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"A symbol of failure" for Bush
Republican speculation that Bush may use ground zero as a convention backdrop has some 9/11 victims' families appalled.
Blithe Republican speculation that ground zero might be used during the convention as a backdrop for Bush has provoked outrage, especially from some 9/11 victims' families already frustrated with the White House's lack of cooperation with the independent commission investigating the attacks. The commission itself looms large for Republican convention-goers anxious to see Bush bathe in a patriotic spotlight.
Last week the Hill, the congressional weekly, quoted "one GOP insider" and "a veteran official of past GOP conventions" as saying there is "a real possibility we could see President Bush giving his acceptance speech at Ground Zero. It's clearly a venue they're considering."
"We read that and we were just sick to our stomachs," says David Pototari, co-director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.
"It's totally inappropriate," says Kristen Breitweiser, whose husband, Ronald, was killed at the World Trade Center. "The president won't testify before the entire 9/11 commission, he won't testify under oath, and he fought the creation of the commission for one year. So for him to have the audacity to even think of going to ground zero is absolutely deplorable. That's sacred ground. That's solemn, holy ground where my husband and 3,000 others were murdered. It doesn't belong to politics."
Last week the Hill, the congressional weekly, quoted "one GOP insider" and "a veteran official of past GOP conventions" as saying there is "a real possibility we could see President Bush giving his acceptance speech at Ground Zero. It's clearly a venue they're considering."
"We read that and we were just sick to our stomachs," says David Pototari, co-director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.
"It's totally inappropriate," says Kristen Breitweiser, whose husband, Ronald, was killed at the World Trade Center. "The president won't testify before the entire 9/11 commission, he won't testify under oath, and he fought the creation of the commission for one year. So for him to have the audacity to even think of going to ground zero is absolutely deplorable. That's sacred ground. That's solemn, holy ground where my husband and 3,000 others were murdered. It doesn't belong to politics."
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