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Title: 9/11 Family Invited To Presidential Ground Zero Visit Snubs Obama
Source:
Sun-Sentinel
URL Source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/na ... ut-obama-visit,0,4037272.story
Published: May 5, 2011
Author: MONICA MORALES
Post Date: 2011-05-05 15:28:19 by Rudgear
Keywords: Government, Sham, Barry Soetoro Follies
Views: 8961
Comments: 11
NEW YORK (PIX11)— As 50 carefully selected families prepare to join President Barack Obama for a ceremony at the World Trade Center site Thursday, one of the invited 9/11 families have decided to pass on the Commander-in-chief's visit.
Although many consider it to be a once in a lifetime invitation, the Vigiano family of Deer Park, Long Island have respectfully declined.
"If this form letter was the invitation, it was kinda lame," John Vigiano told PIX 11 News when describing the email invitation sent to him from the White House.
Jan and John Vigiano received the email invite Tuesday and admitted that they nearly deleted it, thinking it was spam. The private invitation complete with the White House seal informed the couple about President Obama's visit to the World Trade Center site just days after news broke about Osama bin Laden's death.
What rubbed the Vigiano's the wrong way was not what the email said, but how it was addressed.
"It says 'Dear 9-11 family member,' - no names" " John Vigiano said, reading the invite aloud to PIX 11 cameras. "I don't know if its disrespectful, but it doesn't work for me."
The Vigianos lost both their sons on September 11, 2001. John Vigiano Jr. was 36, and a FDNY firefighter, while their youngest Joe Vigiano was an emergency services detective with the NYPD.
"There is no closure," a sobbing John Vigiano said. "There is none."
The Vigiano family is just one of fifty families sent the exclusive invitation to meet the President at what is being billed as a historic visit to Ground Zero Thursday. With all that considered, the mourning father says he's not going.
"I'm honored the President of the United States is coming to New York," he said. "[But] to me its just going to be a photo op."
Jeannie Evans, of Elmont, who lost her baby brother firefighter Robert Evans on 9/11 will also not be there Thursday. She wasn't invited.
"I guess I feel lucky and leftout," Evans said as she held a picture of her brother. "Its always a select few. Is it fair? No. We all have voices."
Evans says she will probably watch Obama's visit on television but wishes she could ask him a few questions.
"Why not show us proof, that Bin Laden was killed? I would like to see that," wondered Evans.
Meanwhile, the Vigiano family insisted they mean no disrespect toward the President as John is a former marine and a retired Brooklyn firefighter.
"I got a call from the White House today apologizing," he revealed. "Apology accepted of course. He is the President of the United States after all."
In an email to Monica Morales, the White House said, "In consultation with the National 9/11 Memorial staff, we personally invited a group of 9/11 family members who we believe represents a cross section of family members from various 9/11 organizations. If that personal touch did not come across, it was only as a result of technological and time constrictions in pulling together such an important discussion on such short notice. The president looks forward to spending time visiting with the families of those who were tragically killed on 9/11."
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They must be Birfers, Trufers, Deathers or some other childish commie put down, right war?
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
#2. To: Rudgear (#1)
some other childish commie put down, right war?
Ironic.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
#3. To: Godwinson (#2) (Edited)
Not coming from the left side of the barricade. I'm always amused at how you avoid substance in your posts, Dipso.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
#4. To: Rudgear, Captalist Eric (#1)
They must be Birfers, Trufers, Deathers or some other childish commie put down, right war?
As was pointed out to Capitaine Erica earlier, The Irony of the Day was already awarded. Please try again tomorrow.
I have no comment as to how people, individually or as a group/family care to grieve or express their grief or their opinions about their grief. They declined the invite. That's their right to do so.
America...My Kind Of Place...
"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush
#5. To: Rudgear (#3)
What are y ou saying in non crazy person talk? Also, you seem to be having a conversation with someone else. Ease up on the meds, old timer.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
#6. To: war, Rudgear, Captalist Eric (#4)
I have no comment as to how people, individually or as a group/family care to grieve or express their grief or their opinions about their grief. They declined the invite. That's their right to do so.
Rudgear, Captalist Eric see declining of an invite as some sort of anti-Obama victory. That is how douchy and scumbaggian they have become. And they act as if we can't figure out that is their motivation for posting this.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
#7. To: Godwinson (#6)
douchy and scumbaggian
You sure those are words, Dipso? Better clear it with warped for approval.
The motive is to put out what you and your kind would like to see suppressed and disappeared.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
#8. To: Rudgear, war (#7) (Edited)
The motive is to put out what you and your kind would like to see suppressed and disappeared.
What the hell are you talking about? Obama suppressed and disappeared Osama. Boo Ya!!!!
Victory tastes sweet does it now?
Is it me or does anti American rud sounds like he wished Osama was not killed by Obama? What a traitor.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
#9. To: Godwinson (#8)
And they act as if we can't figure out that is their motivation for posting this.
I'm not the one who posts pictures of dead American soldiers and then jokes about it, you cocksucker. You can twist and obfuscate all you want, Dipso, but you will always betray your motives in your libelous posts.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
#10. To: Rudgear (#9)
You have me mistaken with yukon who is the admitted cocksucker.
So where are these pictures of dead Americans that were posted by this Destro character you mention? Source? Or is calcon your source for that? clacon has sex with yukon and lies about it so I would not take him at his word.
By the way, are you calling the SEAL team that killed Bin Laden, murderers? Traitor.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
#11. To: Godwinson (#10)
Is that your new tactic, Dipso? Invent charges out of whole cloth in order to put your accusers on the defensive, Dipso?
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
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