FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Because Remembering 9/11 Is No BFD for Obama

According to CNN, a flag was unfurled over the side of the Pentagon at sunrise this morning, where 184 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building.

Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, a memorial ceremony began at the Pentagon Memorial, attended by relatives of the victims. It included wreath laying and remarks by Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. on 9/11.

At the White House, Obama and Michelle stepped onto the South Lawn for a minute of silence, heads bowed, at 8:46 a.m. — the time that the first jet hit the World Trade Center.

Obama made no patriotic comment at that observance, but he was later scheduled to visit Fort Meade in Maryland for another campaign photo-op, where he will talk with troops and express his appreciation.

Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook won today’s Stupid Liberal Liar Award when he said, “The President very much values face time with troops — listening, asking and answering questions, and he looks forward to taking time on the anniversary of 9/11 to engage directly with service members.”

Outside the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, a crew Friday morning planted a pear tree — an offspring of a tree at the World Trade Center plaza that survived the buildings’ fall. The original tree stands at the National September 11 Memorial in New York. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, speaking at the ceremony, said the tree is a reminder that “we can endure, we can prevail, and we, too, can bloom again.” Wasn’t that truly inspiring?