Res. No. 210
Resolution calling upon the Bush campaign to stop airing and producing advertisements using the images of death and destruction from Ground Zero and that President Bush apologize to the families of those killed on September 11, 2001 for demeaning the memory of their loved ones for political gain.
By Council Members Yassky, Barron, Clarke, Jackson, James and Quinn
Whereas, More than 3,000 innocent people and 60 brave police officers and 343 brave firefighters were killed on September 11, 2001 in lower Manhattan; and
Whereas, The images of that day conjure up only memories of grief and horror for millions of New Yorkers and other Americans; and
Whereas, President Bush is using those images to further his political career at the expense of mourners in New York and throughout the country; and
Whereas, President Bush is using the traumatic events of that day as a backdrop for his campaign to win sympathy from patriotic Americans; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the New York City Council calls upon the Bush campaign to stop airing and producing advertisements using the images of death and destruction from Ground Zero and that President Bush apologize to the families of those killed on September 11, 2001 for demeaning the memory of their loved ones for political gain.