Reply #43: I hope they repeat this or MSNBC posts transcript [View All]

[RamboLiberal]

Daily Kos had this:

Hardball exclusive
by Tom Schaller
Thu Apr 8th, 2004 at 13:14:09 EDT

If you are near a television, go to MSNBC's Hardball RIGHT NOW. Four 9/11 widows are criticizing the Administration's handling of 9/11 and the stonewalling of the Commission like simply nobody else has...and certainly nobody else is entitled to. The single most powerful television I've seen to date. Update <2004-4-8 13:43:33 by Tom Schaller>:: The four women are: Kristen Breitweiser, Mindy Kleinberg, Patty and Laurie (sorry, didn't put their names on chiron again so I didn't get the last two, but I will try to find out). Breitweiser sounds like a typically confident NYC/LI native; she was giving Matthews a lesson. Update <2004-4-8 13:43:33 by Tom Schaller>:: Also, Breitweiser said she voted for Bush, and considered him her "biggest ally" but now believes he is her "biggest adversary." She calmly said she would "give" the Administration the fact that they could not prevent 9/11, but was miffed because of the subsequent stonewalling, and that they should not be taking credit for their candor now because it was only after efforts by people like her to force out any of this testimony. All four widows were asked if the president's and vice president's insistence on a non-public, not-under-oath testimony was motivated by a need to protect national security or because it was political. All four unhestitatingly said: "political."

http://www.dailykos.com/

One thing I'm getting tired of reading is the crap that the 9-11 widows got wide news media coverage. It wasn't until the shit hit the fan with the Clarke book that the news media payed much attention. The only journalist beside Gail Sheehy who paid them any attention was Phil Donahue when he had Kristen Breitweiser on last year before he was cancelled.

I'm glad now that these women are finally getting the attention they so richly deserve. I understand they provided much of the research to the 9-11 commission. That alone shows how much this cabal has been trying to hide the truth and how reluctant those in our government were cowed by them not to dig for it.

I hope when Kerry wins these women get a medal from a new Democratic administration.