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I think three years of it was about right, now it's just ridiculous.

remember they had the children read the names, then the parents, then the grandparents, then who else....

who's reading the list this year???? Politicians?

public school children? Pets of the deceased?

It's been six years, I'm over it, and I DON'T want to hear the names anymore. Are these families going to insist on doing it forever? Past a certain point, they just become annoying.

Because Regis & Kelly, Rachel Ray, and The View were going to be more of a ratings bonanza than covering the ceremony. Right.

My husband died in July 2001. Do I expect anyone to read his name on TV every July? NO! It's my own private grief. Why do these 9/11 people think there sorrows are greater than anyone else's?

I suppose betting the under was a no-brainer, but still very dissapointing.

What I would say? Don't watch. Turn off the damn TV, and mark the day in whatever way is good FOR YOU. Go to church, go to the Trade Center, go to work and say a prayer, do what brings you comfort. But don't force your process on me, because my process is different from yours, and yours is different from mine, just as our experiences are different. Don't judge mine, and I won't judge yours. But don't impose yours on me, either.

There is no right or wrong way to remember, but many (most?) of us are moving on... which is its own tribute to the lost. So please don't let your tribute get in the way of ours.

Does anyone else have the feeling that it is the same angry person who keeps reposting the same message in a slightly different way or are we really such a sorry lot here.

no other country freaks out to this degree over anniversaries of tragic events. yes, it was tragic, yes, it was horrible, but it was 6 years ago. i agree that people need an opportunity to mourn, but it should not be so needlessly forced on those who just want to get on with it. everyone has tragedy in their lives.

I guess ABC didn;t want to be labelled unpatriotic.

Enough of this bullshit already!

First off, I hate WABC, they have a horrible newscast, and their programming is horrible. And all they care about is their ratings! Thats why I vote WABC the worst station in New York.

i'm recording it, and i am going to use it as an a cappella over my entire DJ set tomorrow night.

This country is getting so damn Pussified.

Move on already. I am tired of this grief being forced on the populace. It is not like it can't be watched on every other channel.

Morn in private like most well adjusted adults.

Sorry, but the people who died are victims, not heroes.

Heros do something above and beyond.

Getting killed in a tragedy does not qualify.

How long did the US go on reading the names of the people killed in the Pearl Harbor attack?

What about all the soldiers killed in all the wars...?

It is time to stop catering to the minority of whiners in this country.

So pathetic these people have to define themselves with the grief and loss of a loved one.

We all lose people we love. Some to tragic circumstances, some to natural causes.

These WTC whiners have no special monopoly on grief or loss.

I am one of the people who will actually be there reading names on 9/11. I have no problem with ABC's decision not to air the ceremony, although I see they've taken that back. But still, not airing it would have been fine with me. I have zero problem with people who want nothing to do with the ceremony. Although I have to say, while I agree we need to move on, moving on and observing an anniversary are not mutually exclusive. Anyway, again, it's still a free country. Mostly. Kinda. For some of us. Don't go, observe in other ways, or don't observe at all.

Now I'm thinking I wish ABC hadn't reversed their decision, if only to avoid making people feel like this ritual is being forced on them. Except perhaps people who can't be there for the ceremony would like to participate remotely, and others can change the channel? (Not everyone has the ability to watch online.)

ABC, a whimp it is.

Do you think the families would be satisfied if we set aside an entire TV network to perpetually cover their grief? We can call it the 911 network and it could have a 24/7/365 ticker at the bottom of the screen scrolling the names of the dead.

Would that finally be enough??? Or how about 20-foot tall statues cast in gold of every victim? Maybe we can rename every street in America after a stockbroker who was taking a piss when he got hit by a plane. How about that?

When are they going to read the names of all the Iraq's who have been killed since America invaded?

How about a compromise?

Maybe they can read all the names on the 10th anniversary, 20th, 30th and so on...or televise on one channel dedicated entirely to the ceremony. It was a tragic day and it's a shame so many people died needlessly, but I think it's time to stop reading all the names...

The important thing is that we never forget what happened-- and that it doesn't happen again.

This is truly a nation of perpetual tribute and maudlin sentiment. Amazing.

They shouldn't have announced it in advance. They should've just not aired the reading. Yes, they would've caught some flak for it afterwards, but most people wouldn't have noticed. And of the ones that noticed, most wouldn't have cared.

My sense is that if you did not suffer a direct or close loss, you cannot feel these peoples pain. However, after 5 years, I think TV stations can move on with business as usual and the reading should be telvised on WNYC TV and other government (or Gov subsidized) channels. On the other hand, if a major corporation wants to buy up the TV time (e.g. on WABC) and donate it to the reading, I'm fine with that...I can go without Oprah for a day.

Oy. That was quick.

ABC disappoints.

Oh, goddammit, ABC. I was so thrilled that someone was actually moving the fuck on, and now you've gone and ruined it.

i agree with #23. the people who truly deserve the recognition are the ones who chose to risk their lives to save people.

but i guess this conversation changes, since ABC has decided to read the names...

Americans like to feel like victims so they can use the word "hero" during tragic events, and during recaps of tragic events.

#18 is why I cannot stand that group of militant 9/11 family members that make it a point to shove anything 9/11 down the throats of all NYers. Bravo to WABC to stand up to these bullies and not give Ghouliani another stage.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'll be at work, and I don't exactly have a TV at my desk, so I am rather indifferent to the whole damn thing. It's a crappy day full of difficult memories and everyone has their own way of dealing with it.

there will be a massive memorial built, the ceremony is still happening and will happen every year for many lifetimes to come but five years running is enough for it to be so consuming a public spectacle. i was at the press conference yesterday announcing final plans for the site and let me just say we are a culture way to wound up in marketing and perception. a little less worrying about whether other people are paying enough attention and a little more self reflection might be in order

18 how about not sitting in fron of a tv screen all day and wallowing like a sad vegetable? How does that commemorate anyone? How about you turn off the tv altogether, go outside and enjoy the life you still have? How about going to a real live ceremony or go to a church and say a prayer? Much more meaningful than staring at the television set any way you dice it.

Nobody's asking the 9/11 families to stop crying or to stop grieving or to forget about their loved ones. But for Christ's sake, when the hell does the public adulation stop? Is "The Reading of the Names" going to be an annual tradition like the Yule Log and the Jerry Lewis Telethon? And does it have to be aired on every channel every year in perpetuity?

And oh, BTW: Most of the people who died on 9/11 were not heroes or people who are really deserving of such recognition. The 343 FDNY, plus the NYPD and other emergency personnel who died indeed are. But what's so fucking great about a bond trader who went to work and would up getting blown to pieces? The people who died at Pearl Harbor were soldiers -- most of the people who died at the WTC were office workers who were just trying to make a buck. Why do we have to keep honoring them just because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Grief is very private, lets keep it off the airwaves. bravo to abc for taking the first step.

Read, don't read, I don't give a rat's ass.

with the millions they received, you'd think they would stop complaining. and yes, I have lost a loved one.

to be really honest, I've cried more when John Lennon died.

What?! If they won't be broadcasting the reading of the names live, they better fucking post a transcript.

#18 - We're not asking you to flip off your grief like a switch. We're asking you to stop pressing it on us as if we are obligated to continue grieving ad infinitum.

Not everyone can change their state of grief in the way you change a tv channel! One click and you can stop crying? No! It doesn’t work that way. If you’re someone who was blessed enough not to lose someone, then maybe it’s easier to say “move on”, but for a lot of us who’ve lost parents, fellow workers or friends, you can’t help going back to that horrible day. ONE day out of the year to pay respects is NOT going to prevent anyone from living their life, and I for one, hope WABC realizes that and reconsiders their decision.

Perhaps they can air the reading of the names of their digital channel, or stream it online.

Why do assholes who don't own TV's always love to tell the world about it?

BRAVO to WABC. I have an even better idea: IGNORE THE ENTIRE FRIGGIN' CEREMONY ALTOGETHER!

It's time. Smart move. Healing begins with moving on.

Enough already! And I hope they stop playing "God Bless America" at every baseball game during the seventh inning!

The USA is a nation of celebrating grief.

Are protesters expected to greet Mr Ghouliani?

Grieving is a private matter. Let them grieve in private if they want, but the rest of us want to move on. Life goes on. While they're reading their names, we're all working, living, breathing, paying rent, getting married, having babies, contributing to life. I find it hard to believe their lost relatives would even respect such protracted grieving.

Some of these people need to realize that they need to find something else to give meaning to their lives. It's a cop-out to let it be the death of a loved one. The earth is crowded, infested even, with living, breathing human beings, all of whom have some sort of potential or realized meaning and purpose. Why dwell on those that are gone? Wake up, smile at someone, do something else.

its about damn time!!!!!!

Some of the victim's families make mourning their life. It's time to get over it and move on.

I am disappointed yes. But then again, I don't own a tv.

Grieving is a process. And it really is. We all have to do it in our own time and in our own manner. I honestly do not feel that televising all of the names of the victims will help the majority of New Yorkers. As for me, it just opens the wounds again and makes me feel like it is that day all over again. If they do read the names then I choose not to watch it. I will observe my personal moment of silence and prayer. I am not into the whole media circus event that it seems to be turning into.

It's all about the Benjamins, boys and girls...

It seems impossible to take a reasonable stance on 9/11 commemorations without coming off as heartless. I truly feel for the people who lost loved ones in the event, but the truth is: people lose loved ones every day, all around the world, to tragic happenings. Death is a natural part of existence and something which humanity *must* move on from in order to function effectively.

There's still a hole in the ground, yes, but when it's filled up, will that mean the families of 9/11 victims no longer miss their departed? Will it mean that they no longer care about the date? Of course not. It will continue to be a scar for their entire lives, and it's a date that - you'll pardon the quote theft here - will live in infamy for a good many of all of us; those who care about New York and about people in general will remember 9/11 without needing a television station to tell us what to do.

Part of healing is moving forward and putting events of the past in the past.

Maybe they are not airing it because they are a news program and this is not news.

And yet, I'm guessing the over/under on when WABC takes back this decision is Sunday noon. Any takers?

Fully support this. Wonder if the decision has anything to do with last Sunday's NYT article.

the healing is not complete, dan forman, because people like you wont let it. this is a big step TOWARDS healing.

That's good to hear. BTW have they been ringing out the names of the '93 WTC victims the past few years..?