"Bush ads outrage 9/11 families"

Whoopsydoodley. I discussed Bush's new ads here. Now comes this:

Many families of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack expressed anger Thursday at President Bush's use of ground zero images in his new campaign ads, accusing him of using the attack for political gain.

Until Bush cooperates with the federal commission that is investigating the nation's preparedness before the attacks and its response "by testifying in public under oath ... he should not be using 9-11 as political propaganda," said Kristen Breitweiser, of Middletown Township, N.J., whose husband, Ronald Breitweiser, 39, died in the World Trade Center...

"I oppose anyone using it to promote their personal agenda," said Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son, Christian Regenhard, 28, died on Sept. 11, 2001. "While I certainly oppose the commercialization of ground zero, I have to say he's not the only one to further his political goals or to make money off it."

..."September 11th was not just a distant tragedy. It's a defining event for the future of our country," Karen Hughes, a Bush campaign adviser, told "The Early Show" on CBS. "Obviously, all of us mourn and grieve for the victims of that terrible day, but September 11 fundamentally changed our public policy in many important ways, and I think it's vital that the next president recognize that."

Patricia Riley, of New Dorp, Staten Island, who lost her sister, Lorraine Riley, 37, in the terrorist attack, agreed with that view, saying Bush's use of Sept. 11 imagery in campaign spots was "appropriate."

To be frank, I don't really care how they found these naysayers so quickly.

Politics · Thu, 03/04/2004 - 13:04 · · Importance: 1