WTC Flag Raising Petition Breaks 75K Signatures

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.

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.

Apparently we are getting some more notice.

I was emailed and informed that we were listed on one of the "Urban Legend" web sites stating that it is a legend since the City of New York has scrapped plans for the "altered" statue.

They never contacted me and asked, and obviously have not read the petition because such a contention is covered in point two (2) of the peition.

I just received another email from a guy who runs another supposed "watchdog" site at http://www.breakthechain.org/. He indicated he was concerned for the same reason. To his credit he asked for my side of it and indicated he would post my response to his readers ... so, I sent the following:

Have you read the petition at :
http://www.petitiononline.com/flgraise ?
The second item in the petition states:
2. Cease all efforts to modify the historical record of that day in any way, shape, or form that would promote a so called "cultural diversity" or "politically correct" agenda of any type and simply present events as they occurred accurately for rising generations.
So, 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 many 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.
Quite frankly, I never even looked at or considered the race of those who raised the flag that day until these people made an issue of it by proposing to depict it differently than it occurred. It would not matter to me if it had been three blacks, three hispanics, three asians or any mix ... only that they were Americans and that it be accurately portrayed.
Now that there is "talk" and "press releases" of the these political and administrative planners 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 and will continue to email, tell others about it and point others to the petition.
I am considering getting the names printed and bound with the petition at the 100K mark and again at the 250K, 500K and one million mark if it goes that far and then presenting them to the City of New York.
But, that would cost money and we would have to find a way to raise funds which I do not really want to do. I would prefer that a decision is made that does not politicise or apply "politically correct" thinking to this event. That is the purpose of the petition.
I suppose we shall see.
Hope this helps and answers your question.
Sincerely,
Jeff Head
Emmett, Idaho

The more exposure and notice, even by these groups, the better. It means people are getting "concerned" about it.

80,650 BUP

"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.

Quite frankly, I never even looked at or considered the race of those
who raised the flag that day until these people made an issue
of it by proposing to depict it differently than it occurred.
It would not matter to me if it had been three blacks,
three hispanics, three asians or any mix ...
only that they were Americans and that it be accurately portrayed."

Jeff Head, your words validate eloguently what my family has felt. Never once did we think of race, sex, gender, orientation. All we saw was the brutal horror of terrorism aand the wrenching heartbreaking murder of our fellow citizens. We all bleed the same color. Our tears are the ssame color. Our hearts are the same color. The flag is for us all.

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