There has been ongoing chatter on Twitter and other places online that when Mayor Bloomberg is introduced tomorrow to give his remarks at the 911 commemoration, the crowd will sing "Amazing Grace," even though it is not part of the program. Mayor Bloomberg decided weeks ago no clergy OR FIREFIGHTERS would be allowed to participate in the memorial. It's difficult to even type that, thinking there's got to be a mistake. Well, New Yorkers aren't taking it well, either. I hope this "flash mob" comes to fruition and We the People once again do what should be done. Like someone on Twitter said today, when liberals form flash mobs, they take hostages; when conservatives form flash mobs, they sing "Amazing Grace." Another person said, "Dear New York Fire Fighters, don't feel bad you weren't invited to the 911 memorial. Neither was I. Signed, God." Exactly. Sickening gestures of appeasement, such as the one on display from the mayor, are exactly the wrong thing to do in response to what happened to us. Holding up our fire fighters as the heroes they are and singing "Amazing Grace" is exactly the right thing to do.
The best comment I've heard yet, regarding the 10th anniversary came from President Bush today, when he said, "One of the lessons of 911 is evil is real, and so is courage."
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