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About LinkBacksI guess it's too much to ask for the heroes of 9/11 to ask the government for anything in return. What a bunch of slackers and malingerers. Get a job, already, and quit ruining Christmas for the GOP.Asking politely hasn't worked for ailing 9/11 responders, so Thursday they are trying civil disobedience in hopes of jarring loose stalled legislation meant to help.
About a dozen of the people who worked at Ground Zero plan to barge into senators' offices and demand backing for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
"This bill will live or die in the foyer of your office because we will be leaving with your assurances, or with the assistance of Capitol Police," 9/11 advocate John Feal warned in a note to senators Wednesday.
"The great Capitol Police force, made up of great men and women, will need to drag 9/11 heroes from your halls, Senator, because we plan on staying. We can only imagine the headlines come Friday morning."
Feal, founder of the Feal Good Foundation, and other responders have grown increasingly frustrated with politicians on both sides of the aisle.
Republicans angered them by blocking the $7.4 billion measure on grounds they wanted to extend tax cuts for the wealthy first. The Senate did so Wednesday, but Republicans still are not stepping up.
Ground Zero workers plan to storm senators' offices in bid for Zadroga Act support
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16th December 2010 08:10 AM #1Ms. Peckerhead
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9/11 Responders to storm Senator's offices today
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16th December 2010 08:32 AM #2Schaden My Freude Array
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never forget!!!!
Originally Posted by blueneck
i guess it's too much to ask for the heroes of 9/11 to ask the government for anything in return. What a bunch of slackers and malingerers. Get a job, already, and quit ruining christmas for the gop.
ground zero workers plan to storm senators' offices in bid for zadroga act supportAs a Democrat, I take solace in the fact that the Republicans have nominated the guy who lost the nomination to the guy who lost the presidency to the guy who is now the President.
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16th December 2010 08:34 AM #3Don't Drone Me Bro!
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It should be noted that neither side of the isle helped these heroes. it saddens me to see you make light of it. Originally Posted by Blueneck
I guess it's too much to ask for the heroes of 9/11 to ask the government for anything in return. What a bunch of slackers and malingerers. Get a job, already, and quit ruining Christmas for the GOP.
Ground Zero workers plan to storm senators' offices in bid for Zadroga Act support
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If it had taken place in another country we would be laying out the red-carpet. We seem to always be able to help except when it comes to Americans.
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There can't possibly be any ill effects from that. I plainly recall officials of the U.S declaring that work environment to be harmless as far as this kind of thing is concerned. Why would these men be told it was harmless when it wasn't?
If you can't believe your government officials who can you believe?"Perhaps the earth can teach us, as when everything seems dead in winter and
later proves to be alive. " Pablo Neruda
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Another thought. I recall some aggrieved public servants being shot down in Washington by government troops for speaking up and complaining about being treated unfairly.
Think this will happen to this malcontents?"Perhaps the earth can teach us, as when everything seems dead in winter and
later proves to be alive. " Pablo Neruda
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair
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16th December 2010 09:24 AM #7Ms. Peckerhead
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Do you have a link to that? Originally Posted by michaelr
And perhaps it should also be noted that it was the Republicans who benefitted most from exploiting 9/11 and the war on terror.
Right now, it's the Republicans blocking this - no one else.
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16th December 2010 09:32 AM #8Don't Drone Me Bro!
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I don't need a link, they haven't been helped and thats just the way it is. Originally Posted by Blueneck
To answer your earlier question, they weren't told of the dangers because wall street needed to remain open.
Blue, 911 didn't happen yesterday.
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I've read a number of reports on this. They've been left hung out to dry just like the rest of us.
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There has been a group that stepped up and helped, several actually but not on the scale of the truth movement. Originally Posted by Spooky
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