Empire State Building turns red-yellow for China's 60th (It's over)

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[Huskrrrr]

New York's iconic Empire State Building will light up red and yellow Wednesday in honor of the 60th anniversary of communist China. The Chinese consul, Peng Keyu, and other officials will take part in the lighting ceremony which will bathe the skyscraper in the colors of the People's Republic until Thursday, Empire State Building representatives said in a statement. The upper sections of the building are regularly illuminated to mark special occasions, ranging from all blue to mark "Old Blue Eyes" Frank Sinatra's death in 1998 to green for the annual Saint Patrick's Day.

[lilycicero]

Maybe it’s “red and yellow catch a fellow” day?

[conservative cat]

This has to be a joke, right?

[philetus]

How would we feel if they lit up a bldg. over there in red white and blue on our arrival?”

That’s the difference between you and I.
If they lit up a building in China in red,white, and blue, I would know they had something to gain by it and it probably wouldn’t be in the best interests of the average American.

[Boucheau]

Americans should fill the streets in protest.

This is an absolute disgrace.

I hope New Yorkers think of the millions that have died horrible deaths at the hands of the red chinese.

Suck it up, New York! If New Yorkers don’t fight this travesty then I’m writing them off as communist sympathizers.

First you lose the towers, then they tax the sh*t out of you, then they have the gall to celebrate frickin’ communists with the very symbol of capitalism and American achievement.

All I can say is that if New Yorkers don’t resist: SCREW YOU NEW YORK!

[Tucson Jim]

I suspect they hold some paper (own) it.

At least, they can’t take it with them!

[albie]

Unfortunately, most Americans, having received their educations from the Karl Marx School of Economics and history (public schools) think this is a good thing.

[justiceseeker93]

There have been other strange color lighting decisions from the Empire State Building recently. A few weeks ago, it was lit green for al-Quds day, an Islamic holiday.

The suspicion here is that you'll find some leftists in key positions in the company that manages the building. Or perhaps the NYC government has some input into these lighting decisions. That's the only logical way to explain it.

[nutmeg]

There have been other strange color lighting decisions from the Empire State Building recently. A few weeks ago, it was lit green for al-Quds day, an Islamic holiday.

This is an absolute disgrace.

FReepers: Please look at Yehuda's post #24 for more information on the Empire State Building and its executives and managers.

[Coleus]

thanks for the info.

[bmwcyle]

What will our 60th turn to Communism be like here is America?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[stanz]

The Empire State bldg. was red and yellow to commemorate the Chinese New Year, as well. I saw it at the time and made it a point to ask what the colors signified.

[nufsed]

They need to announce that they are using 40 million light bulbs, or whatever the number is; one for each person Mao killed.

[CDFingers]

OK Freepers 34 posts and no body confirmed this as a joke.

Somebody?

Anybody?

Hello?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks justiceseeker93.

[Huskrrrr]

I’m sure some schools will observe this as a national holiday, and pass out little Mao hats to the kids.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Wow, what an absolute disgrace.