"My Brother Was Killed on 9/11 with Republicans and Democrats"

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Andrew Rice

My Brother Was Killed on 9/11 with Republicans and Democrats
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Posted July 17, 2008 | 11:16 AM (EST)
Andrew Rice is a State Senator from Oklahoma, running for US Senate.

Me and my brother David.



My older brother David Rice was a Democrat. He was killed on the 104th floor of the South Tower in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11th, 2001.

David was killed with Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. On that day, they were not members of political parties, they were Americans.

Some Americans and politicians apparently believe my brother was to blame for his own murder because he voted Democratic, which apparently surrendered our borders to those who want to kill us.

One of those Americans is Mike Meehan of Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Meehan's divisive and desperate attempt to scare Americans with his billboards urging "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat" beside an image of the burning World Trade Center is unfortunately not the example of an isolated, fringe politico, but instead is part and parcel of a trend in American politics where right-wing hacks love their extremist ideology more than their country. They care more about winning elections and achieving power, than building good government.

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I am proud to say that I choose to be part of a broad-based coalition of Oklahomans and Americans who take part in our political process so we can give our country the chance to meet the growing challenges we will face. And I do this with humility. I know I will make mistakes, but I also know that I will not demonize other Americans and demean our process.

We cannot afford to allow the Mike Meehans of our country to divert and distract us from achieving the great promise that lies before us. I am committed to this challenge not just in memory of my brother David, but in memory of those who he died with who I would not have agreed with about politics. What is at stake is too important for us to keep going down the road of the last 8 years.

how dare he use 9/11 on his posters. I hope this backfires on Meehan!

how dare he use 9/11 on his posters. I hope this backfires on Meehan!