I personally lost around 300 friends/family on that
Quite a large family, or she gets around....
Got some projects to work on for these folks:
Will check in from time to time to bump patriots and harass the dim bulbs.
FGS
Posted on 01/23/2002 12:55:02 PM PST by Jeff Head
The petition addressed to the New York City Government and to the Fire Department Administrators of New York City has surpassed 75,000 signatures since it was first posted on the internet on January 15th, a little over a week ago. The petition protests the proposed WTC Flag Raising memorial staute which changed the ethnicity of the fireifghters who actually raised the flag and used "pristine" models to poprtray the firefighters rather than depicting them in the exhausted, grimey and actual state they were in.
After a few short days of circulation, and in concert with a petition circulating within the New York Fire Department itself, and in concert with the tremendous outpouring of protest by email, by phone, by mail and by talk radio, the City of New York announced that it would scrap the proposed "altered" statue and "investigate" other options.
Many have asked why the petition then continues.
The answer is simple and straight forward. Item two of the petition calls for the City of New York and the Fire Department to scrap ANY politically correct or potentially "culturally diverse" memorial that does not reflect accurately what happened that day. Until a concrete plan is proposed that achieves this end, the petition will continue.
In addition, more and more people are now calling on the city to include the flag raising as it actually occurred as the memorial. The people, of all walks of life and across the spectrum of political affiliation, are upset that the flag would be considered as acceptable if it was altered, but somehow may not be acceptable if it is accurate. Such blatant politicising of this event has touched a raw nerve with the American people.
We are a diverse people, but in America we are also supposed to be a united people. That flag, that those three firemen raised, represents everyone of us. The planners needed look no further than the flag itself to see all races, sexes and cultures represented that come together to make us all Americans.
Now that there is "talk" and "press releases" of the these political and administrative planners bowing to the pressure and not creating such a depiction of the statue, I say BRAVO to all involved that we have perhaps helped influence them towards a correct decision. It is a shame that such pressure had to be brought to bear, but sadly, a reality of today's world and something that should not be forgotten.
But, until a final decision is reached and it is clear that they do not intend to attempt to revise history, I believe we should keep up the pressure. So, please continue to email, tell and point others to the petition.
LET US BURY ANY NOTION OF REVISIONISM OR "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENTS OF 911!
Several are looking at the possibility of actually delivering the names on the petition, bound into books, to the City of New York when the petition reaches 100,000 signatures and again when it reaches 250,000, 500,000 and one million, should it go that far.
I belief it should go that far and hope that it does in any case. A clear, unequivocal message MUST be sent that the days of "political correctness" and "diverse" agendas is done. We are Americans, from different cultures and ethnicities it is true, but united as Americans under our flag, under our Constitution and with our liberty.
I personally lost around 300 friends/family on that
Quite a large family, or she gets around....
Got some projects to work on for these folks:
Will check in from time to time to bump patriots and harass the dim bulbs.
FGS
No PCBS, none of the time.
Very well said Jeff.
Please forward to everyone you can asking them to do likewise!
BUMP
Hmmmm. Right. You're on your toes; I hadn't thought about it. I think I'll capture that page for posterity.
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77777 Total Signatures |
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FGS
I also saw a signature from a tiny little town in eastern NC that I'm familiar with ..... population 151. This thing is really getting around ...... :-)
... and what is it bringing, what will it wash away?
All the PCBS and Revisionism and liberal/marxist lies and half-truths it encounters.
This ain't no rag it's a flag and we don't wear it on our heads. It's a symbol of the land where the good guys live Are you listening to what I said?
You're a coward and a fool and you broke all the rules and you wounded our American pride. Now we're coming with a gun and we know you're gonna run but you can't find no place to hide. We're gonna hunt you down like a mad dog hound and make you pay for the lives you stole. We're all through talking and messing around and now it's time to rock and roll.
These colors don't run and we're speaking as one when we say United We Stand. If you mess with one you mess with us all every boy, girl, woman and man.
You've been acting mighty rash and talking that trash but let me give you some advice; You can crawl back in your hole like a dirty little mole but now it's time to pay the price.
You might have shot us in the back but now you have to face the fact that the big boy's in the game. The lightning's been flashing and the thunder's been crashing and now it's gettin ready to rain!
Chorus:
This is the United States of America the land of the brave and free We believe in God, we believe in justice, we believe in Liberty.
You've been pulling our chain, we shoulda done something about you a long time ago But now the flag's flying high and the fur's gonna fly and now the whole world's gonna know.
This ain't no rag it's a flag old glory red white and blue The stars and stripes and when it comes to a fight we can do what we have to do.
Our people stand proud, the American crowd is faithful and loyal and tough. We're as good as the best and better than the rest you're gonna find out soon enough.
When you look up in the sky and you see the eagle fly you'd better know he's headed your way!
This ain't no rag it's a flag and it stands for the USA!
USA!
USA!
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