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WTC Flag Raising Petition Breaks 75K Signatures
WTC Flag Raising Petition ^ | January 23, 2002 | Jeff Head

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.

VIEW AND SIGN THIS PETITION


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To: freepersup
I am considering making it into hard copy at the 100K, 250K and 500K and even one million mark if it goes that far and then hand delivering it.

But then we get into significant cost and have to raise money. I don't want to do that if I can avoid it. I hope that the government officials simply see the light as a result of this outpouring and do the right thing. If they do, that obviates the need outside of historical documentation purposes I suppose.

21 posted on 01/23/2002 1:47:50 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: backhoe
Amen. The greater outpouring, the further they are driven back into the dark where they belong IMHO ... the longer it will be before they try again.
22 posted on 01/23/2002 1:50:53 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: d14truth
75,500 BUMP.
23 posted on 01/23/2002 1:53:33 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head
Note that there is at least one other petition also going on there for the same thing, here. This happens a lot on that web site, since people don't always check to see if what they're petitioning for already exists.

In any event, there's 5339 signatures there right now. Some are probably duplicates of the main petition, but surely not all of them.

24 posted on 01/23/2002 2:06:30 PM PST by pupdog
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To: Jeff Head; d14truth
A new thread, and Breaking News no less!
25 posted on 01/23/2002 2:10:53 PM PST by Barnacle
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To: Jeff Head
775,500 BUMP

A little better than that. Sorry to be late signing on, but I've been occupied.

775620 Signatures Total

-archy-/-

26 posted on 01/23/2002 2:11:17 PM PST by archy
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To: pupdog
That one started up about two or three days after this one ... but somehow this one got out on the front end of the wave and is still going through email chains all over the country and even many other countries.

75,000 signatures in eight days is amazing for an online petition that is not at one of the really major traffic media sites (as in hundreds of thousands or even millions of hits per day).

27 posted on 01/23/2002 2:18:51 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: archy
Great to have you on board now!

75,765 BUMP

29 posted on 01/23/2002 2:27:41 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head
Yo! -- Signed, sealed and bumped.
30 posted on 01/23/2002 2:28:11 PM PST by Eastbound
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To: D Joyce
Outstanding and thanks! We need to bury these revisionists in signatures and very direct comments.

Reading the comments on the petition is very heart warming.

Amen. NO fantasy with this memorial.

Please spread the word!

31 posted on 01/23/2002 2:32:07 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: Eastbound
Roger and thanks bro. Please forward to as many as possible asking them to do the same.

Regards.

32 posted on 01/23/2002 2:34:03 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head
bump
33 posted on 01/23/2002 2:38:22 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: Jeff Head
BTTT and great work as always.
34 posted on 01/23/2002 2:44:03 PM PST by VaMarVet
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To: Jeff Head
You're the man Mr. Head! Thanks so much for writing and promoting this valuable petition. Thank God we live in America where the first Amendment shall keep us United in Freedom forever!

- #1221

35 posted on 01/23/2002 2:46:29 PM PST by RFP
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To: D Joyce
"Depict history correctly or depict fantasy, but not with that picture!"

You got that right!

36 posted on 01/23/2002 2:48:04 PM PST by d14truth
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To: d14truth
I signed on as the 210th poster on January 15th. To the delight of myself and untold thousands, this petition has grown enormously in a very short period of time...
37 posted on 01/23/2002 2:54:21 PM PST by freepersup
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To: d14truth
Made it to 76,000!!!
38 posted on 01/23/2002 2:57:06 PM PST by Gracey
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To: Gracey
76,000

Took about 120 minutes for that last 1,000--still running at 8/minute.

39 posted on 01/23/2002 3:00:43 PM PST by d14truth
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To: Jeff Head
YEA!! GO FREEPERS!!!
40 posted on 01/23/2002 3:04:14 PM PST by DTwistedSisterS
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