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03/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Firefighters vow to make life miserable for Bush"
Firefighters vow to make life miserable for Bush
ThugCo just keeps pissing off the wrong people. How is Bush going to run as a champion of first responders if they refuse to get within an mile of the guy?
When, in the future, the Bush campaign is “using firefighters for their photo op,” the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) “will loudly and aggressively” make known the administration’s cuts to federal funds for first responders, Harold Schaitberger, the group’s general president, told The Hill.Schaitberger, responding to a controversial campaign ad featuring fire fighters, said President Bush has “the right to focus on his performance and leadership during a catastrophic and disastrous day.”
But he added that the use of images in the ad, “by any candidate, for any reason, is unacceptable,” especially for “partisan, purely political reasons.”
Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) is among several GOP members who have jumped to the president’s defense, calling the criticism of the ads “totally political” and “purely partisan.”
Schaitberger said the administration had “failed the profession,” and he listed initiatives for first responders that the administration cut, including programs to add staff and equipment to firehouses.
Replies: 2 people speak up
people need to wake up. nyc has CLOSED fire houses thereby increasing response times. of course, our freaking governor is mum on this subject because he's too busy checking for mints on his pillow in the lincoln bedroom.
Posted by jeff @ 03/13/2004 08:04 AM NY
I'd hate to be Bush, caught in a burning building...
Posted by lonestar @ 03/15/2004 11:29 AM NY
