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September 19, 2007
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Ground Zero?
Nope…not on this hallowed ground.
by Tina Grazier
Ahmadinejad wants (desperately?) to visit ground zero while in New York where he is scheduled to speak to the UN General Assembly. His request serves as a window into the basic nature of this man; this small man with the haughty, insolent spirit. My first inclination is to remind him of what comes before destruction. But he would just smile that haughty smile and dismiss me. It will be interesting to see what he has to say next week when he speaks at the UN. He might have a word for the two prominent republican presidential candidates who had this to say about his desire to visit the Trade Center site:
"Ahmadinejad's shockingly audacious request should be met with a vehement no," Romney said in a statement. "It's inconceivable that any consideration would be given to the idea of entertaining the leader of a state sponsor of terror at Ground Zero. This would deeply offend the sensibilities of Americans from all corners of our nation."
"Under no circumstances should the NYPD or any other American authority assist President Ahmadinejad in visiting Ground Zero," Giuliani said in a statement issued by his campaign. "This is a man who has made threats against America and Israel, is harboring Bin Laden's son and other al-Qaeda leaders, is shipping arms to Iraqi insurgents and is pursuing the development of nuclear weapons. Assisting Ahmadinejad in touring Ground Zero -- hallowed ground for all Americans -- is outrageous."
Romney apparently also asserted earlier in the week that the UN should revoke the invitation for Ahmadinejad to speak saying that he should be indicted instead.
The DNC found it more important to accuse Romney of being disingenuous in his remarks. How very typical.
It’s great to see these men step forward to take a hard stand against the Iranian president, a man who has vowed to wipe Israel off the map and who takes incredible delight in his overt offenses after issuing murderous threats against Americans. This is, indeed, a very small man...in both size and character.
It‘s been reported that his request has been denied on the basis of “ongoing construction” and “security considerations.” That's very officious…all fine and dandy...but, one would imagine the good people of New York, and in particular those who lost loved ones, friends and associates, the police and fire departments, and the Port Authority people, would have a much stronger, more visceral response. I know I did...not on this ground sir, not on this hallowed ground!
Posted by Post Scripts at September 19, 2007 11:23 PM
Comments
Hillary will wait to see whether his campaign donation comes through.
Posted by: Dan at September 20, 2007 08:35 AM
"Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who is also running for president, said in a statement:
Under no circumstances should the N.Y.P.D. or any other American authority assist President Ahmadinejad in visiting Ground Zero. This is a man who has made threats against America and Israel, is harboring Bin Laden’s son and other al Qaeda leaders, is shipping arms to Iraqi insurgents and is pursuing the development of nuclear weapons. Assisting Ahmadinejad in touring Ground Zero – hallowed ground for all Americans – is outrageous."
Posted by: Jack at September 20, 2007 08:45 AM
Dan...I think you're on to something. ROTFLMAO-squared!
Posted by: Tina at September 20, 2007 06:07 PM