Hillary Clinton played the 9/11 card a few weeks ago when Bernie Sanders brought up her big payday from Goldman Sachs. Clinton came back with feigned righteous indignation because, by golly, she felt that pain when those Twin Towers came down and those heroic first responders lost their lives. It was hard to make the connection between the Clinton cash and the Twin Towers. But the emotion of the 9/11 memories was so overwhelming that it didn't matter.
Donald Trump took a page out of Hillary's book when he did the same thing the other night when Ted Cruz accused trump of having "New York Values." Again, the two didn't have much of a connection. Oh sure, New Yorkers showed certain values with their response and sympathies to that horrific event. But so did everyone else. There were people thousands of miles away lining up at the blood banks wanting to help.
But here's something to keep in mind. The main stream media have headquarters or main offices in or near New York City. And when some of the best reporters, writers, and commentators apply their talents and emotion to a particular event then it will be seared in the minds of the general population for years to come.
That didn't happen after a bomb blew up the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. That was simply a news event outside the region. Reporters didn't wear rubble on their clothes for TV appearances hours after the explosion like they did in New York City after 9/11. While the Oklahoma City bomb affected everyone in OKC, the folks in NYC took it in stride. There are your New York Values, Mr. Trump.
P.S. For a little added indicia of value, let's also remember that the state of New York elected Hillary Clinton to be their Senator.
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