Reply #156: Those Unserious People Came From the Saloons in the Area [View All]

You could tell from the videos how much drinking they were doing. This wasn't a serious crowd; it was a group of party animals from the saloons in the area.

New Yorkers in general are more sober in the aftermath of September 11th than other Americans who watched it on television. It was not a spectator event to people who knew people who died that day or lost loved ones. I remember tourists posing in front of the burning rubble with beer cans in their hands. They're not still doing that, but the people who came out to party the other night are not representative of New York.

I personally don't know anyone who thinks the proper response to bin Laden's death was to chant "USA! USA!" while spraying champagne. You do that when a sports team wins a championship; but under the circumstances it shows a lack of seriousness.