NYC-WTC_000230620

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

neWsdaV, Wednesday, September 26,2001

COMMENTARY

Democracy Can’t Pause For Anyone “MondBy," Kevin Madden was not have to vote. asying, “we hod a aervice at St. The vote in fast night's Democrat• Petrick's ka-the people we lost. The ic primary electjons was only 15 per­ number is 206." cent I don’t know when Giuliani “What can I do?’' stopped pushing for democracy and “Say a prayer we get him back.” started working against it. Hjs company is AON, a major na- He is a netionaj hero tor his teleri- Clonal insurance company, and it sion appearances as the mayor of a was on the highest flours of the city under attack. He didn’t stop World Trade Center. this attack and he cant -After it. we went to the atop another. When the Waldorf-Astoria for a cheering etops and the <3uiet reception. V bright fidcring eyes look- “The husband of a [; ■ ing at him Cum back to woman who was lost came H daily life, Giuliani's real up to me with hia aon. H legacy will be a city school They wanted to see me on H syateiL of over a million. the Bide. The son is in cus­ ■ non‘White mostly^ that is toms. They had this plas­ H in a disgraceful ahamhles, tic bag. It was the driver's ■ and it has been for every lieejieeand cOJJipany iden­ day of his time as mayor. tification and some sort of Jimmy If you're going to be in a a note that had been in BreSlfn war that the government her purae. They were all ----------- --------- says will be long arid tor­ charred on the aidee. turous, you beet not try it Somebody in law enforcement, a without those million kids beijjg ed­ cop I guess, had found them over at ucated enough to help your armed Fresh Kills. I guess it was just forces. there after they dumped a load of It waa hard to concentrate last the wreckage. night on the vot&s that were count­ “The husband add to me, 'What ed in the headquarters of the two do you think?' What do I say? He top finishers. Green and Ferrer. So Boid, Tnia could be evidence. Maybe much time lately has been spent on ahe’s out there somewhere. A bil­ the more important counting of the lionth of a chance. Still a chance.' dead we knew, or hardly knew or “I told him, Your wife and your never knew but who were on the job mother sent you a gift. Nobody eJae and working in this city before 9 hafl anything Uke thia. She left you B.m.onSept 11. Bocauac of that, be­ something. She’s in a better place. cause they were honorable enough We’re hurt. She’s nut." to be on time and da the job, they Madden ia one of these people died. known to everybody around his com- ®v6r>'where, you run into pany and personal circles and since ftmilfea who, like the one at Mad- thia catastrophe, he has been going inception, can't give it up. ■ to memori ft) services and talking on There havt* been no bodjet found for the phone to families of those left. djy« “d days. There are no hinto “I don't know if anybody realizes .?« the wreckage. how many young widows there are. «« in the morgue. Widows with children. There are The people are gyne and the way to 1,500 children without a parent out on the island. You have 32-v6ar-old , “ I to old widows, 20-year-ol(i widows. With ^"ends last night, the third or kida. I never heard of this. At the fourth call. The woman’s husband services I go to, there are women a »re fighter and he is missing. who get up and give the eulogy for “How are you doing?” I ask. their husbands. I never saw that be- “We’re ail right. We’re hanging in fore." there." I met Madden after we had voted. “What can I do?” [f there was ever a vote you had to /Say a prayer we get him beck. make, it was yesterday, when there We're hoping for a break. We're hop- were 6,530 dead of this city to honor for the njiraeJe." by picking up the lance cf their city. “Who tells you that?" Their death was dishonored by The fire department. They think Mayor Giuliani, who is a little man there’s a chance.* in search of a balcony. He senrehes All inte-est leat night was in her for ways to change laws so he can hope. This might be changed by the be mtiycr again. He has tried sab- time of Lhe runoff, when there otage thia election with rumors and would be time for inspecting win­ even advising people that they did nert and losers..

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