{"id":1366815,"date":"2022-03-09T11:26:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366815"},"modified":"2022-03-09T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:26:08","slug":"new-york-democrats-caught-comparing-climate-change-to-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrats-caught-comparing-climate-change-to-9-11\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Democrats Caught Comparing Climate Change to 9\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-democrats-caught-comparing-climate-change-to-9-11%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366815&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Democratic members of New York&#8217;s state legislature were part of a protest that compared climate change to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A pair of Democratic New York state senators, Robert Jackson and Rachel May, hoisted a banner showing a plane with the words &#8220;climate change&#8221; written on it heading toward the World Trade Center, a visual re-creation of the al Qaeda terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 Americans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jackson and May have both attempted to distance themselves from the protest, claiming they were unaware of the banner&#8217;s message. Jackson said the first time he saw the banner &#8220;in its entirety&#8221; was in a social media post criticizing him from Republican opponents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Video from the protest, however, shows Jackson walking up to the banner during his protest speech and reading it verbatim as he pointed to the images.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Senator Robert Jackson says he did not realize that he was holding a sign comparing climate change to 9\/11 but here is a video of him pointing to the sign and reading it out loud <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V53EPComgs\">https:\/\/t.co\/V53EPComgs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u9wKsjVwdU\">pic.twitter.com\/u9wKsjVwdU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morgan McKay (@morganfmckay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/morganfmckay\/status\/1501329459588202498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>May also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SRachelMay\/status\/1501287554653437953\">said<\/a> she did not read the banner, although pictures show her holding it during the protest.\u00a0&#8220;I would never endorse such a cynical use of our state\u2019s history to score cheap points,&#8221; May said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The rally was hosted by New York Renews, a group of liberal activists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyrenews.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nyrenews.org\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646879329079000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2gSBk1XUZ9lc81lCPQOxTT\">devoted<\/a> to &#8220;climate justice&#8221; and renewable energy. The group also attempted to distance itself from the controversial banner, even though it had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bern_hogan\/status\/1501329206302715907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/bern_hogan\/status\/1501329206302715907&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646879329079000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0NdAM7vgVyb0L0gK9MJX3x\">shared<\/a> images that clearly feature the controversial banner.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rob Ortt, a member of the Republican leadership in the legislature, said the &#8220;shameful&#8221; stunt should be condemned by the entire Democratic caucus.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Senator Rachel May and Robert Jackson today used a horrific attack on our nation to advance their political agenda,&#8221; Ortt said. &#8220;Every member of the Senate Democratic Conference must immediately condemn this disgusting action.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic members of New York&#8217;s state legislature were part of a protest that compared climate change to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. 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