http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/02/13/the-reason-after-so-many-crappy-years-we-still-love-the-times/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:22:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/02/13/the-reason-after-so-many-crappy-years-we-still-love-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Tom Spanne SFFD RET Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:07:37 +0000 http://rechargerthedog.com/?p=385#comment-188 The "reports that the officer did not show up untill Dec 24." Who reported this? Many of the FD &PD put in hours on scene in the immediate aftermath. Verify? Please! The radios didn't even work for God's sake. Why were all the Wall St. briefcase-carrying-crowd doled out millions with no questions asked? When a fireman or policeman or paramedic puts in for a simple diability claim, the burden of proof is on the civil servant. A pack-a-day smoker commuting to the twin towers, who worked for a big multinational, had to prove nothing. Why the double standard? You call us "heroes" out of one side of your mouths, then testify against legitimate claims with the other side to keep taxes down. This is why that old retired fireman that President Bush grabbed,(It might as well have been Clinton-Shumer), seemed so surreal and out of place. We protect you and your families. We respond with great urgency to your calls for assistance, no matter how benign. Now we need your help. Will anyone respond to the first responders? The “reports that the officer did not show up untill Dec 24.” Who reported this? Many of the FD &PD put in hours on scene in the immediate aftermath. Verify? Please! The radios didn’t even work for God’s sake.
Why were all the Wall St. briefcase-carrying-crowd doled out millions with no questions asked? When a fireman or policeman or paramedic puts in for a simple diability claim, the burden of proof is on the civil servant.
A pack-a-day smoker commuting to the twin towers, who worked for a big multinational, had to prove nothing. Why the double standard? You call us “heroes” out of one side of your mouths, then testify against legitimate claims with the other side to keep taxes down. This is why that old retired fireman that President Bush grabbed,(It might as well have been Clinton-Shumer), seemed so surreal and out of place.
We protect you and your families. We respond with great urgency to your calls for assistance, no matter how benign. Now we need your help. Will anyone respond to the first responders?

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