by Lionel Bascom — September 25th, 2007 — 1 comment
If the debilitating politics that drives this country these days had not stalled the reconstruction of Ground Zero, Tom Bevan says the Iranian leader who has taken command of the American media this week wouldn’t have been able to find himself a prayer manuel at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
Bevan, writing in the Real Clear Politics in Time says: “Lost in all the hullabaloo over Ahmadinejad’s request last week to visit Ground Zero is a question I haven’t heard anyone ask: Would Mahmoud have been so keen to visit the site if it sported fresh, gleaming skyscrapers and represented a resurgence of New York’s vibrant business community instead of a open wound we’re still slowly struggling to heal? I doubt it.
But even if Ahmadinejad had still wanted to visit Ground Zero, that would have been the kind of photo op America could live with. Indeed, it might even have been one we wanted the world to see: a small, evil man surrounded by the backdrop of America’s resilient spirit.
Part of the reason Ahmadinejad’s request was so offensive is because more than six years after 9/11 it is shameful there is still a gaping hole in the center of Manhattan for the terror-supporting leader to try and exploit.”
10:16 PM in Uncategorized, The Construction, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, Related Stories, Freedom Tower News, Homeland Security, Politics
We Americans are still giving this idiot the positive reinforcement that he craves. What is amazing to me is when someone in America does something wonderfully altruistic, there is little or no publicity about it. We need to open our eyes to the truth.
Let’s perceive this world and its inhabitants with a new consciousness that moves humanity forward. The only way that can occur is for each of us to draw from his/her own personal reservoir of talent and then help each other when we see an opportunity to help, encourage when there is a call for encouragement and comfort when there is a need.
Most importantly, we need to stop idolizing ourselves and false leadership and open our minds and hearts to the creative intelligence that exists in every soul on this planet. When we recognize quality in life, we realize the fulfillment of our dreams.
We need to be cheerleaders for the human soul.
Jeanne · September 25th, 2007 at 11:15 pm