10-17-2004, 08:12 PM
Staten Island seems to be a very pro-Bush, pro-war on terror area. The island, in general, is very conservative. I see lots of neighborhoods that still tie yellow ribbons on the trees, lots of American flags, and I get the general feeling that the island, in general, supports the war in Iraq. Now, I know Staten Island isn't considered anything to the rest of the city, that they ain't important. And, honestly, I don't know how any other borough is dealing with how September 11th hurt their communities. In Staten Island, almost every day I see a street with a new name, of a firefighter, officer, worker in the WTC. It sure seems like I get reminded wherever I look of the 300 Staten Islanders who died, 78 firemen. I don't know if Brooklyn, or Queens, or the Bronx, gets tired of all the memorials and new street names, and gardens and vigils. They built a September 11th memorial by the stadium, and they were about to name the new ferry the September 11th ferry.
There's people in Staten Island who are gonna vote for Bush for the same reason as that person in Butte, Montana. I could just see it, it's blatant.
I'm not gonna vote for him. I know most of the city votes democrat for just about everything. Staten Island, though, seems to be one of those backwards ass communities, voting for Bush for "terra", but not quite as seperated from the direct effects of terrorism as Butte.
There's people in Staten Island who are gonna vote for Bush for the same reason as that person in Butte, Montana. I could just see it, it's blatant.
I'm not gonna vote for him. I know most of the city votes democrat for just about everything. Staten Island, though, seems to be one of those backwards ass communities, voting for Bush for "terra", but not quite as seperated from the direct effects of terrorism as Butte.