As a New Yorker who was in the city on 9/11 (actually, on a subway right under the buildings when the first plane hit), the stories in the movie we are recommending tonight both inspire and humble me. I don't know a single New Yorker who didn't try to help in some way on that day, but the sacrifices most of us made come nowhere near those of the men and women in "9/12: From Chaos to Community," who dedicated 10 months of their lives to assisting the recovery effort.
The movie documents the experiences of several New Yorkers who were determined to find a way to help despite the physical, bureaucratic and cultural barriers. The volunteers reunite every year every year on the 11th to remember the work they did in the weeks and months following the attack, and to rekindle the unlikely sense of community that developed as a result.
Enjoy this inspiring film brought to you by our partners at Snagfilms.com.
I hear thousands are gathering in DC to celebrate President Obama keeping us safer from terrorist attacks for LONGER than GW Bush did!
Are these celebrations going to be a daily occurence, as we celebrate each day beyond 9/11 that we haven't been attacked? Could get expensive.
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Stella
1:41PM Sep 12th 2009
Well, if we don't get attacked, it won't be because anyone in this administration has done anything to prevent an attack, that's for sure. They are too busy investigating and prosecuting those that DID keep us safe--and their eyes are totally off the ball. Don't think our enemies don't see this, and are licking their lips.
The CIA interrogations have now been moved to the White House, where Chicago Style Thuggery can be implemented, courtesy of Axelrod & Son. I'm sure they are probably coordinating this with ACORN, SEIU and other liberal-elitist thugs.
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Rheinhart Moxon
2:00PM Sep 12th 2009
Now that the world knows that torture is as American as apple-pie and that when it comes to advancing democracy, making "We The People" really men what it says, America has given up and is no longer even bothering to pretend that bringing democracy to the un-free nations of the world is something we will do because it is what Jesus would want, rather than what Christian Jiadists want.
It must really sadden white Republicans that America held the Nuremberg Trials to prosecute those who killed and tortured in the name of racial purity, that America put on trial those japanese who waterboarded captured Amicans and captured Allies - if America hd ot done all that then Americans could no se the excuse the Nazis an the japanese used.."I was only following orders".
How sad tht Republicans now salute those Roman soldiers who followed orders and crucified the King of The Jews,
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sitokhan1
7:51PM Sep 12th 2009
9-12 commemorates the day when George W. Bush finally felt it was safe enough to come out from hiding! Then he gave medals to all the idiots who let America be attacked, then let Osama Ben Laden and his family get away!
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Richard
2:48AM Sep 14th 2009
This is mainly in response to Stella, etc.; you claim Bush/Cheney "kept us safe from attack." Really, did you miss 9-11 in 2001 somehow? Maybe short on facts, like Bush/Cheney were the one's in power for months, they IGNORED multiple warnings and DID NOT increase security at all, not even a little ?!?!?
The evil Fox Channel and pal's tried to make Bush/Cheney, the asleep-at-the-wheel gang who not only did nothing to stop 9-11 from happening, but even did nothing while it was going on!?! Something is very fishy when no order is given to use the many defenses around Wash. DC to shoot down anything coming at the Pentagon!
The 9-11 Commission clearly points to Cheney being asked several times " if the order still stands?" Obviously the military aide was asking to use the defensive missiles, and was amazed that Cheney was not going to.
Many other odd things on 9-11 that at the least point to Bush/Cheney being fools, and slow one's at that, or worse, as in letting happen, as their Neo-Con friends wanted, " a new Pearl Harbor." So their gang could act like war hero's [many avoiding Vietnam of course], spend vast fortunes on Afgan. and start the unnecessary Iraq war, but basically weaken the US for generations with the debt and loss of life.
Bush/Cheney tried to stop looking into 9-11. Fearful of their foolishness or hiding even worse answers?? There should be a new 9-11 investigation.
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WADE....
1:36PM Sep 12th 2009
COMING SOON !!!... To your pocket and a pocket near you...
WE'RE GONNA BE DIGGING DOWN DEEP AND CHECKING UNDER THE COUCH AND CHAIRS FOR THAT... 'CHANGE'...
Don’t be caught off guard when Pelosi tries to RAM Al Gore’s BOGUS GLOBAL WARMING BILL down your THROAT !!!
CAP and TAX Al Gore’s Dream Bill…THIS CAP AND TRADE BILL WILL DESTROY JOBS AND INDUSTRY....
Republicans worried about fiscal responsibility is just tooo funny! Where was all this concern 8 years ago when Republicans ran everything? When you guys spent money by the trillions with no restraint?
If you want to fix the economy, why don't go to Iraq and look for the 9 BILLION DOLLARS THAT DISAPPEARED?
Why don't you ask that great hero DICK CHENEY why his Haliburton Company moved to Abu Dhabi?
Republicans worried about spending, is like Catholic priests worried about child molesters!
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dianalzr
11:07PM Sep 12th 2009
Sure . . . Cap and TAX will cost us all more than people realize in higher energy costs - right down to that loaf of bread you eat. But hey . . . Al Gore will be making millions more selling carbon credits . . . LOL. What a scam.
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ettu
4:07PM Sep 12th 2009
NO ONE is saying preserve the status quo. NO ONE! We are saying we want TORT REFORM, we want INTERSTATE ACCESS to health insurance, we want SOME REGULATION and STRICT OVERSIGHT of insurance company tactics, we want them to DETECT, INVESTIGATE, and ELIMINATE the fraud, corruption, and inefficiencies in the current social programs of SS, Medicare, Medicaid, VA Services, and all social programs and agencies currently operating. We want Congress and the President to THROW THEIR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS UNDER THE BUS, and actually do something for the American citizens, for a CHANGE WE CAN SUPPORT. Stop protecting those big supporters of your re-election, who promise you the means to increase YOUR OWN wealth and power. Show some integrity in doing the job the people have elected you to do.
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remolona
5:30PM Sep 12th 2009
Current Health Insurance is a Biblical Harlot riding on Americans. They (Harlot and Republicans) descriminate sick , poor and old. And you have to buy Afflac too!! But when you get sick They-Harlot supported by Republicans cancel Insurance and Americans 1.6 Million per year getting bankropted!. So now is a time for Insurance for all Americans! let us stop monopoly of Harlot and Rpublicans support of it.
God bless Obama and all Americans!!!!!!
Republicans are more conservative until conception, but after that Democrats getting all responsibilities for the rest of the life of new conception (person), so in conclusion -in Gods eye Democrats are far more conservative than Harlot-Republicans!!
Preachers confuse Americans and deliver them to Republicans in the form of votes, and they get kick-back in the form of "Base Faith Initiative" and this is their Conservatism!!!!
for us working Americans Republicans deliver "radioactive shafts" - mortgages, credit cards and Harlot Insurance
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MaggieMo
6:19PM Sep 12th 2009
Hmmmmmm, remolona.....didn't you post this exact same comment under the name samoliana for another article? Me thinks thou are a plant from the left rendering you irrelevant.
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Rheinhart Moxon
7:08PM Sep 12th 2009
MaggieMo - so it is the MESSENGER, not the message, that bothers you?
Methinks you might be one of those who has their thinking done for them.
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dianalzr
11:10PM Sep 12th 2009
I am not sure I would have Americans focus on that . . . it might back fire. Right now he is still enjoying the safety measures instituted by the Bush Administration . . . but he is still in the process of dismantling much of it. I hope he can do as well as Bush did after 9/11 under his own Homeland Security structure.
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Richard
3:03AM Sep 14th 2009
I'm sort of glad people like Wade write here. Just like Rep. Wilson it shows the right wing lack of respect for other's, uncivilized behavor and hatred, and of course little regard for facts [they just get in the way or ranting and raving!]
Let's not forget that the right wing has given us a totally unnecessary war in Iraq, lasting longer than World War 2. If you are say 20, you will be paying for this war YOUR ENTIRE LIFE!
Bush/Cheney and pals like Rep. Boehner or Pence claim to be frugal, careful with taxpayer money. Yet they didn't dare actually Pay For Iraq, they put it on the Red Chinese credit card. The "only" $ 50 Billion cost has gone up to, including interest, over $ 4,000 Billions!!!$$$
Now any Real Conservative is supposed to hate government waste and big spending. YET it is conservative's that have put this Iraq Burden on the US for generations! Maybe they forgot, spending 4 Million Million's will have to repaid? Maybe they forgot, that MEANS HIGHE TAXES !!
And the vet's will often require expensive care til they die, in 60-80 years, so the final bill will be paid around 2090-2100 !?!$$$ If you are young, just remember the Republicans who stuck you with a big, and unnecessary bill, for your entire life! Are you sitting down? It will work out to about $ 40,000 PER FAMILY !!
Republicans are like an evil fox [or the Fox Channel]. They don't exactly "tax and spend." No, they "spend and leave it up to other's to pay the bill, which of course is even larger with the cost of borrowing!" Then they "protest too much" and rant and cry about spending, what phonies!
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Richard
3:09AM Sep 14th 2009
Poor ettu, you are mixed up! It's the right wing that has all kinds of special interests, many as corrupt and greedy as they come.
From crooks like Rick Scott, convicted of massive insurance fraud, to the lobby firm DCI, that is being paid by "special interests" to lie and distort health care reform.
These right wing groups, like the Heritage Foundation, are the same stuck up fools that wanted to start the unnecessary Iraq War. Why should anyone listen to them?
Pres. Obama was elected mainly with the donations of millions of average people, he would not take special interest money like the Republicans did. He is trying to fix the many problems left over from Bush/Cheney and pals!
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kathy
4:26AM Sep 14th 2009
Richard, dont defend the Democrats any more than you would defend a Republican, because they all have their Special Interest Groups. What is true right now, is Obama can make the difference if he will. He can be the President of "the people", if he will. The ones he needs to handle are the small group of Democrats in Congress that seem to have gone wild. Some of the people he has hired on to his administration haven't looked so good. Tax Cheats? Van Jones didn't make him look any better. We are at a critical time now, the recession. Again, both parties have screwed us. We have to keep a watch on them all. Thomas Jefferson: The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.
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wg233
11:20AM Sep 16th 2009
the Republicans remind me of a heavyweight fighter that looks impressive, big muscles, foot speed, devastating right hook,etc. but is constantly losing to inferior fighters--EVERY TIME THE MONEY IS RIGHT. When are they going to stop taking a dive for whoever PAYS the best? When are they going to TRY working for the AMERICAN PEOPLE?