How dare they take in vain the names and images of individuals who were killed in the tragedy of 9/11. Tonight's Republican Convention featured a video of the Twin Towers on fire and falling, photos and fliers of people missing or lost, and tearful rescuers and families. I lived through 9/11 in Washington, DC while the man I loved was in New York City. Like so many others, we were cut off without phone service and I had no way of contacting him as he made his way to lend a hand a ground zero. Thank God that he was safe but along with so many New Yorkers, he will never forget that day and neither will I. How dare Republicans use these tragic images to gain hollow support for their candidate.
I want to be kept safe too. I dare say that there is no American that wants to see the kind of devastation happened on September 11, 2001. But I want to hear substance, a plan, not tearful remembrances. Not a year goes by that I don't say a prayer for those who lost their lives and their families on 9/11. This year will be no different, but the next President of the United States will have to show me more if he expects my vote.
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