As much as I disagreed with every second of 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' the fact that it is out made me jump for joy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
On a bigger level, 9/11 was a crystallizing moment for my generation... the bubble popped. We were like, 'Whoa, this is what the real world is like; it's not all fun and games.'
I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, 'Well, I've had it with humanity.' But I was wrong.
I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked.
Sept. 11 was a shock to the whole world.
When I started out, it was around the whole 9/11 - Islamophobia was just sort of hitting a second wind. Obviously that informed a lot of my humor, and it influenced a lot of what I was talking about on stage because it was extremely relevant at the time.
But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at 9/11 is a direct result of what the economic hit men are doing.
I visited the Pentagon a few days after September 11, and I still remember so vividly the smell of terror surrounding the entire building and complex. I was angry that such a brutal act of violence was committed against innocent people.
I am extremely disappointed by the actions of the 9/11 commission.
I must have been one of the least surprised people on earth on September 11. I felt very braced for that. I knew something like that was going to come.
It was with 9/11 that I came to fully appreciate and embrace NPR's irreplaceability as a sanity preserver, its unique virtues as first responder on the burning scene.