Posted on 08/12/2014 8:07:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai
It’s no secret that New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio really, really wants the 2016 Democratic national Convention to be in his city. The mayor has been handing out iPads and personalized basketball jerseys to members of the DNC Site Selection Committee, in an effort to sway them into choosing the Big Apple as the host city for its 2016 nominating convention.
The Empire State Building, which is not run by the city government has decided to help the mayor in his goal and has announced that they will light the top of the famous skyscraper blue on Tuesday night, in order to convince the DNC to come to town. This despite the building’s own policy of not lighting the tower in support of “political figures and campaigns”. […]
But, so far, multiple requests from the parents and advocates for children with pediatric cancer have been denied. …
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And its OK if folks on the Left do this, because they are selfless do-gooders.
But there are laws on the books to stop Conservatives from doing this, because Conservatives are filled with hate.
Some animals are more equal than others
THey also refused to light it to honor Mother Theresa.
There are only two privileged groups today, homosexuals, and Islamists.
NYC is a place to be ignored by tourists.
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