Did anyone else find this offensive?

Yes, I saw it as well. It made me so enraged. That was not anywhere close to a tribute to the victims or the victims families. I was so offended!!

But it actually makes me happy to know that I am on the correct side of the bipartisan lines and that the Republicans already have to use 9/11, anti-muslim propaganda, and scare tactics to garner votes. They have nothing.

Sounds just like a video that Orion posted months ago.

http://www.terrorismawareness.org/know-about-jihad/

Typical racist crap to keep all the kool-aid drinkers whipped into a worried frenzy.

Rickd -

It does sound like a video that Orion posted.

and the comment “Typical racist crap to keep all the kool-aid drinkers whipped into a worried frenzy”

was obviously regarding the video. It is typical racist crap.

So, once a person is gone, we can never reference them or anything they said or did unless it is to praise their memory and all the wonderful things they did?

My first husband died and I remember everything about him. His good and bad points. It is an entire package.

My firstborn died and I remember it all. I remember the paint spilled on the carpet. The magic marker on my favorite pair of shoes. And the way he laughed. I remember it all.

And as for you, shame of you for trying to make what I said into an attack on Orion.

Of course it’s anti-Muslim propaganda. There is no real terrorist threat on US soil right now, 9/11 was an isolated incident seen as foolish by much of the Islamic extremist world. The entire attack most likely took place without bin Laden’s supervision, maybe even without his awareness.

While I agree it’s shameless, I would have been surprised not to see the McCain campaign do everything it can to capitalize on the national security issue. It’s traditionally where Republicans are perceived as strongest, and with public sentiment very different than it was on 9/12/01, McCain can’t afford to lose ground in this area.

Jimahl, I didn’t see it, but I’m not surprised. I agree with you, and I think that since national security is the only area that the Republican administration still has a large approval rating on (although I disagree with the entire Iraq fiasco), we are going to see many more variations on these themes. So I say, “Buckle your seat belts, we’re in for a bumpy ride.”

The video was racist.

And you, unfortunately, seem just like yourself.

I think they apologised for it, didn’t they?

but there were a whole lot of other offensive remarks during the rest of the convention, so the fact that they apologised for this doesn’t in the least bit make the republican convention respectable