Distraught over the re-election of President George W. Bush, a Georgia man traveled to New York City, went to Ground Zero and killed himself with a shotgun blast, police said yesterday.
He betray'uhd this cuntruh. He play'ud on ahr fears! - Al Gore
The suicide victim, Andrew Veal, 25, was discovered just before 8 a.m. yesterday when a worker for the Millennium Hotel looking at Ground Zero from an upper floor saw a man lying atop the concrete structure through which the 1 and 9 subway lines run.
Bush knew about 9-11 in advance - Howard Dean
The worker, thinking the man was sleeping, alerted colleagues and the Port Authority police were notified. But when they got to Veal's body, they realized he had killed himself with a shot to the head from a .12-gauge shotgun.
You have to be crazy to vote for them - John Edwards
No suicide note was found, but according to a Port Authority police source, family members said Veal, a registered Democrat, was despondent over Bush's defeat of Sen. John Kerry. A second source said Veal, who lived in Athens, Ga., and worked for the University of Georgia, was also adamantly opposed to the war in Iraq.
I want to fight a more sensitive war on teror - John Kerry
More than three years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Ground Zero remains a top tourist attraction, the site rife with symbolism.
"Farenheit 911" is a true documentary - Michael Moore
Visitors there yesterday reacted in different ways to news of Veal's suicide. Bobbie Jensen, 54, a Republican from Phoenix, said that while she understood how Bush's victory disturbed those who dislike him, Ground Zero is not the place to act on those emotions.
Vote (Kerry) or die - Tupac Shakur
"You can be upset about the war, about Bush, but this is a sacred place," she said. "You got to accept what happened and not kill yourself." But Frank Franca, an East Village artist and registered Democrat, suggested the suicide was symbolic.
If Bush wins, I moving back to Europe - George Soros
"I'm very moved by it," he said. "Obviously, this person was devastated. I can see why he would come here."
F*** F*** F*** F*** F*** - Alexandra Kerry, after her father's concession
Franca's friend, Jeffim Kuznetsov, a 25-year-old student from Russia who lives in Atlanta, said the suicide is evidence of how deeply many Americans were affected by Kerry's defeat.
F*** F*** F*** F*** F*** - Vanessa Kerry, after her father's concession
"It's a national tragedy," he said. "This election is devastating to all who believe in democracy."
Those damn gardeners - act like they don't speak English - Terayza Heinz Kerry
Another visitor to Ground Zero, Arushi Raval, 34, a businesswoman who lives in Chelsea, said Veal might have been active in campaigning for Kerry, only to taste defeat.
I can't believe I'm losing to this idiot. - John F'ing Kerry when he knew Ohio went to Bush
"Maybe he felt ineffective," she said of the victim. You feel ineffective if you tried and it all failed. I know so many New Yorkers who are depressed over this."
This poor bastard was whipped into a frenzy by idiotic rhetoric, and felt trapped. All the above folks have his blood on their hands. |