember. Clinton put AlQuada on the top priority for Bush, but George was too enamored with his corporate buddies like Enron. Remember that?

Clinton tried to get the Dept. of homeland security created as well but the Republicans, who only wanted to impeach Bill for a freakin blowjob were too involved with that issue to think about anything else.

Yet Bush lied and people died. Trillions were spent on nothing but an oil job and future pipelines from the Caspian Sea for Big oil.

I hope you like what Bush and Cheany did for the price of oil. It doesn't matter what political affiliation you are, your gonna pay.

 

[American Rage]

What do you expect from the Republicans?
Their whole game is creating fear. Have to keep the citizenry worried.
Republicans = Fear Mongering

You've been in the kool-aid again, ain'tcha?

Rage

 

[Desperado]

You've been in the kool-aid again, ain'tcha?

Rage

Hey, you're the one soaking this stuff up.
Have another drink for me.

 

[American Rage]

Hey, you're the one soaking this stuff up.
Have another drink for me.

I soak up nothin'. Simply relying on my degrees in Poly Sci, History, and 25 years of independent research. The demoncraps are the biggest liars and fear mongerers in the history of the world. But that's okay, when the Republic finally falls due to generations of liberal rot, and the marxist openly control every aspect of American life, then you'll know who's been drinkin' the kool-aid.


Rage

 

[Desperado]

Simply relying on my degrees in Poly Sci, History, and 25 years of independent research. Rage

Great... now with that intelligence and that background, tell me the difference exactly between today's democratic party and today's republican party?
Different sides of the same coin.

 

[Fred]

Seriously, Rage, you have degrees in political science and history and you resort to name-calling like "demoncraps"?

I agree with Desperado's last post - if people think there's any significant difference in the two parties, they're deluded.

 

[Kent]

I liken this to a relief pitcher coming into the game after the starter has loaded the bases. Even if the starter tells the reliever to watch out for those guys on base, the starter is charged with the runs if those guys on base score, not the reliever. Bush was not in office long enough to put 9/11 on him, no matter how many warnings he was given. And if the democrats thoughts it was a big enough risk to warn Bush, why didn't they do something about it themselves. No the problem does go back far enough that you could blame BushI and Reagan for not doing anything about the Muslim problem, but not BushII.

Hammer

Close, but don't forget Clinton would not even let W use office space, or do background checks almost till the time Bush was sworn into office. Then Bush had to fight the Dims to get the people he wanted into various positions. The FBI director was not sworn in until the day before the WTC fell.
So, yes the bases were loaded, two strikes and two balls and some of the bases didn't have catchers.

 

[Richard]

its a well known fact that the Demos orchestrated the attacks on the WTC in conjunction with Henry Kissenger

Al Gore was the chief culprit AKA Al Queda Gore

 

[Hammer]

They did. Tried several times if you remember. Clinton put AlQuada on the top priority for Bush, but George was too enamored with his corporate buddies like Enron. Remember that?

Clinton tried to get the Dept. of homeland security created as well but the Republicans, who only wanted to impeach Bill for a freakin blowjob were too involved with that issue to think about anything else.

Yet Bush lied and people died. Trillions were spent on nothing but an oil job and future pipelines from the Caspian Sea for Big oil.

I hope you like what Bush and Cheany did for the price of oil. It doesn't matter what political affiliation you are, your gonna pay.

If that is where you are starting from, I won't even bother trying to discuss. It would be a waste of my time.

Hammer

 

[American Rage]

Great... now with that intelligence and that background, tell me the difference exactly between today's democratic party and today's republican party?
Different sides of the same coin.

I'd say you are correct. However, there is still a difference. Specifically, the rank and file of Republican party still believe in America. This means they tend to try to elect patriotic politicians. The dims on the other hand are completely marxist in their leadership. The attempt to appear patriotic, but when elected the truth comes out.

What occurred with the last Republican majority in Congress is that many self-serving politicians, realizing how sick America is of it's own leftists, ran as Republicans, when they were really simply self serving elitists.

That's why so many Republicans are currently disgusted with the RINOs in Congress. The RINOs claimed to be one thing, but once elected quickly proved to be something else. Specifically, they were no better than the Marxists across the aisle.

Still, the Republicans, strictly due to the make up of their rank and file, offer a better hope than the dims.


Rage

 

[American Rage]

Seriously, Rage, you have degrees in political science and history and you resort to name-calling like "demoncraps"?

I agree with Desperado's last post - if people think there's any significant difference in the two parties, they're deluded.

My hatred for the demoncraps is deep and permanant. That's not to say that I don't have friends that are libs. But the leadership of the party is as evil as anything that has ever walked the earth. Of course, to understand that you'd have to study 2500 years of Western civ., starting with Democracy in ancient Greece.

As socrates pointed out, democracy isn't about the rule of the people, but the rule of the rhetoriticians (i.e., politicians) over the people.

For a short account read "Gorgias." In it Socrates takes on the rhetoriticians (i.e., politicians) and seals his own fate by exposing them for the self-serving liars that they were then and now.


Rage

 

[Desperado]

Still, the Republicans, strictly due to the make up of their rank and file, offer a better hope than the dims. Rage

We agree, however, the problem is the Republican rank and file are not running for election and McCain who is running is prime example of a RINO.

 

[American Rage]

We agree, however, the problem is the Republican rank and file are not running for election and McCain who is running is prime example of a RINO.

Sometimes you've got to go with the devil with the shortest horns, that's McCain. And even if McCain turns out to be a manchurian candidate, I still figure he'll do less damage than Obama.


Rage

 

[night driver]

This pains me greatly.

It is an inappropriate use of the images.

Wholly disregarding for the moment that, 8 months into a new presidency, there aren't a lot of replacements completed in the National Security Structure. If the incoming administraion is LUCKY they have the top 2 or 3 levels of the chart filled with their people (that's 3 or 5 people per agency of thousands), and the middle 6 or 9 levels are filled with people from the previous administration, and the papers simply get "lost" if the mid level folk aren't on board with what ever it is they are tasked with.

And this is true no matter WHO the outgoing or incoming administrations are.

If one blames an incoming administration for something horrible that happens (like 9-11)then one is unaware of the realities in DC. GW inherritted a Nat Sec infrastructure that had been very carefully hamstrung by BJC and his minions because if they had been even a TAD less feckless they would have been questioning his Chinese connections for 6 years. SO there were rules in place that FORCED stovepiping of info, FORCED agencies to NOT communicate with other agencies when they found info that the other agencies should have been investigating (and NONE of this is conjecture, READ the 9-11 Report, it's al ther ein black and white). People who understand how Radio Works (or in this case political administrations work) already KNOW what I just put up here.

LEAVING ALL OF THAT ASIDE, the "gentleman" in Fl is most certainly NOT a "gentleman", at least not based on MY definition of the term...

Cretin comes to mind.

Opportunistic A****LE also comes to mind.

Uncaring fecker too.

I find many other terms coming to mind, virtually all of which would earn me a stay in TO....
Heck, I'll even pay for the broom handle if someone volunteers to use it.
Guy is an idiot.

 

[Desperado]

Sometimes you've got to go with the devil with the shortest horns, that's McCain. And even if McCain turns out to be a manchurian candidate, I still figure he'll do less damage than Obama.
Rage

I know the feeling, been doing that for many elections. Can't remember the last person I actually voted for as opposed to voting against someone. Unfortunately, I think that is what got us into that mess.
This time I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils and will vote third party.

 

[American Rage]

I know the feeling, been doing that for many elections. Can't remember the last person I actually voted for as opposed to voting against someone. Unfortunately, I think that is what got us into that mess.
This time I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils and will vote third party.

I'm convinced that a vote for a third party is a vote for Obama. But that's simply my opinion and not worth a damn, (at least not to anybody but Obama).


Rage

 

[Breeta]

When I look at that billboard I don't think it's blaming democrats for 9/11. I think it's more geared towards making people think and sober up as to how democrats (or a democrat president) in general would deal with a terrorist attack in the future.

I'd prefer McCain to Obama simply because of McCain's military experience and the fact that he was a POW - he can certainly relate to our men and women in uniform and deeply understand the gravity of putting them in harm's way. JMHO.

 

[night driver]

IF Hitlery manages to steal the march on on BHO, that she is TRYING to steal, that may be LITERALLY true as I wouldn't put it past him to MAKE the incredible error of RUNNING as an Independent.....

IF she steals teh march he OUGHT to sit down, work for the Dems, and lick his wounds and LEARN from his MANY errors.

It's gonna be a one term presidency ANYWAY regardless WWO wins so he only loses 4 years...he couls come back stronger than ANYONE in 4 years...



And be careful how you talk about PoliSci majors....there are a NUMBER of us floating around (mine is PoliSci and Psych, and InfoSystems....)

 

[Wardogs]

When I look at that billboard I don't think it's blaming democrats for 9/11. I think it's more geared towards making people think and sober up as to how democrats (or a democrat president) in general would deal with a terrorist attack in the future.

I'd prefer McCain to Obama simply because of McCain's military experience and the fact that he was a POW - he can certainly relate to our men and women in uniform and deeply understand the gravity of putting them in harm's way. JMHO.

I agree Breeta. I saw this guy on an interview and his explanation was not that he blamed Democrats, but that most folks had forgotten the attack and that voting Democratic this election was going back to the mindset that preceded it.
The ridiculous growth of the equally foolish conspiracy theories, (the working one now is a particle beam from space?) show the disconnect from reality affecting so many in this country.

Anyone thinking that Obama will add anything to the security of this country is as delusional as he is...

I have to agree with ND, though. It IS an inappropriate use of an American tragedy.
wardogs