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Winds Knock Down National Christmas Tree
NBC 4 TV ^ | 2/19/2011 | Tim Persinko

Posted on 02/19/2011 10:47:17 AM PST by advance_copy

The high winds that have been wreaking havoc around the D.C. region this weekend have toppled a national symbol.

The nation's Christmas Tree, a live evergreen which has stood on the Ellipse since 1978, was toppled by gusting winds on Saturday.

The 42-foot tall Colorado blue spruce has been lit through five different presidencies in its time on the Ellipse. The tree was specially selected by National Park Service horticulturalists, who, searching the country for the healthiest tree with the right proportions, discovered this one in York, Pennsylvania.

Now the tree is laying on its side behind the White House.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcwashington.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: apropo; apropos; christmastree; dc; symbol; symbolic
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This is sad to see.
1 posted on 02/19/2011 10:47:23 AM PST by advance_copy
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To: advance_copy

Very symbolic IMHO


2 posted on 02/19/2011 10:49:36 AM PST by RnMomof7
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It was Global Warming & Bush & Sarah Palin’s Harsh Rhetoric.
We didn’t listen.

Trees don’t last forever poster, it’ll be OK.


3 posted on 02/19/2011 10:49:47 AM PST by Christian Engineer Mass (25ish Cambridge, MA grad student. Any potential conservative Christian FReepmail-FRiends out there?)
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To: advance_copy

Symbolic?


4 posted on 02/19/2011 10:50:16 AM PST by Mercat ( I remained nestled in cognitive dissonance)
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To: advance_copy
Bush's fault!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
5 posted on 02/19/2011 10:50:28 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: advance_copy
Was Berry near it?
6 posted on 02/19/2011 10:51:04 AM PST by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: RnMomof7

Not to mention very bad juju.


7 posted on 02/19/2011 10:52:08 AM PST by Silentgypsy
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To: advance_copy

I guess we can call it a Christmas tree, now that it’s been destroyed. Any chance it could survive something like this and be stood back up?


8 posted on 02/19/2011 10:52:56 AM PST by smokingfrog ( BORN free - taxed to DEATH (and beyond) ...)
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Symbolic?

Yes.

Just like the Presidential Seal falling off the podium while Barry was speaking.

9 posted on 02/19/2011 10:53:39 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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Now the tree is laying on its side behind the White House.

Sorry to hear about the tree. I lived in the DC area in high school and remember it well.

But, I'm also sorry to see that this guy actually gets paid to write. Yeeesh.

10 posted on 02/19/2011 10:54:00 AM PST by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: Mercat

“Symbolic?”

Yeah in that the anti-Christ who’s currently squatting in the White House seeks to destroy this country along with our values and traditions.


11 posted on 02/19/2011 10:54:56 AM PST by 2CAVTrooper (For those who have had to fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected shall never know.)
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“I guess we can call it a Christmas tree, now that it’s been destroyed.”

Huh? It’s always been called the National Christmas Tree.


12 posted on 02/19/2011 10:55:22 AM PST by Hawk720
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To: advance_copy
The National Holiday Season tree has Fallen.Just like Obama’s Administration.
13 posted on 02/19/2011 10:56:11 AM PST by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: RnMomof7

A true sign of coming events???


14 posted on 02/19/2011 10:57:59 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: advance_copy

15 posted on 02/19/2011 10:58:37 AM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: ridesthemiles

Nope, just a sign of the near hurricane force winds we are having here in DC today. The winds are gusting up to 60-65 mph.


16 posted on 02/19/2011 11:00:45 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: RnMomof7

It’s a sign.


17 posted on 02/19/2011 11:03:40 AM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Libloather

Pretty crappy picture considering it’s sunny & warm, just high winds.


18 posted on 02/19/2011 11:04:25 AM PST by maddog55 (OBAMA, You can't fix stupid...)
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Yes it is. It’s a sign that it was windy.


19 posted on 02/19/2011 11:05:06 AM PST by stormer
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To: advance_copy
The nation's Christmas Tree, a live evergreen which has stood on the Ellipse since 1978, was toppled by gusting winds on Saturday. The 42-foot tall Colorado blue spruce has been lit through five different presidencies in its time on the Ellipse.

What am I missing here? We've had 6 Presidents since '78 (or 5 and one "Pres__ent), so who didn't light the tree?

39 James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981 40 Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989 41 George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993 42 William Jefferson Clinton, 1993-2001 43 George Walker Bush, 2001-2009 44 Barack Hussein Obama, 2009- http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

20 posted on 02/19/2011 11:06:59 AM PST by GizmosAndGadgets (That given freely is charity; Taken by force, theft; Stolen by the government, tyranny.)
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