I was barely into IT at that point. 9/10/2001 was my first day in my new career as a 'Web Developer/Assistant Network Administrator'.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > you must have been a lot more productive back then :) I know I was > before I found this list > > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Not sure. I did not even know this list existed then. :D >> >> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox >> <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I don't remember a lot of vitriol towards bush when the shoe bomber >>> was stopped. Wouldn't that be more analogous to the current >>> situation? >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 8:52 AM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The lack of outrage. >>>>> >>>>> As I said, if this happened last year, there would be quite a few >>>>> posts blaming/slamming Bush. Instead we get, 'yea, well it technically >>>>> is his fault, but you know, he has been kind of busy' >>>>> >>>> >>>> I actually disagree. I don't think we'd be seeing a lot of posts blaming >>>> Bush or flippin' out. People try to blow up airplanes. We try to stop them. >>>> Sometimes....they get through. We need to keep our calm. >>>> >>>> Its the typical my side is right, your side is wrong bullshit we see >>>>> here (and in politics in general) every damn day, and it annoys the >>>>> piss out of me. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I honestly don't see where you are getting this.....??? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Do I really think its Obama's fault? Not really. Yes, he is where the >>>>> 'buck stops', but to think he has knowledge of every little detail of >>>>> everything our government does is ridiculous, (and I thought it was >>>>> ridiculous when Bush was in office as well). However, it has become >>>>> obvious that the issues we had with inter-agency sharing of >>>>> information in 2001 still exist, to some extent, today. And that is >>>>> where I think Obamas responsibilities lie. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Ok....i think we all agree with that. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Did he personally know this problem still existed? I don't know. >>>>> Should he have known? I would like to think so. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Perhaps i'm flippant about this because I've always considered airport >>>> security to be nothing but a smoke screen. Designed to construct this >>>> illusion to the people that they are 100% safe when they fly. I get no >>>> sense >>>> of security from them, nor will I chastize them when something like this >>>> happens. >>>> >>>> You are MUCH more likely to die in your car on your way home from work >>>> tonight, than you are getting on an airplane that is going to be blown up. >>>> >>>> >>>>> But, now that we know it still exists...fix the fucking thing. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Or don't.....whatever. Just not a big deal...but I know I'm in the minority >>>> on this. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Oh, and its nice to know that the stupid TSA rules that are doled out >>>>> after incidents like this are just as ridiculous under Obama as they >>>>> were under Bush. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Now THAT i agree with. Stupid stupid stupid! Overreaction....closing the >>>> barn door after the horse has left. The video Mikey posted illustrated this >>>> amusingly. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> We're baptized in these waters >>>> And in each others blood >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309842 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
