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Mass.Gov: 9/11 speech misconstrued
This story appeared in the Boston Herald this morning. I did not hear the speech myself until just prior to posting of this story. A link to the video of speech follows at the bottom.Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday tried to put to rest controversy about his Sept. 11 memorial service speech, saying he never meant to imply that the United States bears any responsibility for the terrorist attack six years ago. The Democratic governor had been criticized by the states Republican party chief and the prominent brother of a Sept. 11 victim for saying Tuesday that the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people resulted from a failure of human understanding. Let me be clear. I dont think that America bears any fault for the attack on us on 9/11, and I dont think that any of the family members with whom I spoke heard it or saw it that way, Patrick said during an appearance on WTKK-FM radio yesterday. Several callers challenged Patrick, who at one point said he felt no need to apologize. I was there, I know what I said. I was as clear as possible in condemning the terrorist attacks, and I hope Im clear right now, he said. He later told another critical caller: If you or anyone else heard me to say anything other than a total condemnation of terrorist attacks on 9/11 and since on the United States or on Americans, you are hearing something other than what I intend, and I am sorry for that.
Video Link to Gov. Patrick's speech Posted by: Delphi 2007-09-14 |
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