9/11 : College Candy

Earlier this morning, Mr. President held his final press conference as our Commander- In- Chief and I’m sure he has been reminiscing his time of service to our great country.

I wonder, though, what W.’s most memorable, thrilling moment was during his 8-year-reign ~~of terror .~~

Could it be learning that our nation was under attack when the towers were hit on 9\11? No.

Maybe it was the rush of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina? Wrong.

Could it be that journalist chucking a shoe at him during a press conference? Uh uh.

Our President says that during his time in office he has never felt more anxious than he did when he…wait for it…threw the opening pitch at the 2001 World Series. At least this was his response when People Magazine asked him.

Now I know that Mr. President has be scrutinized almost from the moment he stepped into office – and I won’t lie, I’ve been one to cast a stone or two – but I always felt that the President of the mighty United States absolutely deserves some amount of respect. I mean, the man is running a country. He did the best he could in a sh*tty situation…I guess. Read More »

Tags: 9/11, george w bush, hurricane katrina, Inauguration day, Journalist throws shoe at bush, people magazine, president bush, president bushs final press conference, september 11

My Cell Phone Saved My Life

August 4, 2008 - 2:30 pm By Elizabeth-Baruch College

Women hear about bad things that happen to other women all of the time. But I, like many others, forget that these things could happen to me. Luckily, when I was kidnapped by a taxi driver on Friday night, I had my cell phone on me.

The phone only had battery power because I’d shut it off earlier that night when I saw it only had one bar. I thought to myself, “You don’t want to have a dead phone in case of an emergency.”

Thank god I thought that because six hours later, I was calling 911 on a taxi driver who refused to let me out of his car. I’d tried to use my debit card to pay for our ride, but he claimed his machine was not working. I requested to try again and he began to grow angry with me, shouting, “This is your problem! Not my problem!”

When I finally told the man that this was actually HIS problem, he child locked all of the doors in the car and sped off with me, screaming about how he would just take me to the police station. This was all quite baffling to me. After all, I had my card in my hand and was ready and willing to pay for the cab right there if his machine would work.

I tried everything I could to unlock the doors. They wouldn’t budge. I was pounding on the glass between the driver’s seat and mine. I put my head through the hole in the glass to tell him to stop the car and he raised his hand to hit me; luckily, I moved away. At this point, I grabbed my phone and called 911. Read More »

Tags: 9/11, abduction, bad taxi drivers, keeping cell phones charged, kidnapped, kidnapped by a taxi driver, scary taxi drivers

“I Think We’re Dead”: Cop Tells 911 Operator He OD’d on Weed

July 18, 2008 - 10:00 am By Jess - NYU

Once, when I in 6th grade and still innocent, I tried a piece of a pot brownie that a friend had stolen from her big brother. Upon swallowing, I became convinced I was high and sat down on the floor, steadying myself with my hands because “the world was spinning out of control.”

Yes, I was lame, but I was 12 and lived in suburbia. I was allowed.

But this guy…well…he really doesn’t have any excuse. Except maybe that he’s a douchebag.


	
		Tags: 9/11, 911 operator, being high, cop, detriot, hash, high, i think were dying, marajuana, ODing, pot, pot brownie, Weed
	

			Guantanamo, Water-boarding, Secret Prisons…Who Are You and What Have You Done to My America?
	
	June 20, 2008
	 - 11:30 am
	By ccandysuzie

	
		I don’t know if it’s just me, but it really seems like a day doesn’t go by without seeing some story about torture in Guantanamo Bay or a new revelation into CIA secret prisons. At first I was stunned, then I was disgusted. Now I’m just plain mad.
Mad that hundreds of men and women are being held and tortured without legal recourse;
Mad that such actions only make the rest of the world angrier at America and therefore more likely to attack us in the future;
Mad that a handful of powerful men are destroying our chances to bring about resolution in the Middle East.
And mad that at one point I dreamed of being a part of it all. Seriously.
I was a junior in high school when 9/11 happened. I waved the flags, prayed for our troops, and supported the Patriot Act. I even went a step further—I decided that I wanted to join the CIA. Already fascinated by international affairs and politics, I was enchanted by the thought of accessing/gathering raw data, traveling, and serving my country.
It wasn’t until spring semester of my sophomore year that I changed my mind. I was meeting with a ret. Marine Captain to plan my course into the agency, via military intelligence. Near the end, I told him how excited I was at the prospect of developing my analytical skills in combination with physical ability. He paused.
“Um… actually you probably won’t be analyzing much, per say. Why don’t we focus on getting you physically prepared?” Read More »
	
	
		Tags: 9/11, BBC, CIA, CIA secret prisons, CIA secret war, destroyed tapes, George Bush, Guantanamo Bay, Im mad, Patriot Act, politics, torture, troops, united states, US Senate Armed Services Committee, water boarding
	

			Candy Dish: Take a Ride in a Giant Vadge?
	
	June 5, 2008
	 - 1:00 pm
	By Jess - NYU

	
		
This lady invites you to ride around in her bike-vulva
Ever wanted to know the entire history of Britney Spears’ greatest ally?
The Guantanamo arraignments of some of 9/11’s masterminds start today.  Learn more here.
Alanis is totally NOT bitter.
Teenagers are less slutty today than they were in 1997.  Yay!
Nick Hogan really needs to stop whining and suck it up
Don’t upload your against-the-law-antics onto YouTube, douchebags!
Too bad his hotness is overshadowed by his idiotness
	
	
		Tags: 9/11, alanis, alpha male, autotune, bike vulva, britney spears, current, guantanamo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, september 11, va jay jay, vulva
	

			What Happened To Those Pesky Terror Alerts?
	
	January 31, 2008
	 - 3:00 pm
	By Elizabeth-Baruch College

	
		
I remember being accompanied on the subways of New York City by armed soldiers, dressed in camo.  I remember waking up every day checking the current terror alert color along side the weather.  One day would be yellow, the next day orange…as long as it wasn’t red; I really didn’t care.
So what color terror alert are we on today?
Rudy Giuliani recently spoke to his supporters and reminded them all that terrorism is still here and that it is a reality that we cannot wish away.  And yet, polls have shown that 8 out of 10 voters in Florida think that the terrorism threat has disappeared.
The inconsistency here is choking.
Yes, I marginally cared about those alerts…about as much as if it were going to be windy or cloudy on any given day, but the emphasis I placed on these in the past is neither here nor there.  The fact that we have politicians broadcasting the ongoing threat without the follow up precautionary steps is what really gets to me.
Is the reality of terrorism more staged than we have been imagining?  Many of my skeptic friends would say, “Yes, Of course.”  So why the continuing of the charade? Read More »
	
	
		Tags: 9/11, american idol, americans, economy, new york city, president bush, rudy giuliani, terror alert, terrorism