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I saw two women on Hardball speaking out about the ad. Debra Burlingame lost her brother, who was the pilot on American Airlines flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon. And Monica Gabrielle lost her husband at the World Trade Center on September 11.

Debra was understanding and thought there should be a reminder in the president's messages.

Monica groaned on about how ironic GWB would use images of 9/11 considering he was in a classroom reading to children.

GWB has yet to answer to the 9/11 commission.

Neither he nor Vice President Cheney have agreed to meet with the commission, the entire commission to give under oath testimony about what they knew on and before 9/11 regarding the state of national security.

Gabreille goes on for quite a time repeating Bush/Cheney are ignoring the commission. The commission, the commission, the commission.

Then Monica Gabriel messes up....

MATTHEWS: So just to try to help the audience understand, your complaint here, it‘s not at the ads, that he‘s using 9/11 in the ads. Your complaint is he won‘t—he hasn‘t been forthcoming as to the details of what his policy was before 9/11 and his preparedness.

GABRIELLE: I disagree. I also find the ads tasteless. I don‘t want to see 9/11 used in a political forum as a platform for the Republicans to promote.

But WAIT! There's more.

MATTHEWS: Let me ask you—Let me ask you a tough question. Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

GABRIELLE: Politics doesn‘t have anything to do with it.

MATTHEWS: What are you?

GABRIELLE: Independent. I don‘t...

MATTHEWS: Did you vote for Bush in 2000?

GABRIELLE: You know what? To be honest with you, I don‘t even recall.

I very well might have. But that‘s not the issue here.

Monica doesn't remember who she voted for in the first presidential election in history that lasted for over a month. Riiiight.

Monica Gabrielle. Thanks, I didn't have the names of those who appeared on TV.

Here's Monica Gabrielle's letter to the editor in the NY Times last August 3rd:

Echoes of 9/11 are with me every day as I try to deal not only with the murder of my husband, Rich, but also with ensuring that the truth about that day is revealed and that accountability is achieved at the city, state and federal levels.
Lest we forget, the responsibility of our leaders is to protect our citizens from harm. On Sept. 11, 2001, our leaders failed miserably. The reason for the failures has yet to be fully determined.
Our recovery will not be enhanced simply because the Republican Convention will be held near ground zero. Whatever President Bush and his administration may think, the one important point to remember is this: Since 9/11, they have stonewalled and prevented a transparent investigation of that horrific day.
This is the echo that should be reverberating throughout our country.
MONICA GABRIELLE

Amazing Chrissy Matthews couldn't find this...it took me all of 3 minutes.