Rosie O'Donnell Pledges Allegiance To 911 Truth
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Rosie O'Donnell Pledges Allegiance To Seeking 'Truth' About 9/11 Despite Mocking Attacks From Right
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Filed by Ron Brynaert -- 04/02/2007 @ 1:48 pm
Despite an avalanche of criticism from the right, talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is pressing on with her calls for continued investigation of the events surrounding September 11.
At her eponymous blog, O'Donnell devotes "2 whole paragraphs" to the controversial topic.
"9/11 affected me deeply, as I know it did many Americans," O'Donnell blogs. "The falling of the twin towers served to remind me that many of the assumptions Americans have about their lives are rooted in false feelings of security. In light of this reminder, I have begun doing exactly what this country, at its best, allows for me to do: inquire. Investigate. America is great in so many ways, one of which is the freedom to speak, and indeed think, freely. I have, of late, begun exercising the rights bestowed upon me by the democratic system I value, and the exercising of these rights has taken the form of an inquiry into what happened five years ago, an inquiry that resists the dominant explanations and that dares to entertain ideas that push me to the edge of what is bearable. I have come to no conclusions and, given the scope of the subject, will not for some time."
O'Donnell adds, "If the very act of asking is so destabilizing for people, than I have to wonder whether the fabric of our democracy is indeed so raveled it is beyond salvage. My own belief is that the act of asking is itself reparative, because it brings to life the values on which our constitution rests. I am, therefore, pledging my allegiance, hand over heart, trying, as always, for a rigorous truth."
At the National Review, Stephen Spruiell slams O'Donnell by suggesting that she needs to seek psychiatric help.
"First came the blog post in which Rosie floated the insane conspiracy theory that World Trade Center 7 was blown up by the government," Spruiell writes. "Then came her meltdown on The View when co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck confronted her about it."
Spruiell advises his readers to check out "Popular Mechanics' thorough debunking of all flavors of 9/11 conspiracy theories if you need a reminder of how truly insane this is," before linking to the magazine's response to O'Donnell published last week. "Instead of going to therapy every day, this clearly unwell person is hosting a television show on a major American network," Spruiell adds.
However, many websites devoted to 9/11 "truth" have
argued that the magazine's "debunking" was less than
thorough
Editor in chief James Meigs of
Popular Mechanics dismissed theories that Building 7 might
have been destroyed by bombs in what might be perceived as a
haphazard way, saying, "You don't need to go into fanciful
explanations of bombs and mysterious things. That building
fell because of the attacks of 9/11." In response,
Information Liberation mocked, "You see foolish theorists,
the one factor you forgot was the 'attacks of 9/11'! The
'attacks of 9/11' is what caused WTC 7 to collapse! It had
nothing to do with those 'mysterious things' called bombs
(You know the things which go BOOM and are used to demolish
buildings? You probably don't, they're very mysterious). So
there you have it, the 'attacks if 9/11' is what caused the
collapse, thank you Inside Edition and Popular Mechanics for
enlightening us all." Other right leaning blogs have been
hammering at O'Donnell for weeks, while most popular
Democratic blogs have steered clear of the topic almost
altogether. One conservative blog, The Razor, posted a
mock "Rosie O'Donnell Rant Advisory System" which ranges
from a "calm" green alert, meaning that she is "in a
cheeseburger daze [with a] low risk of idiocy" to a red
"deranged" alert signifying that she "advocates conspiracy
theory [and] joins tinfoil hat crowd." According to an
AOL poll widely linked on right leaning blogs, most viewers
believe O'Donnell "crossed the line." At press time, out of
a total 261,652 votes, the call for ABC to fire Rosie
stands at 62% to 38%. [see also -- May 2006 Zogby poll ] Last
week, an Albany newspaper reported that Congressman Dennis
Kucinich (D-OH), a candidate for the 2008 Democratic
presidential nomination, has plans to investigate "a few,
specific discrepancies in the public record" regarding the
events of 9/11. "He also said that as chairman of a House
subcommittee on domestic policy, he plans to launch an
investigation of "a narrow portion" of the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks," Dan Higgins reported for the Times
Union. "He offered few details, but said his subcommittee
would be looking at 'a few, specific discrepancies in the
public record.' The 9/11 Commission that published its
final report in 2004 never resolved some conflicting facts,
Kucinich said. He announced his own look at 9/11 in answer
to a question from an audience member. The man complained
that the 9/11 Commission was too tied to the Bush
administration to offer an unbiased report, and Kucinich
agreed." NOTE: James Meigs and
the alleged 'debunkers' from Popular Mechanics are
thoroughly debunked in David Ray Griffin's soon to be
released book, Debunking 9/11 Debunking -- Links
and NOTE added by: Kyle F. Hence Producer 9/11: Press for
Truth http://www.911pressfortruth.com P.S.
Rosie, Barbara and the rest of the View crew would do well
to invite the 9/11 widows to discuss this issue further.
http://www.911pressfortruth.com
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