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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Obama going to Ground Zero Thursday. Can he invite Bush? That’d be really great. Unity!
Daily Archives: May 2, 2011
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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Remarkable, awful Tuscaloosa damage footage, courtesy of The Daily’s aerial drone (!). (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] History.
A modest proposal
A thought just popped into my head. Obama is going to Ground Zero on Thursday. He should invite George W. Bush to join him. I’m serious. Can you imagine what an amazing American moment that would be? A transcendent moment of unity and celebration: the two presidents together, marking their joint victory over terror and evil. What’s the downside? Obama… Read more »
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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] We’re still here. You’re not. Go figure. Richard Brookhiser, New Yorker
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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Things I’ve learned, or re-learned, in the last 12 hours: Americans’ visceral anger about 9/11 may have receded somewhat into the background over the last 10 years, but it is still absolutely there. There’s no need, yet, to say “Never Forget.” We haven’t forgotten. Not even close. Osama Bin Laden… Read more »
Photo of the year?
No, Wolf Blitzer, your studio isn’t the Situation Room. This is the Situation Room: Caption: “President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Please note: a classified document seen in this… Read more »
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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] The flag is up! #AmericaF___Yeah
Things I’ve learned in the last 15 hours
• Americans’ visceral anger about 9/11 may have receded somewhat into the background over the last 10 years, but it is still absolutely there. There’s no need, yet, to say “Never Forget.” We haven’t forgotten. Not even close. • Osama Bin Laden was very much the personal focal point of that visceral anger. I confess I was surprised by the… Read more »
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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Got up early to buy newspapers covering Bin Laden’s death. Walked into King Soopers literally as newspaper delivery guy was filling news rack. Still hunting for New York Times.