The RNC says 9/11 a lot
So I fell asleep during John McCain's speech last night, but the Guardian live blogged it if you're interested in finding out what happened.
The general response is one of 'underwhelm' but last night wasn't without controversy. Before McCain's speech the Republican National Convention played a video about 9/11. The Convention was going out live on CNN and MSNBC, after the video the MSNBC host said:
"If at this late date, any television network had, of its own accord, shown that much video tape and that much graphic video tape of 9/11...it, we, would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that video tape the way I did, I apologize. It is a subject of great pain, for many of us still, and it was probably not appropriate to be shown."
You can watch the reaction here - there's also a link to the 9/11 video itself.
Other people who say 9/11 a lot: Rudy Giuliani
Mostly watching: CNN
Mainly awaiting: Tropical Storm Hanna
The general response is one of 'underwhelm' but last night wasn't without controversy. Before McCain's speech the Republican National Convention played a video about 9/11. The Convention was going out live on CNN and MSNBC, after the video the MSNBC host said:
"If at this late date, any television network had, of its own accord, shown that much video tape and that much graphic video tape of 9/11...it, we, would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that video tape the way I did, I apologize. It is a subject of great pain, for many of us still, and it was probably not appropriate to be shown."
You can watch the reaction here - there's also a link to the 9/11 video itself.
Other people who say 9/11 a lot: Rudy Giuliani
Mostly watching: CNN
Mainly awaiting: Tropical Storm Hanna
