Michael McCormack

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Finneran you while listening to veterans for -- AM 680 WR KO. We've been talking about the hypocrisy of Michael Moore. In his attempt to use people as pawns in his upcoming documentary sick go in which he's trying to abuse and take advantage of people who would work this respondents at the ground zero site as a site that rule live in on memories for the rest of allies some people obviously responded to that they were a Johnny on the spot and they did fabulous work. And we have one of them on the line right now. We have Michael McCormack a disabled medic who found the an American flag at ground zero that once had flown atop the twin tower was. And worked on that site for an extended period of time and has some consequences to share with us Michael McCormack welcome to of veterans for a money and 680 WR KO.

Good morning how is it.

do -- thank you so much for joining us down here in Boston it's pouring rain it's a marathon day we read this article about Michael Moore. And we founded head scratching could you tell us what you what the situation was how you were approached him what you read is of Michael Moore

as far as I was actually approach I really didn't know consumed reading. The New York -- myself yesterday. Is seen -- the member. Well does feel good sound issues that are under John -- Decided to -- he was he was contacted by Michael Morrissey agency and this guy is a personal friend and it seems that. Every book or restore enters information was just giving out openly. -- two so -- stories of horror of nine elevenths. Under the auspices it would be taken to Cuba and getting properly diagnosed.

Since we TD we you haven't taken to Cuba then by Michael -- are.

Second Q well what the reason that they -- solicited -- 80s I guess I can be lesson plans to red white and blue poster boy what's. I had gotten down to ground zero -- reality if you don't I was didn't totally destroyed. And I was working his tunnel threat to research and rescue in the Lamont on the morning of Friday the 14 I was approximately 23 stories down. In the area of the north power. When IE recovered. A split. And once it was the first leg was Ross's service it was designated that was the actual slayer. -- competence houses destroyed.

So that's almost the equivalent Michael of the the fled the planting of the flag got Iwo jima. So in terms -- just iconic pictures that capture special moments in American history a pot apostle of that. Well.

President Bush wouldn't quite eloquently it was most historically significant artifact to come out of this trade sept. That's too good to be the right note you know I'd hate for certain lights.

Now it must feel good to be a lot of that and yet at the same time apparently Michael Moore sees that patriotic dimension that he wants to utilize it. He's getting a bad history in terms of doing -- and splice schemes -- dollars documentaries. And I don't know if he used if he's if he's going to use any of that with. Whatever time he spent with you Michael. What was just sentiment is -- driven by a hostility to bush what what what's behind at all.

I believe isn't very serious problem with President Bush. You know my only problem with the president -- that he would step up to the plate and take care in Ireland and east Enders. Yes -- so -- listening all of them being from Boston nobody knows better what the minutemen war and guys like you.

The outfit we celebrated every yep yep.

As you said Charlie Adams read it lately that -- saying she is in trouble people we went so we want to know for sure. And you know it is it is it's quite sick. What eat what you read in newspapers you you can fill volumes we've what you don't read.

Mica do you see you would think that a country and all of us responded generously as did the United States government to reach. Sets -- attempt to make some type of compensation available to the victims who run those planes themselves in in those towers. In -- folks like you who was still alive but a struggling with the effects of the -- Q did. Some are the -- ignored and neglected.

Well the majority of the money actually went to condemn applying the airlines now. And a you know issues is corporate America's money all over the little guy.

Let me just read by the audience with talk to Michael McCormack who was one of the first folks on the scene at the ground zero the collapse after the collapse of the Twin Towers at ground zero. He's the gentleman who recovered the flag that George bush recognized. And he was approached by Michael board to try to become part of a documentary about going to Cuba. For free socialized medicine in order so that Michael Moore might attempt to embarrass the United States of America in its health care system apparently that healthcare assistant -- Cuba though might not good enough for Fidel himself the dictator himself caught on a plane went to Spain. -- the that the the moment he got sick.

You know they're Cuban that you have a couple of really good chance instruction just came out. And United States actually allowed a couple of drug companies to go down there. Try to work something out now as far as Communist countries go being a veteran I wasn't keen to the idea. However I felt like a -- went down there and jumped on the grenade. Basically at least we would get diagnosed properly because right now. In plays a medical monitoring program. Basically that's like shooting somebody human machine guns and the band. They're not doing any kind of sin diagnostics so far over 400 responder is set to hide from respiratory problems and their consciences and so for. And that it it seems that -- not worthy of our country's best effort.

Mike is anybody down the eight in either New York the New Jersey I think -- I think every American instant. Instantaneously thinks of New York in New Jersey is being the state's most affected. By this horrible tragedy. Anybody down there any public leader down here taking their cause on as he is are her cause a governor or senator congressman somebody down -- up the Yule and for the other respondents.

Why it's it right down and be in Lewiston into I have to say one of the key people senator Ted Kennedy the out okay. On top of that you have Hillary Clinton you have. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney general Jerrold Nadler.

Okay sure I know the name -- and Ed and most of our listeners would know the names certainly Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy. And I'm not surprised Kennedy you know. Takes a bad wrap around here for a lot of things a lot of people think he's too liberal but nobody goes to bat for people who -- down an out like Ted Kennedy.

You know -- Ted -- definitely humanity hours -- as I'm concerned I was fortunate to meet him doubted what each year. Back in 2006 when I was taking an instructor course in medical management of oil can casualty

and I is is there is zero is Eric congressional bill is there a bill -- an appropriation is there anything pending down a Washington that would. Give -- the diagnostics that you need as well as your fellow first respondents in the treatments that that the diagnostics would reveal.

Well right now the diagnostics a kind of share because basically you have reactive airway disease in not going on at the underlying problem basically classes like new. Assets magic or having cancer so well. And you would think with a hundred guys passing away. You had. Golden opportunities due to issues sampling gas from a photography and really in depth investigation as to if we can't Q of this saying can we arrest of problem or at least give these people quality of life.

And Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton would know for sure that the best place to do that would be the New York -- Boston with a fabulous hospitals and scientists in each place. -- earth and -- place did not hand out Cuba that's for issue.

By example lying the people lost and I am very concerned and one which I meant what teacher doctor Byron -- witnesses. Applause in NATO and though she was going down to Cuba Whitney. The deal liaison and she basically got the same

remarkable remarkable. Closing their -- closing in on how big on how big a phony is is Michael Mori -- our opinion I mean. You don't you know you've got a lot of good people Kennedy Clinton. This dark dark the -- berkowitz what is will fall on a scale of one to ten where is a.

More if you ignore the scale.

Now he's topped the scale on the negative side hey Mike you've been great to give us so much time recite the name of the New York Post we're glad to -- the reach out -- form -- AM 680 WR -- will be back with you tomorrow at 6 O'Clock enjoyed marathon -- patriots -- Michael McCormack. Good health to you and thanks for joining all the audience Iraq Finneran forum AM 68 WR KO