Deval’s naivete endangers us all (Ma. Gov blames victims of 9/11)

bostonherald.com ^ | September 13, 2007 | Michael Graham

[Boston Blackie]

In his 9/11 commemoration speech, Patrick observed that while the attack on the World Trade Center was “mean and nasty,” (that’s telling ’em, Deval!) the real tragedy of six years ago was the “failure of human understanding.”

Yes, 9/11 was, Patrick said “a failure of human beings to understand each other, to learn to love each other.” [Emphasis added.]

To find out what the victims of 9/11 didn’t understand about the terrorists that might have prevented the attack, I turned to Debra Burlingame. Her brother, Chic, was the pilot of American Airlines [AMR] Flight 77 - the plane that hit the Pentagon.

When I first read Debra the governor’s remarks over the phone, her reaction was astonished silence. “Can you read that again please?”

I did. More silence.

“Did he have the audacity to say that in front of grieving 9/11 family members?” she asked, somewhat astonished...

[Boston Blackie]

Because among many other things, 9/11 was a failure of human understanding. It was mean and nasty and bitter attack on the United States. But it was also about the failure of human beings to understand each other, and to learn to love each other. And it seems to me that that lesson and that warning is something that we must carry with us everyday.

[Red Badger]

His Rodney “Can’t we all just get along?” moment?............

[Little Ray]

Is there any way we can expel the Democratic People’s Republic of Massachusetts from the United States?

BTW: This is one of things I hold against Mitt Romney; If he can get elected in the DPRM, then he probably isn’t suitable for President...

[Eagles Talon IV]

I sold my home in MA and left the scumbags State for good on 6/30. It is now 2.5 months later and I am beginning to feel cleansed and whole once again. The only thing about what is going on in that God forsaken State is that it is losing population. Hopefully the trend will continue and accelerate as the ever shrinking tax base causes the State to raise taxes ever higher to maintain their socialistic spending programs.

[Boston Blackie]

click here to view video of speech

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

BTW: This is one of things I hold against Mitt Romney; If he can get elected in the DPRM, then he probably isn’t suitable for President...

You forget about Shannon's tattoo moment. We in Massachusetts are shocked whenever we see tattoos on bodies. I wonder what is tattooed on Hillary, not that I want to see.

[massgopguy]

Tell Al Queda about our Gay Marriages, I’m sure they’ll be impressed.

[Boston Blackie]

Is there any way we can expel the Democratic People’s Republic of Massachusetts from the United States?

What about New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, California..... all liberal states. Sounds like a dangerous strategy.

[andy58-in-nh]

That is a fine example of the sort of imprecise, emotion-laden language that liberals always use when they are called upon to address themselves to Evil, but instead cannot bring themselves to admit that it exists.

[Boston Blackie]

We are valuating our situatation and will make a decision in the spring. The main obstacle to leaving is our grandchildren.

[NonValueAdded]

That is almost as stupid a statement by the Gov as was the one by a substitute teacher blaming the towers’ collapse on Global Warming (I kid you not).

[goldstategop]

Only a liberal would say terrorists need to be loved. The rest of us would say we need to Jack Bauer them immediately.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Boston Blackie]

Valuating = evaluating.

[Aquinasfan]

the attack on the World Trade Center was “mean and nasty,” (that’s telling ’em, Deval!) the real tragedy of six years ago was the “failure of human understanding.”

Deval is a wimp and a socialist, in no particular order.

You have to hear his voice to fully appreciate the "mean and nasty" bit.

[Aquinasfan]

Hopefully the trend will continue and accelerate as the ever shrinking tax base causes the State to raise taxes ever higher to maintain their socialistic spending programs.

Unfortunately, we're moving into NH and Maine, ruining them, and moving them solidly into the Dem column.

[Boston Blackie]

Jack Bauer? I’m not watching anymore since Janeane Garofalo joined the cast of 24.

[Gay State Conservative]

In his 9/11 commemoration speech, Patrick observed that while the attack on the World Trade Center was “mean and nasty,” (that’s telling ’em, Deval!) the real tragedy of six years ago was the “failure of human understanding.”

I personally heard the roar of approval from arise from Brookline (and Cambridge,Newton,Belmont,Sommerville,etc) as Coupe Deval delivered those wise and compassionate words.

[jonascord]

Dead men tell no tales, but a live one, scared fecesless, will talk his head off. Ejecting Massachusetts from the US might just be that "upside the haid" slap that the rest of the liberal Northeast might need.

Mass is too small to be a country, and too large to be an insane asylum. Without Federal monies to prop up it's social programs, and all the actual taxable money from earned income headed for Vermont, the only source of income left would be Venezuela. While I would miss Kennedy and Kerry in the Senate, I think I could cope...

[goldstategop]

A gun still solves more problems than singing kum-baya. That's what conservatives like about "24." If only we could do it in the real world.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Boston Blackie]

Mass is too small to be a country, and too large to be an insane asylum.

Perfect size for Chinese military installations ... the liberals in ALL of America will welcome them with Deval Patrick's hugs and love. .

[dashing doofus]

His Rodney “Can’t we all just get along?” moment?............

This is more than just a "moment" for this clown -- he really believes this stuff.

Examples:

He previously ordered state police not to arrest illegal aliens, claiming that would distract them from law enforcement (I'm not kidding, or exaggerating....)

He wants the State college system to provide in-state discounts to illegals.

[Boston Blackie]

A gun still solves more problems than singing kum-baya.

No argument here.

[dashing doofus]

Is there any way we can expel the Democratic People’s Republic of Massachusetts from the United States?

That would be nice. The state really, really needs to change the motto on motor vehicle license plates, which reads, "The spririt of America."

[dashing doofus]

Yeah. He is definitely “metro.”

[Boston Blackie]

I feel like I should end every post with ‘reporting from behind enemy lines.’

[presidio9]

Dear Boston:

Thanks for American Airlines Flight 11. Thanks for United Airlines Flight 175. Thanks for your Red Sox being the only team in the Major Leagues that declined to offer 1 paycheck to 9/11 charities.

I’m not saying that Boston doesn’t care about, or is even the slightest bit responsible for the attack. I am, however, saying that nobody in NY could give a f-ck about opinions on the attacks from Boston or its politicians.

Sincerely, a guy sitting across the street from a giant hole in the ground right now.

[dashing doofus]

I know the feeling. I lived in the People’s Republik of NY for a long time.

[Boston Blackie]

Why don’t you complain to Chucky or Hillary. They are more to blame for 9/11, along with the likes of Kerry and Kennedy, than the City of Boston.

[Maneesh]

I agree, I was in Texas recently and a local radio talk show said this about Romney : He has a problem with 2 M’s. One is Mormon issue which he can get past, the other one is Massachusetts which is going to take him down as there is no fixing that. Romney is a decent guy and would make a good president but he is dead in the water because he is from the land of Kerry and Kennedy and now Deval Patrick.

[AnAmericanMother]

It's not so much that Romney happens to be from MA, as that he was able to get elected there!

Either he believes what he had to say to get elected in MA, or he doesn't and believes in what he's saying now.

But which?

[presidio9]

Schumer, Clinton, Kennedy, and Kerry are US Senators. The article was about the mayor of Boston blaming the victims of NY. As I said, I’m not blaming the citizens of Boston directly. I’m saying that the Mayor those citizens elected is particularly poorly qualified to be pointing fingers. And I am correct. When it comes to 9/11, Boston mayors would probably do well to keep thier mouths shut. The know they are playing to a very liberal audience, but they know they can’t “feel your pain.” Therefore, anything they say is going to end up pissing most people off.

[Maneesh]

Actually Deval Patrick is the Governor of Massachusetts, although the Mayor of Boston: Menino could very well make those statements. Because of his horrendous pronunciation, most people would not understand what he said so it may not have made the news. Deval Patrick speaks slowly and clearly and what he said clearly indicated his thought process : criminals are actually the victims and love and understanding can solve everything. Incidentally a giant mosque is being built in Boston and they got a sweetheart land deal.

[Maneesh]

Romney did have to soften his conservative stance on several issue to get elected in MA. I think he was all long more of a conservative than he could display as Governor of MA. So now even though he is revereting back to his actual roots it can very easily be construed as shifting or flip flopping.

In either case, the MA link will sink him which is too bad because he is the only candidate on either side that has run successful businesses, had employees, has been a CEO, has a very stable family life and is probably the best communicator.

[Little Ray]

Add Michigan, too.
Still sounds like a good idea to me.

Or at least let the South secede peacefully...

[Little Ray]

So he flop-flipped liberal to be governor of the DPRM?

I’m sorta willing to vote for Romney if he gets past the Primaries. But that is as far as it goes.

[dashing doofus]

Except that Bloomie has the most annoying, nasal Boston accent — more of an accent than Mumbles Menino, from what I can make out from his ramblings... ;-)

[massgopguy]

You know, I know people in the state Democratic Committee who said there’s a reason why is wife is depressed. tap tap tap

[massgopguy]

Hussein al-Husseini, the man believed to be John Doe #2 in the OK City bombings and a member of Unit 999 of the Iraqi military got a job at MASSPORT working at Logan Airport. Isn’t that interesting?

[cake_crumb]

"It was mean and nasty and bitter attack..."

...Among other things.

(SHUDDER) What a TWISTED individual.

[ClaireSolt]

Nobody wants to call him of the culpability of the Democratic nepotism that had political cronies in charge of Logan airport at the time. This pap is just a dodge.

[livius]

If he looked like he’d vote Dem, Osama himself could probably get a job at Logan.

[Boston Blackie]

Boston's mayor Tom Mennino should keep his mouth shut because he speaks a strange language that nobody can translate....that language is known as Menninoese.

The article was about Massachusetts Governor Patrick Deval.

[dashing doofus]

LOL. I wouldn’t be surprised.

[Boston Blackie]

I realized Boston had changed many years ago while I was at a Red Sox game and a 'fan' sitting in front of me shouted James, smash the sphere vigorously as Jim Rice stepped into the batters box.

[dashing doofus]

Hmmm, do you think Menino keeps getting re-elected BECAUSE nobody knows what the hell he is saying?

[Clemenza]

Pennsylvania isn’t that liberal. Outside of Philly and Pitt you have Republicans and socially conservative Dems. Of course, you can drive 70 miles across central PA and see more dairy cows than people.

[Boston Blackie]

I'd be the highest paid political consultant in the world if I knew the answer to that.

[Clemenza]

I heard Curtis Sliwa refer to Bloomie as a Jewish politician. I found that interesting as I never thought of him as such. He is a Masshole politician, and a member of the Church of Latter Day Businessmen (props to Kinky Friedman for that one).

[VOA]

Jack Bauer? I’m not watching anymore since Janeane Garofalo joined
the cast of 24.

Same here.
But if Garofalo ends up being a traitorous or manifestly-stupid
character...
I'll be all over the re-runs!

[Boston Blackie]

LOL ... It will have higher ratings in re-run.