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Tony, Tony, Tony!

What was Tony Bennett thinking this week? Right after the legendary singer celebrated his star-studded 85th birthday bash in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera House, he put his foot in his mouth. He appeared on the Howard Stern show this week and said that “we” caused 9/11. We as in America caused its own attack. Bennett was on the show to promote his new “Duets II” album when Stern asked him how the U.S. should deal with the terrorists, specifically those that masterminded the 9/11 attacks. After all, we just had the 10 year anniversary of the horrific … Continue reading →

Remembering 9/11 First Responders and Volunteers

Today was certainly a day for remembrance. It was the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy and the television was filled with shows about the day. I’ve seen a lot of these shows but there was one I had seen before that I didn’t notice in today’s schedule. Almost 3,000 people died 10 years ago, and we certainly need to remember them and their families, but there’s another group that needs to be remembered today as well – the surviving first responders and volunteers. Sometime after 9/11, I saw a show about the first responders that survived and how many … Continue reading →