Fury After Bloomberg Says 9/11 Cop No Hero

Apology Demanded After Mayor Says Detective "Not A Hero" Because His Death Was Ruled Unrelated To WTC Debris

(CBS/AP)  A fury erupted Tuesday over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's remarks that a police detective who worked on the World Trade Center cleanup is "not a hero" because his death was ruled unrelated to the toxic debris.

The family of retired police detective James Zadroga and the city's police unions called for an apology from the mayor, saying his comment was heartless. They said every member of the police force is a hero for putting their lives on the line, particularly those who worked in the months-long cleanup at ground zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

"The mayor owes Mr. Zadroga's parents and Jimmy Zadroga's orphaned 6-year-old daughter an apology for making a flip remark that has permanently stained Mr. Zadroga's reputation," Michael Barasch, the Zadroga family's lawyer, told CBSNews.com.

"Please, Mr. Mayor," added Barasch, "do your homework before you come out and trash a heroic cop's reputation. You should have read the medical records; they unequivocally show a link between his fatal pulmonary disease and his hundreds of hours of working without respiratory protection at ground zero."

Zadroga put in more than 400 hours at ground zero, and his death at 34 made him a symbol of ailing Sept. 11 workers around the country. A New Jersey medical examiner ruled last year that Zadroga died from inhaling the toxic ground zero dust.

Speaking Monday to students at Harvard University, where he was accepting a public health award, Bloomberg was asked about the idea of applying hard science to public policy. In his answer, he brought up Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch's recent conclusion that Zadroga's fatal lung disease was not from trade center dust but was from ground-up pills he had been injecting.

Zadroga's family disputes Hirsch's findings about drug use. The family has released more than 100 pages of medical records that showed Zadroga developed breathing problems just after the 2001 attacks.

The family had sought Hirsch's opinion as part of the city's required process to include additional names on the official Sept. 11 victims list and memorial wall to be built at ground zero.

---

Read the story of NYPD Detective James Zadroga.

---

"The mayor is a political person, he's acting on a political agenda -- to me, he's heartless, he has no compassion whatsoever for people and their lives and their families," said the detective's father, Joseph Zadroga.

Detectives' Endowment Association President Michael Palladino said the police force had lost faith in the mayor and City Hall, and that Bloomberg's comments stung the hundreds of rescue workers who say they have become sickened after working on the cleanup.

"Hirsch's findings and the mayor's comments are an insult to the families of those first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice, like Jimmy Zadroga, and all those other first responders that are still suffering with the illness of 9/11," Palladino said.

At a news conference in Brooklyn, Bloomberg backpedaled carefully, praising the detective for his "impressive record."

"I did not mean to hurt the family or impugn his reputation," Bloomberg said.

It is not the first time that Bloomberg, who took office less than four months after the Sept. 11 attacks, has been accused of being insensitive to Sept. 11-related matters. In his first year as mayor, he angered victims' relatives when he said he favored a "less is more" approach to the memorial. He further offended them when he said downtown residents would not want to live next to a "cemetery."

[grammawhamma]

"Dog That Performed Heimlich Maneuver, Cat That Saved Owner From Carbon Monoxide Honored In NYC"

Something is wrong with this picture. Mayor Bloomberg says 9/11 cop was no hero yet a cat and a dog are being honored for saving their owners lives in the same friggin NYC! I am an animal lover but geeeezes!! Wonder why the dog cat story didn''t have a comment section.

[terrorislam4]

more terrorislam sponsored genocide

Thinktank accuses Saudi regime over hate literature

The controversial state visit of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, which got under way today with a lavish ceremony, has prompted new criticism over his regime''''s alleged role in distributing hate literature in British mosques.
The Policy Exchange thinktank found extremist literature in a quarter of the 100 mosques and Islamic institutions it visited, including London Central Mosque in Regent''''s Park, which is funded by Saudi Arabia.

Some of the literature advocated violent jihad, murdering gay people and stoning adulterers, its researchers found.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,2201805,00.html

[brianbwb-2009]

Mayor Says Detective "Not A Hero"

Brian Says Bloomberg "Not A Mayor"

[bobgee_1999]

Every cop is a hero? Just like every soldier, I guess. What nonsense. What about corrupt cops and cowardly soldiers? What about LIBERAL cops and soldiers? When we use the word "hero" to describe every dipshit in a uniform, what word do we then use for someone who actually does something heroic?

[feelfree1]

...a sheen of patriotism, and an aroma of freedom.

www.zeitgeistmovie.com

[rerrorislam3]

Posted by FeelFree1 at 02:38 AM : Oct 31, 2007

Bill Maher takes a jab at the 9/11 Truth movement in a recent "New Rules" segment.

"Crazy people who still think the government brought down the Twin Towers in a controlled explosion have to stop pretending that I''m the one who''s being naive," says Maher.

How big a lunatic do you have to be to watch two giant airliners packed with jet fuel slam into buildings on live TV, igniting a massive inferno that burned for two hours, and then think ''Well, if you believe that was the cause...''

Stop asking me to raise this ridiculous topic on the show and start asking your doctor if Paxil is right for you."
http://rawstory.com//news/2007/Bill_Maher_Thinks_911_Truthers_should_0915.html

Bin Laden Wants ''Caravan'' of Martyrs
Osama bin Laden urged sympathizers to join the "caravan" of martyrs as he praised one of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers in a new video that emerged Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070911/D8RJ9V900.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=osama+bin laden claims responsibility 911

[rerrorislam3]

Posted by FeelFree1 at 02:38 AM : Oct 31, 2007

Bill Clinton Takes On 9/11 Conspiracy Protesters
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c68_1193347304&p=1

Bill Clinton addressed a crowd in Minneapolis, Minnesota at a fundraiser for his wife''s campaign on Tuesday.
Clinton''s 50-minute speech, which started about an hour behind schedule, was derailed briefly by several hecklers in the audience who shouted that the 2001 terrorist attacks were a fraud. Rather than ignoring them, Clinton seemed to relish a direct confrontation.

"A fraud? No, it wasn''t a fraud," Clinton said, as the crowd cheered him on. "I''ll be glad to talk to you if you shut up and let me talk."

When another heckler shouted that the attacks were an "inside job," Clinton took even greater umbrage.
"An inside job? How dare you. How dare you. It was not an inside job," Clinton said. "You guys have got to be careful, you''re going to give Minnesota a bad reputation."

[rerrorislam3]

Posted by FeelFree1 at 02:38 AM : Oct 31, 2007

WTC
New Three-D study supports federal finding in 9-11 tragedy
http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=6683593&nav=0zHF
Study Supports Fed''s Finding On WTC Collapse
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=nation_world&id=5401655
Simulation Finds 9/11 Fireproofing Key
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4905202.html
Debunking The 9/11 Myths - Mar. 2005 Cover Story
PM examines the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html
Study Backs Up Feds'' Theory of Why World Trade Center Collapsed on Sept. 11
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284816,00.html

[grammawhamma]

DylanXXV: Do you think the doctors and nurses who stayed behind to care for their patients in hurricaine Katrina were heroes? I would like to know what your definition of a hero is.

[rudy654-2009]

"If Democrats Had Any Brains, They''d Be Republicans"

This reminds me of the other day that I was in the book store. I noticed all of the books written by hate radio show hosts all had negative insults in their titles. Of course, anyone who knows anything about psychology would know that such insults are mere projections of deep insecurities from within the people shouting them. It is kind of a window into their souls, or lack thereof.