I remember going to work that morning.
I remember being told of the plane hitting the first tower.
I remember returning home, and bringing a small television to set up in the break room.
I remember the shock, the disbelief, on the part of the news anchors.
I remember saying to my coworkers, when the second plane hit, that “This is not a tragic accident; this is war.”
I remember the horror when the people were jumping to their deaths.
I remember when the towers came down.
I remember they originally projected that the death toll could be over 10,000.
I remember the scenes the media has refused to show since then, showing the celebrations in Palestine and other middle-eastern nations, with people dancing in the streets, singing, ululating, passing out candy and treats to children, and proclaiming that their god was great.
I remember how clear the skies became when all the planes were grounded.
I remember that it took four days before I could find out that my father had not been in the Pentagon when the plane hit it.
I remember how few days it took before the Left started saying, “This is our fault; we must have wronged them terribly to force them to retaliate like this.”
I remember the warnings about “backlash against Muslims.”
I remember the stories of heroes such as Rick Rescorla. Heroes such as the members of the NYPD and the NYFD. Heroes such as those who went to New York from other locations, driving in cars and pickups to provide whatever help they could.
I remember.
Now we have a Potemkin President and other political figures who have a history of blaming America first and always, who warn us that each Muslim who attacks in the name of jihad while praising Allah is a “lone wolf,” but any attack or defense by a white man is an indictment of every white man for racism and/or conservatism, and who seem more than comfortable with using the Constitution as a snotrag.
Political figures who feel no unity or commonality with average Americans, who either exempt themselves from the laws they pass, or just ignore them, knowing that they can get away with it.
Political figures who crack down on and suppress American citizens, while refusing to apply the same laws and regulations to the illegal aliens they have invited into our country.
I see this, and I will remember.